Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-12-05

SpiTU oil tUe lmCS can see iaFlntf over lnt
horizon than shorter men, or what, Qhough |
we think its the laucr) he seems 10 have
bespokcn a monopoly Of all the wltdiggers
and fun-growers west Of the Alleghnues.--
Mr. Omni capable Pike among others
No paper has such good correspondents. !
The following capital story is from letter
III the last Spirit"
One evening in particular, l was rallying
my companion upon his low spirits, and
altrbu,ing ii to long absence from his wife,
making as unavorabe comparison MS pos.
sibe bCtwoen his situation and my own, a
bachelor when our quandam friend, as usu
al, Joined in Ma,rlmonv, said he, is fine
thing when you're once in for it, and know
what you've got but IT'S rather tcklish 10
begin on you're as likely to make fancy
trade S any, and If I'm agoin' to make one
want il il horses for ii I'm married, | shall
have to stand perhaps when | don't want to
'Ycs, but said |, what do you call n
! fancy trader
Why. capn, fancy trade is where a
mans fancy out,ineras his judgment
and runs away with his brains I'll tell
YOU story now where my fancy run right
away with my sumption, to the tune of
hundred.
The last time was up west went with
| the old brown boss had oethe stage agen;.
q purity good one, but leotIe rusty nj times.
Well, got to Windham Cattle Show be.
fore | saw chance to swap, and for The
matter of that couldn't see any chance
there was good many niceish kind of
bosses but nobody seemed to banker after
trade Finally see counryman leading
black cot-.-.was'nt he buster2 He had
the greatest withers ever you see on boss,
and set of limbs that would bring tears in
10 a mans eyes ats the chap
Mister says I, that's frs, rate colt lift
warnt for them are = Then are wha,Y
saws he Law, now dc be green says l.
Green, says he, Il don't know what you
mean why, there man. says !. thatll
: stad week. why, friend says he, ii
there is any thing out ofthe way with my
boss, let's know it, why do you mean tc
; say, that you don't know that colts got two
bone spayins2 i deny II says he and his
: eyes stuck oct so you could hang your ha
: on 'em well, friend, says |, I'Il prove
= this to you; lead your colt over this way
: where there is lulethe soundest boss | eve
/ did see, and we'll compare their legs =
. Now that colt was dreadful made one
II his hook iints was deeper than any boss
I've seen, and the upper pints inside tn
J hind leg. stuck out clean and handsome, II
9 tell you
10 Well old Browns leg was a QUINN
round thing like any other old Plugs
= There, says |, Il mean to say them bone
= stckin' out like frogs elbow OF your co
. amt material; but when you get him to wor
I they're bound to lame him, for they're nott
: ing but bone spavIns' 90 dear = say
d he what shall | do 2 and he turned {
I blue as milestone. 'Well, says |, thel
y never was niger so black but there W.
"a some white to his eye, and your case ha
~ some brig ht spots yet. Lcl's find the cha
ie what owns this boss, I'll hel p you trad
with him. We can put him through an
Y make good thing out of a bad one we
saws he you start arler him OFF goes
at the tavern for old Jim Dana, n dreadfI
CT cri,ter for trade. Jim says |. do yo
wan, to make O. w Il don't want to {
~ anv thing else, says he. swell, then say
~ |. throw away your cigar-put your h
n SQUARE on your head, take that swagger o.
o. Of YOUR carcass, and come swap my brow
IS, boss for me, and want you TO look {
'ir much like an honest man that your wi
40 wouldn't know You
As Well, we got down where the chap wa
'e' there's the gentleman, says |, that ow
er the brown boss, and he is wiling TO NAL
he an exchange with you very well sa
ed the fellow, tell what you II do On III
ar off goes old Jim at half cock. I've own
ns this criuer from colt says he, I've us
'er him in every way and shape, and he nev
ne failed. He amt used to high keeping
ne it takes mans boss 10 beat him. The
IN he is, look for yourself sound kind and 60
az eight wears old next spring I'll warra
I"e him right in any harness,a and you come t
hill he's there should feel bad to part W
ma him ! and really the old fellow looked
me though he'd cry well says how II Y
ms trade p Il cant make up my mind sa
ng old jim, Il must see my son. Offer h
"a 500 says |, in my coveys ear. No /
'uf says he, can't trade him short Of $50 q
~ self But says you will trade for twenl
a" Yes says he. winked to old jim
O. close up. WELL says old Jim, i sh
trade
sed. We shifted purity quick, guess, and u
ule er felt safe tll | see his halter on old Bfo'
or,, Just as he was going of he turned rou
lies. and says TO me when you put me COY
Gus YOUR wagon SCI wen olch, lot ne a N''A
','' hearn folks laugh and I've learn EN- {
As but never hearn anything before or 81
10 that came over me a. that did. ! felt as
GERS I'd lived on raw bar5errics for week and
we're ercised myself wheuing saws. uid
be. laughed as though he'd split. Where's tia
Chit. saws he. and then he'd laugh. hired =
al ear, and nut The colt ia lie got "a kick