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pullers and so forth, as he could not afford the 

 perfect and made conveyance. 



He went to see a very good black, reported to 

 be too flippant and the hardest of pullers. In 

 galloping and trying he was taken up thinking of 

 the horse's mouth, but the black proved to be a 

 temperate and a fine hunter . . . but the worst 

 ankle wiper in the world. He beat his legs into a 

 species of jelly when out. 



Only a short time ago I went out to look at 

 some horses for a friend and wanted one myself if 

 I saw anything I liked. We saw several and one 

 was brought out just to be seen, but the dealer 

 sighed. 



She pulled, was difficult to mount, was worth 

 two hundred only for her tricks. 



" She might go quiet for Mrs. Conners if she 

 wanted a horse." 



The other people bought. I have a foolish idea 

 that I can manage pullers, and I knew that Cuth- 

 bert would get her quiet mounting, so I ' bit ' 

 immediately. 



The price was very low. I tried her. She did 

 pull, more than a little, but was quite quiet. 

 Followed by her owner warning me that she was 

 really bad-tempered, I forgot all about possible 

 unsoundness and took her home, to find her the 

 most sweet-tempered and generous of hunters, 

 and with a perfect mouth in a double bridle. 

 Very fast too — I sold her at the end of the season, 



