The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-10-01

had been resolved on. Though he had beer
desired TO say nothing about il, he knew
that u must be communicated TO Mr.. jolly
and he determined 10 be the fist TO do il
lie found them. "a he had anticipateJ. in
the tap Of the Hampton Arms.
"Foller me. you two" said lie, highly
elated. "Here's little game afoot. Fol
Ter me into the bar parlor."
When the three were installed round Tho
table, each with his glass before him, Mr.
Thornton said, "Wbat do you think ou,
Toms going 10 do?"
Marry my niecef" said John Henley.
"Punch Dobson's head, mayhap," said
the trainer. who entertained feeling ofin
sense disgust and contempt for the Ensign
having been contradicted by him, the nigh,
before, as to the cause Of Strideaway's
losing.
"ne's agoing," said old Thornton, laying
a hand upon the sleeve OF each, ITO ente,
S,rideaway for the Harkaway Stakes"
| "Good. I'll back hi,np cried Mr.. Hen
ley.
"Holdw said Mr.. Jolly. "Don't run on
the wrong side Of the post! Let me speak
This ain's all rs il shouldsbe," he con,in.
ued, with a serious andodispleased air
TON should have had the best advice be
fore deciding on this. lie ought TO have
asked me. ought to have been CONSULT.
ed. The boy is a boy Of good judgment,
| but old heads is wanted where hosses are
concerned. No interruption" said lie, as
Thornton was about to interpose. IL don,
say 1t amt right for the hoss to run-it is
right; but l had ought to have been con.
suited. Tom should have had advice"
"He has had"
"Yourni" said the trainer, with some
contempt
mo, sir, not mine. The Squire's and the
Parsons"
"Now, this won't do, you know" said
the trainer, as if exposlulating. "The
Squire and the Parson he enough; say
nothing agen 'em. Sensible men, in n gen,
eral way, and tolerabIe judges of boss
It's well enough for them 10 give an opin.
ion, bur before anything about a race hoss
| Is decided, somebody else ought TO be ask
ell. If the Squire felt himself competen, to
m mage his own race hosses, what does he
pay me for, l should like to know. If he
can't manage his Own, how is he going 10
manage Tom Thornton's!"
Nothing shall be done without YOU saw
right" said Old Thornton.
NO. no, jolly must be consulted abou,
everything. especially as TO the training, "
said Mr.. Henley.
"Gen,iemen," said the trainer. IL inter.
tere Tor the hosss sake. and lhat of his own.
er aud hackers. RecoIcct what | said A,
BaytowD; that hoss aint tit to start SAYS
|, 'eaus, whyi somebody's done something
without asking me- Well, then, when
hes being trained, le, Tom do no,hiur
without asking me. Ii the Squire aud the
larson give opinions ahou, this and thai.
let me be asked before they are followed.
hccollect this, Toms the owner of the ho,s,
'Iie Squire and the Parson be the friend,
ot The hosS, you two and all of US be the
hackers of the hoss but be The trainer Of
the hosS. Trimmings the thing. A race
hoss should be at the post in good cond,
lion, or not at all. TO do ii, YOU want nm
old head -an Did head, aud long expert.
euce."
Heres another thing?" said Mr.. Thorn.
ton, "lom and your niece have fell out"
Il am sorry to hear it," said Mr. Hen
ley.
Il amt" said The trainer, with n nod of
profound meaning.
And why noli" said Mr.. Henley. "They
we'e made !or each other, sir. As fine n
lad and lass AS are TO be found in the whole
hundred"
81 know it; very pretty pair; and we'll
matched TO run in harness together. But
here's the thing! Doyou suppose, sir, tha,
amy young man can look after a running
l'o>s IN training, and n gall like your niece,
Miss Charlotte, AS well In can't be done
Sit; and ] doubt this last race was LOST
along OF Toms having both of 'em in hand
AT once"
1t took an old head like Mr. Joly's TO
make this notable discovery, which appear.
ed to strike the Others as superior wisdom.
81 never thought of that" said Henley.
"An't it truei"
True rs gospel. It's a blessed thing
they have quarrelIed," said old Thornton.
Don't you 60 and tell 'em so, or ,hey'll
make 1t up agen. In these matters Young
folks SO by contradiction"