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New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-02-10
MORE MEN WANTED IMMEDI.
ATELY.

A few more .cti.e and enterpri>ing young
Ten can Esd mn.diste employment. b.
which they Can make ca 600 70 1000 I.
year, to at se agents f:.r .evera. New aud
popular works just pub ished e.sl . vely TO
agents. and ct for sMle n hood sesrcs We
have y great number Of sxeats employed
Nancy al who are making trs'sn SIS t. can
Ter week. Tn" !. vs. ing 10 e,,ea1e . III >
.le.s~ant and prof; able bu :ess.s II for pastr-
{ /. DERBY & co,
P. blisher and Wholesale Rookxailer,
Sandusky City Ohio.
I ~Ed hrs Of new ,papers giyiag the aAe.e
A.A to; owing. thre~ 'na.rt;cn.. and calling
sste"to" II it. snd send;ag . cepy co ,tsinimg
II. viii receive q > th. 20 Of the follow NJ
works -
Lie III Napoleon by headley, 81 Is
Lie o. lafayette, = i2s
Lie =, 4t,-eohine 8 g Is
Wild se.e.e. Il n :u&er'a life. rs
LIE Of MARI and Martha Washington 1 Is
Odd Follows Amulet. Is
lnl2 G. 1. DERBY & co.
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THE SATURDAI EvHNING Elk
GUSTYN JONES I RENRY6 &. PARKER

Editors and PreYrssses.
A NEW weekly newspaper ~ be devotedto
a the ntercNts Of all classes---the organ "f
no party, ique, or Sect NJ labor or cxpen-
will be sps. ed 10 make It pleasing and st
ractive 70 the pubic. The Express will b.
thoroughly Independent in time. genial and
cheerful in ito character: it's aim Will l.s high,
and the object Of it, conductors vii, he Ia
pub ,sh the truth. w .tho.t fear favor. Or Of,
lecti,n"-to iaculcste principles prcmatye to
the high intero.ts Of society; and ~ . c0use-
qucncc Of reward, to receive the intelligent
and enLear:ng appreciation at its readers. It.
>ent,n,ent, il poss bio tn prevent t will ever
degenerate its aent.mentalt y-1he outside
II the Express will ho deyo,ed TO the pub ica-
tion Of Polite Literaturs. embrac ng tales OF
drilling interest. both original and solicited.
romthe ablest pens. Especial care will BIZ
gwen to this FEATURE Of'our journa,, -ihc in.
side viii he ~ abstract and brief chrun'cle ii
the doings and sayings Of the week up b. the
hour OF going ~ press. It will cOMtain fret
Glars Editorial mxtter, foreign and d..me.t 4
s'.nmsry. snteress ne cosrssp0 dence, not ce.
Ut IecsuUeA mcetinga &s. mar ne and te q.
grslhic ns~ros Saturday evening, etateme t.
1T trade and transact ons ct the Brker's
Board; - short local news Of every dsscrip.
tor . *>'-'
W. have engaged ! s,~p, n s.,is.e.. po..
sess:ng the highest talent for thei. 0cat On
whose contr;bati0ns' in Their various depart.
nan vii form = feature Of che CHEST i'm.
pOrtxnce H. y-, s..-.
Although the organ Of no particular instr.
tutitn. We sha'. dewte ., ace and careful, !, t.
testiln ~ the intorsss. of tho military, the Gre
1ersstmont, asd all kca ssxanisat one. Il,
the musical, dramatic. aud literary depart
a,entt, we shsll sias t. b. r. ixb n all state
ments, Ill opinions al. criticism "a ways just
hut Away. independent las
We sh~li en43eayur h make the Exprcss &
sompsetr f1m'2y nesr,pap.r. We con VI. to,
tthc dOmest.c hres &c, ~ We ~ in cunt NJ
room, and Workshop ard pr,iper s<scnt IN al
10 given t. th to. h:~ns and oth.r special
ries. which never Tail to prove iateycssing T.
The gent'er sex.-cor New Eng anaars resi
Ing at distance. the Express Will 30 4 10.
pensah'e ~ . perfect compend um OF Bsstou
aud Mas achuset news items.
Expre-s vii! l,s isS,.ed in two Cd t;aa,
tho one. Tor CT n:ry subscribers, will bs
~ delivery On Saturday s,aorn,ng: and tA,
other will lie served ct the Roshu asd subur
Ian breakfast tables On Sunday. 1t " l, b,
large olo handsomely pria,cd On 6ae VIII /.
Jap :. in chr type, and will be furnished Q,
~" e.iisrs per amman, ether by mail OF a,
tho Oasce =
i.smmun:oat:0ss should Ia Addressed to
JONES 4 PARKER.
M. Wator St, Bostou.
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We also offer q liberal list AZ
ASH PRE- MlsU ME.
KNIoKERBoCKER MAGAZINE

