The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-02-17
VOL. 3 NOS. WHOLE NO I1O.
A HORSE STORY,

ling character as the 0ther.-N. o. PIC.
Our jocOse Boston auctioneer was called
upon one day by a country horse dealer from
Vermont, who wished TO dispose of q horse.
lie was one Of those distinctive char acters,
peculiar TO the section, with a counienance
strangely indicative of both simplicity and
shrewdnsss.
Il say said he, Il want to see the auctioLeer
that auctions off horses here on Saturday"
"lm The indIvidual," said the aucl oneer,
what can do for youP
well. Eve got horse want TO sell, pros
V'ded can gel enough for him; don't want
nothing more Than his value neither. He's
good one; though just leete slim; but reck-
on he ought to sell pretty smarlly.'
VERY good; will you have HIM advertsedF
'WeII, guess | Gon'l know about that
what do you taxl'
Zone dollar for the first insertion, and fifty
cents for every time AFTER
'IhaI's tew dollars for three times; recIs-
on; you may put him in the newspapers once,
stranger; and after that let him slide,'
Very good; what coloris hep
Rather brown than otherwise, guess
rs he sound?'
-, Sound! 0, sound as dollar; shouldn't
Ihe teW warrant nm though?
"All nights Pl advertise him, and sell him
on Saturday Have your critter at The mart by
IL o'clock
jest want 10 tell you Mr. Aucioneer, |
should like 10 have the animal limited a, ifeen
doIlars' but you may let him go for fve.'
Exactly! and you won't take great deal
more than is offered for him, will you2'
We'll, no; I'm not disposoned to be hard.
any how; rather calculate NOT
Saturday came and one dollar and half
was bid tor Ihe animal brought up by the horse =
dealer.
GO on gentlemen, Ihavs only one dollar
and half bid for the horse; how much more
DO hears One dollar and half is only offer
ed for the animal before you. One dollar and
half going, going, golDg.'
Sell him, sir, he's dyingp whispered the
Vermont horse dealer to the knight of the
hammer
'Gonep shouted the auctoner: and down
went the old horse at dollar and half
Alter the sale the horse dealer was the FIRST
one up at the desk for a settlement
well, reckon it won't take long 10 settle
up !hIs little trade of mine about the horse,'
said he.
Not long, said the clerk; there's your ac~
count of sale; you have to pay US Just fifty
cents more than the horse brought"
no Olltical de sruction' exclaimed the Yer.
monter, with numerous affec,a,on of aston,
lshment. Then with satisfied manner he
continued: IT'S cheap enougbl-tbere's 6f~
" cent p'ece-cheap enough couldn't gin
him away at no price; and it would have cos.
two dollars and half to bury him; Just half a.
dollar saved. Good morning Mr.. Auctioneer.
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BEAUTIFUL ExTRAcT.-The glory of The,
summer is gone by; the beautiful greennes has
become wlthered and dead Were this all.
were there no associations of moral desola-
ton Of faded hopes; Of hearts withering in the
bosom of the living; connected with the decav.
ing scenery around US, We would not INDULGE
in moments melancholy. The season Of
flowers will come again; the streams will flow
gracefully and lightly as before; the trees will
again toss their cumblous loads of greepness
10 The sunlight; and by moss, stone and wind
ing rlvuet the young blossoms will start up..
as at the bidding of.heir fairy guardians. But
the human heart has no change like that of ma.
ture.-,t has no second spring time. Once
blighted in ts hour OF freshness, it wears for
ever the mark Cf the spoer. The dews of af-
fec'ion may TALL, and The gentle ray of sym.
pahy be lavshed upon it: but the sore root oG
the blighted feeling will never again waken in
to life, nor the crushed flowers Of hope blos--
som with wonted beauty Upland Union.
SUBLIME CoEREsPoNDENcE In recent de-
bate the following dialogue occurred:
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