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the generality of men whether the action be true 

 and good, or not, he will be admired, and will sell. 

 If" he is wanted for ease, comfort, and durability, 

 buy nothing but what has fast and true action, 

 and then the less fuss he makes about going the 

 better. 



When quite a boy I wanted a tandem leader. 

 I had a decided goer for shaft work. I was at a 

 fair looking at a horse with very imposing action, 

 that I much foncled. An old country dealer was 

 near me, as the horse was being shown out for 

 my approval. " Ah," said he (alluding to the 

 horse), " hes a bit of a trunk-maker, he is." On 

 asking a definition of the term, the old man said, 

 " there's a deal more noise than work in he." 

 As like most other boys, I then thought I knew 

 a good deal ; this cut made me shrink into my 

 shoes, I left the trunk-maker, but never forgot 

 the lesson. 