ME fl eth vn t nc Of the ,Knickerbockrs
Nsgax ne c.lnrncnced With the nus.bey
for July. 1889: and is the Intention ri he
pibl,- her IT, make great add toas t. tho lit.
crazy merits 1t the wo. I I'VE take Is hi
granted there are but few mxgsxiu readers
ID the I Lhtry who are not tain iinr y Ii the
authors or S. Leger and tho xvmrrow Grass,
both q c.,ntr h. e N,the Kni kcriMcker.'
We are p'rssed b. abba Ia, s,,tlounce that
they viii bot write hJr ouf. ssagax.ne the
con NJ year Mr. C,.szens will cs,atr ib,te :
new and : 'alsy o~ig nal story VII, Oh will 81
pear IN e,e.j nimber; and Ne. KimbaN will
furnish - sketch org story % OF n : lii
other duties " Il permit. "a I,
We have n. ' tw.s contr, btors not exce'lc,l
BY any ritets IN the country, isme Rev.
F. w. shelton and Charles & iceland. The
FIRST known M our Up r yer Core. ,ndent, >
,as written 4 series.f l'tters, N part ofwhich
have been 'sss,. a aH.i extensively sod IN
'eaut FL Illustrated volume, and & latter s
n. writ ng aser;es III Obs rsxt'ons Of Mace
Snpe,- VII en- WI ~ ght al who ). "a ihcm.
These will 'e continue regularly, and Mr..
Shelton viii give . sketch or letter each
month We have al-o u vcfal highly accom-.
pl.shed lady cs.nti .s'itdrs, whose tavcm will
grace . ~ pag. regnla. = Ant whore nan,bs
We wosld be- glad to publish. Il We wore Der.
n tied TO do-so w tn these and otler rem.
:;r contributors and the Table Of Mr.. Clsrk
Whose lome experience has made him Ga at.
fant b e'!Spar,n,6ms we shall. be a. q to
present mon bly, ltersry treat : var;ed
that N" r,ined tate csn tail to be grat,aed. !
TEams:-S3 a gear in advance Two cop.
ies, IS. Five copies one year &lo. The
nsgxs;ne i sod by all periodical dealers.
Slncinea numl.es xent (rss of CHARGE
+ oKnick. becker ana anl other thrss dbl.
lss. 1msgsxiae sent Qua 80 s for e5. The
Knicterbeuker and Horse oarnsl Sas yjIsSs
FOR 81. fa..ar,.s
Letters contaih'n remittances, Gnnd SVerJs
thing connected tn the business depart.
Isaent shsMld be addressed to
tAML HUESr TON. Pnblisher.
~ Droo6h ~ NJ Yuk
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-02-10
THE BOSTON OLIVE BRANCH
10 t'-AND---far
ATLANTIC We E K L 7

~ ~ L n ~ IC " = y II y
fScne az the bsst fam: ' papers p blishsd
J4sllt sonta ~ solid and brilliant editarias
On ell the We subjects Of theday lts lite.
sary IsbEsv is everywhere h. knowledg~d,
and Il il Siull of thrilling tales sparkling
skc,ol1es, ac,,yluts ut travel and sd.e"ttre:
vit, thst outs IKE q raizer, and b MOI ,llat
ove,flays with laughter, and makes lean l.eo
ple ~ xnd jolly;. the Ohio ccrt Ioetry, the
cream Of the news, bundles sdy fam " tece pex
aer;caltusal ipior.. arion; prices II ps,duea
-eatsls- market report, &c Henry Ward
RcSci, er's sol msns arc reported weekly
These arc worth double the p ce Of tho 70
per- Wick IL "pay 80 per scar.
Addr0~,
HENRY UPHAM 4 Ca,
Olive Dsansh o1isA 1esAea, AeO Z
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-02-10
The GU ESTION .ARISES
r. u READY

10 sdmitshat eastern men arc as thick n
New OreEpn ~ blsckbarre.s are in Sep.
tember and. that A j. M;ntey has 'psne =
e !or shop N New Oregon, opposite the store
Of Munsm 4 P.erce, where hs will hold him.
se { ready ~ al tihaes 70 give thoe favor ny
him with their patronage the mist part culsr
6n. Cutting done tall t.mes, and VI grant
"a to euit. a X. stf.t.t..t.. 80
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MEAT MARKET.

