Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-08-26
TIE, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, AUGUST ss, 1913.


like this. Just made for amusement Car.
ried by acclamatiUn.
Now the judges were selected a good
Judge does not exactly mean the same
thing here as un the bench. though some
IF The same kind may he found rherc-it
means one who is obstinate in going for
his own friends. 1t did not seem to be
considered courteous to object to the Sc.
lections on either side, perhaps from mn.
tual consciousness of in,ulncrabiiy. But
one of the nominees for the erminc was
hickory over anybody's persimmon in the
way of ugliness. He was said To- he the
undispnicd puscsssOr of the celebrated
Jack knife; his likeness had been moulded
on dng.irnns To brighten the children from
going too near the fire, and his face achcd
pcrpetualIS; but his eyes! his eyes! lie was
said to have caught turkey buzzard by
the neck, the bird being deceived. and
thinking he was looking another wal and
eyed he could look at his own he0di II,
was objected to hun that lie c"ud not keep
his eyes on the score, as he did not see
straight and it was leaving the race to the
accident of which Of his optics Obtained
the true hearing when the horses were
coming out. The objections were finally
overruled, the crooked party contending
that Nature had designed him for quar-
ter Judge, as he could station one eye to
watch wh6R the foremost horses toe struck
the score, and could note the track of the
horse that followed, al the same moment,
with his other eye.
The riders now attracted my attention.
1t is customary, | believe, to call such "A
feather" but they seemed to me about the
size Of a big Christmas turkey gobbler,
without feathers: and was highly delight
ed with the precociiy of the youlhs--they
could swear with as much energy as men
of six foot, and they used fourh-proof
oaths with a voubility that would bother
congressional reporter.
There now arose dispute as to whether
they should run to or from the stand, it be.
ing a part of the mile rack, and there be-
ing some supposed advantage to one of the
horses, or the other, according as this
might be arranged. 1t was determined by
toss-up at last, to run to the stand. After
another toss for choice of tracks, and
another for the word, the horses walked
off towards the head of the stretch. Now
it was "hurra my Popcorn-I believe in
you-come it strong, lumber-go it with a
looseness-root little pig, or die" And.
"Oh! my Grapevine! tear the hind sights off
him!-you'll lay him out cold as wagon
tlre--roll your bones--go it, YOU cripples!'
&c, &c, &c.
Beginning to doubt, from all heard,
whether my friend Dave had been regu-
! 10 ri, oil IL,
year, hedged five, and s,aked it with a
young man that was next me, riding a re-
markable wall-eyed horse, and some time
after staked another s., with person had
noticed assisting about the bar, and would
be able TO recognise again. | now hattered
myself on my situation--I had all the
pleasurable excitement of wagering, and
nothing at risk.
Each side of the track was lined with
eager faces, necks elongated, and chins
projected, posture very conducive To
health in bilious climate, as il facilitates
the operation of cmetlcs. | was dcafened
with loud cries Of" clear the ckw--Stand
backr--"Get off the fcncc!"-"Thu riders
are mounted! They are rumng!"--"N
they are ohE--5ut stall they came not.
Without intending it, | fnund myself, and
indeed most of The crowd. moving Up
towards the start, and after every failure.
or false alarm, would move a few vard>.
| overheard IL fellow telling with great
glee-"Wel, | guess | warmed the wax in
The ears of that fellow with the narrow
brimmed white hat; he had an elegant
watch that he offered to bet against g nod
riding horse. You know my seventeen
year old horse, that always call the bav
colt; | proposed To stake him against the
watch, and the fellrw agreed to It without
ever looking in his mouth; if he had he
would have seen teeth as long As Ienppnny
nails. II is easy in"lng any of them New
York c"llectors-they amt 'cuie; The watch
is bang up lever. AMI he says If he wa,
GOING TO TRAVEL he would not be wirhuu,
1t for any consideration. He made me
promise if | won il to let him have il back
at 500 in case he went into Georgia this
FALL 1t is staked in the hands of the Squire
ere;-Squire, show it to this here entire
stranger The Squire produced 4 splendid
specimen of the tin manufacture; ! pro.
nounced it valuable, but thought it most
prudent not to mention for what purpose.
Alarms that the horses were coming con-
tinued, and | gradually reached the start
ing place: | Then found that Crump, whC
was IN run Popcorn, had won the word
that is he was to ask ARE you ready" and
If answered "yesW il was to be race
Popcorn jumped about like pea on a grid
die, and tretled greally--he WAS all over
in lather of sweat. He was manage,
very JudIciousIy, and every attempt wa: