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to hear of the novel affliction supposed to have over- 

 taken Chameleon ; the more so as Polly was so much 

 admired by his very particular friend the Prince of 

 Homburg, that she is gone abroad. Mr. Spurs would 

 rather attribute Chameleon's ailing to fright from 

 hearing unexpectedly some piping noise which may 

 have caused a convulsive nervous twitching of the hind 

 leg, and the consequent fall among the stinging 

 nettles. Prayers, alternating with ' Pigeon ' Plasters 

 will be found most efficacious whenever dizziness in the 

 head is detected." 



I heard nothing further nor will you until you try 

 to persuade me that fiddle heads, drooping quarters, 

 and hugged tails are becoming for a respectable person 

 to ride. And that crooked legs, gummy ancles, and 

 contracted feet are of no consequence. 



Kegarding Shoeing, there are French, American, 

 German, and various English Shoes to choose from. 

 I always keep to the one laid down in my own book ; 

 and I am ready to wager another half sovereign that I 

 will keep my horse's heels as open with that shoe under 

 my treatment, as any man from any country will his 

 horse's heels with his shoe under his treatment. If you 

 wish to know my treatment it consists in tarring, never 

 paring, the frog, and keeping the feet moist by using 



