The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-08-10
From The Missouri RepuLlican.1

"THE WAGON-MASTER'Ss STORY"
While the army was nj Monterey. vol
unieer belonging TO the Arkansas cavalry,
who hnd just joined his company, WINS in
possession ot n splendid bay charger. One
morning he Ind him out exhibiting his pa
lces. bantering the whole of Mexico iu gen.
ernl. and the lockers on in particular, Tor
sw"p. "Cume bo,r, spunk up; snme Que
on We give us a banicr, and lets have n
trade" After tr, in. for Some time. unsnc-
cessfullv, mn old gentleman who had been
quietly cnj"sing the fun. stepped mp and
observed, ''Frend, Your horse il really a
fine Que, and MS should like Ia have him,
! will give YOU trade" "l'hem's 'um.
nv fine old fellow: trm out Your nag, and
let's see wha, he's like. The old gentle
mans horse was sent for. md Arkansas,
after thorough examination, said, swell,
daddy, like yonr hoss, and YOU do mine !;
give Us tho difference and it's trade"
allow mnch?" "Forv dollars! will you
give III" NO; there is not over twenty
dollars between them" Look here, my
old coon; YOU NAV he a mighty fire old
chap. aud ! believe YOU are, ease YOU are
willing for swop; but YOU can't fool this
child in hoss irade--I'vc swopped by
moonlight, afro now. But I'll tell YOU
what it is-give me ihir,y dollars, and It's
n bargain" "IVcll, come to nv tent and
get your money" "Wcll, 90 it is. Isav,
daddy, what nrc YOU driving at on, here in
DEMONSTRATING round 'mong tho hoys,
and all that sort Of ,hing?' No. ~, rx-
ac,Iy; have been sent out here With the
army. 10 take care &c things. and see that
all goes right" "Ayc, aye; understand
kind Of boesing things round and about"
"WelI, INV Young friend, whit induced you
to volun,ecr?' "Wcll, thought Id like
10 look nj the country, splurgc round n
while, kill a Mexican or sn. swop boss
now and then, aud see old Rough and Rca-
dv. Is this your TENT .Yes; walk in.
Thirty dollars ] nm TO pay yon-,hcre is
The money" 20. X. say daddy, when
ws trade down our way. we general.
clinch il with drink. Have YOU any
thing to ,ake?" "Certsinlv, wha, will YOU
haver "Red Eve. Here's luck. Now
daddy, rs You've been nbout Cor some time.
nav he You've seen Oh Zaca." .Yes."
.Then I'm bound 10 see the old boss; the
bows all sny he 10 some, and want show,
and must have il. What kind Of look-
ing coon is he?" "Abous such looking
man MS am" .Vhat mought your name
bew "Ta.lor." "A cousin of the Gin
eral's?" "No." "A brother?" "No.'
well, who the d. nre youw 81 nm
General TAYLOR" .'Look here, old gentle
man, you're mighty clever old fellow, and
know hemp about hoss, but Won don't
know much about human natur il you think
10 crowd that down me. ain't green, and
IFS no 60. Day, day, daddy, you cant
come it,"
On returning 10 his comrades, the first
inquiry vas, "Weil, how did you get along
with the Gineral?" 'Gineral! whit Gin.
eral!n "Why, Gineral Taylor" "Cone.
bows. come now, don't be fooling. Was
that Old Rough and Ready" "Certainly. =
s.Wcll, he told me 50. but did not beliere
lin, he was SO friendly like. ] said hemp
to him I would not hive done, had | known
VIM he wss. But. III 60 md apologize and
make il right" He proceeded 10 tho Gen.
erals tent, sslutes him, and commenced,