Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-10-30

rent Improvement in the appearance Of the harso
ana not only go, but to the old, worn out steed,
gives new strength and yigor many Of the fine
sieeR-lookng horses in tie Austrian service ami
mails that have been broken down, or worn out will
ago and hard labor, and are brought up with arsen
ic. But when the giving of the powerful n arcoti
sumulant is once commenced it m ust be kept up
or the horse fails at once.
AT the end of the fourth week the old horse wa
not only "fat a cub but SO full of life and spir
y was no that he frsked about like young colt
Jery now came on, and with sharp file he Gu
down the front teeth; and then with a keen grave
he indented the surfaces, and colored them to re
semble the marks Of horse about eight year old =
After this Phil brought in his hair dye He hat
purchased two bottles of it. and il was found sufi
cient. The white spot on the forehead was colored
and then the spots were put on. Phil did the work
carefully, shading the color nicely to the hueof The
hair, and when it was all done they washed the
horse thoroughly with soap and water.
| "By thunder {" exclaimed Jerry, clapping his
hands in perfect delight and astonshm ent If that
horse was just what he looks honestly to be I'd give
| three hundred dollars for him this minute!
| tisfaction.
"ofcourse he will. Now tomorrow we 20 over.
I'll go one way, and you another, and we'll meet
| there as though twas only an accident. Dye un-
derstand?"
Phil understand, for his eye.teeth were cut
now. On the following morning Jerry came, and
they sat down and talked over their plans. Phil
N ade new wrinkle. He meant to play drunk
nv hine v ulOch tney sEuiteut gnli one way anu
Jerry the other. Phil had purchased a new silver
mounted harness, and that helped set the animal off
some.
jerry Towee reached Nelson's stable first He
had his horse put up and had Just reached the stoop
of the inn when be saw Phil coming down the
road.
"Heie comes Phil Moody with his new horse"
he cried. nAh Nelson, there's an amin al you ought
to own. Eh 2 Pills drunk, as sure as fate. What
cussed fool heis to get 50 with that horse ahead OF
him."
Phil came to the door at a speed that made Nell
sons eyes stick out. The old horse had taken so
much arsenic that be was half crazy
'Hello o.o!n cried Phil Here (hic) be and
be blowed to (hc) you. What yer talkin about ~
Phil swayed about in his seat and Jerry hasten
ed forward to help him out.
"Tbat's right, old (hic) feller. I-a-thic) like
that, But ye wor-r-nt think (hic) I'm drunk,
he 2'
"oh, no, !" returned Jerry, ''only I may give
ye lift yout, ye know. Now for it. Here ye
come"
tHereT o.c.co'ome ~ hicceughed Phil as he land
cd the platform, 'tI say, ole fel (hie) ler ad.
dressing Nelson, and putting on drunken leer so
natural that even Jerry looked to assure himself
put that (hc) ere hoss up. Don't give him any
oats-not (hjc) oat Blast him, he's enough fol
any twu men TO handle now. Not thic) oat, ole
/ feller not oatj mind ye."
| Bill Nelson was caught. He looked the horse
over, and his eyes sparkled wislfully He led the
animal into the yard and there jumped into th c
wagon and took the reius. He found the horse
spirited and powerful, and yet thoroughly trained
and obedent though he would not stand the whip
| as soon as the jocky returned to the bar,room he
commenced to banter Phil for TRACE But the
| latter would not listen.
"Whatn' he cried, assuming an indignant tone
and look, 'sel that horse? Sell (hic) that feler
Gosh all hemlock, tlo boy, you'll have get up (hc)
ear-lier'le'ier (hic) N ye ever did get .
Nelson tried in varioua ways, but Phil would not
listen.
"where did he get him.? tho josky asked Of
Jerry.
"Why, I couldn't say for sarlin," replied Jerry,
very henestly, ''But think he got him of some
particular friend of his All know is, Phil got
him rather cheap cause the owner was afeured he
coul MT use him. But Phil's got him trained so't
he's jest as kind and honest be. He's little
hard on the bit, but Phiis got him broken hands
some as can be- The chap that owned him afore
was leetle bit timid, reckon.''
Nelson was determined to have the 'horse. lie
delighted in training high.spirited animals, and
moreover, this particular one suited him.
81 never saw such a handsomely spotted horse in
my liie," he said ''neyer. And such skin-hair
smooth as lie itself. BY tho pipin, piper must
have him
AT length Nelson managed to get Phil out into
the stable The latter reeed about some but not
enough to over do it, For a long time he refused to
say anything about the trade. BY and by Nelson
led out grey marc. 1t was an animal Phil had
long wished to own. She was twelve years old,
sound in every way, and one of the finest mares in
| the country. Her colts would command almost any
| price.
"oome said Bill, "I'll give yo fifty dollars to
boot between this mare and your horse"
"Get out. What dye mean? Dye think I'm
drunk No, sir. Two hundred wouldn't do it
I'm just gsin' to take that ere thc) horse to the
city"
But Bill hung on he wal one of thsse men who
seldom give up an object they pursue, Bill
finally offered hundred dollars to boot, and Phil
wavered
"oome-by the pipen' piper, I'll say a hundred;
and that's more'n he's worth"
Bills eyes sparkled for he felt sure he'd got him
And-so he had. In a few minutes more Phil
caved in. He took the hundred dollars then X
spots-and then changed horses. The grey mare
mare had just been fairly harnessed into the wagon
Will burst into tear.
mo, no! !'' he cried. "HeIe Bill Nelson take
your money and let me have my horse!"
| But Mr. William Nelson only placed his thumb
upon the end o. his nose, and moved his fingers
| expressvely.
| Phil Moody went away in a rage He swore he'd
been cheated, and that he'd have revenge. But the
jockey only laughed at him.
After Jerry and Phil had gone Nelson took out
| the new horse and trained him up ard down the
road He went ieautifully The next morning
hewever, he didn't go SO we'll and at the end of a
week he was just enc shade better than dead horse
for he could stand up.
"Say Bill" cried a neigbor, who happened to BIZ
into the stable, "how'd you happen to get that old
hack baek ~
"Eh back What dye mean ?"
"Why, amt that the horse 20 sold to Phil Moo
dy?"
Ne lson leaped root from the floor. He led th,
! animal out to the light and examined tho spots
They were colored with some sort ofdye.
4 How happened you to get him back ~ repeat
ed the neighbor
SLOW 2" gasped Bill, pale as q ghost "Why-I-
| a-traded for him !"
The. story soon leaked out, and when just abOu
half the town had come to see the horse Bill knock
/ ed him in the head and buried him Phil still own
the grey mare and occasionally he drives over II
Il W. He meets Nelson sometimes, but they hav
never passed one word on the subject of those tw
horss>trades. Phi feels that he gained more tha
he lost; nd Nelson feels that he lost no more thai
he deserved.
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NARROW Escape ON THURsDAY's New YoR
MORNING TRAIN. seven O'Clock mornip
! mail train ffom PHILADELPHIA to New York
yesterday, made very narrow escape from
, terrible accident, near UniontoWn, N J, |