E Eek would ~ to tbs people Of
malss 's !. IL aoa ss.ssy srs . :.
tines may BE- had . fal supply Of saoh 3 the
m 'rket aa6rds in that line. Hides taken in
exchange for goods or cash. lnl0l
Esss Gds Aais ssssst as Eds hsildng
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e., e L. DERBY & co,
P. blisher Snd Wholesale Bookseiler,
v. SanAusky Uity Ohio.
THE GENESEE FARMER.
4 Mon'Ay Journal Of Agr,eultvre aud n /,


f,euiture Established IN 1891.
pUBLISHED tor twenty eight years ia one
: OF the 6ue,t wheat and fru { sections OF
America. It has alta ed An unriva:led rcu.
iatien. and has able sni experienced corres-
rndent< in every state Of the Union and n
The British P:oyirces Each vol me contains
three ',,,ndrcd ard eighty fur ses, and is
profnsely ill.,st ated v til exp.ns We void c.,s.
It 3 > mi to any address for FIFTY CENTS
n YEAR!
We also offer a liberal list IL -
Cash PRE- MIaUMs.
~ still Crater ;nducen.ess 70 torn E b.
Full l,articn. ara " II be found Il tho pa,,et,
and evcty on. inte' e>tcd' in the culture Of the
a,ii a. inv ted tosend tor c"pv Jos. HAa.
Rls Publisher, Rochester. N Y.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-02-10
SIXTH YEARS ANNOUNCEMENT
Co>mops i,aN Art sciatisn.
1890.

