Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-10-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
Horse Adventure

NTi1vepOTt Stlndafus q "N WIN - " ~
publi,hsd the ensuing winter
NV hiher besides being tn the mercantile
lire and Keeping the yillage tavern, also ran
Gsighi wagon TO Norwalk, and KEEP, small
livery stable. lie was fond ola joke, and had
,ly peculiar wargish kink in his nature
which led him frequently to turns Of some
pretty cute iricks. On one occasion young
nan named Nelson Beers applied to him tor
the use q horse u ride TO Danbury, dis
lance ofthrre miles. Nelson was On appren-
tiee to the shoe making business, nearly cot
ofhis tune VS. no, oyers,ceked With brains
and lived a mile ani a half cast ofour village.
Nv father though, ., would be better ior Mel
zoo to make his short journey on foo',,han Co
he At The expense Of hiring a horse, bot he DID
mo-, ,slI him -. We had an old horse uame1
bob" that having reached an sgo beyond his
teens. Vas turned oa, in a bog lOt near our
house TO die. lie va, literally "li'iuc
skeleton" ard Was much .n the same eondi'
lion Of the Yankee rag, which w'sso weak
b., owner had 10 hire bic ne.rhbor's horsc 10
help him draw hi, las, breath NV h,her,
therefore in reply to Nelson's application, told
hin TIA, tie livery horses were an OUT, aud
he bad none a. home clcep, famous "rhee
horse," which he was keeping in low hr'h,
10 orisr 10 have him in proper Ium - MA a
prc.t rarr soon 10 come OF
.Oh. do lc, me have him, unc's PhIlC, !
will ride him very carefully, and not iuJurc
bin 10 the least" sl'j Nelson Beers.
"IIe is to ,aluab's an animal 10 r.sk iu tie
hands Of Young man like you" responded
nv father.
Nelson continued to inP0rune, and m' "a
Their, 10 play oil. until 5, aus finally agreed
tina, the horse should be had on the condition
that he should 10 no case De rode faster than
walk or slow troi. lnd that he should hs led
with four quarts Of oats a, Daubury. Nelson
started on bis ros.uanie, looking for ali the
world as II he was on a mission to the Gear
lion crows, but Pc lc't every inch man, FOR
he ane.cd himself sslriJc of ibe creates, race
horse 10 the county and realized Iha, great
responsibility Vas rv,,in. lFoo h.s shoulders
iur The las, vorls OF my father 20 him were,
"Ntlson II ans accijrn, should happen 90 this
,n,mal while under your charge, You could
not paw the d1r,ce in a ltfe-,imo Of labor. -
on "Bub" was ju'y Dated and vaiercd a,
Daabury, and a, he end ofsrycral hours, Mr.
Beers mounted him ari started iur Bethel
He concluded TO take he "grcai pasture
r-,l haus. ,aa, being ,hs name or a new road
cut through svarrs, and meadows 20 4 shor.
&C., route % our y.Il-e. Nelson. f0r ono,
f'rcstua. hi, responsibility, probably tired
The speed ofh.s race horse, and soon broke
him down. Atsll events s17stiirg occurred
to weaken ole B5h's nerves Gr he came 10 4
slnj.s,Il and Nelson was forced TO jtsmouni
The horse trembling with weakness, and Mel
son trembling with fright \ small brook
va, running through the b0. at the roadside
and Beer, thinking that perhaps Dis "rarc-
horse" needed drink, lci him in,oihs stream.
Poor old Bob 60, stuck 10 the mud and n0,
having strength 90 Withdraw Oh, feet, quietly
closed his eyes, AMI Ike patriarch as he W.,
he dropped into the ,oi, bed that was await
inc him. and gave Up the rhos, wiihou, a
SINGLE kick.
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