Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-12-12

We extract the following laughter
moving story from the Spirit of the
Times. No mans melancholy will
have deeper shade impaired to it, by
passing his eye over the detail, may
hap somebody may be coaxed from
hypochondria into mirthfulness by the
fun. We are sure we Wings have a
right to laugh when we can.
One evening IN particular, | was rail-
lying my companion upon his low
spirits, and attribu'ing it to long alb.
scen,e from his wife, making as unfa-
vorable comparison as possible be-
tween his situation and my own, a
bachelor, when our quondam friend,
as usual, Joined in. Matrimony. said
he, is fine thing when you're once in
for it, and know what you've got; but
its rather ticklish to begin on-you're
as likely to make fancy trade as any.
ana i. I'm goin' to make one | wan, it
in horses, for if I'm married. l shall
have to stand perhaps when dom;
want to.
'Yes;;but,' says |, what do you call
fancy trade?'
'Why, captain, fancy trade is
where mans fancy out-giEeral's his
Judgment, and runs away with his
brains. I'll tell you story now,
where my fancy run right straight
away with my gumption. to the tune
Of hundred
The last time | was up west l went
with the old brown boss had of the
stage agent, purity good one. but
leeile rusty at times. Well, got to
Windham Cattle Show before l SEGA
chance to swap, and for the matter of
that | couldn't see any chance; there
was good many niceish kind Of hor-
ses. but nobody seemed 10 banker after
trade. Finally | see countryman
leading black colt-wasn't he bus
ter! He had the greatest wilhers you
ever see on boss, and set of limbs
that would bring tears into mans
eyes. | ats the chap: Mister, says
[, that's first rate colt, if 'twan't for
them are!' Them are WHAT! says he.
Law, now, do be green says |.
Green says he. L don't know what
you mean,' why, there man. says
I, sthat'll do with SOME, but i've been
there and staid- week why FRIEND
SAYS he, If there's any thing out of the
way with my boss, let's know it,
why, do you mean to say that you
don't know that colt, got two bone
spavins!' Il denyit,' says he; and his
ewes stuck out SO you could hung
your hat on 'em. We'll, friend, says
[, I'll prove this to you; lead your colt
over this way, where there is little the
youndest horse ever did see, ane we'll
their legs Now that colt
was dreadful made one; his hook jlnts
was deeper than any horses I've seed.
and the upper pinss inside The hind leg.
stuck out clean and handsome Iii tell
you. Well, old Browns leg was a
gummy round thing like any other old
Plugs. There says l, 8 mean TO
say that them bones s,ickin' out like
frogs elbow on your colt, amt material;
but when you get him 10 work they
are bound to lame him, for they re no.
thing more or less than bone spavins.
@ dear, says he, what shall do! 4
and he turned as blue as a MILESTONE.
WELL says ], 'there never was mig !;
ger so black but there was some white
10 his eye, and your case has some
bright spot yet. Let's find the chap
VIVA, owns this hoss, I'll help you
trade with him. We can pu! him
through and make good thing out OF
bad one WELL says he you start
after him. OFF | goes 10 the tavern,
for old JIM DANA's dreadful critter for
a trade. Jim, says |. do you want
to make W. i don't want to do any
.h;r0 else' aava he. well, then,