The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-04-30
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Nc. SeIlum is horse jockey. That is,
whe he 70 ut more probably Ompioyed, Is
not ashamed, 20 hngSys, tO1try his fort 10.
that very respectable calling" He dropped
in at Bailey's Bazaar few weeks since,
and very soon after Ssllum arrived, superb
looking charger, mounted by graceful ri
der, pranced up the lcOugt, and entered the
arena, to be sold at public Vsudue.
There be is genlsI' said the auclion
eer, ''Ahere he is!,a splendid beRst--lOok at
him aud Judge iOr youFselyes., There's ali
ear, the forearm, q nOstril, an eye for you.
That animal, gentlemen, was "knocked
down" to gentleman, under the hammer,
less than three months ago, for two hun
dred and eighty dollars. But am autbOr
zed, 10 day, to sell that hOrss-let him bring
moro or less. He's beauty, fine figure,
splendid Aclion-look at him genlsh Ele
giant form, prompt driver, very spirited, ser
On years old, gets up we'll before and be
hind, splendid saddle beast, natural gait Ia
miles the hour, trols mile 10 243, and
altogether he's a great horse!" (Which last
remafk no.One doubt, for he weighed eleven
hlndred pounds E-r - H tA
chow much am l offsred for that beautiful
horsel" continued the auctloueer. 'MOve
him round the ring once, Jonn. That's III
Elegant motion. ''--f1ere the horse stop
ped short, and refused 10 bulge anoiher
inch; though John drove his rO 8els to the
shoulder, into the ribs. - ...
t-sGHe aie = eid, gelalsnea,ifyo0 please
that horse aust be so.d;s aud 'twonty do!>
lars wa, heard from one c6gner Of Jha
crowd. ,g .. se,
Twenty dOllarsl' screamed the auctions
GER with seemingly lroni2aI iangd. Pm
Offered the stupendous sum OF twenty dol,
lars, genuemen, tor hat animal. Are
there no sausage makers in this congrega,
uonl I'm only offered twenty dollars! Bul
gentlemen, wo do our business here upOll
nouor, and as SAID, The hjrss must be
sol 50 | accept the bid,
Twenty dollars. I'm offered twenty
dollars 1'weuy dollars. twenty-.wenty;
twenty, give thIrIyl-iwenty dollars, twenty;
did hear lhiryl I'm offered only twenty
doilarsrgve ivSl lwen:y dollars; did4l
hear fivel-Pwenty, give two aud half.
Twenty dollars say onel Shall ] have
twenty>one! Tweuiy - If that's the. bes
bid, down he goes. genIemenl Twenty
dollars; going! twenty Onlyi and who's the
buyerr' 80.
"Ssllum; John Slllum," said our Efiend
"johE Sellum," tweaty dollars, say:
the apcUoneeE you've 60, horse as-is I
horse, Mr.. Sellum;" and the formulate J5hr
bore the magnificent charger away in tri
umPs! -EoeH Ers ,7--eCI w. u
A few days subsequently, an old. acqualnt
aneo met John in the cars, aud inquiries
about the PuFehase9 Got that horse YET
joint" ssl.s, a.fs. Er4 sa..s.-a
"N-I sold him. replied John drily,
$50 soOnl What lorl"ls -,,xa
@Wsl; nOth'n in parlic'lar, but didn'
fancy that critler. al things consider'd."
''He was sound WASN'T BEG" 81
.-1CWal; 4 recI'n he wasn't That is /
say sal'lat6 he wasn't ShoW'd very goo
plaCk til got him into Washington Stree
aher,Els6ths Bazaar; but ids' OP'sils ii
Old South. he fell slap dOwn1oR the pave
menl1fJas. "a otb3a q lr ,gasagyEaz b
"ShO'l Yop don't cay sop'e
"Yaas, Blind staggersi Wust kinr
BdtI didn't mind that; 60 ioek him home
and nursed him db little. Put him in ii
hR az, mex day wouldn't start 4 peg! CoaS
edlhih, draW'd him, run hot wire in ri
ear, walluped him, and so fonh, and iinaIl
built FIRE under him; all no use; eunnin
'c6StZSot rite down on the pie o,iights
...ShaIiRa', an PVT il. .Ouly''' /, ,r,,.,,,,5G
Here his friend smiled.
--hs "Tbat wusnt hu;hin tho. Went 10 d
inter Tbt wag'l. and Ne started fore l. gai
cred up the Fibbinsl Wsnp bout three ROT
for'ard, and stopped agin quicker than ligH
rv uih1. llThroW'd me out oves dhig head, int,
ths'hOss.lrDughy Kicked hissslf out d II
shafts, and gfuna q mile aIoFS We RslCh,
him. Brought him back, put him ii II
'e a,Sli, low stable; g6s Sdt Of bic. reach, =
!. then begun 10 whale him. lhan AZ fkie
ed up agin,' Knocked The hoogipg All throws
overhead. stuVs hafshoes Of bfOsez bis h'
TER and then run back inter the slahlea aoC
Trap door haPpa1ailo ~ lpen, aud dov
went hiS hind lsgp clean ioths hiiPs'TITl a
i had himi toulli'n ,si ~ rs Esvrossis
mtd HSS, you did, replied hisfEiandsA iaS
en- IA gN q Piscbnof pl4nlx nafi + lan.le ~
Cor about ten minits; when .boalha ted.
Re diabp "a mad aid kicked hissslf oul
the hole. ~ . 't-eel li1gA iyii9 eozqA
P0gsibl0l exclaimed bits frisnd.
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