Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-06-18
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LEXINGTON, KY, Jms - iooo'

EDITOR HERALD U.sder u" %"
constitution Of this State, all th,s mas 70
trates Of the county held a court for GER
tain purposes, at the county seat, on the
second Monday of zach month, which
hon this circumstance was called County
Court Day, This was made the occasion
for general gathering of the peope of
the county to see each other and effect an
exchange, by auction sale or otherwise, of /
every conceivable commodity. Under the !
new constitution, adopted in 1850, this
particular kind of court was abolished, |
(thOugh have met with very intelligent
men who did nc: know the fact) but the
old practice of observing County Court
Day remains. Bedsteads and bedding,
turziture, carpets, stoves, "wheat-fans v
elias winnowing mills bank stock, "slavss,
horses and other cattle,n were for sale.
noticed the sale Of one horse-red--
'nree years old fifteen hands high -
knows all the gaits, walk, trot, pace,
canter-drives Well in buggy-any man
woman or child. can either ride or drive
nim-owner wants to sell him merely be-
cause he las more horses than he knows
what 70 dc, with" Sold for $l20. A
Pa.r Of four year cid oxen were "knocked
dowa" at $8+ A dozen two year old
steeys-what = bystander called "mighty
oI,diferent set went for 1913 rs head.
Another lot Of fine two year old steers
sold for S28 head. A good hooking COW
and calf sold for $35. A pair of red
and white oxen, not very well mstched.
weighing, according to the auctioneer,
5000 pounds, were started at $50 and run
upto $l4S, when there seemed to be a
cessation and consultation, and / turned
my attention elsewhere. Some of the con-
siaerations urged by the salesman were,
"'thecountry abounds in grass" your har-
vesting will come off directly, and you
can turn your cattle right M" "t the own
eragrees to deliver the cattle to the pur-
chaser" seattle is mlghty scarce, to a
dead certainty" Another consideration
which he did not mention is the fact that
this city has been visited by two large
armies, and all the cattle, far and near,
have been swept of, and the farmers are
"mighty skeery "'sbout stocking Their
farms again.
But | must net omit another sale. A
largesiot Of negroes were advertised, ant
witnessed the sale of four. They wers
al able bodied boys" ranging from
nineteen to twenty-five years of age. Al
leastshree Of them had attempted to rur
away, and this constituted the reason o
their being sold. Any one of them, a few
years ago, woald have brought ten o.
twetye hundred dollars, now they sold fo
From two hundred and fifty to four hundred
and fifteen dollars.
Some of the lingo employed on the &C
oasien is as follows. The 'swner says
This boy attempted to ran away, las
Saturday was week, was caught by
soldier and put into Jail, land so sell him
He is willing to be soid-4he has had
faUSs with the negroes at home, and dom
want I" return taere-he has no wife p
,oystander--'' You would like one
wouldn't you p
Negro Vase sah,n
.Aaesioneer--a Wen get him one tina
will make him ceBtented''
Owner ! warrant him soand in ever,
particular, q good GRADER a good team
ster, title perfect and all right"
Auctioneer g Well, gentlemen, wha
am ! offered for this boy Take off you
hat, Jim. See how nicely he's got hi
hair pig tailed Opea your mouth, Jim
Oo-ee! He's got swaller for you =
Won't he go the bacon handsome7 Bona
Ode sale, gentiemen-goes for what he'll
Ateh, 10 God certainty. One hundred
!. I'd thirty dollars thirty-five-- seven
Al, bt--niae-one hundred end thirry-nine
dol 'sss "--and here it hangs for long
.;, Did ever think it would coEle
y hi. y Why, ana worth more money
nvse,f am fifty eight years old. ]
have .o,, property thiny-one years, and
no,er soo 'sach cheap piece of property
:. his call i; property l don't know
l.. II 1t. lbelieve the Almighty
ga intended II for property. Why, what
are thinking W. iaanieis ioe 'o'io
z.ls more than twice that money with
him out of q sing e'"p' "S' ySN