The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1853-07-12
A HORSE DODGE; f- 4
OR, TAKING THINGS LEISURELY
RY. FALCONBRIDGE.

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'Do-do somethingT no solloqused; 'ah!
see its impossible, out of my fluctuating salary
to do much. Mrs Slocum: bnt something is to
be done-somebody's to be done, by thunder!
for Mrs Slocum must have ride, the little Slo.
Gums have an airing. and, old boy, Josey Slo-
cum you must be trotted out
Next day, Jim Snedeker, a bosom friend OF
Joe Slocum's limited it around that Joe Slocum
had fell into a small windfall, by the decease
OF his w'fes sisters aunt and which report Jim
propagated after this fashion,:
Sure thing-know it-heard Joe say. too.he
was going into spread; and look here! il
you know any body who's got good horse and
a good carriage to sell, send them to Joe.'
Don't say so? quoth listener. Well, I've
got good horse, and a blame nice family con-
Germ on four wheels and a.
Just the thingp cries Joo Snedeker; 'Just
the thing, my boy. Go, gear up trot down to
Joes office--sell him. sell MINT
Il will, by hokey! Thank you, Mr.. Sneide.
ker for the information. 'Spose we take some
thing--come!'
Joe drinss-the one horse chaiseman disap-
pears, and somes mp in a new place.
Woo woo-wo! Woe tell pou' says he driv-
ing up ois really pretty concern in front af So-
cum scramped and sultry Office.
Understand SIR says the man of the one
horse cqase, 'that you was thinking of buying
a faulty carriage.
'A-ycs quitely responded Slocum. Il was,
as you say, thigking of ofit-thinking ofit:'
'Yes-well, said the horseman, Il think I've
got something that'Il suit YOU to T.
Have you? says Joe, Where:
| Right outside-come look at il at once
there's horse
| Looks like one focetiousla echoes Slocum
He amt nothing else sir! Look Mt him.
See that corriagc:-rides like a duck. Just
get on your coat and tako short drive. I'll
show you how he moves
Haint got time
| 'Pshaw! won't take us momont---come in. ;
| Thus importuned, Slocnm went on ride
two miles out of town-fet pleased with tho
horse,but thongt he had better have his wife
| see the concern and its movements also:and so
after the pleasant drink and nice little ride,
Slocum was delivered, quite fresh, at his office
again.
Next day according to promise. tho owner
of the one horse family urn out sends the horse
and chaise oil in good order to Slocum's house
to take out his wife and baby and try the run
of it is as family horse and carriage. And
they had good time. Twas in the merry
month of May-country in bloom-Mrs. Slo-
cum in a merry mood-ditto Slocum and the
horse. A lorg and pleasant ride terminated
with going home, sending the horse and car
rage to the owner, with very polite note that
the horse was very fair but the chaise very
small-to Ain fact. Slocum had consulated
his lady. and sho wanted something better
Another trader appears-that he had heard
thdI "'' SiVSu"i ifau "a iiV'i"r' Vr .-.;-e
span.
YES, have notion of something of the
sort saysSIocum. 'Wh kind af horse have
YOU:
"A pair, sir-fne animals they are, too
Broke to harness! quoth Slocum.
Broke! says tho trader, you can bet thoy
Good in family carriagc!'
Elegant sir. I'll hitch up. if you say SO,
and wei trot em out
Very well. says Slocum: gear up, bring them
aroun1 and if my family approves of the horses
and carriage.-
The carriage is not mine, says tho Horse
jockey.
'Oh, no carriage, chr
mo sir; but can barrow one to let you SEQ
how the horces move; you'll bo delighted
Very good como down to my house about
4 i. NJ. we'll drive out and SEQ all about it,.
'At4 p. NJ, you better believe there was
team standing ready at the door; Mrs. Slocum
had the children ready and in they gothic
whole famv-the horseman and Slocum noun
tod the box to see the animals move.
Don't they stepf animaiedly said the own
or.
That's fact says the treachoaous Slocum,
thew do step, as YOU observe, SIR
Look at that, sir! Ga-a long, cir. There's
muscle.
Plenty of it,! was Slocums echo
Actioc, TOO: says the driver, touceing them
up with the string
Grand action, sirr Slocum responds.
-a1oOO Of vou lazv seal efan out Won
SEQ that off horse, sir is a leo-lee-te lazy, you
III have to tickle him with the nero end--so,
you see-end of the lash, Says the owner, whip
ping up the team i'm the line of travel not over
ly pleasing to Slocum, who not being uso to
outeidc travel added to the fact that the off
horse semcd inclined to kick up, suspected it
slightly dangerous.
Not fond of fast travel in coach myself
anyhow, and as the road is some down hill
here, suppose you drow them in little. SIR
20. yes poppy, let the man make 'cm gop
shouts young. delighted Slocum. %, do
give it TO 'em, srp
Nonsense, child cries Slocum, you'll fall
out, your head and arms in the carrioge, my
dear don't you know you fell out of our car
riane onco and a.
'Yes, poppy, but sis pushed il over while
Maggy was pulling me; did not fall out!'
cries the child, to the modification Of the anx-
ious father, whose design in mentioning the
fact was to have the horseman impressed with
an idea teat the Slocum's had before been in
carriage way,
Bot the party of the Slocum's now reached
tho five milo house; the horseman insisted on
having them all get out ond partake of some
refreshments: they didn't refuse, and so hav-
ing INDUCED they finolly drove back homo in
beautiful train of thought and feeling. Some
how or other Slocum satisfied the horse trader
that tho pair were not exactly up to tho mark,
they were most to lively or little to high, or
not exactly the color his wife liked and 50 that
man was dsbed. Mex day man with fno
saddle horse rode up,havng heard that socum
wanted "critter." H,e
Nice horse to look at says Slocum.
yes great crittcr to go, says the man.
you can mount him and try: inst take n