The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-11-23

THE THIRTH-N1NE DOLLAR MARE.
Some years ago, while travelling in the
state of Maine, CHANGED to halt at an out Of
the-way tavern in those parts-in the bar
room OF which, during the EVENING" heard
the substance Of the following story related.
II may divert portion Of your readers good
Spirit and % write il out for you. =
Speaking Of horses'-remsrked the lead.
ing talker Of the evening-'Speaking Of hor.
ses reminds me Of mare knew Q long time
ago, three minute nags' wern't SO plenty,as
we hear tell about ow.a-days.'
There was blacksmith in the town where
then lived who was very fair judge Of a
horse, and who generally owned 'rusher,'
for those times-.though almost his entire
fortune was ordinarily invested on his 'crab.'
He sold his old mare one dey, and kept his
eye open for another beast, when the right
kind Of an animal might fall in his way.
| 1t CHANGED soon afterward, that there came
to the door of his little shop, one day, q grey
mare-a long, lean bodied wench-the own.
er of which desired to have her shod. The
blacksmith looked in her mouth, az horse.
men sometimes will and then he tried her
dock. He stood in front of her, and then
beside other, and then examined her feet,
and then went to work to shoe her.
'Howold is she!' be asked quietly, az he
proceeded to pare and trim her hoofs.
Mine years come Spring said her own
er.
The blacksmith looked in her mouth again
and said-'Yes you can warrant that
Warrant! well, she's good beast, any
how responded the other.
il rs she s0und!'
'As fresh hick'ry NUT
'Kind!'
'As cosset sheep u.,4tH 4m
May be you'd sell her!' continued the
blacksmith slowly, as he finished her las
foot. y
| Yes replied her owner, handing the
blacksmith dollar for his job, yes III sci
her, tFN
How much money-cash down: i'.lfl
i 'Forty-f five dollars.'
Five and forty. She must be good 'ur
then.'
she is good one.'
Say forty stranger, and III venture u
] take her, -Efa
fhe bargain was closed, the stranger walk
ed awsrwith his old saddle On his arm, ant
the grey mare walked into the blacksmith
little shed stable. 1t was heap of money
for him to put into single horse, but he
thought she had good points in her me- king
up, Notwithstanding the isct that she hadn'
been over-fed. of late, or too carefully groom
ed.
A little care and &rooming very soon de-
veloped her more satisfactorily, and the pur
. chaser CHANGING to Be dozen miles iron
/. home one night, hurried up the cakes OF
her way back and lei notice three minu,.
), pelter straight into town like open an,
shut!
a well done! Welt done, old thirty.nine
said the blacksmitik enthusiastically, as h
applied two huge s;kaw whisps to her reekinl
sides-nor left hefwhile a single hair wa
turned upon her tody.
. Well done, old 'oman! l'll take you roun
4 Walnut hill andsw see about this.'
And he did tske her there-once, twice
!, thrice-ffty tines; but he said nothing, onl
y that she waSa good creature to draw an
!. he was content with her,
At the ED of four or FIVE months, the oil
man took a leather pouch. shut up shop. an
q rode inyb Boston-halting at the Easter
!. Stage House in Ann street. Here he re
msi9<d quietly for three or four days
u sepfcely showing himself, and never SPEAK
y Jig Of his mare,
FL One evening he overheard some of III
- 'boys' in the bar room talking horse an
n he listened earnestly.
Go! said one Of them, Il rather think h
% can-in two fifty, sure!'
i 'Ha-ha! roared the rest, (for three mnut
lhnPaoQ voev nj h.
N perod.C
!" Go! I'd like to match him against some
r thing that can trot Your wigglers and raj
ers aud runners are not the thing. Give IN
Is q square trotter, and can just have hm!-
that's ALL
Ken you? asked voice near by, modes
~.
G. The company turned about, and saw a
j. unshorn, rough.visage man sitting in h
9. irt-sleeves, to whom the young buck di
4 not reply, at all. Our blacksmith (for it wa
y hey continued to smoke his pipe. The boy
. put their heads together for lark-and tn
e. foremost asked:
st perhaps you've got horse that you wou
or like to exercise ltte.'
m 'Yaas,' responded the rude dressed strange
Il don't mind little exercise for the old maj
-but you don't bet nothing on il. I TAX
lit
sWhy,yes. Just for the name of the thin
8. well 60 i've hundred or so.'
=. Five hundred whatr exclaimed the grees
un jumping from his chair and smahing h
pipe at the same moment.
e Five hundred dollars, to be sure.'
Fe 'Oh, git aout! YOU'RE joking
adj mo we can't trot jim short of that:
% wouldn't pay ...,.
sWal now look here nshoy I'll foil or