Demoine courier., 1855-10-18
SAM Sticks HORSE TRADE.

once to Slickv.le. was CONSIDERABLE
proudsoi him / do. assure you for he tool
the rag off HE bush in great style
We'll, our Stable help, Pat Monaghan
(him | used to call Mr.. Monoghan) woul.
stuff him with fresh clover wl'hout m,
knowing il, and as sure Gs rats, brck'
his wind in driving him too fast. hgay'
him tie .heaves.' that is, il made hi
TANKS heave like a blacksmi;h's bellows
We call il .heaves, 'Brilishcrs call !
broken wind
Well, there is no cure FOR II though
some folks tells you a hornets nest Gu
up fine and put in their meal will do !,
end others say sifi the oats clean ant
give Them jumper berries with Il, at
,ha. will do j.. or ground ginger. or Tar
or what not; but these are all %quackeries
You cant cure il. for its a rupture oil al
al: vessel, and you can. ge,att % sew I
up. Blu, you can fix il up by Jiei, and
care, and proper usage SO thai you car
deceive. even AN old hand, provided you
doa'l lie, him ride or drive the beas, Toe
fast.
well L doc.ored and worked with him
so Ina, the mos. tina, could be perceived
was s Sigh, cold notior' no. TO mind
much less TO frighlen you. And when
got him up TO the notch, advertised
him for sale, as belonging I a person
going down east, who only parted with
him because he thought him too heavey
for a man who never travelled less Than a
mile in two minutes and twenty seconds.
Well, he was sold a, auction, ami hnosa
ed down TO Rip Van Dam, the attorney
general for five hundred; and the owner
pu. a saddle and bride on him and took
a bet of two hundred dollars with me
tina, he could 90 a mile in two minutes
and fifty seconds. He didn't know me
IRON dam, personally al .ns time, but
he had heard Of me, and bought him be-
cause il was said Sam Slick owned him.
.WeI, he stared Off and lest his be-;
for wher he got near the winning pos.
The horse checked. fell and pitched The
rider of half way 10 Troy, aud nearly
died himself. The umpire handed me
the money. and | dug ous Tor the steam
boa,in,rndln' to pull fool for home
Jus, as | reached ,he wharf, | heard my
name called ou.; bu, | didn't let on l
noticed il, and walked or. Presently
Van Dam seized me by my shoulder.
qni,e OF, OF breath rutlin' and blowing
like a po,poise.
81. ~ - St...l > e,it ho g.t. H.F-.n- t.. 6
ss.Yes, sails whats left of me; but
good gracious, says |, you have go. the
.heaves.' | hope IL ain'tca,chin.'
No haven't said he. bui your cuss-
ed hers has, and nearly broke my back.
You are like all The Connection. men
ever saw, a nasty, mean, long hecked,
long legged, narrow ches,cd slab sided
narrow soulet, lantern Jawed lansee
WELL sails I that's a long name 10
write on the back of a letter, ain't it
/. aia'i good to use such q swadof words.
rs no wonder you have The heayes; but
III rure you; | wasn't brought up 10
wsa, giing 4 hain't ,iMe 10 fight you and
besides,' sails 1 you are broken winded,
bu, III heave you over the wharf 10 cool
Won, boots and sil BY gravy.
.Didn't you ad,erti.e, said he, that,
the only reason you have TO par, with
tia, horse was, tina, he was too heavy
for a man who never Travelled slower
than a mile in two minutes and twenty
seconds.
.Neyer, eais | Il never said such \
word. What will you be, tina! | did!
Fifty dollars said he.
Done, said L. And Vanderbilt. (l.e
was usl going on board steamer al the
time.)
.Varderbil,. sails l, ,hold these stakes;
.ificnd, sais III won'i say you lie. bu,
you talk uncommonly like the way | do
whem | lie. Now prove il.
And he pulled Out one OF my printed
advertisements, and said:
i Read that. s
asWeli, | read it. III is moi, there, said
Ain. il, sais he; l leave it to Wander
blu sffH Y
MIR. Slick, said he, you have lost; II
is here. asa
Will you be, fifty dollars, says.I. tho
you have seen il. that it's here?
Yes, sais he, | will.
.Done, sails 1. Now how do you spell
heavy? ssN
I'll said he. ~
.Exactly, sails l. so do |. But this 10
spelt heaUey. | did j, on purpose.
scorn 10 take a man in abou, a horse SO
| published his defsctto all the world
| said he was TO heavey for harness. and
50 he is lie amt worth fifty dollars,
| wopld'tl have him as q gii.-he amt
worth Won dam.
WELL. | did see that, said he. but
thought, i, was an error OF the press. or
that The owner couia' mt spell.
Ooh. sails ], .don't take me for one oil
your Dutch Doors, | beg of you. i can
spell. but you cant read, that's ALL
You remind me, sails | OF a Teller in Slick
vile, when the six cent letter stamps
came in fashion. He licked the letter
stamp so hard he took all the gum oil,
and j. wouldn't stick no way he could
fix il, SO what does he do bu, stick a
pin through il and writes on the letter,
DID &c h. darred thtpu will only stick