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mule, and at the same instant that it touched the 

 ground, a third lasso would be entangled about its hind- 

 legs. It would then be dragged into a pen, where it 

 was safe. In this way a dozen would be secured, the 

 money paid, and the trader would drive the rest to the 

 next plantation. 



In conclusion, I can only ask, w^hy some of the best 

 of the prairie mares — the best, of course, from a large 

 pick — have never been imported to this country? 



