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full as good as some men, and better than others. The result 
was that he was put in irons. One day of such confinement 
would be sufficient to bring him to his senses, and make him 
long for his mountain air. I have no doubt that, ere this, he 
has seen the mail safely deposited at Santa F£, and is, perhaps, 
again extensively engaged in the mule trade. 
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