True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-10-20
Bob Wadden's Horse Trade.

Bob Wadden's Horse Trade.
"You know Bob Walden, / guess"
said Uncle Mike.
"Not that recollect," replied.
"Well,. Bob was an amasin' hand al
tradin' horses, and generally came out
ahead, too. never knew him 10 bo re.
ally girdled and the undorbrush cut, but
once"
"How was that, Uncle Mike p
I" Why, you see, Bob had been gettin'
grey horse in some of his deslins that
was jist about as nice q horse to look at
as ever put his nose through the rack
sticks he was a human lookin' horse,
and nothin' shorter he was always look.
in arter stars, and carried his tail like
the national flag on the 4th of July but
he would't work--he was above it he'd
almost stop when he saw his shadder fol-
lOwin' him for fear he might be drswin'
it."
"Ndw them" says Bob, " some indi-
vidual is bound to be picked up,"
$50, maxim an excuse that old Grey's
shoes wanted fxin', he sent him to the
blacksmith's, harnessed up his ,'other
horses, hitched them to a wagon load of
stone, droYe down to Sam Hewill's, stop.
ped before the door. took out tbs near
horse and harnessed up tho grey in his
place, went in, took drink and waited
round till some feller should come along
who wanted 10 speculate. He hadn't
waited long when he seen some feller
comm down the road like all creation,
his horse under full run, while he was
sawin' the bits and holIerin' 'wo wo =
with all his might and main. He man.
aged to stop him after a little by Sam
Hewitrs, and turning him around, he
come up a slappin' his hands and in a
tearin' passion with his horse"
Giles never ready to STOP" says he,
that horse amt; and though he's the
best horse ever owned, yet I'm deter
mined to get shut Of him."
"Well, just then, out comes Bob, and
mounted his wagon, just as if he was 60
in to drive off, when. says he, 'IIallo,
stranger, perhaps you'd like to deal with
me for steady one ="
-" Why, yes, said the stranger, 1T
would like something little more quiet
than that go-ahead, snap-dragon rascal Of
mine"
$50 Bob looked at the sorrel, and found
him square.built animal, his eye fall Of
fire, and every muscle in play"
"Well, says Bob, after a few words
with me, 'there's NY gray, here's your
sorrel; what's your proposition I"
"Now you're talking" said the siran.
ger, examining the gray as be stood
hitched to the load Of stone "I'll give
you sorrel and the best for,y-dollar cloak
in my wagon for the gray"
"Done," said Bob, 'just unhitch."
"Neither Of them asked fother ques-
tions, cause neither of them wanted 10
answer any. The horses were exchanged.
Bob had got his cloak, and the stranger
got Into his wagon, took up his lines, and
bidden' 'em good bye, was about to start,
when gray put q stop to it, and wouldn't
bulge a hair. In vain did the stranger
whip and coax-not an inch could he get
There sat Bob, laughing in his sleeve
almost ready to burst, to see how the
stranger was trying 10 start and could
not. Not word did the stranger
say, however, but after he had got
quite tired, and had given up trying
it any more, he came and sat down on
the horse.block. Bob thought he might
as well be going; SO, picking up the rib.
bons-'go along says he. The sorrel
turned his head and looked back at him
as much as to say, don't you wish
would = but didn'. stir or pull. In vain
Bob coaxed and patted /; sorrel was there
and wasn'. any where else."
"Well, I reckon its my turn to laugh
now" said the stranger; suppose you'll
call again when you come to town."
"Oh, never mind, I" said Bob, +" sorre
will go, or else you couldn't get herr
with him."
"Oh. yes" said the stranger, "you cal
start him II you'll only bring some sha
wings and kindle FIRE under him, as
did,"
Then he laughed agin, and when
came away, they were playin' game t
see who should take EN- both"