Litchfield enquirer., 1841-12-30
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 Our jocose Boston auctioneer was called upon one day by Q country horse-dealer from Vermont, who wished to dispose of q horse. He was one of those distinctive cha racters peculiar to the section, with a coun- tenance strangely indicative of both simpli- city and shrewdness.
 s'L say," said he, "I want to sec the nuc- tioneer. that auctions offhorses here on Sat- urday."
 "Im the indivdual;" said the auctioneer, "what can do for you?' r "WelI, Eve got horse I want to sell, pro- uided can get enough for him;, don't want nothing more than his value, neither. He's good one. though just new he's estIe thin; but reckon he ought to sell pretty smarty."
 tised 2"
 ."Wcll guess I don't know about that.- What do you taxi"
 "One dollar first insertion 1; fifty cents for every time after"
 "That's tew dollars for three times; reckon you may put him in the newspaper once, stranger, and after that let him sliGe."
 "Very good what color is he?'
 "Rather brown than otherwise" | "ls he sound 2" "Sound! o, sound as dollar-ShOuldn't like to warrant him, though!'
 "All right; I'll advertise him and soil him on Saturday. Have your "critter" at the mart by l2 o'clock"
 "I jest want to tell, MT. Auctioneer, I should like tO have the animal limited at fif- teen dollars, but you may let him go for five"
 "Exactly and you won't fake 4 great deal more than is offered fo. him, will you?"
 "Well, no. Pm not dispositioned to be hard, anyhow rather calculate not" j.., A nH holT was bid for the animal Drought up by the horse dealer.
 "Go on, gentlemen, have only one dollar and half bid for the horse how much moro do l hear? One dollar and a half is only offered for the animal before you. One dol lar and u alf-going-going-"
 "SeH him, sir, he's e dying :" whispered the Vermont horse dealer into the ear of the knight of the hammer.
 "Gone !" shouted the auctioneer, and down went the old horse at dollar and half
 After the sale the horse-dealer was the first one up at the desk for settlement.
 "Well, reckon it won't take long to set ,le up this little trade of mine about the horse," said he.
 Mot long," said the clerk, "theres your account of sale; you have to pay us just tif-, ty cents more than the horse brought"
 "Fo-litcal destruction ," exclaimed the Vermonter, with humorous affectation of astonishment. Then, with a satisfied man. ner, he continued, Y" H's cheap enough! there is 90 cent piece. Edeap enough' I'couldn't gin him away at no price, and it would have cost two dollars and a halt to bury him. Jest half adollar saved. Good morning, Mir. AuctioCeer. Cheap enough"
 Etsry MGm has 0,cn Boot Btack.-We heard a capital anecdote the other day about Louis Philippe. At an interview with some emil nent Englishmen, who were administering dose of faitery-Louis said. |" Yes sir, am the only man fit to be king" "Certainly, your majesty" replied his guest. "all do homage to your consumnate ability us a sovereign. You have shown yourself u great and wise" "StOP-stop. That is not what mean. l say, sir, am the only man fit to be king, because can brush my own boots, and have done it." NsEJ1rypOri Herald. ! BLANKS for sale at this e6fee.