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and to be reasoning within themselves, whe¬ 
ther it is not too great a departure from the 
rules of equality to take the horse of another 
man, and whether it would not be a pleasing 
sight to see a gentleman strip off his coat, and 
go to work for himself; nor will money make 
them alter their conduct; civility, as I before 
Said, is not to be purchased at any expence in 
America; nevertheless the people will pocket 
your money with the utmost readiness, though 
without thanking you for it. Of all beings on 
the earth, Americans are the most interested 
and covetous. 
It is scarcely possible to go one mile on 
this road without meeting numbers of wag¬ 
gons passing and repassing between the back 
parts of the state and Philadelphia. These 
waggons are commonly drawn by four or five 
horses, four of which are yoked in pairs. The 
waggons are heavy, the horses small, and the 
driver unmerciful; the consequence of which 
is, that in every team, nearly, there is a horse 
either lame or blind. The Pennsylvanians are 
notorious for the bad care which they take of 
their horses. Excepting the night be tempes¬ 
tuous, the w r aggoners never put their horses 
under shelter, and then it is only under a shed ; 
each tavern is usually provided with a large 
one for the purpose. Market or High-street, 
Philadelphia, the street by which these peo^ 
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