. The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse. Horses. 24 THE ADVENTURES OF A GENTLEMAN, ETC. Nimrod's letters, as bold riders and as accomplished sportsmen as could be found in the Quorn hunt even in its best days. London is not less proverbial for its fine horses than for the beauty of its women and the talents of its men. To return to my subject,—I flatter myself that my reader by this time knows his own mind, and duly appreciates the importance of doing so, before he goes into the market; I will therefore proceed to introduce him to some of my horse-dealing acquain- '• CHAPT
. The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse. Horses. 24 THE ADVENTURES OF A GENTLEMAN, ETC. Nimrod's letters, as bold riders and as accomplished sportsmen as could be found in the Quorn hunt even in its best days. London is not less proverbial for its fine horses than for the beauty of its women and the talents of its men. To return to my subject,—I flatter myself that my reader by this time knows his own mind, and duly appreciates the importance of doing so, before he goes into the market; I will therefore proceed to introduce him to some of my horse-dealing acquain- '• CHAPTER II. It is long Bince I have arrived at the settled con- viction that it is very inexpedient to buy a horse from a gentleman, and downright folly to do so if that gentlemen is your friend. A gentleman will never sell a good horse if he can help it; if circumstances compel him to part with it, it may reasonably be assumed that the character of the horse is well known in his owner's immediate circle, and that he would never find his way into the public market. Once, and onee only, I broke through this rule, a gentleman had a very beautiful and apparently a very valuable horse to sell. I was acquainted with the horse as well as with his owner. I knew that he had been in his possession for above a year, and I had reason to think that he would not have kept a week if he were not a sound and serviceable 3*. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stephen, George, Sir, 1794-1879. Philadelphia : J. W. Moore
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