TIVE m ,nagers have the pleesure II an.
= n0nnc ng the arrangcmen,s fur this e
sixth year have been mxis upon . eca 9
commensurate with the bri eht promises VII oh
a,mn from all sect ons f the Union A..
nrance> may now b. given that Il will he
more brilliant in is O1Icr> and moro satis-
factory in it, returps than any OF its pr de-
cessors. Tha cngrav Hg will DO ircmparahly
the beet euer offered for three do lars-the
Journal vii. 'exceed itself '-thc Int OF pre-
miums for award WI be composed If = great.
er ~ mber Of 6ne works than have Yet boen
plsc d With" rea h o. the people. Further
ann uncen,ents and complete catalogues viii
accompany the Devember nnmbsr Of this
j.Urna 90 issue IN OctOber.)
The appointne + OF Honorary Secretaries
IRE now being made. Secret .r;es and ageats
are wanted in every town aud city 10 the Un:.
ted States aud tho Csnadss whore none ex-
ist Pcrs"ns desiring the appointment will
p ease make application to the New York
Office. accompanying her application vi h
prop assurances IT their resp visibility fr
the trust wh oh NEST be repossd in them.
when they " Il DO ser ed wi 3 proper pa
pers Instructions &C., TO.
The New Engras;ng, scared for
the .Nembers for the S;StA
Year, Is entitled
III >KSPEARE AND HIS FRIENDS
And is pronounced super or to any engraving
yer iscued in tn coastry: Sc Of Plate, 30x
81 inches >ubscr pttins Gre s..w being Re
,ei. on the faluwng tern, vE:--Evsr,
sub crbcr Of three dollars is entitled {,
ist.-rhe be'.nt; FL Steel Eugrsving. 6hxk>'
:.ea,e and H Fr ends
2d-A copy Of th' elegantly Illustrated
Art J0arna', one year.
81 A Free S.a:sa AdniAioa to che Ga.
ler,ts. 548 Rro .dwnv. sir
In nd 4 ton to wi. ch. tho large and vs'us
hle co..ect aA o! works 0f art Will be given 4
subscribers in Ja1saary next. No per>on i
re~tr ct-h t" \ single subscr ptan Tho>e re-
'nitt ny SIS are patsled t. six men, tsrsh. ps
S i$ciiisrs ,n: sl.fo,n,a, thu Canada. M,
he Psov"res vii have to r NIT % so u
-tead of % for N mhrr>hip, in order to d.
.vas tie extra pst. ga
Address, 4. I. DERBY.
Act"ary "a. A.. No. 54e Bro sdway, n.
} s. LAWYER, Honorary Secretary, New
o. qua, iowa.
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sent. rostpaid. OF receipt If On"
Dollar. By DERRY l. JACKSON,
Publishers, Ne.s York..
A MIR. Archer has been sent to
the Ohio penitentiary for marrying
three wives. "lnsatiate Archer!
could not one suffice!"
The editor Of q western paper
recently fanc;cd himself " q live
OK" but since our rough handling
Of him, he is bcginuing to conclude
that he is only jerkei besf
The "Sonthern Mercury" has
received his commission a. Post
master" So there's post-omce
gone to r. o. 7.
A Pittsburg paper says, in an
obituary notice of an old lady,
that s'she bore her husband twenty
children and never gave q cross
word" She must have obeyed the
good old preccpt-"bear end for
bear"
A Newbern paper says that
Mrs. Alice day of that city was
lately delivered Of four stazdy
boys We know not what Day
may bring forth.
A Buffalo paper announces
that DR.. Brandreth has introduced
q bill iu,o the Legislature. Is
The editor sure he minded his ps
in his announcements
The editor Of the Boston "Libe-'
rator" calls upon the ladies of the
North to make use Of nothing
that is produced by slave labor.
He needn't expect them not to
use cotton, They will not erpel
50 old a friend irons their bosoms.
A lady correspondent, who pro-
fesscs to be Mortified at the indel.
icacy of our paper, threatens for
the future to set her foot on every
copy she sees. She had b,.teer
not. Our paper has ! S in it.
The common opinion is that We
should take good care Of children
at all seasone of the year, but it is
we'll enough in winter to let thems
sside.
A writer in Virginia paper de-
votes three columns to describing
the greet Blue Ridge Tunnel. We
hardly know which is the greatest
bore, the tunnel or the description
Of it.
w. H. Hooe, q postmaster in
Vermont, publishes that two hun
dred dollars Of the public funds
are missing from his Office, and he
asks ",cho has got the money!"
Possibly echo may answer-Hooe.
The editor of fan Indiana paper
says, "nsore v;llainy is on foot"
We suppose the editor has lost
his horse
A party Of our frinds, last week,
chased a fox thirty-six hours.
They actually tran the thing into
the ground
The New York Evening Post
says a man sscannot be active and
quiescent at the same time"
There may be some doubt of that.
Some fellows hustle about terribly
and get he still.
Messrs. Bell & Topp, Of the
IN. G. Gazette" say that "Prenti-
ces are made to serve MASTER"
Well, Bells were made to be hung
and Topps to be whipped.
Mrs. Charity Perkins, Of New
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THE PITTSBURG WEEKLY DIS
PATCH.

YSHE Week'y Dspatch II published every
: Saturday on : sheet the s;se IT tn
Daily Dispatch. L Will cont,in til. latest
news By telegrap and mails; loea news Of our
city and county: \ vs. 1t the ne;ghiorhood
comprising western Pennsylvanis and VIZ.
ginia, and eastern OHIO: corret. news from
a distance; carefully prepared o XII -co t.;
original and reject poetry tales, me u .ses,
&c. and syeryth;ng aece<ary q nal i,
agreeable and entertaining indepS Dent news.
paper. and will hs ma I'D to sub<crhera at
one dollar : year, payable invar ably . I'd.
vanoe. IN order. however, u make i ue...
ny ssekiy. oreupy;cg ne sam. pos;t "a n
the cMontsy VIII Oh the d. does ia Ne
u:sisS 3xe Will cont nue. 70 send /. At the so..
loving
Il r N q.
Three, DO d. 70 ose address. ! 90
Five do do do d. 90
Ten, do do Do do q
"a III clubs At fifteen os over. . c,,pv
extra allowed.-Postaga. out Of State. TWEEN.
ty-ssx cents . year.-In NO Ease can the
nalmes Of Subscribers IN clubs DO written ON
the papers y se
{ % Money in 'srssisterea' letters, 1t our
risk ~ "a HBs 8 y3G{ -
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Specimen If tie Contents tie ~e,e
,coyk BY Tie editor Qfthe "Lostisuille
,Journai." entitled PR. NrIcEANA,
just published. and ,ohich ~iu be
sent. re.tpa;d. OF receipt IF On"
Dollar. By DERRY l. Jackson,
Publishers, Ner York.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-02-10

HENRY UPHAM & Ca,
Olivs Dsansh o6ssL eesAeA No.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-01-25
Commen dable ECONOMY.

