Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-02-16
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Stogglesby Rsctcry, uncclnshire- Mrs.
To1er being my wife. a $50.
I'm INV dear, said, humanity is human
SO hut incomes are incomes; and though
~, ne former says no, the latter says yes /
oannot afford to turn the paddock into .
hnsnital for decayed horses. This lame
.'ess decides it; and old Prince must g0s'
But where shall you sell him r. =.
.Weli, 1 shall not sell him at all Mr.
Tomson will do that for me at Horncastle
Faif t6m6rrpEs I am going to drive HIM
over. LdaEe 0y Primes en- hOobi6 that
distanc& 10 @&@$ gEa s4x " a.
And what do you suppose you will
get for him - said Mrs. TOzer.
"oh, not more than Yen pounds : re-
Dear, dearl What a shame it seems
to part With poor old Prince forv ten
po INV love- l saia decisivssy, h thsttone
which always closes discussion, ''it is not
the ten pounds, but the cost of keeping
the old horse IF you like to do without
our having another, well and good. Stout
uaIking- boots suffice for me in the winter"
Rut Mrs. Tozer seemed to think that it
could be pity to let our four-wheeled
chaise grow moldy In the couch. house |;
snd the connequence was that the next
morning at eleven o'clock was driving
NV church warden, Farmer Tomson over
me half dozen miles that interviewed be
tween 6togglesby and the woridsfamed
horse fair; but very slowly, for. Prince g
limp in what horsey people call "the off
fore.leg" was rather marked -
"Perhaps you'd like me to do the other
bit of business for you, Master Tozer 2,
said my COMPANION. F-s sS sysN -
"Well, no; thank you,r I said. eft
You'll do the selling part, shall be obliged.
think I'd rather buy for myself don't
boast mind; but II, there is anything sec.
ular do know little about, | think it is
horse"
Farmer Tdmson chucklet
"well, wen" he said; :" don't get took
in for they're rough lot down here at
THAT'S precisely why i want you to
sell Prince for me. know they would
get him fromeme, and then there wDuldsbe
some difficulty about payment and, as
Clergyman, don't want to be mixed up
with any unpieasantness. And besides,
you see, the class Of men who so about
buying lame horses are not those with
whom care to have dealings
"All right, parson, all right, said Tom
son; "onIy don't blame'me If don't get
enough for him. / promise you though,
that I'll bring you back the ready cash."
"Do your best, Tomson, do your best
and shall not complain" said, for had
implicit confidence In him, bis only failing
being too great . leaning toward gin-atk'
water, andsa tendency to familiarity, a.
eyinced in his addressing his pastor as
"Parson."
We reached the head inn; brought out
halter, and Mr. Tompson led off poor
old Prince, the chaise and harness being
left in charge Of the hostler, fresh man
As the old horse was led of he seemed
to give me 1nournful look, as though he
would have said, Do you turn your back
like this upon your old friends p And
then he went 1imping out Of the yard
whisking his gray tail about in a melsn-
choly manner; and thought of the many
times those four white stockings had gone
over the road with our modest convey
ance; never too fast never taking fright
never shying; never being inserted, as to
the hind stockings,in fiercs kicks through
the splash board And L thought that if
for thu, fve-and7thirty pounds had placed
as the outside sum, could get as good Q
steed to dwell with us for the next ten
years, should de- well. 80 sSe{TGsgs
/ went into the coffee. room to await
Farmer TomsOn's return, and somehow
rather regretted that Ihad not called IN 9
veterinary surgeon, and given Prince q
months rest; but the next minute drove
away the thought, and stood at the win.
dow, looking out ut the busy turmoil OF
the little town during the horse fair.ss1
My wife had stipulated for horse as
much@i PginQe- as4 could gsts pna =
stood gazing 0ute sow on6or two ko0dly
looking c0ba With one, two, and eyen
three white-stockened feet, but not one,
like old Prince, with four.
"But can't study that" thought 10
myself "A good sound horse is what !
require, and black legged cob is likely %
be more durable"
Before i Aad .sdsd half tbzpugh the
day before's 1yhses, Farmer Tomson was
sweil, how have You got on =" said.
ooh, just as well as expected. parson
the regular thing for an old horse pound
leg;" and he dashed four sovereigns
rs HSttsSIppeth5ea Id i had .sup,ees
double, but did not say SO. Tomson saw
'h 4 %ss Il. real value, parser" i. said
quietly; "the horse was lalne, dead lame. "
Don't cay another word. Tomson,
pray" said, hastily. !" am indeed much
aTours quite welcome, patson.a I shall
look in ON you in the morning about that
bit Of wall lin the ehurchyarfy and then
you can show me your new horse.pur.