Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-07-15

dol'ars-twenty-.twenty-twenty-can't
| have Eve? Twenty fve-can't have
thirty? Why, men, " hat in the devil ais
your Was there ever, since the morning
stars sang together for joy, and the vast
cerulean heavens came out of chaos, and
and the great infnity OF space became
swallowed up in the abysmal depth Of the
stygian shore was there ever, say, since
mans first disobedience, and the fruit of
that forbidden tree brought death into our
world, in the immortal language Of Shak-
speare-was there ever boss sold for
less than a hundred and fifty dollars -
Several among the audience were fright.
sned by this fearful stream Of rhetoric in
to bidding thirty dollars, and fually one
old gentleman was so thoroughly scared
at the idea Of the immortal language Of
Shakespeare having brough. death into
the world that he bid .hirtyfve, and be-
came the purchaser of all tie flesh and
bones that were left Of the animal after
the process that had been gone through
with to make him SHOW his gait"
"Brown mare, seven years old, shouts
the man with the sharp stick, and in comes
an anatomical specimine Of the equine
race with ribs and shoulderbones bcsuti.
fully developed. "Here's the brown mare
seven years DID," says the auctioneer. II
never say q brown mare that wasn't
good mare, but that's the best ever did
see. Show her round, my boy, let the
gentleman see what noble animal she
is The boy addressed, in his attempt to
show her round, put the spurs to her with
a little too much vigor, she threw up her
hind legs with such agility as to dismount
her rider The auctioneer took advantage
Of the lads misfortune, and the mares ill.
temper, and began: "By the gods, but
she's game gentlemen Golly, bu. she's
bird! There's no mistaking that mare;
sees all game. You can't fool her, like
common mares. The boy made mistake
He thought be had common stock to deal
with. How much can lave for her?-
Twenty. notwithstanding 6ve-forty-
AUTHORIZATIONS she's worth hun.
dred and fifty-tve-fifty fve-sixty, do l
hear'' Yes he heard sixty, and at that
price she changed owners. The purchase
er stepped into the ring to lead his game
animal out, and, in doing so, he observed
that she was totally Indifferent to fences,
and did not hesitate to run against posts
or any thing else that stopped in her way.
"Wha. in hills the matter with you p
said he to her as she ran plump against
the auctioneer's stand. Nothing" said
the auct;oneer, laughing, "ouly she's like
the boy that was told that he'd been badly
foouen-she can't see IT," Examination
Of her optical organs, and failure to
wink when hat WAS shaken full in her
face, convinced the old farmer that his
game was blind, aud laugh was rails
ed at his expense, but the suctioneer con,
soled him By asking him what in the name
Of common sense he he'd do with mare
like that if she could see. Why she'd be
unmanageable. She was game enough
as it was, Lord knows, and, if she could
see things. there would be no holding her
"Gray boss five years DID, is next an.
nounced, and, with the impetus of the
pointed argument Of the crier, commedces
hopping round the ring. "There's the
gray boss five year DID," says the auction
eer. "and never knew . gray horse that
wasn't good ono. He's stallion, too
Just look at him. He's a beauty BY
this time the "beauty' had hobbled into
view of all the auditors, and i, had become
apparent to most of them that he had but
three legs that were Of any practical util
ity. "How much for that fine stallion
He's little lame, but he's all the better
for that. If he wasn't little lame he'd
rip around here and smash things I'm
id glad he's lame, FOR my part, and if
wanted to buy him, wouldn't give cent
for him if he wasn't lame How much for
tha: noble animal. Look at him. GRAY
Eagle stock, gentlemen. Splendid stale
ion-how much?" FIFTY cents cries
man in the audience. Gentlemen, Id
see you in the unfathomable abyss of
weeping and wailing, and crashing of
teeth, before I'd take less than a dollar
bid to start that boss Do hear dollar
-two-two-two-do | hear three p
Three-three--three-do l hear four ?
Going at three dollars-going-going-
gone. Step into the ring, sir. and pay
your three dollars and take tho stud
So ended the sale for the present.
There were about Two thousand horses