Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-23
From the American Stock journal
A STON LAW YER SOLD.
DY A COUNSELLOR AT LAW.


ty, where everybody keeps horses, and q
horse seemed really necessary TO our co n
fort, and so ! determined to buy one. had
owned several horses in my day, and knew
something Of horse-fesb, and had been en-
gagged in several horse cases in court; and
of course | knew, as every man of observa-
ton knows, that horses are u dangerous
commodity to deal in. Being, however,
toreVGrncd, Of course | was fOrearmod, and,
being a lawyer, | felt no apprehension that
! could not look pretty well after one side
Of bargain.
Before trying to buy an article, I always
make up my mind exactly what | want
Then ! am not misled by every foolish fancy,
os one Is liable to be who looks through the
market for something that suits him.
The horse / woud buy must be a good
saddic-lorsc. a PAGER or amber under the
saddle, but Of course n square trotier in
hIlcss. He must be Young aad sound, OF
handsome. sprighuy figure, kind as a kitten,
never needing the whip, but yet safe for
my vile 10 drive, not afraid Of the engine
fast on slow, at he drivers election. 70 he
sure. had once heard our minister. when
lived in the country, tell the only horse
jockey In the parish that he wanted iust
such horse, and | had heard the Jockeys
nreveIcnt reply: "Why, you old fool, t,.re
amt no such Aoss.' Yet [ had hoard of
such unimals, and had seen them alYer-
ttsed; and If had not happened to see cue
that exactly answered the description. it
was probably because / had not been look
ing particularly after him.
When it became known that ! was in
want Of horse, it was really amusing %
see The attempt made TO deceive me. They
evidently thought l was q green hand mt
tie business. and tha. | was il, subject
for any imposition.
Q fnC-loohing animal was brought me,
tuat, to careless observer, would have
seemed neally perfection. He had q SLIGHT
cough, bat the owner assured me II was
nothing only n little cold the horse had
taken the day before, by standiur in
draugL'. He could NO. deceive me. bad
owned a horse with the heayes, some years
ago and advised him TO take his worthless
beast to somebody who did not know So
much about hor.es.
Another would have suited me exactly,
but he had several scars on his legs. caused.
as the dealer said by breaking through the
stable floor inquired little, and ascar-
tained that he had taken fright. upset the
carriage, and gone home, two mics, on
dead run, with the forward wheels into his
stan, carry ing with him g hay-cutter and
grindstoue that stood on the Hoor aud so
had cut himself to pieces trying to kick
away the fragments.
Another had an interfering strap on his
ankle, having ntely been badly shod.
saw through that poor falsehood at once.
think ] should have bought one of
dealer whom | knew, and who assured me
lie would not tor The world. deceive me, had
not tie singular animal exhibited the un-
fortunate eccentricity Of standing on his
1oreIegs exclusively at intervals, when | at
tempted to ride him outward from the stable,
owing probably to a defective nervous or
ganization.
I determined 10 have no more to 10 with
dea.cIs, but to keep a sharp lockout for my
self and when found the right kind Of an
ANIMAL to buy him, even if l had to pay a
Ugh price,
Walking one afternoon from Cambridge
to Sorerville, | rested q moment by the
hawthorn hedge, at the foo. Of Kirkland
street, and, looking back, observed beau
titul black horse surmOmiel by IN elderly,
CadayeTOus gentleman, who hal somewhat
the air Of clergyman. The horse was
moving at an easy, amb'iug pace, scarcely
faster than q walk, tLe rein hanging loosely
OF his nccL, while the rider was screnely
reading newspaper. in the language Of
tie tTtC-lOyC oman 10 "ATtcMUs Ward at
Berlin IIites,' l mentally exclaimed; 81
have found him 80 last l ac-Ds ed the
traveller. and. passing IT, the details Of oIr
conversation it Is ,utauient 10 say shat the
animal was eve,y thing that could he de-
sired; and, although it would well nigh
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