The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-03-29
THE DAY BOOK.
EVENING, MARCH 20.
Sam Slick 81 J,asf.

Well, l shall never forge. rise ! once
took out OF set of jockios at Albany.
had an everlasfin fast Narraganse
PAGER once to Slickville. was consider.
able prond OF him, do assure you, fol
be took the rag of the bush in great
style. Well, our stable help, Pat Mon
"ghan (him used to call Mr.. Monoghani
would stuff him with fresh clover without
me knowing it, and, as sure as rats, I
broke his wind in driving him 100 fast
IL gave him the ''heaves," that is it made
his TANKS hcave like . blackslnith's bel
lows. We call 'heaves," Britishers calis
it "broken wind" iJell, there is no cure.
Tor 1t, though some folks tels you hor-
nets nest cut up fne. and put in their
meal will dc it; and others say silt the
cats clean, and give them Juniper berries
in it, end that will do it, on ground gin
ger or tar, OF what not; but these are all
4uackefies. you can't cure it, for it's
a'spture OF AZ air-vessel, and you can't
get at 1t to sew it up. But you can fix.
!! UP by diet, and care. and proper USAGE
So thar you can deceive even an old hand.
rrovdin you don't let him ride or drive
the beast too fast.
Well, doatoEeG and worked with him
50, the most that could be perceived was
q light cold, nothin' to mind, much less
80 brighten you. and when ! got him
up 10 the notch, / advertised him for
sole, as belonging to e person going down
East. who only parted with hm because
se thought him toe beavey Tor man
WHO never travelled less than q mile ia
Two minutes and twenty seconds. Well
ho was sold at auction, and Knocked
Town 10 Rip Van Dam, the attorney
general, for five hundred dollars; and the
owner put a saddle and bride on him.
.nd took /. bet of two hundred dollars
with me he could do a mile in two min
utes fifty seconds. He didn't know ME
from Adam, personally, at the time, bui
he had heard Of HE, and bought the
horse because it was said Sam Slick
o"ned him.
Well he started off, and lost his bet;
for when he got near the wnnin' post the
horse choked, fell, and pitched the rider
off halfway to Troy, and nearly lied
himself. The umpire handed me the
...oney, and dug out for the steamboat,
intending to foot for home. Just as
reached the wharf, I heard my name |
called out; but didn't let on noticed |
II, and walked ahead. Presently Van !
Dam seized, me by the shoulder, quite OF.
vi breath, putin and blown like pc, -
poiss.
mir. Slick" said he.
YES" sais !, whats lett Of me; bal
good gsaoio us," sails l. "you have got the
'!.eayes' l hops it ain's catchin'.5S 3
mo haven't said he, shut your |
ausset; boss has, and nearly broke my !
neck. You are like all the Connecslcnt
men ! ever see, Il pasty, mean, long-nssk-
ed, nsrrow-chested, slab sided, narrow
souied, lantern-.awed Yankee cheat"
well" sais !, chats conside
81 long name to write on the b. -raDie
etter, amt it? 1t amt good to- .ck OF a
,wad of words, it's 40 won(is' Use such
he heaves; but III sass / yon have
brought up to Wfangin' You: wafht
light, you and Ysso' Il hai4t time to
,roken-w indeSNbp -" said ''you are
7harr to cool xc1 In heave you over The
Didn't veg Il, boots and all, by crawl
he only lsay ao'eItse' aa'u ut, .u".
orse was. on you had to part with That
ian whc that i.e was too heavy Tor
lilo J.. never travelled slower than
IN, TWO minutes and twensy'secondS?
nd ,yer." sais ], ii never said such Il
>" What will you bet did,
: Fifty dollars" said ne.
Done" said /. And Vanderbilt lhe
,as Just going On board the steamer at
the .inel -Wanderbilt," sails i, "hod
these stakes, friend sails Ia won't say
vou lie, but you tell. uGcommonly like
the way ! do wheD l liz. Now prove
it,"
And he pulled ont one Of my printed
advertisements, and said "Read that. "
Well read it. at AMT there, said |,
"Ain't it2" said he. OH leave 1T 10
Vanderbilt"
INF. Slick, said he, ''yoa have lost
il IS here" -,
"Will you bet fifty dcilars,' said |,
though you have seen 1t, that IFS 'heFs!
YES" said he 81 will. =,
Done" said /. "Now h"W do yen spe'i
heavy?'
"H-e.a-v-y," said ne.
EXACTLY" sais !; $50 do ] f'nt this is
spslt hea0-ey. dix! it On prrpt'Se. ! scorn
70 take man in about q horse, 50 put
lished his defect to all the world | said
he was TOO heoay for haroeas, and so he
is, He ain't worth fifty dollars. wouldn't
take himas u giit-he amt worth ron
ddm.'
"Wel, did see that" said he, bat
thought it was an error OF the press, or
that the owner sondn't speli