Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-12-04
MISCELL.ANY.. N Y.


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-sMr. SeHaui H. shofse.joetey; that is,
when he is not more probably employed, he
is not asha med, so he says, to try his forl'n
in nthai very respectable callins.' He drop.
pedin at Bailey's Bszuar few weets sinee,
and very soon after Seilum srrived, a superb
looking charger, mounted by q graceful III
der, pranced lup. the court and entered ,I,e
arena, to be sold at public venduc.ssgsss ssE
There he ais, gents, said the nuctioneer,
sthere he is. a splendid, beast-look at him
and judge for yourselves. There's an ear, q
forearm, an eye for you! That animal, gen.
tlemen, was knocked down 10 a gentleman
under the hammer, less than three months
ago, for two hundred and eighty dollars
But am authorized to-day to sell the horse,
lei him bring more or less. He's q beauty !;
fine figure, splendid saddle beast, natural
gait fourteen miles to the hour, trots amile
in 2:42. and altogether he's great horse. ;
(Which last remark no one could doub;. for
he weighed eleven hundred pounds. How
much am offered for iha, beautiful horse o.
continued the auctioneer. Move him round
the ring once, john. That's it-elegant mo-
ton s-s-s,v ~. - k...s-.s,a ,..,..r
There the horse stopped short, and re-
fused to nudge another inch, though JOHN
burfied the roweIs to the shoulder ia his
ribs.
Give me bid, gentlemea, If you please; !;
that horse mus; be sod.'AszS - ~ -e -.z-ss
ssTweuty doIIars,' was heard from one cor.
ner or the room. %- 1'ss - So
.Ttcenty dollars screamed the auction
Ger, with seemingly ironical luush. Ssl'm
offered Sthe stupendous sum Of twenty dol
lars, gentlemen, for that animal. Are there
, no sausage makers in this congregation -
I'm offered only twenty dollars! but, gentle
men, as said, the horse is here TO be sold,
50 faccept the bid.' '7rs a 4'S JESS
Twenty dollars. I'm offered twenty dol
lars: twenty dollars. twenty, s,wenty; give
me thirty ?stwenty dollars, twenty, did hear
ihirtya twenty dollars; give Jfpes twenty
doilars-did Ihear Eve? twenty give. Two
and a half? twenty dollars-say one Z shall
Isay one stwen,y; f THAT'S the best bid,
down he mus, 60, gentlemen. Twenty dol
lars-goins! Twenty, onIy-who's The for
tunate buyer as s.ea - 80 s.,,i
'Sellum, John Sellum,' SAID our friend.
John Sellum,z twenty dollars. says the
auctioneer YOU We got horse a. is horse.
mr.. Seiium. m.ssza Ssest . ua=slsa Ss sos-I
And the fortunate John bore his msgnifi-
cen, charger away in triumph. - - =
"A few days subsequently an old acquin-
tance met John in the ears, and inquired
about his purchase.
Got that horse yet, John 2 ~ ss.s
mo, sold him. ~. Eass rsztz@ b .5 -
= SO soon-xhat for ?'ss = ssHss4 .=sass
%swal. noihn' in particular, but j didn't
fancy the cri,ter, all things considered.'T
sssHe was sound, wasn't he ? s'=s-7a 'sE-a'
wall. reck'n he wasn't, that is to say,
calk'late he wasn't Show'd good pluck till
got him down in Washington street, of:
ter left the Bazaar; but jest opposite the
Old South, he fell slap down on the pave
meat = laeazzs So c. - aa'f.sesl.ie
'Pshaw! you don't say so !'z--S - h'i.atss
Yaas. Blind-staggers-wust kind. Bot
didn't mind thai, SO took him home, and
nussed him up little. Put him in the gig
next day, wouldn't start peg! coaxed him,
drawed him, run hot wire in his ear, VOL
lup'd him aud so forth, and finally built . FIRE
under him. All no use cunning cuss-so,
rite down on the pile % aiied shavins, and
putit out.' srsislsa e<iT -ssssEJ Kes9
Here his friend smiled, sSa7u p ssE COS
asThat wasn't nothin', tho. Went to gil il
inter the wag'u and be started, fore l gath
eredup ihe zribbius. Went bout three rods
for'srd. and stopped sgain quicker'n light.
min. Throved me out over his head, inte.
the horse trougn Kicked kisself out 0, the
shafts. and run mile afore we ketched him
Brought him hack, and put bimsn,she nal
--low sssbleA Agc, GU, of his reach, an ther
begon 10 whale i'm: Then kicked up ssin
knocked the flooring all through overhead
stove his shses aof, ,absoke his halter, sullisel
unsback into the -s,abse floofs TsspEdoo1
happened 10 be open, and down went HI.
hiud legs clean 70 the hips, Then1 had hin
FOUL Azxx ~sE q sssszassS eas sssa4
Eyes, you did, replied his friend. xysi
1T sot piece q plank. an lam d him To-
'boui len miniis, when behaneedi IL he didns
sit nedt and rk,cksd 5bissslf ous q she hois
Next morning ngvfound hin sweIled up Big 1,
four.6ogshsads. Rubd sperrits o torpen
tine. all over him, and -the snerasefai sasca
kspa sryin' TO kick sne forte Give him hosh
ins ssaess for eight days, aud ME swelling
won't dowa sgsin.s Took him out d the. sta
ble, and fosnd him, lame betiads' ,s.sps ..4ss
very hkclyr sasaz Asas - rrss~ 49, >
Suf, % = eioss ssxsminstion, see be Va.
fuli e lame tos'srd, one balanced ro.her
SOC he eouldst Imp Ooe eye had been
Knocked ont IN The 6sht, bus the headstalIs
kiS~sd sl,t misforsn' Btushsd hl6i down
kssfsIly, end put On shs shiuy harness. Led
him down the street, an ma a Old esp,
ID saroh Of ofasspiriisd hssstsa Askea me if /
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