Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1835-01-31

prime horse flesh; witness the Tom Thumb
the Great, or the steeds Of the mail stages,
if you have been in that country; OF the
of that celebrated mare whom a
flash of lightning chased all around ten
acre lot, without being able to catch her.
But horse-racing is no regular trade or CON- |
mon occupation in New England; nobody
makes business Of rearing animals for the !
turf; and when an occurrence Of this sort
takes place, it is no very studied affair, but
a frolicsome scramble among all the beasts !
Of burden in the neighbourhood, or such n
chance brings along at the moment.
Once year it had been customary to
run race Of this sort in the village ofL--,l
and the feetest runner of this motely null f.
titude won a prize of some value, to which |
every adventurer contributed a sum. Oni
the present occasion the prize was con-
siderably augmented by an offer from IN in
divDdual, who had constituted himself so
ciety for the promotion of horse-Facihg, and
more than common interest was Of course
excited Oh the approach of the festival. =
The old farmers who had horses fit for run
ming, gave them extra quantities Of corn,
and fewer applications of the lash, as if to
be fat and feet was the same thing. Some,
however, were more cautious in their pre-
parations, and among the rest, Job Hawker,
"a sly, calculating, guessing, questioning,
swapping Observation-Disclosures sort
of chap, long sided and timber tongued,
with face as grave as a deacon, but a
.o,.:.l 10 of tho cvo ~, or osiop tia
gave you assurance he was no greenhorn.
Jobs horse had beaten them all hollow the
former year,& he was in full confidence of
the same good fortune this time. Howbeit,
he took all imaginary precautions to secure
success, and put his steed only to that guam
tum of exercise and fodder which he Judged
conducive to speed.
But while he was flattering himself with
the prospect Of a certain victory and as the
day of trial approached, he was thrown into
CONSERVATION by the arrival of a stranger,
mounted on Canadian pony, who came
with the avowed intention Of putting in for
the prize. At the first announcement of
this intelligence, Job fell into despair, for it
so happened that he knew the individual,
having encountered him in the northern
part of Vermont, while on trading excur-
sion in that quarter. JOB had witnessed a
trial ofspeed which the pony exhibited
there, and knew that his own Bucephalus
was no match for him. 1t was plain that if
the Canadian took a share in the race, he
must win, and the catastrophe seemed ine-
viaable, for nobody had right to exclude
him. 1t was grievous thing for Job to
think of having the prize snatched from be-
fore his eyes, when it had been augmented
to double value, and Just at the momen,
when he imagined it within his grasp. JOB
had not all the patience of his namesake o.
old, as evnced by his conduct in this emer.
gency. He did not sit down and curse the
day he was born, giving up the whole con
Germ for bad bargain, but he sat down up
on log Of wood and scratched his head
This sage man1uvre was practised for the
purpose of devising by what art, stratagem
cunning device, or quizzical circumvention
he might get rid of this formidable rival
His first thought was to inveigle him into
strap, but that would require great dea
Iof palavering and chaffering, Il must prove
a long job-too long for what little tins
remained. He then thought ofbuying hin
; off from the enterprise, giving him bird il
the hand for two in the bush; but this woul,
cost too much,& Job was resolved to hav'
the whole or none. His third project wa
to frighten or obstruct the pony by SOM
preconcened accident, just at the time o
} setting out; but this did not appear, OF
} consideration, to be a safe proceeding
Various other tricks sugs ested themselves
; but no one seemed to be just the thing
Evening drew on-the next morning wa
: to bring all parties upon the turf-and Their
: was not a moment to be lost. Job ha,
cudgeled his brain for two hours to no pun
t pose he started up in great puzzle, ant
: began to wend his way homeward. As h
' reached the little green infront ofthe meet
/ ing house, he heard loud huzzaing; h
e looked up, and beheld crowd Of people
following fat OK, with . flag upon bl
, horns. At this instant thought strucl
him; he did not shout Esrcka, but It wa
> because he knew no Greek. Esrly the mex
morning, on that hint he acted. He clappe,
his military hat upon his head, Job was
lieutenant,) and waited upon the Canadian
"Well, | suppose, squire, you are tn
gentleman with the pony?''
ayes, sirn
"Ah, guessed az much. Well, l SUP
pose you are thnkin' o racin' to dayT
"Yes, if it is according to rule''
sSartini It's all accordin' 10 rule, if il
: case you have tried to beat the beaten"
BEAT the beaterr,
Eyes, beat the beaten; you know wha
!. that is, take it,