Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-04-29
A FAIR TRADE.

"Got q new beast there, hair't you,
Jake 7"
"Yes-tbe best horse I ever owned"
"She ! Don't look very remarkable
'spose you paid seventy or eighty dollars
for him !"
"Huwph ! No matter what I paid
But l wouldn't look at less than three
hundred and seventy five for him /"
"Fiddlesticks ! Got the spawn in his
left hind leg, haint he ~
"Not q spawn I"
"Well his left hip is lower than the
other by two inche,."
mo, sir. That's all in your eye. He's
the best horse ever owned, aud that's
saying considerable. Spirited, but gen
tie. won't bear the whip, though and
perfectly safe for women folks 10 drive
My wife went 20 Concord with him last
week.
Indeed T. with au appearance Of in.
tcrcst. "Guoss III get 10 and try the
reins." Jake Pinkhsm drew in the reius
ever the back of the snowy looking grey
With great exhibition of s..ebsth, sun
dry commands to "woa," aud "be easy
aud Tom Berry got into the buggy.
Both gentlemen wate notorious horse
lockies, and each WAS continually trying
| 10 overreach the other.
The horse zen. well---hneiy, in fact
Secretly, B rrS was better pleased with
the ani,naI than anything Of the kind he
had reen Tor mary day. and sttef great
deal Of hsggling, which would fail to in
tereet thu reader, bargain was struck.
Mr.. Rsrry had celebrated COW tba, he
was desirous Of sel!.ng and Mr.. Pinkham
happened 60 want TO buy, so trade was
coucluded--on these terms, Plnkham
WAS to give Berry one bundred and fifty
dollars for the COW, and Berry was to give
him th-ee hundred and fifty dollars for
tbs horse. Berry took the beas! home
With him, and Pinkham's hired mao came
down and drove up shs COW
Both we're highly delighted with their
eEchspgc, and each ,sought himself the
gamer. We shall see which was nearest
right.
After ses, that evening Mr.. rry,whc
was quite fast young man, and very
much of beau, thought be would try bi'
horse. He would ride down uswley St.
and cross TO Jefferson, for just then h'
was deeply unamosed Of fair miliner I
girl on the latter street, and mos. Of BIZ
peregrinstions set that way.
The animal behaved splepdidly. Berr!
began to think himself the most fortunate
man ia existence. Just opposite the mil
liners wiadow he reined up to speak 10 I
friend.
The horse priokca bis ears, lifted hi
fore feet, and commenced backing Berr!
exerted all his skill to suhdue him, but i
was throws away. The horse was boun'
to 60 back. Down through tho gctter-
up over the pavement-baug, smash an'
rattle and the next thing Berry knew
he was flying through the windows Of a
apothecary shop, scattering the red au
blue bottles in every direction! Th
apothccary few at him with uplfted pes
tie, aad the assistant peltcd the horse wit
jars and jugs I'D Hb'tum but the brute keE
on With courage undismayed.
A glass screen ran along the back
the stove, dividing it from Mrs. Apothe
r cary's private rlor,wbefe that lady wa
: at that moment, engaged in the very in
Z ,eresting employment of spanking TOW
headed juvenile.
4 crash and the buggy went ihEoug
and Mr.. Berry was pitched headtOremo
into the lap of Mrs. Apotbec'ry's siste
who was making her call.
&c The elder lady sprang to her feet al
70 seising clothes'pole, vas about wresh''
summary yongesDce 90 ibs unexpect