Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1863-12-05
THE HORsE=sMAP.

IS down the street as / Supposed in a tioler
n passion. After semicolon pause which IN
appearance seemed to produce (for he eyp
= me closely as | approached), he fetched
whoop, and swore that he could out-swa
r any live man, woman. or child that ever tro
# these hills, or that ever straddled horsefesl
] since the days of old daddy Adam. Slran
ger" said be to me, "did you ever see thu
YdLlotO Blossom from? Jasper ?"
l. g I'm the boy" continued be; "perhapS
leette, jist ieet'e Of the best man at horse
swap that ever trod shoe leather
| began to feel my situation little awk-
ward, when | was relieved by man some
what advanced in years, who stepped I'D and
began to survey the YaII0W Blossom s.
horse with much apparent interest. This
drew the riders attention, and he turned the
conversation from me to the stranger.
Well, my old coon," said he. do YOU
want to swap bosses
Why, don't know" replied the stranger
-" | believe I've got a beast I'd trade with
you for that one, if you like him.
Well, fotch up your nag, my Old cock !;
you're jist the lark wanted to get hold of
| am perhads ieetLe, jlst a ieetie, of the best
man at horse-swap that ever stole crackRns
out Of mammy's tat-gourd. Where's your
boss 2"
I'll bring him presently; but want to
examine your horse little
Oh I0ok at him said the Blossom.
alightng and hitting him cut; look at
him. He's the best piece of hoS8fesh in the
thirteen united universal worlds. There's no
sort O. mistake in little Bullet. He can pick
up miles on his feet, and fling EN- behind him
as fast as the next mans boss, don't care
where he comes from. And he can keen at
it as long as the sun can shine without rest
ing"
Either from a native sprightliness of disDo
'Itlon, from uncontrolVt lie activity, or from 4
an unconquerabIe habit of removing flies bv
he stamping Of the feet, Bullet never stood t
still; but always kept up gentle fy-scaring '
Of bis limbs, which was peculiarly 4
" l tell you, man." proceeded the Yellow ?
BLOSSOM, he's the best live boss that ever
rod the grit of Georgia. Bob Smart knows t
he boss. Come here, Bob, and mount this tt
otS, and show Bullets motions" Here Bull it
It brSted up and looked as if he had been b
uniting for Bob all day long, and had lust
'und him. Bob sprang on his back. " Boo jo
o-oo!" SAID Bob, with futterng noise of W
re lips; and away went Bullet, as if in a at
lar[er race, with all his beauties spread in al
andsome style. to
" Now fetch him back" Blossom. Bullet
lrned and came in pretty much as he went yc
It. ba
Now trot him BY" Bullet reduced his
il to "cuStOm0ry;" sided to the right and tn
# a;rily, and exhibited at least three varie- u
IS OF trot in the short space of fifty wards. no
- Make him pace !" Bob commenced an
itching the bride and kicking at the same
De. These Inconsistent moves obviously. as
d most naturally, disconnected Bullet: for jus
was impossible for him to learn, from them. ant
ether he was to proceed or stand still. He
empted cznler and was checked again. her
stopped and was urged to 90 on. billet the
v rushed into The wide field of experiment beg
struck out a gait Of his own that COM Tim
tely turned the tables upon his rider, and eide
tainly deserved patent. 1t seemed to cut
e derived its elements of the jig, the minu-
and the cotillion. If it was not a pace, it wou
ainly had pace in it, and no man would ban
ture TO call it anything else; so it passed clos
to the satisfaction of the owner. I"
. Walk him = Bullet was now home the
in; and he walked as if money was staked max
1im. i'll h
he stranger, whose name, I afterward after
ned. was Peter Ketch, having examined ."
to his hearts cuetent, ordered his son err @
dy to go and bring up Kit. Neddy soon g.
cared upon Kit; we!i-formed sorrel of with
middle size, and in good order. His tout sadd
nblc threw Bullet entirely into the shade. but
Oh glance was sufficient to satisfy any for h
that Bullet had the decided ADVANTAGE Of II
in point Of intellect. blanI
Why, man, said Blossom edo YOU bring and
a boss as that 10 trade for Bullet? On, danes
you re no notion of trading" u
Ride him off, Neddy," said Peter. Kit archl
IF at handsome lope. leetle
rrot him back !" Kit came in at a lone ever
ping trot, and stopped suddenly at the Pc
d. and n
Veil, said Blossom, d" let me look at and n
maybe he'll Go to plough" blank
examine him" said Peter, taking hold point
e bride close to the mouth; he's moth The
ut tacky. He ant as pretty horse as on Bu
t, know; but he'll do. Start 'em to- defed
r fol hundred and fifty mile; and if inches
Mt twenty mile ahead of him at The as ma
g out, any man may take Kit for moth The
But he's monstrous mean horse, gen old nj
n; any may see that. He's the scariest liberal
too, you ever saw. He won't do TO chase
IN, no how. Stranger will you let Ned Bullet
I'VE your rifle to shoot of him F? Law lie de
lie between ais ears. EIeddy, and shoot ed tina
e blaze in that stump. Tell me- when covnra