Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-02-27
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Billy snow.
Old Uncle Billy was and is The keeness
Trader in the country. lie was never
known 70 make q bud bargain. Many q
trap has been laid to trap him. but his
4 operation always turned out SO ns to ada
something 70 his pile and still more To- his
feputation Sometime since = party Of
i young men. taking az Uncle Biliy's luck
ia this wsy, yaFions Instances were mems
toned of his extraordinary trades aud
uuit6tm shecs Jins9 Dome Han ut length
Offered. TO bet that he woaId catch him
lbeiore two days. ofcoarse that was Ia.
| Ken las soon as proposed, and soon after
I Jim tett them 30 make his pie paratious to
win. Phe next day was CONT day. and
jim ana Mr.. Snow mel AT the couft.
of..; Good morning, Unsle Biliy said
jim: ',.alI .welp 10, day sssal 9
F:.'Pretty wslls1 thank yon, Jeetns. my
| son.. 4lguza 70 1881 99t a2sst ea "
Z. Any trading on hand Sthfs niornin 5 p.
| Imputed D6nellan. 81 = eaa i9se
+. e. Nothhs in partisular. . Jeems: tines
rather dull. just nov, people don. trade
as they used % do. .s'a9 sa =.
Thaf's attaets, Uasie BiIly.ss, ssspond-
saf"WeIls since nothing Batter Ssfss,.
'spose you and ! make = trade s''
'' No objection ia tho world. Jeemst-
Go ahead aud let's hear from yon.sss
"W Well. Uncle Billy L haYe d mare
yonder. that want 10, trad q Tor that mule
of yours how will you trade sSss'
g" L don't know ex6ctly.', said Mr..
Snow. e" but as mules are generally con.
,sidered OF moro value than h6fsts, and
your mare is. getting along IN Years. /
spose ten. dollars wodldnl ba' zoo much.
would ite Give me ten d5liNfS md your
more md you may take the nal 500
Z" Done l"exclaimed Jim, perfectly DC.
lighted. 7ie fGs ,s9'sl'ges
The money was paid over, aud tle erie.
ters were handtd 6ver 70 tleif new mas.
ters. Jim. took the mule home, Rna that
night the tmd1e lay down and aied. a This
was 4 sore blow to our hero, but he had
one more dag. left. and5he detefnined TO
save himself The next hiefhing fonntl
HIM and Sno% hi the same place, mud in
lcunversatipn as follows: "a ,s{tiagd llP
9."iU UdcIe,, Bill e saysSJin. : Think you
come the strong game over nie Yesterday
in that mule OF yours. Il don, lika him
las much this morning as yesterday II
idon' II thtd9 lie i'Tpepyes ON oacdaatntsnos
LwIistIlt YOU tiks, g g, 70; rue swaP
iSssSN Now. 5eehs. ny son. p GRswefcd Ua-
Gle Billy, 'HI' don, want, 10 be hard on
you but you took me up on the iifst hop.
and you know a tfadess,fR tflde. But if
| you're. anxious 70 rue, I d6n,t card much.
IGiveime ten dollars more hnd you may
have your mare back a''',7s 2
Uucte Billy, I'll do +. erolaimed
jim 10 great delight. 7" lsat only on ono
icondrio1 Eeaeh man must c6ae after
and take away hIs own beast. tdidh't
bring ny mule along to day, and SEQ
you dida'E tide the mare. and 50 g q I as
long as it is broad. I9t give you tlie ton
idallafs.now, and II go home viii You
Grst aud get the mare. and afterwnris
you can send. or can come iot She mule
at any time"
Any way. Jeehs. repisd Nj saow
The money was paid, apd jim and lie
! old man started. n y F9f'i
The mex. day when tbs crowd met 10
decide tbe BET. Jim was there, giving ia
his experience as follows gAs e
The old nian.and went 1oug very
costly together, talking about fvefy thing
10 4he world except bdf Grades This anes.
ton lodged. i was afraid 70 open ny.
Hips until 1sgot my mars sale y AZ lass
we reached the old teII6V's bonss. He
said tBTne, as we entered the yard :1ss.
"Jeems, my 500, there Is your pafol-
Eyoa can takeffir away tIfyou.''s
1Gg''Ahdg boys, ff there wihst 1he old
Imare laying 10 the yard, pas dead as .
door naiI't The f9fetSal Gus d1fsd ~ sdnas
might aitJt .tEs mule" seo se9s iasia