Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-06-20
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From the Saturday Evening Gazette.
A HORSE TRADE.

Il We Bot story can Tell you thdt Hist
rate" said Tom, as he was seated on the end
of box Of dry goods, while we his auditors
were arranged in circle around him.
"Well, let's have it," said the crowd
"You see," he continued, 81 was once in
the horse trade--was three years with old
Tongue-buckle the auctioneer, as Brown was
called, and learned the nature Of that noble an
imal to a perfection that would have delighted
the soul of Button. l learned to fully appreci-
ate his worth, from the full-blood TO the no
blood, in dollars, and learned 10 elevate horse
of questionable lineage into a charger Of IN
questionable breed and bone, and one wheezy
as pair of bellows and spawned, to appear
worthy diploma for soundness in any college
of equine pharmacy in the world Browns
mart was very celebrated in those days. He
moved out West afterwards, and |, receiving a
little bit of check in my career of usefulness
and ingenuity in the horse line, wherein | prom
Used to be so distinguished, gave up, and be-
came extinguished in the tape and dimity occu-
pation.'
There was triumph in his flashing eye as
he described his distinguished position as a
householder, but his eye paed and his voice
TeUDeu dS He ueScElDeu Tue CHdllBt Ill Ills puI-
suits and fortune.
"What was the check !" said one.
81 was going to tell you," replied he I've
had many checks since, of good deal larger
amount that never affected me half so much as
that did. / was young then, and was always
looking out for trade, with an eye particular
ly open for horses about going off the stage in
to retirement-horses that with judicious prun
ing and stimulants could be made to last a goot
while longer, and become exceedingly valuable
and spirited by the biology of tongue upon ex
treme ptibilty-that would stand wthou
tying, sound and kind in any harness. and &c
mile in two and forty Minutes
''One day gentlemen in a very black Goa
and very white neck -coh came into our place
and informed Brown that he was DESTROYS O
purchasing span of horses He wished then
to be gentle and good, as they were for his owl
family use at the same time, while he woult
not have them of the risky sort, they SHOULD
possess proper spirit, and bear themselves az
became horses destined to move in respectable
society. He did not want them at that time
as he was going to Europe with his bride, an,
should not return for some months, but in thu
meanwhile we might be looking out for such
pair as would please him. He gave his card
which bore the name of worthy young cler
gyman who had lately been married to an heir
ess, and soon after sailed for Europe.
"'Tom,' said Brown, you'd better lool
round and see what you can get for our cleri
cal friend, and mind that you don't put it oil
him too severe
"Never mind me-" said /, "I'll take care o
that" We winked at each other, and laugh
ed, probably at the same idea that crossed tn,
minds of both, which, like the warhorse tina
smells the battle from afar, smelt bargain il
horse flesh from afar, that would pay.
"All that summer was looking round for
pair of horses for my reverend customer, bu
they seemed TO have all gone out of the way
had never known a season when they were s.
scarce. ] could find single ones enough tina
might make up pretty well, but ne'er double
One day towards September was rather star
tied at seeing my friend the minister comm,
into the door.
"'Well,' said he, 'have you found any hor
ses such as you think would suit me 7!
SIT was always hard thing for me TO sa
no, and informed my friend that had my ey
on span in Vermont which would suit him
thought to t, but that probably could no
get them for him under MONTH This, h
said, would suit him. as he was anxious to pc
some good ones, and would waea little longe
to make sure.
VI told Brown that was cornered, and ash,
cd him, as had asked myself many times
What in ihunder's to be donel'
Why don't you go down and look at th
widow Hayes spanl' said he Il heard yester
day that she was going to sell her old bavs an,
buy new pair. If they were not too bad
perhaps you might make them do
Enough sad," cried J. and that very min
ute ] started for the cars to go TO b. to look 4