Our friend W.. issued license for the
marriage Of John. Murphy and Mary
Manning, both natives of the Emerald
Isle, for which he received from John the
legal fee-$l. But the intended bride
irued.' Six weeks and two days after
ward John made his second appearance in
the clerks Office.
'Misther w. said he, in Febru-
ary last I got license from you to mar
ry Mary Manning, an L deedn't maary
her; an now, plaze yer honor, wud yer be
so good as to alther it so it wud fit Hon
ora Moriarrity?' @7
Jim informed him that this couldn't be
done, and that be must get new license
to fit Honora.
'And pay for it?' said John.
'And pay for it, said Jim W.
Och, indadel thin I'm ruined inti:ely,
intirelyp exclaimed John; fur I jist coort-
ed Honora to save the dollar! '''N
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-01-25
The Rich Child.

Little Nellie L. had lost her father
and her mother was poor. Her sweet
temper and her winning ways gained hel
many friends. Among these was an ex.
cellent lady, Miss N. A glimpse
Of Nellie's bright face peeping in at tht
door always brought smile of peculiar
tenderness over Miss N-'s placid fea
tures
She loved to sit by the child, softly
stroking her hair, and while looking tho't
fully into her smiling eyes, would otter
say, Poor, poor Nelliel'
When Nellie shook her head, with {
heart too happy to forbode evil, her FRIEND
would caress her still more fondly, and
then say, Poor, little Nelliel
The child's heart seemed troubled By
these plying words, for she asked, on,
day, why do you call me poor? Pleas,
don't Miss N. I'm not poor-wh,
I've got twenty-five cents and goo.
mother!' go,
Rich little Nelliel Said her friend
"A good mother! All, how long I wa
in learning what this little, one alread
knows!'
"A good mother!' could any earthl
treasure have made her so truly rich?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-01-25
A Resolution Omitted.

A Chicago correspondent Of the PSsG.
byterian a clergyman, relates the follow.
iEg pointed little fact: dHu q x
Before / close let me relate an incident
which occurred during the late session Of
synod in Chicago. An anti slavery con.
vention of the DR.. Cheever stripe was sit-
ting at Chicago at the Same time. q A
gentleman of the city, with whom one, Of
our professors was slightly acquainted, &C.
costed him one morning: 1915 5Jiil
We'll, Doctor, were you In the con-
vention last evening3' o.s.5,, 4.,oo, A..
No, sir; I do not belong TO that stripe;
(here great surprise was manifested BY
the gentleman) but if rad been there. I
would have offered one additional resolu-a
tion-' 5Stli lG rfG9fi iadg0 OF
.Ah, indeed, what would that be?' t.fE,
Resolved, resumed the Doctor. chat
when we get to the Kingdom Of Heaven.
we will not sit down With Abraham, IsaAcl
and Jacob, for they were once slaveAold.l
ers!' F,.5, ., f
This was enough. The gentleman
passed on, concluding, doubtless, that he
had mistaken his man. adi Sg9b7
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-01-25
-h K.,..oLr -,

W In Kentucky, up among the
'knobbs,' there is q region SO rocky and
rough that the people do most of their
hauling on sort of sled; or, at best, can
only use frame mounted on wide block
trucks sawed from log. Lately 9 trav-
eler, with phaeton having very small
wheels in front that turned under the car.
riage, by missing his road got into this
wild country. Making the beat of his
way through it he was surprised to find
that he was followed by crowd of boys,
who kept their eyes inten.ly fixed on the
running gear of his vehicle. The silence
they maintained, and the perseverance,
they manifested in dogging our traveller
somewhat alarmed him; and stopping bis
horse, be inquired why they were follow
ing him. The leader Of the boys, an
overgrown fellow, about seven feet high
replied, .Why, dog.on.it, Mister, w
wanted to see how far you'd get befor,
fyour big wheels eotohed the little onesl''
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-01-25
Ecllpses for the Year 1880.
There will be four eclipses this year, as


