The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-12-26
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conjure some way to fix the rascal, I'll stick
to 70 through the whole Of it."

to 20 through the whole Of it."
"I'll see," said Phil. "You come to
morrow, and I'll let you know"
After this Phil put up his horse, and ther
sat down to ponder upon the subject. 10
fore night an idea struck him. He remom
bersd red-headed chap at the village, who
had his hair colorsd. He started up ant
clapped his hands. He had it
On tho next day Jerry Towne called, ant
Phil made known his plans. Said he
"The horse is dark red in color, and with
this pa tent hair-dye I can make most beau
tiful mottled chestnut. Then don't 70 re-
member what we was reading in the paper
about them Austrian chaps giving thei'
horses arsenic2 Wen try it on this one
|p-I'll lay out ten dollar bill on him.
Now if you could only fix his teeth"
"Ill attend to his teeth" said Jerry
Z" but well let that be till the last thing
you 90 ahead and fix up the rest. Put in
the grain and arsenic first, and when you
get ready for the coloring matter and the
teeth, I'll be on hand.
Phil Moody set about his work at once,
and, in tho meantime, Jerry pulled the
wool over Bill Nelson's eyes, by informing
him that Phil wouldn't lose much. Nelson
asked him one day if he had seen Moody'i
new horse.
eyes," said Jerry. 81 seed him (; and
Phil didn't like him much. Howsumever,
he won't lose anything. He's found Gus.
toner for him, and is going to put him of
and he's got his eye on one Of the spcndid-
est horses ever saw-a chestnut-stout,
young, and strong. He'll mako o good
thing out of it."
This answered for commencement
Phil succeeded finely with his fattening
process. He commenced TO give the arsenic
eisin small quantities and ere longit mani.
tested itself in renewed vigor, and in giving
the horse o smooth, sleek appearance. He
crowded in the grain, also, and at the end
Of three weeks no one could have told the
horse.
It tisa fact, though perhaps not generally
known, that arsenic will cause wonderful
degree of apparent improvement in tho ap-
pearance Of the horse and not only 30, but
to the old worn out steed it gives new strength
and yigor; many Of the fine, sleek.looking
horses in the Austrian service are animals
that have been broken down or worn out
with age and hard labor, and are brought
up with arsenic. But when tho giving Of
the powerful narcotic stimulantis once COM
menced It must DO kept up, or the horse fails
at once.
At tho end Of the fourth week the old
horse was not only " fat as cub" but 80
full of life and spirit was he that he frisked
about like q young colt. Jerry now came
on, and, with sharp flo, he cut down the
long front teeth, and then, with keen gra-
vcr he indented the surfaces, and colored
them to resemble tho marks Of horse about
eight years old. After this, Phil brought
in his hair-dye. He had purchased two
bottles of It, and was found sufficient. The
white spot on the forehead was colorcd, and
the spots were put on. Phil did the work
carefully, shading the color nicely to the
hue of the hair, and, when II was oil done,
they washed the horse thoroughly with soap
and water.
"By thunder f" exclaimed Jerry, clap
ping his hands in perfect delight, and as
tonishment. "if that horsc was just what
he looks honestly to be, I'D give three hum
dred dollars for him this minute!
al think he riH do," said Phil, with q
look Of satisfaction. ,...
"Of course ho viii. Now tomorrow
well 70 over. I'll 20 one way, and you an.
other, and we'll meet there as though twas
only an accident. Dye understandf"
Phil did understand, for his eye teeth were
cut now. On the following morning. Jerry
came, and they at down and talked over
their plans. Phil mado new wrinkle
He meant to play drunk. At ninc o'clock
they started, Phil one way and jerry the
other. Phil had purchased now silver
mounted harness, and that helped sst the
animal of some. s