The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-10-21

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HsH Dase beneAaEfy zlads ! swsp
'1fSsls NM saow Ind, y ~
tsa1sgin ~ couutsy. He ss1ssr knolgn'
% mAkSa ia bargain. Many 1 trap ~
bean hid . ca1ok him, bat ~ ~ akion,ah
vays tnrnod ontrD . % odd ponsthiHg tOhis,
pile, md still nete 70 biz reputasieH Sons,
dne vince party Of young 0en, Timing ct
UnclS Billy efe9t luck in ttlo Wy Sarious
instances were aentianed q hiea extraOfdi-
nary trades and ~ unfforM sacoesA Dave
DoagheEfy IT length o4sFcd % bet that he.
ylsnsajd p hin 81 Eko 1ays. Ofcourse
that was taken . soon asprppQsed, aDd eoc0s
after, Davy lofe them % make his pseFasA-
ton 70 win. The n6xt day Wasa kind Of
idle day, and Dasy and ". Snow net q Me
sitn Of 10 elephant !" u
.Good neraing Uncle Billy" Gid Day,
ssali veil today sss9taN IS
aPrstty well, I thank you, Dayy, my buy. :.
.aAny trading on hand this morning e il
quired Dougherty. Z M
Nothing il particular, Davy times are
rather dull Just now; people don't tsade -
they nsed to do ]"
Thatsa fact, Unols Billy" resumed Da-
W. s.Well since nothing better cfsrs, sppse.
you and make trade aAsa9sa
mo objection in the world Davy Go
ahead and lets hear from you."
"Well Uncle Billy have mare yonder-
that Iswant to trade for that mule Of yours,
how willy trade Il
!, II don't know exactly responded Dir.
Snow abut - mules are generally consid-
cred worth more than horses, and a. your
mare il getting along in years, and, Is you
know that the young Nipper sold his pair Of
mules last week for . right good aum, !
dispose tan dollars, woaldn't be too much p
Give me ten dollars and your mare, and You
may take the mule" 49,, iss1S
dome r exclaimed Dsvy perfectly delight
ed i
The money was paid over and The crit
tiers were handed over to their new masters.
Davy took the mule home, and that night
the beast lay down and died. This was .
sore, blow to our hero, but he had one more
day left dnd determined 10 save himself We
The next morning found him and Snow ct
the same place, and in CONVEX sation - fol-
| lows :
"Unele Billy" says Davy, 4 think you
kinder closed my eye up yesterday, in that
mule Of yours; don't like him 20 much this
morning as did yesterday | don't think he
improves on acquaintance; what you take
70 swap back7'
"NOw Dayy, my son." answered Uncle
Billy, II don't want to be hard ON you, but
you took me ON the first hop, aud you know
trades trade. But if you are anxious to
swap back, don't care much. Give me ten
dollars more and you may have your mare
bach"
sUncle Billy, I'll do it, exclaimed Davy,
in great delight. "But only on one condi-
tion-each man must come after and take
away his own beast. didn't bring my
mule along to-day, and I see you didn't ride
the mare, so it is as long as it is broad
I'll give you ten dollars now, and afterwards
You can send, or can come for the mule at
any time"
aAny way, Davy,' replied Mr.. Snow.
The money was paid, and Davy and the
old man started. The next day, when the
crowd had met to decide the bet, Davy was
there giving his experience as follows:
sThe old man and went along very. COST
" together, talking of every thingin heworld
except our trade. This question lodged.
! 4 was afraid to open my lips until got my
mare safe. At last we reached the old fell
lows home. He said rs we entered the
yard: 'Davy, my SON there's your marc !;
you can take her away with you And,
boys If there want the old mare lyin' in the
yard as dead as door-naiL The Internal
cnss died the same night with the mule"