Life and times of Frederick Douglass . men in charge of this establishment were old and young Bar-ney—father and son. Old Barney was a fine looking, portlyold man of a brownish complexion, and a respectful and dig-nified bearing. He was much devoted to his profession, andheld his office as an honorable one. He was a farrier as wellas an ostler, and could bleed, remove lampers from theirmouths, and administer medicine to horses. No one on thefarm knew so well as old Barney what to do with a sick horse;but his office was not an enviable one, and his gifts andacquirements were of little advantage
Life and times of Frederick Douglass . men in charge of this establishment were old and young Bar-ney—father and son. Old Barney was a fine looking, portlyold man of a brownish complexion, and a respectful and dig-nified bearing. He was much devoted to his profession, andheld his office as an honorable one. He was a farrier as wellas an ostler, and could bleed, remove lampers from theirmouths, and administer medicine to horses. No one on thefarm knew so well as old Barney what to do with a sick horse;but his office was not an enviable one, and his gifts andacquirements were of little advantage to him. In nothing wasCol. Lloyd more unreasonable and exacting than in respect tothe management of his horses. Any supposed inattention tothese animals was sure to be visited with degrading punish-ment. His horses and dogs fared better than his men. Theirbeds were far softer and cleaner than those of his human cat-tle. No excuse could shield old Barney if the Colonel onlysuspected something wrong about his horses, and consequently. Col. Lloyd Whipping Barney. HIS HUMILIATING TREATMENT FROM COL. LLOYD. 67 he was often punished when faultless. It was painful to hearthe unreasonable and fretful scoldings administered by , his son Murray, and his sons-in-law, to this poor of the daughters of Col. Lloyd were married, and theywith their husbands remained at the great house a portion ofthe year, and enjoyed the luxury of whipping the servantswhen they pleased. A horse was seldom brought out of thestable to which no objection could be raised. There was dustin his hai«>; there was a twist in his reins; his foretopwas not combed; his mane did not lie straight; his headdid not look well; his fetlocks had not been properlytrimmed. Something was always wrong. However ground-less the complaint, Barney must stand, hat in hand, lips sealed,never answering a word in explanation or excuse. In a freeState, a master thus complaining without cause, might be toldby his ost
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