The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-30

uO "CIO nnnu III SlOfc lOF tue Ltut6
being. Each man was resolutely bent
to make successful Judgement is his
neighbours pocket, with the view of
taking it out, "a Herculean task to be
sure, when Job heard in the next
room the sound of music. Several
Kentucky reols were played anon the
sweet breathings of melodius voice
sung "Sweet, Sweet Home"
May l be id, if that don't beat
Bob Walker, and he's patch above
common. Bot that amt none of your
music boxes, I know it cant be. Is
it,"
My daughter is playing on the
piano." said the General, eve will
walk into the room and see her. -
Here were Establishments to strike Job
dumb and entrance all his senses.
The man who hath no music in his soul.
And is not moved with concord Of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treason, stratagem, and spoils.
Job thought q man might love mu-
sic and spoils also. He felt q liking
for both. Therefore he applauded the
music in his own way, most raptu-
rouSly.
Said Job, "May l never pull an,
other trigger. if she's not printing
above anything | ever heard talked
about Why she's chartered ? She's
raol one | assure you. Why it's
enough to make teller swim that
can't; and if it wasn't for all these
fne kiverlids over the track (the car
pct, and had q partner to my mind
I'd go my drove to nothing, or les
| can shake the ticks off any boy you
can produce"
The General now thought the Ken
tuckian ripe enough, to aid in which
he bad been piled with choice liquors
as be denominated the brandy and
MADEIRA
The horses were brought out, and
examined, and price J, and cheapened,
and faults found with all.
They could agree upon nothing.
owen, where's your quarter horse?'
asked the General Va
"Oh, no F! I s3rt O. tho't what you
were after" answered Job, ".for you
hardly looked at them thar matches,
and these fine geldings. So you must
be after the quarter nag. jim, fetch
up Lazy Sam, viii you Now, Gin
eral, I'll tell you, honor bright, he's
never been lick't in any quarter squirt
but once, by Joe Miller's sorrel mare,
which runs like streak of lightning.
She's rael screamer. Daddy swapt
for him last fall, after she tanned him
out. If | knowed her I'd give you
her marks, SO thatyou mighn't be tuck
in, for heerd Joe was bringing her
to the South to win his expenses.
But here is the horse anyhow, and |
assure you he's not slow"
Now, be it remembered that honest
Job was not ignorant that General
IL was at that time the owner
of this identical mare, and for reasons
best known to himself he wished to
make race between her and Lazy
Sam. %
The General examined Lazy Sam
with the eye Of jockey.
" Pish !" said he contemptuously,
"why this thing cannot run; why it's
as fab sided as sheep, and as heavy
shouldered as a hog, and cat-hamed
besides l would not give mule for
three of it. Why did you not bring
a lot of mules to market !? Your hor-
ses do not suit me. Pray what do
you ask for this thing which you call
a running nag ? 1t may do to pillow
q season or two. Does it work :"
Unlike the Job of ancient days
Job Tomkins suffered his anger to
arouse and master him-at least be
made the General think so. To use
his own words he carsorted. He
screamed out -
"Hello, mister wonder your SO
mighty mighty wise, considerin' you
know SO little. Why you make me
feel all over in spots to listen to you.
I reckon may be you've got a quar-
ter nag yourself, amt you ?"
II have plo" nag here" said
the General very colly, that / am
sure can ran away with that thing of
yours"
Thing |" halloed Job why you
make me feel sort of woolfy, and I've
mind to go my whole lot against
anything you can parade in the whole
South"
81 would not spoil good mind
then" quoth the General. Blu; /
suppose you are Arid to run since
your father has forbidden it."
~ don't care a solitary flint for
what Daddy says, when my Irish is
up" exclaimed Job Indignantly
"Brind out your nag and let US see
! it,"
The General gave the order, and,
as Job expected, the Sorrel mare (once
Joe Miller,s) was brought forward.
While Job examined, his adversary
| edeavored oil he could to fret him by
dispraising his horse, and Job appear
ed worked up to fever heat.
To cut short the story, the drove
was staked against twenty-five hun
dred dollars in check upon the c.
Bank and the company adjourEea to
the Generals track to see the race.
On the way Job stopped short, and