follows:
l. An annular eclipse of the sun,
January %; invisible in America. Visi-
BILE at sea about the South Pole.
2. A partial eclipse of the moon, Feb.
ruary 6, in the evening. Visible. Size
9,744 digits on the northern limb.
8. A total eclipse of the sun, July
lS, in the morning. In the United States
this will only be a partial eclipse except
at Astoria and northwesternpart of Wash
ington Territory, where it will be total
The line of central and total eclipse
begins in the Pacific Ocean, southwest oil
the mouth of Columbia River, in latitude
As deg. 40 min. N, and longitude 125
deg. SIS minutes W. Of Greenwich; from
thence it runs easterly and nortberly
through British America and Hudson's
Bay, then bends southerly, crosses the
Atlantic, runs through Spain and the
Mediterranean Sea. then into Africa, and
ends by the side of the Red Sea, in lati'
tude 5 deg. 4s min. Q sec. N, and longi'
tude 80 deg. Al min. E. of Greenwich
1t size in the Northern States will bt
from to digits, and in the South from
to S digits. " 1910 f+-tsi 81
The partial eclipse on the earth begin'
in the northern and unsettled part of Tex
as, latitude "a deg, 40 min. 4 sec. N.
Longitude 25 deg. % min. 8 sec. w. o
Washington at the instant of sunrise.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-01-25

~ A person walking into the count.
ing room Of the late Mr.. c., Of neigh
boring city, and. by the way, s'vsry
wealthy and shrewd merchant. inquired Of
the clerk the rent of store which his en-
ployer wished to let The inquirer being
satisfied with the terms, said he would hirS !
the store; but the clerk, knowing that hsj.
had recently failed for large amount ds,o
clined the bargain until he saw Mr.. O.
who was then absent from the city, add :
desired the gentleman to call again.-
Upon Mr. C.'s return, the clerk informed !
him of what has been related. 49,, .rs
How much did he fail fori', Mr.. @. /:
asked. =.
about one hundred thousand dollats.'
was the reply. .hii93 Sdf
And how much did he payi' y ~ ~
Only ten per cent. SIR 'l@2 tF12wt
Let him have the store, Sam; let hing
have the store-he's got money enough
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-01-25
How Old Ben got his Horse Back
Old Ben GRAY was an old topper. a.

Old Ben Gray was an old topper, and
Old Ball was his favorte horse. Now
Old Ball was famous good riding horse,
and the eye of every jockey in the neigh
borhood had been attracted by his fine
points; but Old Ben knew the value of
Old Ball too we'll to part with him.
When he was top-heavy what horse could
carry him so steadily as Old Ball; Or,
when entirely overweighted, would so
carefully select a SOFT sandy spot for his
rider to fall on, and then so patiently wait
until sleep brought sobriety? So the ef-
forts of the jockeys to swap or trade him
out of Old Ball had been in vain. But
one day Old Ball failed to select spot
free of stones for Old Ben to drop on, or
became impatient for his feed and left, or
in some other way angered his owner,
who straightway swapped with his neigh
Dor Jones, receiving as "boot," "mint
drop" of the Benton stamp and the largest
denomination. But before the day was
over Old Ben sorely repented himself of
his trade. Besides being 'chiseled' abso-
Iutely in the trade. how could he get on
without Old Ball? But Gray knew Jones.
and he knew Jones knew Old Ball; and
he further knew that there was no chance
of getting Old Ball back unless he play
ed his game mighty silky!'
Old Ben matured his plan, and then
mounted his Jones hos,' and timed his
departure from the court green so as to
pass Jones just as he was unhitching Old
Ball from the tree to which he had been
tied during the day. Refining in his horse
he drawled out, 'Oh, Mr.. Jones, this
morning, when / was tradin' Old Ball
to you. reckon 1 was little drunk, and
l didn't tell you of one of Old Balls
tricks. NowI don't want any body hurt
by any thing done; and now just want
to tell you eff ever you come to river,
and Old Ball takes notion to lie down in
the water, just you get right off, for Old
Balls's gwine to do it certain Jones,
of course, declared himself cheated in the
trade, and claimed drawbacks for dam.
ages. But Old Ben said he only war
ranted Old Ball sound, 'an' Old Ball is
jes' as sound as Mexican dollar, an jes'
you break him of that little trick an he's
jes' as good as any mans hos.' Finally,
after Jones' proposal to 'rue' had been
rejected by Gray, new swap was agreed
on, the Jones hos for Old Ball even, Gray
retaining the x. :
Accordingly. brides and saddles were
changed. and each man mounted his own
horse, when Old Ben gave Jones another
piece of information about Old Ball
Mr.. JONES' said he, there's jes' one 9th
er thing about this hos I'd like to tel
you; as long as I've been riding Old Bal
] he aaeper net did take that notion