The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-03-15
How | Got a Beauty In Kentucky


My mother aud | had been trying
for long time TO find carriage-horse
that should be in every respect salts
factory to both of us "a horse. in brief,
combining the qualities of thorough
bred blood and spirit style, with an
amiability of disposition, and an intel
ligent consideration for the weaknesses
of myself and my mother, that would
render him at once a thoroughly safe
and sumptuous family beast
My mother had an older brother in
Bracken county, Kentucky, and to his
care she consigned me, remarking that
she would seek consolation for my
absence in the hope that brief So
journ amid the wids of nature would
serve to restore me to my prestine
health and yigor. Those we're her
words, and elegant words they are.
My mother also commissioned me to
renew in Kentucky my search for my
family horse, rs she had heard that
horses were Il strong point with the
kentuckians. My mothers expert
fence, both in her coniugal and equine
relations, as she remarked, had been
such as to destroy almost entirely her
confidence in the masculine gender
and she charged me accordingly to be
sure and buy mare--one of middle
age she would prefer, but, if such were
not attainable, then she desired me to
get a young mare and take the advice
of my uncle as to her training and
management
My uncle was kind enough to re-
ceiye me in a very hospitable manner;
and rs the old gentleman considered
himself thoroughly informed upon the
+ subject of horse-hesh, he was quite as
much interested iu my mission as in
the accomplished son of my mother
himself. In fact more so, / might
safely say, He was anxious to start
with me the next morning after my
E arrival on a tour Of inspection through
out the country, and expressed him
self confident that within week he
would be able to find mare that
: would prove every way satisfactory to
. his sister with whose weaknesses, he
informed me, he had long been famil-
lar. 1t here devolved upon me to ac-
quaint my uncle with the fact of my
delicate health, and to beg that he
{ would allow me at least week of
Z tranquil repose after the unaccustomed
fatigues of my long and tedious jour
ney before proceeding to business.
He smiled when | made this tip top
2 speech, and seemed not unmoved /
had purposely assumed that imperious
air which my mother had taken so
much pains to teach me, and which |
have always found effectual in COM
pelling the respect and homage of the
3 vulgar. 1t was arranged, accordingly,
that a week from that day we should
start upon our tour of inspection.
[ may state here that my mother
b was opposed to matrimOny upon gen
eral principles, as l have many times
: heard her say, as being both unneces-
sary and liable 10 lead to unpleasant
complications. Her general principles
| now suspect, however, were designed
10 have a special bearing upon me,
and on the eve of my departure for
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labors in the same direction by exhort-
ing me more earnestly than usual to
beware of the women. As for mother,
she was thoroughly ingenious, as |
= have often heard her say, SO l went
upon my mission fully fortified against
the assaults of all corners of the female
persuasion.
My uncles family was not over
S stocked in the matter Of women. You
! will be relieved if | say at once that ]
{ found no pretty country cousin in his
household. Consequently my week OF
repose proved very long one, and
when the time came for my uncle and
me to start on our expedition in search
5 of mare, | was altogether ready.
a / am not here to relate the story OF
my life and adventures at large, and
consequently shall omit to mention, as
nearly as may be, everything not con
nected with the matter III hand. After
+ | had been in Bracken county just
about four weeks, had occasion tc
e indite the following letter to my moth
er:
{ dhEENFlELDs, Bfacken 20, NY,
August 10, 1858.
HoNoRED MADAM AND DEAR MOTHER
S | rejoice to be able to inform you thal
/ have at last succeeded in finding ,
n young Morgan of the feminine gender
that / am confident would please you
n But am afraid, though | have mol
yet formally proposed it to him, thai
her proprietor (Col. Morgan, of Nor
+ ganYille,) is not disposed to part Will
her. But / have strong hopes that
n shall succeed. | shall seek no further
+ at all events, until know defnitel,
: whether she is to be had or not NJ,
uncle admires her enthusiastically anC
recommends me to get her, if possible
He is particularly partial to th'
u Morgan stock, and thinks this one 0
IS the finest specimens in these parts.
2 am afraid little more money will b,
J. necessary, my dear mother, and
l. draft for two hundred would be CRATE
!, fully received by your most devoted
II and most ailectionate son, &c.
s. My mother replied to this letter a
n early as it was elegant to do, and en-
Ie closed the desired draft. She com
N /