Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-11-13
[WHOLE NO. 3e.


The only time we. ever INDUCED ~
horse racing cured us completely. The
cure happened 10 this wise. We belonged
to q Jockey club, and often spread our
selves upon half mile course 10 the
neighborhood. On one occasion, when
the excitement ran high over race for .
few hundred dollars, aud we had at last
pock e,ed the stakes by the aid Of oui
ia ancy horse-n flesh, Yankee tin peddler,
mounted upon his cart and driving the
worst specimen of French beef that we
had ever seen ia motion, drove upon the
grounds.
Aiier watching the sport for awhile.
and enjoying the smart talk ofsths jock--
eys; some OF the party ordered the fellow
from the grounds, and. attracting sttep
tiou TO bis "animile," be soon found him
self the centre OF attraction and the butt
for suudry jokes. ~ rp'
NOV yoaehsps aiintsoore darna,iop
smart doa't you? You may Iaf ~ ny
old Rawbones just as much as you Ike,
don't charge anything for that ere priv
ilege; bat have got five one bundred-
dollar ereenbacks here that says old Raw
bones can vut-irot, out.ruD, out gallop
any piece Of horse flesh on this ere race
course; and IL anybody says no, they can
lest git up aud cover" fff
A loud defisive Tough followed this
speech, inwhieh we all joined.
"Theres my stickin-p -plasiers, gentle.
men, said he fourshing his preenbacks.
We proposed 10 win those evidences Of
Indebtedness, and bargain was at once
closed that we should race single mile
for Eve hundred dollars, the holses to be
brought upon The track in half an hour.
4 he peddler led his shaky team upon
the track just as il was, without any
preparation, save few pats on the neck
aud one or two ipjunctions not 10 60 back
on himself. Several of our friends aud
hackers endeaycred TO have him exchange
his tin cart for a sulky, but he hatly re-
fused, aud would only trot just ss per
agreement, aud avowed his intention Of
ttot.ing with the original coucern og not
ut all.
We seated ourselves behind our tri-
umphant horse iesb, and announced that
We were ready. We really believe that III
aht ftitNW t"tA Iof't'rtt. 10y ftVoNa'N
dollars be could have found takers for The
whole sum at tremendous odds. As IL
was he bet all he had. Hi't NH- ti-
Tiue was called aud we got OF In good
style, my ';goer" shooting ahead like q
rocket But Il was quite evident that old
Rawbones was no fool, aud ut the half
mile pole We were neck aua neck. Al
the threc-quar,er pole Rawbones got 10
his work aud shot ahead OF ua with rush,
the tin.ware rafting. aud his bag Of rags
that hung behind flying up and down ike
a sleeps tail, aud making In oil respects
the most comical racing picture that was
ever seen before. But We had no time
then to,efiticise, aud began 20 urge. our
hoise to greater exertiops. Butsfi 20 20
purpose; the tin cart was Ear ahead, aud.
in spi,e OF all that could be done TO pre-
vent iit, our pony was disls need, aud old
Rawbopes came plpngiug past the judges
stand al fearful rate.
The race was won and we were sold
Large offers we're made for Rawbones With
out effect. ta- = ESD u ftr 81.
"Geutlemen, old Rawboues amt for
sale" said the Yank, showing his money
down deep into his pockets: "but II you
want 10 trvt, here's my plusters." 's 'sa