The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-06-30

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about it.
At4P M. you better believe there was
a team standing ready at the door; Mrs.
Slocum had the children ready, and in
they got-the whole family-the horse
man and Slocum mounting the box to see
the animals move
Don't they step?' animatedly says the
owner.
That's fact, says treacherous Slocum
they do step as you observe, sir
Lock at that, see! Ga-a-long, sir
There's muscle!'
Plenty of it!' was Slocum's echo.
Action tool says the driver, touching
them up with the string.
Grand action, sir!' Slocum responds.
'Ga-a-a-long, bill, you lazy rascal, step
out. You see that off horse, sin, is a lee
e-tle lazy;-you'll have to tickle him with
the mere end-so, YOU see--end of the
lash,' says the owner, whipping up the
team to line Of travel not overly pleas
ing to Slocum, who, unused to outside
travel, added to the fact that the off
horse seemed inclined to kick up sus-
pected it was slightly dangerous.
Not fond of fast travel, in coach, my
self, any how, says he, 'and as the road
is some down hill here, suppose you draw
them in little, STRIP
'Ah, nothing like making 'em step out,
sirP replies the driver.
'Oh! yes, poppy, let the man make 'em
go! shouts a young, delighted slocum.-
'Oh! do give it to EN-, sir!'
Nonsense, child!' cries Slocum, you'll
fall out; keep your head and arms in the
carriage, my dear; don't you know you
fell out of our carriage once, and "a
'Oh yes, poppy, but Sis pushed it over
while Maggy was pullin' me; I didn't
fall out! cries the child, to the mor.ifca-
ton of the anxious father, whose design
in mentioning the fact was to have the
horseman impressed with the idea that
the Slocum's had before been in the car
riage wayl
But the party Of the delighted Slocums
now reached the five mile house tie
horseman insisted on having them all get
out and partake of some refreshments
they did mt refuse, and SO having indulged
they finally drove back home in beauti-
full train of thought and feeling Some
how Or other, Slocum satisfied the horse
trader that the pair were not exactly up
to the mark, they were most too lively, or
little too high or not texactly the color
his wife liked, and so that man was dish
ed! Next day man with fine saddle
horse rode up, having heard that Slocum
wanted 'critter.'
Nice horse to look at, says Slocum.
Yes, a great critter to CO. says the
man. You kin mount him and try; Just
take ride out for spell if you've got
time, and I'll go to the stable till you get
back
An hours ride, upon altogether the
hardest mouth, hardest back "cuss'' he
ever bestrode, fully convinced Slocum he
was not got up for equestrian exercises;
SO, after essentially anathematizing the
brute, the man took his horse and went If
in great huff !
Now, the very next day, another indi-
vidual appeared. He had understood
Slocun was looking up a family turn out,
anl here he had the most lovely pair Of
little ponies, and the loveliest carriage,
that ever collapsed mans pocket book
The fellow had such winning manner,
such a pressing desire to sell, that he at
once clinched bargain.
Now, Sir,'-they had tried the team
on ride to the outskirts of the town.
Now, Sir, as am much pressed for mon
ey, I'll sell you this team and carriage for
$5oOp
Thunder! you call that cheap?' says
Slocum.
L do, sir, they cost one thousand But
as was about to say, I'll sell you the
whole concern for $500, and if you are
short, why-a-pay me $780,
Cant do it, says Slocum.
We'll, say two hundred, says the ira
der.
No, can't spare it.
"A hundred and ffty?'
How long will you wait for the bal
ance?' quoth Slocum.
'Oh, your own convenience; say four
monthsp
Say eight and I'll do it!'
Slocum got the team, paid down hun
dred and fifty dollars, the man slid, and
he was in great glee for two days; at the
end Of that time, he found himself arres-
ted for buying stolen property! He got
OFT, finally, but it cost him a heap Of mon
cy and time, and he learned one fact-that
there were people in this gregarious world
about as sharp as he was--in an animal
transaction! Slocum thought he'd run
saw upon the horse dealing fraternity, by
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