Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-05
The .yocIxeycd TsrencI,n,au.

AFrenchman III this country, who was
little acquainted with horse jockeys or horse p
flesh, was grieyously taken ip by cheat,
in the purchase of a steed. lie gave 0ife
hundred dollars for miserable jade Of an ]
old mare that had bren httened up to sell;
aud SHE turned out to be ringhOned. spa,-
intd, blind and wnd-brokeil. The French
man on discovered that he had been us,d
up. In the trade, and went tn requts5 the :
jockey to take back the animal and reluud
the money. % h5GHup3 rs f.
'Sare," said he, 81 ave fetched back de
mare horse vat you sell me, and want dc
money in my pocket back.p
"Your pocket back, . returned The Jockey,
feigning surprise; Il don't understal d
you"
"You no stand under me,n said the
Frenchman, beginning to gestieulate iu-.gt
riOu,ly-"yOu 40 stand under me-SlTe. =
by gar--you be YOU grand rascalc-you lie
like Sam-like Sam-vat you call dc little
mountain ?''l -....r fs. Il
sam Hill suppose you mean," said the q
Jockey.
"Oir MOnsieur--Sa de IInl-yos sare,
you be just like TWO Sam Hjl. You sell
, me one mare for Que hundred dollaires-.
and he no worth one hundred Get, by
CARP 01 fITrcr l'u" 1dl 1BLi o. III
:, why, b what's the matter with the d
beast?' ... ...... ..
Mattair! sacre! mattair did you say 2"
Wy, he's all nmttaiT--he no 90 a5 allie
got, no leg, no feet, no vind-he be bl nd
q like one stone nit his Cyes-he no see no
body at all vid dat eye--le 20 v'Iie, Ze o.
v-heeze-G, like one forge, hammer bellows
he 20 limp,limp-he never 90 over all The
grOund-he no travel two mile in three ,
day. Odi sare, he Is one grand cheat-you
must take him and iund de- money back" q.
"Refuud the money? Oh no, i could not
think OF such thing"
swat! You no fund me back the money?
You sheat me yid one hundred dOllare
horse dat not 20 at ALL" ........
Il never promised you that she would
go'' | .H = .HT .Ias
b by gar what is one horse good tor
ven he no 90? lie no better as one dead
shackass, by gar. VIII YOU, sare, take the
mare horse back, aud give me my money
vat Ipay for hing Il. .'--r r... ID,
M, sir, cannot-'twaS a fair bargain,
your eyes were your own market as we
gentlemen OF the turf says H. a.
"Gentiemen de turf! You be no gentle
men at ali-yOu be no turf. Mon dieu!
you be- one grand tnrk-yOu sacre damn
deceptionre. You ch,at your own born
mudder; you play yonr ra>cae 5rick on
your OWL gotten iaIder; you have no
principaile.'
# I"Ine interest IS WnaB L go iOf.
'l ''Ges, sarc, your inttr! st is no princi-
pailp.l You be Won grand rascal cheat
Failing to obtain redress of the jockey
the poor Frenchman sent his mare
horse" TO aurtioneer to be sold. But auc-
tOneer seems to beas great a Jockey, for
he took good care that the fees for sell
ing should eatup the price he got for the
'@By gar" said the Frchchman, when re-
lating tile story, II be sheatel all round.
De jockey horse, he sheaty me in trade, and
thehauctiOneer, he sheaty me in dispose
of de hannaimaile; he sells the mare horse
for ten dollaire, and by gar, he shared me
''eleven dollaire for sell him. Mon nDieu,
so be take all round in. | lose 'leven
and one hundred dollare in my pocket
clear, for one sacre dam limp, limp vheeze
Wind, no see at all, good for nothing shape
of q mare horse. worse as nineteen dead
jackass, by gar" ,.,r..-... ... .........