ol2 rOTATOES AND IIOKSKS AU NATUREL. 



the horse meant by the term cjood shows that Bob con- 

 siders him his best, horse. — Quickener the second: 

 " Why, I wants to take him to the gemman what 

 bid you money for liim just now ; he wants a friend 

 to see him." " Oh ! he's welcome to show he to who 

 he likes ; but mind I won't take no less." — Quickeners 

 4, 5, 6, and 7 : out comes the horse, the lip-string pro- 

 perly tightened up : no need of ginger — that was right 

 before : some need of the spurs ; so in they go now^ 

 and off goes Rascal, making the best show possible. — 

 Quickeners, God knows how many ; for the gentleman, 

 not thinking the horse is being set oif to any particu- 

 lar advantage, the intended purchaser not being pre- 

 sent {or anyiL'here else), he congratulates himself on 

 having seen the horse au naturel, as the Frenchman 

 said of the first potato he ever saw, and consequently 

 ate raw — the only difference being. Monsieur did not 



like the potato at all, whereas Mr. likes the horse 



very much. While the other is gone, P^ob shows the 

 Gentleman two or three others ; praises them more 

 than he does the one he intends the Gentleman to buy : 

 this shows he is not anxious to sell him. Back comes 

 Rascal ; times it to come up just when he has the 

 horse mettled and settled to his best pace : " Now if 

 you like to take a fair price, I have sold him : the 

 Gentleman will give the guineas and no farther trou- 

 ble." — The quickening is now going on very fast, 

 indeed almost boiling : " I won't take the money, so 

 put him in." — " AVhy, you'll make three pound clear 

 by him, so let him have him." — " I tell you I won't ; 

 I won't stand none of his haggling : he shan't have 

 him at no price now : so there ! put him in." — Rascal 

 jumps off in a passion, damns Bob and his horse, and 

 swears "he'll never try to sell ahorse for him again." 



