The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27
A Horse Trade.

Can uO d IHIle III zoo WIN TWO In wagon.
HavenS heard of her merits last week, and
resolved on purchase. AS we have al
ready stated, he arrived in this city on Mon
day. He took breakfast at Stanwix Hail.
Shortly after which he buttoned up his coat
and started out to find Mccall. He met
him in Broadway, near the City Hotel
With Mac he had the following conversa-
! ton:
i understand, Mr.. Mccall, that you wish
to sell that gray mare of yours
Il did want to sell her, but imagine that
she is now disposed Of
Disposed of? To whom?
TO your friend Skerrett, of Brooklyn
What did he agree to give your
Five hundred and thirty dollars
IF you will let me have her, [ will give
you five hundred and fifty dollars cash down.
But I've promised her to Skerrett.'
'When?'
Last week.
Never mind that. If ne should call, say
she's dead-tell him | broke her leg on the
Troy Road, in consequence of which we
had to blow her brains out.
win you back me up in the story?'
'Of course | will
Its bargain, then. Give me the five
hundred and fifty, and I'll send the mare
down tomorrow night. But hadn't we
better crop her name and bob her tail, so
that Skerrett cannot sue me for lying to
him?'
Just as you please-there's your money
Be sure to send her down on Tuesday night,
on the Knickerbocker'
Mr.. Mccall promised to do so. Soon af-
ter which he folded up his five hundred and
fifty, and walked around to Capt. Knights
for the purpose of putting the'party thro'.
This was Monday morning. On Mon
day afternoon Mr.. Skerrett made his ap-
pearance in town. He met Mccall in
State street.
Well, Mac, I've called to pay you for
that mare
What mare?
The gray mare-the one you wrote me
about last week
Haven't you heard about that?'
About what?'
About that gray mare-shes dead and
buried
'Dead-nonsense. You are fooling me-
Not at all. If you doubt it, ask your
neighbor Havens, who broke her leg on the
Troy road
is Havens here?'
'Yes--you will find him at Stanwix Hall.
| 1t is not necessary for US to say that Mr..
! Skerrett went to StanwiX Hall and saw
| Havens, neither is it necessary for us to say
that Mr. Havens swore that the gray mare
was dead, and that he killed her. He could
not do otherwise, without losing 'one of the
best bargains he ever made
Mr.. Skerrett regretted the catastrophe,
but concluded there was no use for crying
over split milk. He shook hands with Ha-
vens and left, saying he would try and find
piece of speed in some other part of the
city. Havens having quieted Skerrett, took
the 4.45 train from New York, and arrived
at Brooklyn little after 10 on Monday
evening.
Mccall promised to send the mare down
on Tuesday evening. He did not do any
thing of the kind. In consequence of this,
Havens came up on Wednesday to see, as
he said, what the ID it all meant He
found Mccall at the new steamboat land
ing.
why didn't you send that mare down
last night?'
'W hat mare?
why, that gray mare bought of you on
Monday
'On Monday?'
yes, on Monday
You're mistaken. l sold you no mare
on Monday, and for the best reason in the
world-She was dead week before
Dead! What do you mean?'
What do l mean? And have you forgot
that you broke her leg on the Troy road,
and that so badly that we had to blow her
brains out9'
You don't mean to swindle me by any
such game, do your
'Swindle! ID bit of it. You killed
the mare, and l can prove it,
who by?'
Your own neighbor, Skerrett, of Brook
lyn.'
And what does he know about it?'
Just what you told him, and that is, that
You killed the mare while trying her speed
on the Troy road
Havens could hear no more, but rushed
for the police office, where he swore out a
warrant against Mccall for swindling. 1t
was issued by Justice Parsons. But as
Mac proved by Skerrett that the COM
plainant admitted that he killed the mare
on the 5th of December, of course he could
not have purchased her on Monday, the
10th. Verdict for the defendant. Mr..
Havens left for New York on Wednesday
night, in the Manhattan. He was accom-
panied by Skerrett. On going forward,
after tea, he saw a gray mare that led to
the following dialogue:
Who's bob-tailed mare is that, Skerrett?'
Nine
'Possible-where did you get he-?'
Bought her from Mccall. She is not
quite as good looking as the one | wanted.
but / think she is full as speedy