The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-10-24

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! s,, For prices from their highuess swerye;
| .s....s s.fs Sugars coming down.
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And ring the bells In every town; irs
s The Cuban merchants bend the back; N' .
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A HORSE STORY. lF
A keeper Of hotel not Fifty miles from
Boston is, or was, a famous man for tradin:
horses--owned many, and was always read
for trade in such cattle. He was sharp a
bargain, and was never known to make
move that didn't count on his side, until tn,
following happened, that proved an excep
ton to the rule. Lie always had some par.
ticular horse on hand for any emergency o.
trade, and the adroitness of his operation II
putting off beast, was subject Of delight,
full approval on all hands, among connois.
seurs Of that delightful and much abused
animal, the horse. No one traded witt
Static, that did not confess himself satisfied
though satisfaction being latitudinal word
did not always mean that the satisfaction
was the ultimate Of happiness in the trade
like the same term in connection with the
duello. -,s5
There was jolly cobler, whose name
was Wax, that occupied a small shop near
the hotel, to whom Static was accustomed
to refer, in case of any stick in transaction,
and he being dsinterested man, would
decide on the matter of difference, always
however by what was deemed strange IA
tality, deciding in favor Of Static. Some,
however, went so far as to intimate that
Static had talked the matter oyer previously,
and had certain signs by which they under
stood each other. s.'" Posi-
When the stick came, then Static would
say-"Well, well, we can't get along any
further. Now, Pm willing to leave it out
to third party, and as Mr.. Wax, round
the corner knows the value of the horse
am swapping with you, he will be as good
and candid an arbiter as we can find, and !
guess Twill call him." MIR. Wax would
accordingly come out, leather apron and all,
and, after looking at the matter candidly,
would decide that Static receive smart
consideration as the difference in value, and
this would settle it nine times in ten.
One day there came along a stranger with
a pretty horse, and was at once the object
of Staffle's interest. He examined the horse
in all its points, and determined to have
him. The determination worked itself up to
a positive fever by the next morning, and
when the strangers horse was led out to be
harnessed, Stafle stepped up and asked the
owner who was looking on seeing that the
harness was properly adjusted, if he didn't
want to swap horses.
The stranger told him he hadn't the least
objection, provided he could make little
something out of it.
ssWell, > said Static, 81 am glad to hear
you say so. John bring ont that red colt.
The red colt was accordingly trotted out.
those animals that, having been called a
colt when lcgitimately entitled to the ap-
pellation, had forfeited it by the offence of
age, and was now sailing under false col
ors. The stranger looked at the scott .
and gave whistle, as he saw the discrepancy
between the age and the title.
SWELL" said he, at last, show shall we
trade? What are you willing to give to
boot 90 ..4 7s .'
"Boot!' said Staffle with feigned sur
prise, ''the boot is On the other leg, think -
''AhI' said the man, 'sif you think so,
we will stop negotiating. Good morning.
''Hold on," cried Static, ''hold on--don't
be in hurry. Suppose should offer you
say, twenty-five dollars-how would that
please you?''
lit would not please me at ALL was the
reply, Il shouldn't want to take less than
eighty dollars
'Well,' said Static, Il can't do that, but
Pll tell you what will do-rn leave it to
somebody
Done replied the stranger, anything
for trade. Who will you leave it TOP
Somebody, | hope, that knows what horse
is.' -n -. .--..- .,.r..4p-t ... 81. .w
'Never better, sir,' said Staftle deli ght-
edly, 'and here's just the man, of all others.
that | would like to see, coming into the
yard. Good morning Mr.. Wax
Wax nodded good morning back again;
and said so, and then stood with his hands
under his apron, looking at the horses. .
'Mr. Wax continued Static, 'this gen.
tleman and myself are trading horses, and
We want you to decide on the amount OF
boot am to pay him. You know what an
excellent horse the 'colt' is, and can judge
by comparing the two, what the difference
should be-
'Mr. Wax, are you a good Judge oi
horses p asked the stranger.
'Mr. Wax nodded, and looked up into his
face as much as to say, Il should like tc
have you find better one.' He then pro.
ceeded gravely to examine the two, and
after standing with his arms akimbo foI
some minutes, said: l.l.-s. -.s. .
Il should think seventy Eve dollars would
be about right
sGood,' said the stranger, sfve dollars
isn't much ina trade. Give me seventy
five dollars, and take the horse.'
Static was red as beet, and drawing
out his pocket-book, he counted out seven
ty-6ve dollars, and paid them over. The
transfer was made in silence, and the stran.
ger drove away. After he had gone, Static
turned to Wax, who had stood there smiling
ly and said, s5sa2
'That was devil Of trick you played
on me. What was you thinking Of? Didn't
you understand that the scolt' was mine p
'Yes,' replied Wax, 'but you didn't sus.
pect the other horse was mine, did you?
bought him yesterday, on speculaton.'
sof, Place. t.s.r
al was down to see the widow, ycster-
days" said Tins uncle, sand she gave me a
back bone for dinner. went down rather
early in the morning; we talked and laughed
and chatted, and run on, she going out and
in occasionally to see to things till dinner
was ready, when she helped me graciously
to back bone. Now / took it as a SYMPTOM
of personal appreciation, because every body
knows that / love back homes, and
! fattered myself that she had cooked
Them on purpose for me. Sol grew par.
ticularly cheerful, and thought | could sec
it in her too. So after dinner, while sitting
beside the widow, ! fancicd We both fell
sort Of comfortable know did. / fell
that was head and ears and heart in low.
with her, and imagined from the way she
looked she had fallen teeth and toe nails in
love with me. She appeared just for all tht
world like she thought it was coming, thai
l was a-going to court her. Presently,
couldn't helm il. laid INV hand upon hel