The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-04-10
WHY lie DISPOSED OF TIE
ANIMAL.
A MATTER or.fAcT SKETCH.

Mr.. Selum Is !orse jockey. That !
when he is not more proiitably employ
ed, he is not ashamed, so he says. to
try his f,rlin in that respectable calliu' /
lie dropped in at Bailcy's Bazaar n
few days since. and very soon after
Scllum arrived. n superb looking char !
ger, mounted by graceful looking ri
der, pranccd mp the court and entered
the arena, to be sold ut public yenduc.
There he is. gents said the auction
Ger, ',hcrc he is--a splendid beast, look
Il, him and judge for yourselves. There
eye for YOU. That animal. gentlemen,
was knocked down to gentleman un-
der the hlnlmer, less than three months
ago, for two hundred and eighty dol
lars. But am authorized to-day to
sell the hors", let him bring more or
less. Hes a beauty. fine figure, sp.en-
did ac,ion---look at him, gen,lcmcn.-I
Elesan, form, prompt driver, very spir-
tied, seven years old, gets up well be
fore and behind, splendid saddle beast,
natural gait fifteen miles the hour, trots
mile in 2.i2 and altogether he is a
great horsc' Which last remark no
one could doubt, for he weighed eleven
hundred pounds.
beautiful horse,' continued the auction
ecr. Move him round the ring John
That's il. Elegant notion Here the
horse stopped short and refused to bulge
another inch; though John drove his
rowels TO the shoulder into his ribs
Give me bid gentlemen, if you
please tha, Horse must he sold ; and
twenty dollars was heard from one
corner of the crowd.
'Tcenty dollors,' screamed the auc-
tioncer with seemingly ironical laugh.
l am offered the stupendous sum Of
! twenty dollars, gentlemen, for that ami
NAL. Are there no sausage makers in
this congregation l am offered only
twenty dollars! But we do our busi-
ness here upon honor: and as l said,
the horse, must be sold, SO l accept the
bid
Twenty dollars. I am offered twen-
ty dollars. Twenty dollars, twenty
twenty-give thiry?-twenty dollars
twenty-did hear thirty? I'm Of
fercd only twenty dollars-givc fire
Twenty dollars, did I hear five p
! Twenty dollars-givc two and half
Twenty dOllars-say one! Shall
have twenty one !? Twenty if that'-
the best bid, down he goes, gentlemen
Twenty dollars-going Twenty, only
-and-who's the buycr!'
Sellum-John Sellum,' said oul
friend.
John Scllum, twenty dollars salt
the auctioneer, you've got horse as i
horse, Mr.. Selum, and Tie fortunate
John bore lis magnificent charger Il
way in triumph !
A few days subsequently an old nc
Guaintance mt John in the cars. as
inquired about his purchase. Got tha
3 horse yet, John?'
y MOI sold him. replied John, dri
/ ly.
u Wal-noIhin' in particular but
u didn't fancy that criltcr, all things COZ
IS sidcred.'
J. lie was sound, wasn't he ::
c Wall reckon he wasn't. Th;
$ is to say cal late he wasn't. Show
+ very good pluck till l got him int
&c Washington street, after left the Ba;
n a.ar! but jest opposite the old Sout
e he fell slap down on the pavement.
u "Sho, you don't say SO.
" 'Yaas. Blind staggers, wus kind
u But didn't mind that, SO took hi
TX home, and nussed linn up little. T.
IL him in a gig, next day; wouldn't sta
L IA peg Coaxed him, drawed him, ru
'E hot wire in his ear, wolloped hi,
III and 50 forth; and finally built fire u
~ " der him all no use cunnin' cuss-
'o sot right down on the pile Of light
= shavin's, and put it out"
H. Here his friend smiled
op That wasn't nothin' tho. Wen.
Nc get inter the wagin, and he started 70
es ! gathered up the ribbin. Went abe
three rods for'ad, and stopt agin quic
hd erin ligh,nin.' Throw'd me out, os
od his head, inter the hoss trough-kit
'ul hisself out OF the shafts, and run N
'se before we ke,chcd him. Brought h
cts back. put him in the shallow stable
'e. got out of his reach, an then began
'ei, whale i'm. Then he kicked up az
. knocked the iioorin' through over he
VI stove his shoes off, broke his halt
!" and then run back inter the stable tlo
fr,; Trap door happened TO be open, ,
ron down went his hind legs clean to
hips. There | had him foul =
Yes, you did, replied his friend.
est, i got piece o plank, and laT
ten him for bout ten minits; wen I'll
un- hanged if he didn't git mad and kic
and himself out OF the hole. Next morn
by found him swelled up as big as
,cr. hogsheads. Rubbed sperrits o lurE
of. tine all over him, an the ungrat'
!. - rascal kept tryn' 10 kick me for''
: g gave him nothin' to ca, for eight d.
:" and the swelling went down again
',"' Took him ou, o the stable, and fo
inc him lame. Gehind--'
ear Very likely
are But, qu u closer examination so