Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-01-12
lot Of hay, cause he's .f,st rate boss. and

Tom, take the gcnlleman's horse around.
Two or three ofthe group on the inside
rose and walked to the window, and by
the light of lantern which the landlord
held, they could see STABILITY dressed,
yankee looking parsonage dismount from
as shabby looking horse. with his name
and tail cropped off, and his hair standing
Seventeen ways for Sunday ."--This was
all they could distinguish by The light of
the lantern, and with some Jest on he APP
pearance Of tho Yankees 'hoss,' they
resumed their seats.
A few minutes afterwards the landlord
came in. accompanied by the. Yankee. who
had pair of saddiebags thrown over his
arm. These he entrusted to the care of
the landlord, with many iniunctinns to put
them in a safe place. Price. and one or
two of the bIacklegs exchanged chances.
and then resumed the conversation. The
Yankee drew chair up to the table. and
sat down, resting his. chin on the palm of
his hand, and gazing at the different
speakers, with kind ofvaeanl stare. He
sat thus for half an hour. without saying
word. A pair of shutters, which lay with
in his reach. attracted his attention. He
took them up and turned them over, ex-
amined them very carefully, and appar-
emily could make nothing of them. At
length he opened them, and looking in
them for about minute, be suddenly
seized a candle which stood near him.
pulled off the long wick with his fingers.
and placing it in the suffers, closed them
with grin CT satisfaction.
Several of tie group had been watch
ing him. and when he had finished, burst
Into fit ofnncontroIlahle laughrer.-1h he
Yankee looked up with look of surprised
inquiry.
Alter the laughter had subsidized they
resumed the conversation. The Yankee
finally broke in with the remark
by gol, believe I've got jist as smart
hn<s as you've got in this pace. tried
him back here about forty rods, and he run
ike the very DELL
Parke had come to the conclusion that
the Yankee had monoy, and began to
banter him for racc. - a
"WeI,"' said hs. tive have got first
rate race track here, and if You want To
try your horse there is plenty ufhorses TO,
run against you.
20, no don't want 10 run on the
track bul shouldn't mind betting dollar,
aud r,ln forty rods" PEI
.'Why, you had better run on the track;
just as like as not, now, you can win two
or three hundred dollars and make your
self rich "
ii don't know" said the Yankee, after
a long pause. live got two thousand dol
lars in my saddle bags. that I'm carrying
10 the hank fer my uncle. l'm a good
mind to bet that, and run forty rods. III
should lose it t can run away, and if |
should win it-oh crack. zee % .a-a.
As soon as the black'eg< found utthat
he had money, fhey clustered around him
and as the Yankee was already half in
ciined 10 the race, they soon made up
match between him and Parke, for So 900
side; the money was deposited, aud al,
the arrangements made to have the race
come off in the morning. -
Two or three Of the more respectable
Inhabitants who had been standing around
eft the hotel ut this time muttering poor
tool" .}.1 aai 90 azefHi7
2 The race was to he only one heat.nver
a four mile course. Shortly after, the
Yankee called Cor light and proceeded
to the stable. He took from his pocket
screw driver and four light steel plates.
and going up to his horse he. unscrewed
from his feet the heavy iron shoes which
were then on and put The steel plates
in their places: then. after attending to
some other liitle things about his horse,
he retired for the night.
The story of the race had ecome so
considerably noised abroad, that there
was quite crowd assembled7ip the morn
ing, who had come to see the "great
Yankee. as be was deno,ninated skin
NED.
Many were the jokes passed upon the
appearance afthe horse and his rider, as
they stood at the starting post. And we'll
they might, for more shabby looking
couple, venture to say, never were bro't
together. The horse stood with his head
dawn, his eyes closed, his short tail cling
ing close to his body, his coat full as rough
as it was on the night previous, and stand
ing as it'it was with the greatest exertion
be Could keep his feet. Fine appearance
of the rider was not much better. as he
sat leaning OYER, forward, his elbows
thrust Out from his body in horizontal
line. and hickory stick three feet long 10
his ha.id.s m I3ssis5agF,s ..s sg,1 90
As the person who stood at the starting
post 10 give the word. commenced, tie
Yankee raised his whip. and the moment
he had finished brought j, dawn upon his
horse with tremendous force, but all the
effect it bad was to make him raise his
mead and start off on 4 tr6t--~iIile tue
other horse sprang away, and was now