Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-12-13
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RUNNING DOWN A EoAsrER.


essur, ,.'ias 80. one deg s~as-iar ssaui
the s~iaaess e h.. hsr.r. sai d~rs~t 'tst he
~euis os,rsn ,ny thisa sta, weo' ss-n r~r '..,.
A n~shso, q b. ~o,'pai-d Il. sd ,ti1 he had q
nsjs shrh eosle tesi him.
"a nule ~ rid the sossist-'ri &c; yov q
ksetred esllsrs a ths'."
Don. r ssla the oiher.
Done r ..is ihe bssief.
"No~ ec,e, ih.t." ss.i 10 n ref n The mule.
aying down , hundred da'l.-s.
Tke bo..'sr s~y.n 10 10 T. ish,ensd e. mi. u
thoagh, there nu-, BE- scmrihing rtoui The mole
that he wss no, .Nsf. Of uthrrWi.r lis u~rof
would'n pl,uk q hundred crliar,.'o run BAN against
the ho,ss. He h.gsa a. hitch shaui uu-sstly. IL
30, hs h.nd into b. parker be pulled u cot -.
rsia and o. l.si ,aid-"i don't know sa"~
ihs, isr7,l mule he msy h" The d,ui aud oil 10 ron
10. vbsi | knnS."
"Do yes bses out then ,"
'Y... | b.ck %, and ~ifcs,." So saving he
rallied IN The Honor bat declared has b"tse o"ula
b.., sny thing which ~en, on -four leg. e,eept a.,
mu'-.
"why." raid The other, i've got : J't.sss Ihs,
all beat him"
"il bet a hundred doI,r. Of Ih,." sail The
booster
don, e. .sid the other.
hns. Done = ,.id Tho bosstcr.
"Co,er that :" sad the man. sPa'n putting down
the hundred dolsfs. Cover that ssd nte bossi-
sr. $40 Will Pl.guey q,ek, - ,akirg o.t his poca
e,book.
well. cove, ii you d.re-,nj I'll pa, another
hundred top Of Il. -Why do ,ou hesiiate' down
With your dust. ! say" y don't know fsih. !
never saw that Iackass Of yours rlH,' eaiJ toe
booster, beginning "a hesitste- he may be ;he
divil and sil upon a race. flr rba, ! know"
"Do you funk nat iiieni
yes. | aammir this lime bo, by jinGo, :hcrc's
nothing ei,e you can bring. except The Jsckass and
the mule. bat ~ha, my horse can beat
Are you CERTAIN ftha' my good fellow ~
~ think 90, fafh."
why, If yon are 10, qp,. cerisi'. ri bet you
something that I've got { nisget that viii ou,tuu
him."
"tll bet a handte5 dollars ufjhat-tbere aipt ~
Niger that ever blesihcd ihst can be,' my horse.'
"very wei. cover th1'.' A he said Ills the
man once more 3ut down . hundred duiigafs -"6ui
ssid he. ~ you back ou, ,iis tine. YOU shall for
felt ten dollars and i'll back out. III do the same
agreed" said the booster, "im sure my horse
can bca, $ Niger, " he cant a mule or Jacha-e. "
"wcli. plank the money # You please"
"Plsnk il, 81 | will, DON, yon fear ,h1t." Say.
log THE, he once more took ouI.his pocke,book and
began TO tumble for The - oaey.
Come man, Gown win your dollars, sald TIE
other. taking ont more muney-"fnr | am ready Ia
back my be, with snothr hundred dollar, or two
hundred, If YOU Ike. Cone. why do GU heel.
at et-Here'. three hundred dollars I'm ready to
stake"
Three hundred dollars ~ exclaimed the boust-
er, starting Ike a stuck pig'-thtee hundred dol
lars upon a mig ger ~ don't know ! swum."
"What. man. you're no, going to get frightened
sgsir"
Frightened oh. no, no-it's no easy matter
10 frghIsn me-bu; really
you mean 10 back out"
Il declsrr. ~ueighbor. | don't know wha, 10 ,hinL
abou, il. It's a kind d risky bdsIners."
"You forfeit the ten dollars then -
"Why. yes | spose | must" sand lie bonsier-
hsnding over The money, with an air Of great NOR
tihcaiion-"beticr lose this than more, tor there
no knowing how fSst ibsse bs med nireers ma.
run. BIZ, any thing elsr you can buur, except
the mule. The Jacksss. and lie Niger, I'm read,
10 run sg%sins'."