The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-07-27

DaddY's Boy.

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ed man who made horse-trading q busi-
ness. He bought up horses for acity mar
ket, and was considered pretty good on
trade.
One day, a long, lean, queer, green look
ing speciemen Of the western country ar
rived at the dock with boat-load Of horses.
He inquired for the horse,jockey'
Daddy, sent me down with some
horses" be said 10 halfidiotic tone.
"NVho is he?'.
Daddy"
"What do you want for your hOrses?'
Daddy said you could set your price,"
was the response.
"Let me 60 down and look at your
horses" said Brown, and accordingly they
were soon at the boat.
Brown examined the horses, and named
the price he would give for this one, and
that, and the country bumkin made no oh.
lection, although some Of the offers we're
not more than one half the real price of.hc
animal. One Of the bystanders gently
suggested to the countryman that he Was
being cheated, but he returned:
Daddy said Brown would set tho price
himself" and so Brown had it all his own
way.
At last they come to another animal
which did not look much superior to the
rest.
II must have more for that anermal, /"
said the fellow. Daddy said be can run
some"
"Ruu!" said Brown, that nag cant run
worth cent"
Daddy said so, and daddy knows"
"Why, I've got one up in the stable
would beat him in the hollow"
"Guess not" said the fellow. "Lets
try EN-. "I'll bet the whole boat load Of
horses on i'm"
Brown smiled.
"Pll stake FIVE thousand dollars against
your boat.load," said Brown, winking to
the crowd, "and these men," selecting two,
"shall hold the stakes"
Browns five thousand was intrusted to
one, and the other went on board the
horse boat.
One Of the crowd started to remonstrate
with the poor idiotic fellow, but be only
responded:
"Golly dad told me he could run some
and daddy ought to loose 'em If be was such
darned fool as to tell me that when he
couldn't"
Browns sleek racer was brought down,
Brown mounted him. The ceuutryman
led out bis animal and climbed on his back
looking as uucouth and awkward as the
horse be proposed to ride.
The word was given, and they started
amidst the laughter Of the crowd. At first
Brown was ahead, and it looked as though
the poor fellow was to be badly beaten,
when suddenly his horse plunged forward
and The horse jockey was left far behind.
Such going had not been seen in those
parts for long time, and poor Brown was
crestfallen, as the cheers Of the bystanders
fell on bis ears.
"I'll take the spondulix," said the cour.
trymau, ruling up. dad was right.
The anermal can get round q alitle."
Brown tried to say it was all joke, but
the fellow would have bis meney.
II guess | wont trade today, be said,
as he put it in bis old rough pocket-book.
I'll go back to daddy"
| In vain Brown tried to induce him to
trade but be pushed off bis boat, resolutely
saying "rd better 60 back and tell dad
dyp
Brown was completely 'sold" for he
knew at once that the green countryman
was q leetle shrewder than people imagined
him, and bad just come there purposely to
win bis money.
Next time be did not ridicule horse
that daddy" said could run some"
The poorest men and women, as well as
the richest, can keep their houses and yards
in pood condition Flower seeds and grass