New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-13
Hints to Horse Dealers.

Tompkins bought fine horse-paid $500 for him.
The horse after few months, proved to be lame in
the right shoulder. Tompkins was distressed about
it tried all sorts of lini
ments, Mustang included, under the advice of the
very best veternaries still the ameness obstinate,
and grew rather worse. He became desperate, and
hit upon this device to sell the horse. He drove an
ugly tenpenny nail plump into the right fore foot,
and left il there for ten days when he led the tor
tured animal lmping to neghboring blacksmith to
be shod. The blacksmith was dealer in horses, and
quite jockey in his way. After while Tompkins
called at the shop for his horse.
That's splendid gelding Of yours, Mr.. Tompkins;
pity he is so lame,n says the blacksmith.
/. " He is indeed" replied Tompkins !" but he is
very lame, and am afraid be can't be cured.'
perhaps not, and maybe he cam says Vulcan.
allow much would you be willing to take for him,
just as he stands, Mr.. Tompkns, money down ?n
All, well, I don't know what to say about that.
If he is cured, he is worth all paid for him. and even
much more as horses go now; but if his lameness
should continue, you see he is worth nothing-not a
dollar" f
The blacksmith began to chatter First he offered
$50, then 800, and at last 5000 for the animal.
Tompkins was persuaded and accepted the last offer.
The money was paid and the horse delivered on the
spot
/" Now says the blacksmith, "as the bargain is
finished, I will be frank with you, Mr.. Tompkins.
suppose can tell you exactly what allied that horse"
"Can YOUR said Tompkins; "we shall be glad
to hear it. thought you knew all about it, Or you
would not have paid SO much money for him."
The blacksmith produced the nail and assured
Tompkins, with great apparent satisfaction, that,
while pairing down the horses hoofs, he had found
that internal long piece of iron, and drawn it out OF
the frog of the near fore.foot.
lis that oil you know about 2? Tompkins asked
very quietly. ......
"All!" replied the blacksmith; Z" all isn't that
enough, for conscience sake?n
Well" replied Tompkins az don't know as it is.
will be equally frank with you, since the bargain is
nkaI IrAt that toto tI1 fnot L,,< 10
lameness is in the shoulder, think you will find"
,F The Hessians. .se
Miss Harriet Tanning Read has translated for the
Washington States the following account of the sway
Hessians are caught" No wonder the valiant Ger
mans who came over during the time that tried
mems souls" were so often found deserving:
veuillot threatened to show up the sovereigns of
the Germanic Confederacy, in the !" Univers" Look
out he said to certain petty princes, lest unve all
your turpitude Your history is KNOWN and that you
flower of their subjects to England, which, when in
need of soldiers sent recruiting officer to Germany.
Says the recruiting officer to the Grand Duke, whom
he had singled out:
=" ] want twelve hundred sound men can you fur
nish them2"
Y Yes"
what do you ask ~
" Five hundred forms head
"T The devil! that's high. Say three hundred"
"Nota kreutzer less"
" -Four hundred and fifty" ,
:" Five hundred Take them or leave them"
The bargain was struck. The Grand Duke took
care to have wine for himself and pins for his wife,
thrown in and next the merchandise must be deliv-
cred. A commissary was therefore appointed to go
through the villages and visit houses and farms
beating the bush literally. Whenever he encountered
stout peasant, smoking his pipe after the days toll
he addressed him with !" All, how are you my good
Ludwig?"
well enough, Mr.. Altenkirkoff, how are your,
H very well, thank you. Do you know now you
would make a splendid grenadier? Wouldn't you
like to fight these rebels in American
"Not a bit Of it. Tomorrow | am going to be
married to Gretchen and I've no idea of going off to
get my head broken in America, or anywhere else"
on are mistaken, you are enlisted for America
from this time, with the rank of volunteer which
bestow on YOU"
80 Altenkirkots assistants approach at his sign,
seize and bind Ludwig, and take him to the CITY hand
| cu6ed And thus he keeps on until the REQUIRED
number OF Ludwig is completed. All the Grechens
in the country are plunged in desoation but that is
not all ; not only are the lovers of the Gretchens
taken, but the sons of widows and the young hus-
bands 20
"Seyen thousand of these unfortunates,n said the
?" Unlyers were to start on the same day. Some
| OF them broke from the ranks and asked at what
price the prince sold them by the pair, They were
! killed on the spot.
That the schoolmaster is not at home may be seen
from the following verbatim copy of letter, dated
Tflro Sth Sept, 1871: A ,cottager would thank
the writer off the Gardeners Gazette to inform him
what roman letters are. / do exhibit at the Shaw
and must give my private mark in roman letters and
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