Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21
A sleepy David.

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In a certain small town on the Mssis-
sippi lived man who made horse trad
ing business. He bought up horses
! for city market, and was considered
pretty good on a trade.
One day, long, lean, queer, green
looking specimen Of the Western coun-
try arrived at the dock with boat load
of horses He inquired for the horse
jockey. cit4e,a e'a'l 'spd
Daddy sent me down with some
horses he said in half idiotic tone.
Who is he ~ t.ia 1I'
Daddy"
"What do you want for your horses?'I
Daddy said you could set your price,
was the response. lB- sl
"Let me go 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 for that, and the country bump
kin made no objection, although some OF
the offers were not more than one-half
the worth Of the animal. One of the
bystanders said to the countryman that
he was being cheated, but he replied:
daddy said Brown would set the
price" and so Brown had it all his own
way, r "a.
At last they came to another animal,
which did not look so much superior to
the rest, r- ty.l4
iol" Imust have more for this ANIMAL =
said the fellow. Daddy says he can
run some. d4 .55f. al,s
"RunW Aid Brown, +" the nag can't
run worth a cent"
Daddy said so, and daddy knows"
why, I've got one up to the stable
that would beat him all hollow.
Guess not" said the fellow Let's
try EN-. III bet the whole boat load of
horses on en-" Brown smiled.
"Tll 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 remon-
strate with the idiotic fellow, but he only
responded -.
"Gollyl dad told me he could run
some, and daddy ought to lose, if he was
such a taraal fool as to tell that when he
couldn't"
Browns sleek racer was brought down
and Brown mounted him. The country
man led out his animal and clambered
on his back, looking as uncOuth and
awkward as the horse he proposed to
ride.
.oA The word was given, and they started
amidst the laughter Of the crowd. At
first Brown was at the bead, and 1t
looked Is IL the poor. fellow was to ,be
badly atenrwhen suddenly his horse
plunged forward and the Jockey was left
far behinds Such gong had not been
seen in those parts for g long time, and
poor Brogp was crestfallen as the cheers
of the bystanders fell on his ears.
"Tll take the sp0pdnlix, said the
counfryman, riding up, Dad vas night
The anermal can git around a little.o
Brown tried to say it was all a joke,
but the fellow would have his money.
D ca guess i won q trade to-day, he
said, as he put up his old rough leather
pocket-book; Phgo back to daddy"
In vain Brown tried to induce him to
trade, but he pushed off his boat, reso-
lutely, saying, I'D better go back and
Brown was completely sold, for he
knew at once that the green countrymaH
was a leetle shrewder than people i'm
agined him, aud had Just come here pur-
posely to win his money from him..
Next time he did not ridienle horse
that daddy" said could run some.