The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-07-24
now LAZY SAM WON TmERACE

neighborhood Of Gen. IL, whose charae-
ter for jockeying and maneuvering in a
trade is much more celebrated that bis feals
in arms. The Kentuckian having periec.
acquaintance with his character, went to see
him TO sell him horses -or 10 swap -or to run
race--us the destnies might order and
| ecree.
! lie was one Of our carelesszs sunconcerned
inock down aud dag uu looking sort Of a
] elbow : who co KS. u ne Ias Jas mu, h sim,
lplcity Of caHnlenance aud address rs cir
cumslances might require lie had tile ap,
pearancc Of being about twenty -Ihr"e Yeas
Of age, aud, as usual, was dressed in he blue
mixed jeaus 10 hide the dlrl, and wuio dfab
colored hat for The same purpose.
'Gneral,' said he, Il am just from old
Kentuck, with snme powerful nice horses
and maybe you want some, Daddy told me
| if came in your parts TO call on you, and lie
Ireckoned maybe you would buy pair oI
matches, or hold me Out n tradin': for he
said you had power Of money and under.
stood tradin 10 a scribe. Here's letter from
hun (handing one.) And besides, I've as
nic, pair OF matches as you could shake a
stick at--and as tight nag for gu rter, dad
says, as any in these parls--ho says mus
run no races, | mout lose, md we want all
The money, we can scrape in to pay for land.
But | reckon he'd suit yon TO fraction, Gaze
you're sporting characteL and mont win q
powerful chance u money from him.
While he was ihus Introducing himself,
md IaIIinr Ia, I'm ,ipass tht 4 ,,np n
The letter ahd read as follows: g..
DEAR GENERAL:--l take this opportunity
to wrghtlo you by my son job, who is Iakin
The first drove he ever driv, aud want you
to roll logs . leclIe for him. # so he suits you
jobs spry enough at home, hut hasn't cut
his eye teeth, aud if you'll lead him hand
I'll DO as much for any Of your boys, if you've
got any whenever they come lladln' ol any
Ihing else. So 10 mure al present but re-
main your anlcctiouate friend TIL death,
PETER ToMPKINs.
! The hero of our horSeraces, cotton bags,
and sugar hogsheads, thought he perceived IA
neat speculation, and acted accordingly. AR
job Tompkihs was received with much cour.
lcsy --his man and boy entertained with the
best ia his arder, while his five and twenty
horses were not neglected. 1t is true, the
General had not the slightest recollect on oI
his friend and CORES spondent, Peter Tonp'
kins. lie might have once known him OF
not--it was The same $hing. Here was a
Job, a raw Kenluckian stripping with twenty
five horses. as easily squeezed as a ripe lem
on; it was not in h S nature To Inrhear.
ln the mean lime, Mr.. job TompEins made
himself quite free and eOsy--aud swaggercc
abou the costly furn shed rooms as il he hat
been in log CABIN. He viewed the sIIvet
plate on the sdeboard with apparent aston
jishment--and pair Of silver suuilers espec
ally exc ted his curiosity,
'Lor, General, ar ten thar candle snuier:
made Out of The pure stuff? never seed
any aiore but ilon ones, and nanny uses
/ her shears Aud all Them ar things on that
ar big chist the side board) is the real Span
ish castins. 4 heard talk Of this afoFe, bat
never seed it. Now if was to tell this it
our settlement. maybe they wouldn't hoI
sraddle Of me, and ride ovel me rough shod
for liar. But they say you are a powerful
sight the richest man in the south States
amt yoa2'
70 all of which the General El,de suitable
answers -and Mr.. job and he were hand in
gIo,e for the time being. Il Ech man reso
utely len to make successful lodgment il
his neighbours pocket with view Of taking
il oul--a Herculean task 10 be sure when
Job heard the sound OF music in the ne&;
room. Several Kentucky reels were played
anon lhe sweet bfeaihings Of mclodiUus
voice sung sweet Sweet home.
'May be darned,' said job, if that don'l
beat Bob Walker, and palchabove common.
Bet that ain'I none Of your music boxes,
know--i can't be. Is Il2'
My daughter is playing on the piano.
said he General, we will walk into the room
aud hear her, Here we're Establishments to
strike job dumb; aud entrance all his senses
the man who has no music in his soul,
And is not moved with concord of sweet sounds
| Is fit iortreason, stratagcms, and spoils.'
| job thought man might love music and
spols also. lie felt liking for both. TIefe
fore, he appauded the music in his own way
finest rapturously.
"May never pull another trigger sale
job. 'if she's moi primlng above anything
ever heard Of Why's, she chartered! Shel
o r'al one tell you. Why it's enough lc
make a leIler swim that can't; and iflt WASH
! for this klVer5d over the track (ihe carpet
md had partner to my mind, I'D go m.
drove 10 nothing or less, can shake the tick
off any boy you can produce.' -
The General now thought tue Kentuckia
ripe enough. To aid in which he had bee
piled with choice liquors as he denomiuaie
The brandy and MADEIRA M fh
The horses were brought out and exam
lined, praised, and cheapened, and fault
found with all. As3sba
i They could agree TO nothing
well, where's your quarter lIorse@ aske
the Genersl.
!, oh, oh sort o thought what you wer
after, answered job, 'lor you hardly locke
Ia, them thar matches, and these fine geldn
4 So you be a(lcr the quarlerng Jim, letc
{ up Lazy Sam, will youP Now, Gineyal, i
! tell you, honor bright, he's never been licko
I in a quarter spurl hui once--by joe Miller
! sorrel mare, which runs like a strehk Of ligh
] ming! She'sa ra'al scteamer. Daddy swuI
{ for him last fall after she tanned him out.
, knowed her, I'd give you her marks so yo
h moutn't be tuck in--for ]. knoved Joe wa
9 brngin her 10 The south 10 win lbs expenses
But here's the horses any hoy, and Ossur
' you he's not slow.'N 1m ~ @
il Now be il remembered that honest Jo
s was not ignoran! that Gen, H. was at thl
e time the owner Of this identical mare, an
J. for reasons best known to HIMSELF he wshe
is 10 make race between her and Lazy San
4 The Gnnara eYnm mined Lnzv Sam VII