Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-06-29

From the Worcester Transcript
The Nichols Marc" was beast of
extraordinary speed and endurance. Like
most rare whether human or brute
she was eccentric in her habits. 1t mat
tcrs not who owned her at the time of the
incident we are about to relate, suffice it to
say, her owner was sensible man, and n
thorough horscman his prediction for
horsclcsh, moro than anything else, having
driven him into the livery business. Next to
the wife of his bosom, he loved the Nichols
mare a fact of which both females were sem
siblc, without being at all jealous of each
other. For this reason the mare was hired
only to particular customers and when let
the party hiring was always carefully instruct
cd as to the pecuiaritics of the animal.
particular friend unacquainted with the
mare, or her habits, and troubled with an
impcdimcnt in his Speech as well as with
native iniirmity of temper which prevented
him from exercising any charity for living
creatures of slow or tardy motion, once
applied to our livery man for horse, for n
journey of II dozen miles or so, undertaken
for the purpose of bringing his wife home
from her fathers house, whittier she had
gone on visit The contract ran thus - !
w-w-want horse good 'un ono thatll
s-s-st-sta-start the minute you s-s-sa-say-
Pwh-Pwhst an-an-an'll go like thun-
der =
Suit you-l guess was the reply.
Wc-wc-wcll out with her, then.
The mare was put between the thills of
nice little buggy, her harness thoroughly
adjusted by the owner, the reins carefully lald
over the dashboard, and the usual chapter OF
advice opened concerning her management
'Oh g-g-git out with your directions,
ocean d-drive her, guess interrupted
the lessee and picking up the rcins he sprang
for the seat but landed heels up, upon the
buggy bottom. The mare was off but the
driver, being game. had gained the command,
as he thought. through recovery Of the lines,
upon which he pulled as though resolved to
do or die a slight smile was visible upon
the dcmurc face of the lessor as the vehicle
rccedcd from sight at killing pace, and
nothing more was known until the next day,
when our friend with the impediment made
his appearance with tho mare, but mithoW
his wife As he drove mp, n cloud o 'cr spread
his face as he saw the lessor at the stable
door.
.W-w-what k kind of an incarnatc b-b-br-
brute d 'yc r-ca-call this >
Best horse in the stable
W-w-we-wcl started for D
Yes know it,.
'W-wcl before | couh stop, went to
IL (2S milcs) drove back this morning
i'u MI hiON ihthci uDOi )'i' h"'' u"
mile wide =
Yes, well
WV rcll-old man-me- br broth
cr Jim, hired man, and visitor, besides,
t-t-tr-tri. tried for two hours to get wwi-wilc
into the wagon-and couldn't do it d-d-dc-
deyelish crittcr danced college hornpipc all
r-ro.round an-an-and orcr some OF us-but
not n passenger could we get in.
How then did you get in =
Tell YOU Old mans foxy as lawyer.
Told me to take her out. did. Told me to
r-r-cct in. | did. and dfter I got IN hcy
| Hucbcd Hc mare and h-hc-her-hcre | he
W-w-wo- wouldn't give Spanish dollar for
| the mare, though she did come the twelve
miles in flor -forty-cight minutes.
'Whyn
Look ut my hands :
They wcrc-onc blister. The lessor smiled
If YOU would have listened to me all
this would have been avoided allow the
lines to remain untouched until you are seat
ed. and she never starts till you tell her
! Drive her with II slack rein, she will go AS
slow as you desire
The truth of the statement was at once
tested by trial and resulted as was asserted
precisely but the driver was punished for
his impaticncc, and ever from that day insist'
upon having IL horse that won't sst-star
the minute you say P-p-rh phwist and
20 like thunder =