The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-07-07
HoRsE.TRADER SOLD.

HORSE-TRADER SOLD.
In connection with The foregoing, let
ns record here the" experiences" Of ans
other" sharp" operator. as sel forth in a
sketch entitled "Ihs Spnn Of Grays,"
which we condensed from tar-western
newspaper sons months since, aud de-
posted in onr capocious receptabie;
"Good-morniug, Mr., Jones.n
"Good ,moraing, Mr.. Johnson: glad
OF see you. Iiow ATE oil the folks in
your part Of the country 2"
"Vcry well, thank you. Mr.. Jones,
I hear that yon have a very nice span OF
good horses, which YOU would like 10 sell.
lIow is i,i'
Ihays," replied Jones; "and a likes
aier span cam, be found any where"
-. "O,l presume not" wac the rather
Sa,iricA response.
"Come in aud see hcm, Mr.. Johnson;
this way, sir if you please" and Mr..
Jones opened tho siable-door where The
horses we're kept.
"Fme! pery 6ne!" said Johusnu. ~
suppose they are perfectly soundT and
he walked around the horses, aud sur
teyed them for the seventh time.
"Perfeclly sound, assure yoo,'' said
Jones.
mo heaves?"
s.Not in The least"
sSprained"
"No SIR"
"Can', you take Two hundred aud for
ty.fye'9
"Can'i-'pon honor
"Well I'll take ,hem at Two bundled
and fdy."
"Dune."
johnson paid for ,he horses, and drove
them hoiIb. ..s5.
Bd be was n6i lopg in disc6eiiug thai
upe ot his superb gays Vas troubled
with The sptihg>balt, and the other with
something else quite as bad. Johnson
was in towering passion, and wrote let
LET after letter to Jones, but received no
answer: SO one day lie called over to see
him.
"Mr. Jones. those horses are no,
Sound wwere the first words that passed
his lips.
II cam, help that" was ihe response.
"But ycd mist help it; and thar
quickly,ot I'll take tho law Of you!'ex-
claimed Johnson, passiouately
"How much will you settle for; Mr.
Juhusoui-come, talk away!' said jones'
for il was his turn to be angry.
"Fify dollars" snapped Johnson.
"l'll give you twenty-five"
.'Shaf,'t do i,p'
And home he went, chnfng with rage
Ahd wns just starting over To Squire
B--'s loI a writ, when q man accostec
him.
"Ifayc you got pair Of horses to sell
siri"
"Tes' sir, | have"
"Walk this way, sir. There, sir, can
you beat Motp"
'sPfe,,y- well matched," suggested the
stranger. They are aot entirely sound
are theyi"
"Sound!" repeated Johnson, as il as
ionished ni the question ;"ndeed the!
are, in every respect"
II suppose, then, il | should bul
them, you would remember what yo'
say now; but here are Witnesses" anC
the stranger looked keehIy at johnson
They talked long and earnestly bu
In spite of all JohDson's protesta tions
the stranger would not take the gfay'
then.
SIN ons week you shall hear from
me, ,"said the stranger. 81 shall by tha
time have made up my mind whether tc
buy them or not"
johnson didn't have TO wait SO long
a. that.
"Box sixty.four, ,"said johnson, at The
Post-ofice. "Joncs's handwriting
said he, as he opened the letter whcl
was handed 10 him ;"guess he has sen
tba, fifty dollars alopg!"
But bis illusion speedily vanished as
he read: ~
"C----, Deccnter %, ls4--.
ssDcar Sir-T regret exceedingly Il
have been forced 10 this step; lbu, as
you told particular ficnd of mine
Mr.. N--,lhat your horses we're per
fec'ly sound, shall no, lake the trou'
bic 10 settle for Them. Mr.. n vii
not have them! ~
"Yocrs,&c., DEXTER JoNEs"
"Two wrengsn did not inakes' right
in this case exactly, although at leas
one Of the parties TO this s'GaiF business
s----