Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21
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| SLEEPY DAVID
The Tin Reddlef's Russ.

IF 49,
Thelfollowing story, extracted from
the work, A. Yankee among the
Nullifiers, purports to be told by a
South Carolinian: fN
! That Yankees, as ] said before,
are apt to BE too cute for rs in every
Thing but horse fesh.. and even some
times III that. 1t was this day three
years ago, On thisspot, that | entered
my horse Southern for8a purse 81
two thousand elollars. LII short, he
was the best horse at that time in
South Carolina. There were, to be
sure, two other horses, and very
fine ones too, entered against him,
but they we're no touch to Southern,
and | Was as sure Of winning as am
lsitting3 here this moment when who
should come along bnt d Yankee with
a tin cart He had the shabbiest,
worst-looking horse ever put my
Ieyes on. Lie was as lean. slab-sided,
archaeological, rough-haired crit
| ter as ever went on four legs. lie
stood all the time as if he was asleep
INTACT, his ownercalled him Sleepy
David In short, he was snch q horse
as would not have brought twenty
dollars.
1t WIS near the time of starting,
when the peddler, whose exterior
eorrespondea marvelously with that
Iofthe HORSE and who said his name
was Zadock Berber, to the astonishs
ment, of all! intimated q wish to en-
ter his horse with the rest.
sTourI horse ! exclaimed 1; what
lthat sleepy looking devil there -
il ou'd betterIenter him for the turkey
buzzard's.
Not as yon knows on, Mister, re
sunaed the Yankee, with some show
Of spirit, . 70 be sure the eritter is
rather sleepy as he stands, and on
that account / call him ne Sleepy
David, n but he's aiohf'd smalt boss
for all that. Hes like o singed cat,
a darnedI sight better nor he looks.-
L ehould like tarnation well to try
him, against some Of your South
Carlina hoses. To be sure | don't
come alltheiway from home on that
purpose: but as ! was coming out
this waylon o load Of tin and other
not;ons / thnst5 / might time it to kill
two birds with one stone, for, thinks
| | to myself, If 4 can win the purse
and peddle Off my notions, ct the
same time, ] shall make plaguey
good spec. But had to hurry on
like the nation to get here in time;
and that's one reason why my boss
looks SO IshabbyGand out Of fix this
morning. But for all that he'll per,
form a days work, / tell you.
Surprising he had no idea Of run.
ming his horse, and that ali he said
was merely to crafty his propensity
| for talking, / babe him begone, and
| not trouble me with his Yankee pal.
aver. 0
| why, Mister, 4 said he, this is .
| free country, and a man has 4 right
| to talk orIlet 1t alone, jist as ihe car
afford. Now, I've taken 4 great deal
of pains to Fit here this morning, in
order to run bosses. ! amt joking
sir; Pm lin airnest. | understand
there is alpurse of two thousand dol
liars, and should like amazing to picl
lit up
| you talk Of picking up two thou
Island dollars with that bit OF 9 carrior
of yoursl Away with you and dom
trouble me any further 3HH. 81
Well, If I|can't run, suppose
lcan4, butIit's i darned hard onyhoy
|for man to take so much pains as
lhave to come up to the races, ant
lthen can't run arter all
1 Its TOD late now; BY the rules Q
1.-THE course, the horse should have en-
tered yesterday; however, if you4
lplank the entrance money, Perhap'
You may get III yet.
lHf / said this by the way OF getting
.Erid III the fellow, having 20 idea tina
lhe could command 9 fourth i'art 9
1.-The sum required.
4 How much might the entranc'
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