The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-09-17

gefalicay rm oiTsrr5 only iweniy dol. /
isfsi But. ErniIrmrn. as I said, The
hafse Is hire " be ss'd. 50 shall aerrpt
ihe hid"
-Tweniy d-llarss I'm ofTrred fxrnrv
sinilars. twenty dnllars. isenir-lwrn,s
-giss rne thirty l-lweniy dollars. iwen- |
fy-did ! l'rar thirty !--Tweniv sIailars
-sise hses Twenty slallafs--slld hear |
five s-iweniy-gire iwn and halfg |
Twenty dollsrs-say one? Shall have
.wensy-anrl r~ensy -ifihsi's The brsi |
bid. down lse must ga. gentlemen. rwen
Is d"Aass--going. ruenly. .only-sIo's I.
The fortunate lnyer,"
.sellum. John Srllum.'' said our !
friend.
.Jnhn srIbam, lweniy dallars." says |
ihe auc'innerr: -ynp're got a horse as
Is horse. w. Sellun."
Aud The fortunate John hsye his mag
nifireml rha'ger away in triumph. A Few
days subsequently. an old acquaintance
mel John IN the Ears. aud mqniyed sboss
his purchase.
.t'oi ,hai l,nrse yet. John,'
. No. Sold him.'
$50 soon--what for,'
Wall. noihin' in particular. hut I
Didn't fancy the crilier. all things consider
ed"
!. lie was sound. wasn'i he l''
.WaIl, rerk'n Inc wasn't. Thai is 10
ear ...ftsl.. Sf.~Fl -.
good pluck. iilI got him down into
Washington street. alter lrf the Bazaar.
bul just opposite ihe Old SouiIi. he fell
slap dawn ON lle pavement"
Pshaw! you don't say so -
] "faas. Blind-slssgers-wusi kind.
Bot din mind that. so | took him
home. and nus-ed him little. Put him
in the gig next wouidn'i start peg !.
Coased him. drau'd him. run hot wire
10 his ear, Sollpp'd him. and go Cor h. and
finally built FIRE under him. All no
use; cunning russ -snt right down on
the pile o lighted shavins. and put il QUIT"
Here his friend smiled.
. That wusn'i Luihin, tho" Went
10 eii inter The wag'n. he started fore
gathered up the ribbins. Wen, bout
. three rods .ior'ard. and stopped again quir-
| kern lishinin'. i'hro~'d me out nver
his head, int'r the hoss ,rough--kicked
hisself out o. the shafts, and mn a mill
afore we ke,rhcd him. Brought him back
put him in The slall-low siable--goi ou
, Of his reach. an then begun To whale I'm
, then he kicked up aein; knocked tn
| flooring all ,hrongh overhead, slose hi
bafte bassft.IsieFF mt siIiss sts;bsss huss.~'I shr d7u
happened 10 be open. and down went III
. hind legs clean to the hips. There hs
him foul"
.Yes. you did, replied m friend.
IL 90, a piece o. plank, an Hand in
i for bout ten miniis. wen hanged if h
didn't git mad! and kicked hisself out o
= the hole. Next mnrniu' found him swell
!, ed up big as fur hogsheads. Rub,
! sperrels O. iurpcniine all over i'm an IN
ungra,elul rascal KEEP myin' 10 kick M
! for il. Give him nolhin' TO cal for eigh
l days. an The swelIin' wen, down ag,n
i Took him out a. The stable, aud found hin
lame. behind"
Very likely !"
!, !" But, on closer examination, ses h
! was full as lame for'ard; one balance,
t'oiher, SOS he couIln't lump. One eyt
had been KNOCKS oul ia lhe fight, but ,Iis
headstalI kiverel that mi.iorl'n. Brush
+ cd i'm down kerclully, and put on tli'
l,iny harness. Led him dawn tho street
an met an old gent in search OF "spirit
ed" beast. Asked me if ! wanted Z
!, sell p
: mo sir!" siz |.
.Wo,'l you take for mi" scz he.
:. He's high strung" sez |.
" !. lie is" seq he; "'wots he with y
" IL never warrants horsses," seq
!. Ef YOU want IN Jcst as he is--you're
!, good Judge o hosses. no doubt !" sez !.
= Wal, | am" sez he.
.very well. then; you my hev q
:, !. for two hundred dollars" SEE |.
= The old gent peeped inlo bis mouth
: slroked his neck, looked very known, an
!. replied
!. .r'il give you hundred and filiy."
I "Splll the difference" sez !.
:. Done ~ sez he.
y The hoss is yourn." SEE !.
= lie give me Tho money, took the an
: : NAL. an that's The last I've heern o hl'
!, = or that hoss."
y, POSSIBLE exclaimed his friend.
= .Yaas. Under all The suckemsiance
ne | ,ho'l that il va mt best to keep the beas
:, you see, so | lei hun 60"
81 81 Where are you going now!' aske
:. his friend.
- ITO York."
!. "When do you reiurn!
!. "Not at present" said MIR. Sellul
Y" slily--and reckon he didn't.
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