Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-07-12

piled with choice liquors as he denominared
the Brandy and MADEIRA
The norses were brought out and examined
and praised, and eheapened, and faults found
with all.
They could agree upon nothing
Well, where is your quarter horse 2" asked
the General. "Oh hot sort o. rhot what
you were afer," answered Job, /" for you hardly
looked at them thar matches, and these fine
geldings." So you mus, be after The qaar,er-
ing, Jim, fetch up Lazy Sam, will youl Now
Gineral, III tell you, honor bright, he's never
been lckt in a quarter squirt, but once by
Joe Mlllers sorrel mare which runs like
streak OF lightning. She's ra-al screamer
Daddy swapt for him last fall. after she tanned
him out. IL know'd her I'd give you her
marks. so as you mghtn'l be tuck, in. For
heard Joe was bringing her TO the South 10
win his expenses. But here's The horse any,
how. and assure you he's not slow"
Now be il remembered that honest Job was
no, ignorant, that General II al that
time the owner of this identical mare, and for
reasons best known 10 himself he wished TO
make race between her and Lazy Sam.
The General examined Lazy Sam with the
eye Of Jockey.
Pish," said be very conemptously, why
this thing cannon run why it's aabsded as a
sheep and as heavy shouldered as hog and
cat hammed besides: would not give mule
for three OF 1t. Why did you not bring 10:
of mules TO market! | would have bought
some at fair price. Your horses do no, suit
me. Pray what do you ask for this thing which
you call running nag! 1t may do TO plough
season or two. Does it work p
Unlike The job of ancient days, Job Tomp
kins suffered his anger to rise and master him.
At least he made the General think. TO use
his own words he corvorted He screamed
out.
| Halo Mister, wonder you're so mighty
wise conslderin you know so lite Why, YOU
make me feel all over in spots. TO listen at you.
| reckon may be you've got quarering your
self: aint you! :"
81 have plough nag here" said the Gene
raj very cody, :" that am sure can run away
! from that thing of yours
/ Thing !" halloed job why, you make me
! feel sort of wolfy, and I've good mind TO 90
my whole lot again any thing you can parade
in the whole sou,h.'
" | would not spoil good mind then" quorh
The General. But suppose you are afraid
to run, as your father has forbid IT,"
s. don't care solitary flint what daddy says
when my Irish is up" exclaimed job Indignant
ly. Bring out your nag and let's see it,
The General gave the order; and as jon
expected, the sorrel mare, (once Joe MIlIers)
was brought forward.
| While job examined, his adversary endeav-
ored all he could to fret him by dispraising his
horse and job appeared worked to fever bent
/ To cut shor, the story, the drove was staked
against twenty-five hundred dollars in a check
upon the c. Bank. And the com pany
adjourned TO the Generals track, to see the
race. On the way job stopped shor, and IA,
cling the General asked very earnestly:
Nov you're sure this aint Joe MilIer's
nag My mind sort o. misgves me, Gaze from
what I've heard they sort o. favor like"
"D-a yonr Joe Miller and his nag ALSO
replied the General, 1.-The mare is mine, tell
you"
This appeared satisfactory
| have given you The Generals description
of jobs running horse-done to fret him II
was by no means correct one. Lazy Sam
was a well made poney of the Printer stock.
bu. was ofa mild. sleepy. sluggish disposition !;
until his metal was reused. He generally wen,
with his eye half shu, and his head dropping
at an angle of fory-five degrees When the
General viewed him he was in this condition
The horses were in the Generals stable, and
the check for two thousand dollars was in the
hands of gentleman present. The General
had no doubt keeping all Joe's fae horses and
sending him home on his ten toes Lazy Sam
was led along by Jobs boy as sleepy as usual.
The preimnares were adjusted, and riders
mounted. As job threw Jim on Lazy Sam
he sprang all four off The ground and his
doll, sleepy look, was changed into Wild, al
most deviiish expression.
He locked as Job did when he ctrroritd'
The General lost his mahogany c"IoF aud
ooked pale: bul he said nothing
Lazy Sam won the race by thirty feet.
Job was suddenly cool as cucumber. And
as he pu, the twenty-five hundred dollar check
in his easy greasy pocket book, which he did
very deliberately, he looked round cunpingly.
II sort O. think that's first rate and half"
said bob, land leetle pas, common. Why.
Ginral. Sans laid you as cold as a wedge"
He turned round suddenly TO his rider, Jlm,"
said he, +" here's five dollars; why j. all goes
in mans life time, bui The Gineral looks as,
if he'd been squeezed through The little eud Of
nothing or less"