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31 A Humbug

           Thisoftendisorderedmyhealth,andmademesometimesheavyanddull,butmoreoftenrestlessandfeverish.Heneverevengavemeamealofgreenfoodorabranmash,whichwouldhavecooledme,forhewasaltogetherasignorantashewasconceited;andthen,insteadofexerciseorchangeoffood,Ihadtotakehorseballsanddraughts;which,besidethenuisanceofhavingthempoureddownmythroat,usedtomakemefeelillanduncomfortable.

           Onedaymyfeetweresotenderthat,trottingoversomefreshstoneswithmymasteronmyback,Imadetwosuchseriousstumblesthat,ashecamedownLansdownintothecity,hestoppedatthefarrier’s,andaskedhimtoseewhatwasthematterwithme.Themantookupmyfeetonebyoneandexaminedthem;thenstandingupanddustinghishandsoneagainsttheother,hesaid:

           “Yourhorsehasgotthe’thrush’,andbadly,too;hisfeetareverytender;itisfortunatethathehasnotbeendown.Iwonderyourgroomhasnotseentoitbefore.Thisisthesortofthingwefindinfoulstables,wherethelitterisneverproperlycleanedout.Ifyouwillsendhimhereto-morrowIwillattendtothehoof,andIwilldirectyourmanhowtoapplythelinimentwhichIwillgivehim.”

           ThenextdayIhadmyfeetthoroughlycleansedandstuffedwithtowsoakedinsomestronglotion;andanunpleasantbusinessitwas.

           Thefarrierorderedallthelittertobetakenoutofmyboxdaybyday,andthefloorkeptveryclean.ThenIwastohavebranmashes,alittlegreenfood,andnotsomuchcorn,tillmyfeetwerewellagain.WiththistreatmentIsoonregainedmyspirits;butMr

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