Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-28
FRIDAY, OCTOBER %, 1859.

popped suddenly into Mr.. Becke.'s Grant,
um. Pointing down the road, some distance
he said to his new.made acquaintance:
81 have II :" Do you see the tavern post,
yonder, on the rsht''
EYES. yes"
"Tha, house is KEEP, by Timothy Brown.
A year ago no sold me a horse. Put the
saddle on your beas. here. aud drive him
down there"
EYES," continued Greene.
"Pas the tavern aud return. Put his
best foo, forward, you know"
"Ycs."
"see somebody there-Mr. Brown II you
can. All flask !. tina, you trade this horse
with him. Go on"
Greene was Yankee, and seemed TO take
thi, advice very kindly Ond soon after the
blind nag moved gracefully pas, the hotel,
with Greene in the saddle.
Mr.. Brown, the experienced jockey, saw
the new conner from hi. window. When be
came back, he hailed Mr. Greene without
ceremony.
"A good locker you have there, friend"
observed Brown. +" Il no for sale?"
mo, no." said Greene, indireren,ly.
q" Jus, girln him a lIttls airin', that's al"
Brown examined the horse all over, and
offered to give the stranger a good chance
for trade.
There's man. a friend Of mine" ur-
ged Mr.. Brown, Z" in the stable here, who
would give you smart chance q. a dieksr,
II you've mind, | .hink."
And Mr.. Greene reluctantly turned his
horses head into the yard, where Browns
foreman, who was posted up in such mat.
ters, stood ready to take his employers
cue.
wall" said Greene, "wha, do yeou
want to dew2 can't stop long, for Billy
II e, cold, you Sec"
"l'll swap horses with you" suggested
the foreman. " Tour nag II match Que
we've got here sdracily, aud well give you
a good trade"
al jon't want TO talk about anything in
the ho's lins." responded Greene, " less
you've got a good IN. know wha, I've got,
and DON, par, with Billy, oa'y-whOa -
he shouted. Al this in'tan, he quietly
drove the rowel into hi. flank, and 4" Billy"
as he called him, began to pranco and dance
beautifully.
I After considerable parley, during which
Greene had declared that hi' nag had no
fault whatever. and jus, rs Brown thought
his foreman had concluded 10 exchange
with him for one Of the very best animals
In hi. stable, OF difreren, color only, Mr.
Becke, entered the yard, without. rccosni
sing his agent however.
"Ah. Beckett :" exclaimed Brown you
are just in time. Come, leave it TO Mr.
Becke, to decide what the difference .hal
be. Come, Beckett, you know horse as
we'll a. the next man." continued Brown
you're traded horse. some, in your time
certain"
"Yes, bought horse once" said Beck
ct, slowly. a" and"-
" We'll never mind. What do you say
now2 There's Charley, our best roadster
You know him. Good for three ten any
day only seven, coming May; sound as 4
new dollar gets up well fast, square ,rot'
ter ten hundred sure; how shall they
trader"
ANY warranty" asked Beckett OIL
Greene.
"DOn't want any," said Brown, quick
~. Il know horse, | s'pose-shAs is
cal'late do; we pretend to know horse
we do; Ell, Emerson" said the tavern
keeper, winking to his foreman.
81 should say we did" remarked Emer
, SOP.
well. Brown suppose he gives the maj
fifty to boot"
Rather hard on him, Becket-sa.
! even"
Drive him in," said Emerson.
The horse. were exchanged Greene tool
, his City dollars and mounting Charley. on
Of the best animals ever known in the tow
was soon out Of sight. Mr.. Brown an
, hn foreman were highly delighted with tn
trade. while Greene and Bseke. had no 90
easion to lind fault. Mr.. Beckett prc-ente'
=. his friend with the $50 Tor his shrewdnes'
aud Immediately sold Charley Tor two hun
dred round dollars.
: Within four-and. twenty hours, Emerson
, and Brown asceriained that their magniG
cen, s,eed was as tlind as poor Barilmeus
0 Beckett" exclaimed Brown. AZ soon u
. he could find the whselwright, after the dir
, covery. Beckett, do you know tina
scamp'"
D What scamp ~
/. "The fellow who sold US the horse"
mo"
"Ile !, blind na lamprcy eel.'
, " wbo-the many'
mo; the horse"
shaw-yOu don't say So" eIclaims
4 Beckett.
eyes sucked awful. And between ouI
!. selves, Beckett, not to so no further" con
/, tinued the ancient jockey, confidentially
d .',wiI, you and me, that was my hOrs
/. tina, Emerson snapped away, Charley.
. refused two hundred dollars for him las
0 week /; but Il wasa far trade"
Well Brown" responded Beckett, slow
8 ly. ".his !, queer. to be sure"