The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1857-07-11
A Horse Trade.

The Boston Evening Gazette Ssespa1
for this one sA Ak@k|
Wren Topple was in III horse. tradt
his eyes constantly about him for . spees
! one day in Vermont lie fell in. sass
- linens horse, " raj
a,;n,a$ sai Niii--as N
lean iahk wh,ae ~ vnad got som
beyond ms tee"S CAPABILITIES as 9 En-
horse ii Sby q neighbof
said he 4owed him for twenty-fou N
and = critter never led oxen III j pal&&&|
The horse WAS bought ut yunt =
shipped with three others in / sBc
where he arrived safe, but rely sceGa|
T'epE'r shcr 4 hard t,nent, an41
somewhat at.s. 10 should sgS4Gn
money back again, cofcil / at last t6ssb
would undoubtedly make ! ugh on the s6t
three to cover the loss OF Ills one whiNkS&
must, he conceived, sustahf iad hlMxA
bied, and then the idea fred ID 'IioYG55l
that he would attempt .stfe factifious eiEE
lence for the poor bf and esdeayor tosR|
him off rcspectablv hofseo Of some cebBet
had died just b u, and 1oppIe borrowed
large cover that was wont To envelope si& N
inIal after running, and covered up ifMs1ms
Rosinaute there With. 5
Immediately afterwards appeared an adV'
tlselnent in the Post aud other ID lersd tbnf&
famous IL orsssss White Foot was Oh exlibdN
ut alleys and would be sold on d certain
inviting people TO call and see him. The5
fof. vas gone through with, Of { g.
skil stand without tying, elc. s9a
II the statement he had gnnesAis
n sss than three minutes, Tie adveri1
brought many Horse fanciers 10 tbe ~
where White Foot stood in IA bed d
covered by the robe that had been bolfo
Iopple thought that baldness was ibs
policy, and called the attention Of hk Yiyl1r
to the fact Of the horse being so poor eg
the statement gTatuitously that be lad
run the flesh off bis bones, and it seemed
babe, as the flesh off his bones, wassnot33t
As the day Of sale arrived, ToppIef
his racer at regular periods, aud with,
vigorously applied endeayored to excite 10
a disposition to appear vigorous on inspd
before me public, and succeeded 40 tar ~
befos.as the time arrived the souiid Of sISQp39l)
feet onNthe stable floor wrought tie poor
up to a perfect frenzy. lie stamped and
ggied in o manper cXtrayagant enough 70 sSl
lish q large reputation for mettle, nd VIII
was satisfied. ssPerhaps,p whislMjSdAh4E
the anctioneer, !" We mny get seyeityad1
fb. him."
The horse was brought to the block "A \
the sight Of Topple he manifested every s|kaA
spirit. His ~npstrills were .distended, hlgs
frightened, andshe stepped round ferseil4A
though he were impatient to have sons.
buy him, that. he might be goiDgs insid1N
three minutes, over the road.
" How much am I offered for the hQ1ah
said Bailey q how much for WhiteAES1t
Shall | have a bid 2" ANA
"Seventy-6ye dollars said a voice
Seveuty-fiye-thank you-seventKss11f
shall ] hear any more ?
Ono hundred another voice.
Twenty-Five" first bidder.
Fifty" second. es
Go on, gentlemen, said Bailey, letting
bidding proceed, seeing the competition \ ~
more than one hundred and fifty for 9 has
that has been his miles in less than three pss'
utes 2"
"One hundred and sixty" another bidder
Hs~ixty-6ye," first bidder.
Seventy" a lew voice.
"Seyenty-tiye," first and second t~ogeth}i
Any more than one hundred and sfseag
i've All done at one-seventy-fveg =.
DIR. Small, of CAPE Cod, takes him at =
hundred and s~eventy-fvc."
"1he bid was nine" said the second blao
= and insist upon it,"
The contestant was a man living ILL.,
and the auctieneer thought that for prudadse.
it would be better TO let the beasl y
out of town. if he had strength To- get VptSs
he graye.y decided that DIR. SmalFs bid Hass5
one he bad heard, and to whom he had knccHf
the bargain.
So anxious was the disappointed snsIlA& \
procure the horse that he offered the Deg
fifteen dollars for bis bargain, who ihtafsazs
am That he could not trade. The price hes%
Was not much to him he wanted a horse H.
would go quickly, und as he had got . ~
one he should held on to him. s.N
The money was paid over and the ANN
ieii vered to the purchaser, who proearrst
wagon and harness and started fer. henness
he hope Of reaching Cape God IN abou. w
About That length of time after no