The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-09-24

Tray tnstt .kuoWieuge. "a morse OF ms
game and speed is too dangerous a cus,o
: nler for them to go against for grea,
amount at long odds, unless they know
J him to have been "madc safe" Meantime
let The horse rest, and take Jolly's advice
AS, ,to, bringing him TO the post. We will
send him down." So saving, DIR. RYDER
and the Squire departed.
SIS A. - CHAPTER HI. 50
sbs"onward he went--buf slack and slow,
Ills savage force at length o'cr spent,
~ IL dropping courser. faint and slow,
All feebly ioamng went,
= shBaytown races were over. Tom Thorn.
tons horse had started. but had been beaten.
almost without a struggle. The Jockey
was instructed TO pull him up. when he
found that he was beaten, and he prom ptly
did SO. This result. fulfilling the preyiic-
ton of the Ensign, aud humLling Tom
Thornton, puffed up the former even to
more extrayagant degree than before.
s. II was tho evening after Mr.. Dohson's
return from The faces, that he called upon
tue worthy miller at his own house. The
.subss.atial gentleman 10 whom Mr. Dobson
addressed himself upon entering the room,
received his visitor with a sort aof growing
toleration, according very wei! with his per,
sonal appearance and present occupation.
Atontsthe,a Of fifty, of tall and heavy
briid, with, thick, beelliug eyebrows, and {
bulldog sort OF expression about ihe mouth
Mr.. Philip Henley looked exactly like q
miller who ecared for nobody, no, not he!"
Atsired in shabby suit of nepperand.sal,
,coioted cl2ih,.and il low crowned white hat,
he sat, smoking 2 pipe, IN a large flag g-bot.
toned chair, from which he did not rise
when Mr.. Dobson entered The miller
prided himself upon being plain, spoken
inan.-as he consislered a man ofhis "weirlit-
sof'netal 2--ior he was worth fifty thousand
pounds--had a right to be- Al this oar
iicniaT J1ncture he was inclined TO be ex-
ceedingly plain spoken, For he was in no
amiable humor. Miss Henley was looking
out OF the window, and Miss DoUson was
hdgetnng uneasiiy in chair by her side
ut as great a distance from the a,niate mil
ler as she could conveniently get.
81 understand, Mr.. Henley, that Old
'sThornton has lost above a thousand pounds
upon this race" said Dobson.
''More fool bel" said the miller, senteA ,
tiously.
Undoubtedly. There never was such
infatuation as they have been the victims
of. After the repeated warnings gave 10
the young fellow, it was ridiculous pre-.
sumption for them to suppose their horse
could possibly win."
The miller iurned stern eve upon Dob
son, took deep draughi Of his ale, knock
ed the ashes out ofhis pipe, reliled il, and
went on smoking without reply.
III consider that those who lost upon that
race are perfect unmitigated fools, sir,
said Dobson.
"What The devil doe mean by tl,atgp
cried the miller, with a surly scowl. am
cursed, ii didn't back tbat horse mvseHn
II am misunderstood, sir; entirely mis-.
understood. i mean those who owned the
horse and trained him, and had every on
portunIty of knowing what he was. The
way in which they have deceived others
aud induced them TO bet by misrepresen-
tatons, is as. shameful, as their own foolish
confidence was deplorable.t / wish could
acquit the young farmer OF blame" said
Dobson, with side look at the belle.
sYou lnowed this boss wouldn't win,
heyg'
THAT was my decided opinion, often ex-
pressed, SIR" SAID Dobson, with much CON.
placence.
"Why didn't o express il to me."
81 did not think Won were betting man,
sir"
81 bent, sir; but they got me TO Law his
time. Told mel was sure 10 win, rot 'emln
SIS il possible!" said Dohson, with an en-.
deavor at sympathy.
Had supposed that designing per.
sons were misleading one whom / so great.
ly respect, ] should have interposed, sir;
should bave spoken; these shameful machi-
nations would have been Defeated
"lt was my uncle VINO told father that
the horse was sure to win, said Miss Hem
ley, with some dspeasure.
"And Tom Thornton as we'll" said The
miller, with snarI.
III be did, be was mistaken, father. and
that's all He would knowingly deceive no
one, mitch less you lie may have been