Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-03-09
From the Flag OF our Union.
An EVEN HORSE TRADE.
SHOWING HOW MUCH IR. BROWN MADE.
BY THE YOUNG CE

and ou' horse jock9y-one who lives IN
ana by bis profession exclusively is
most merciless i'll his operations; that he
viii instinc,iyeiy Or inlu.;iyely. cheat his
very grandmother, in trade
II may be SO. | remember one OF the
genus referted TO, who was notorious, in
New Hampshire, in his day, for the pro-
pensity described, and who lgas hard
one III ali the gamifcations Of horSe-traif-
ic.
Tim Brown, say. was we'll known
Throughout the Granite Stale as parilcu
Iarly difficult customer in this line; and
his more immediate neishbors always
avoided him-whon purchasing horse
for they were pretty certain OF being skin
ned, if they dealt with him. However,
one Of them, an honest worthy wheeirigh:
near him, wouldn'i listen to the caution
that was volunteered him, but in his cra-
duiity anu self honesty, bought 4 horse OF
Brown, for eighty dollars. ana paid fox
him. The beast was worthless ans. ten
days subsequently, the good hearted, inno-
cent mechanic was glad 10 sell tho animal
f0r fieen dollars! This man 5 uame was
Beckett. lie was OF serious turn OF
mind, rather, and harbored 10 j.! Will to-
wards MIR. Brown, who thus oset-geacAal
i,.;n with 4 ring5oned peter that had seen
is best days lull a dozen years before
n Brown or Mr.. Beckett had made his
acquaintance. Air. Beckett forgave Brown
-aaid nothing-and twelve months pass
ed quietly by.
a year afterwards, or therenbou.s Mr.
Beckett was III his lille wheelrighi's shop,
alone. one morning, when the door open
cd aud a thin looking man entered, seek
ing employ Oyment. lie SAID his name was
Greene. He came from Vermont, had
got out OF money. hadn't had any break
iasl, and could find nothing 10 dc. His
funds had all gone, he was willing 10 do
anything Tor an honest living. but had no
particular calling OF trade 10 fall back on
in his emergency.
Nr. Beckett piied the stranger, at first,
and then carried HIM INTO his house. where
he provided him silh 5ood breakfast.
And now said the whealright, 4 have
no work for you here, but as You seem to
be an honest meaning man, | wl!llry your
talent"
Il ou may trust me, said the grealful
stranger, 'and III give you good account
Of my doi9g2'
Very well, ndded Beckett. Here's IN
oil carriage I've teen fixing up can'
sell il here, and you may take it out ol
town and trade it OF. Return me seven
;y-ive dollars Tor ii-or horse, or yoke
Of oxen; 90 your best. Here's five dollars
Tor your expenses, meantime; see what
VOC can do
With many thanks and more good .esolu-
lions, Mr.. Greene left town, VITA MIR.
Reckeis horse aid cary all.
He mag never come back argued the
wheelrighl, but I'll risk IT, lie looks like
well meaning man. And with this re-
mark he turned 10 his work again.
On the morning of the fourth day alter
customary propriety by the sudden hating
al a splendid bay horse before his workshop
door, and brief 'halloo lhere' from the
lungs of his rider. He stepped out and
recognized MIR. Greene, with Unaffected
aslonshment,
We'll what now2' he inquired.
I've come back said Greene.
So see,' responded Beckett, But whose
horse have You there?'
well | s'poSe It's yourn, continued the
man he had befriended. And without
more words he moved the animal up and
down the road.
He was beautiful creature tru,y!-
Fine head, delicate ear, open nostril, arch
ed neck, in capital condition, with clean
hmps, snowy mane and tail, aud splendid
gait,
'AhT' said the wheelrigh,, when his
agent briefly Informed him that he had ira
6ed off the old team for this magnificent
looking beast, and fifty dollars boot
'Ah, Mr.. Greene, there is something
wrong here. You've been imposed upon.
Without doubt, this horse was stolen by
the party you bought him of. Can't be
otherwise.
Guess not, says Greene.
Sixteen hands high. by Jove' exclaim-
ed tie wheelright. delighted al the pros
pect. No, over seven years old Cooking
IN his mouth,) good ieet-very good
Well, Mr.. Greene, you may put him in the
stable
Nr. Beckei's fears were groundless.- -
The trade had been made upon honori-
The horse was the lawful property of the
person with whom Mr.. Greene had ex-
changed.
Hes worlh-the horse is worth two
hundred dollars insisted Beckett cautious
ly.
so he is replied Greene.
And tho fifty dollars boot, chimed in
the gratfied wheelrigh,.
Yes continued Greene.
AZ capital trade--capilal, concluded
Beckett.
Ihs next morning. while the noble an
mal was being admired by the two friends
Greene turned him towards the barn (from
lhe drinking. tahk) when the horse stun.
bIed head foremost against the side of the
door. And a second effort brought the
brute hard up agalns. the other side of the
enterance, when upon examination he was
found to be totally and irredeemably sight
less.
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