The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-06
Daddy's Boy.

In q certain small town on inc
Mississippi lived man who made
horsc-trading q business. IL c
bought up horses for q city mar
ket, and was considered pretty
good on q trade.
One day, . long, lean, queer,
green looking specimen OF the
western country arrived at the
dock with boat load Of horses.
lie inquired for the horse jockey.
"Daddy sent me down with some
horses" he said, in 4 half idiotlc
tone.
"Who's hc?"
"Daddy.'
"What do you want for your
horses p
Daddy said you could set yurc
price" Vas the response.
"Ict me 60 down and look at
your horses" said Br"wn, and &C
cordingly they were soon ut the
boat.
Brown examined the horses. and
named the price he would give for
this one and that, and the country
pumpkin made no objection, al,
though. some Of the offers were
not more than one-half the real
price Of the animal. One Of the
rbystanders gently suggested to
She eountryman that be WAS being
cheated, but he returned:
Daddy said Brown would set
the price himself" and SO Brown
had It all his own way.
saAt3last they came to another
animal which did not look much
superior to the rest.
II must have more for that an
crmel," said the fellow. ;Daddy
says he can run some"
:Run" said Brown, "that nag
can't run worth I cent
Daddy said so, and daddy
knows"
:Why, I've got one up at the
stables that would beat it all hol-
low"
Guess not" said the fellow.
Lets try 'cm. III bet the whole
boat load Of horses on i'm"
j, Brown smiled.
':l'll stake five thousand dollars
against your boat load," said
Brown, winlsing to the crowd,
"and these men," selecting two:
':shall hold the stakes"
Browns five thousand was in
trusted TO one and the other went
on board the horse boat.
One Of the crowd started to re-
monstratc with the poor idiotic
fellow, but he only responded
"Golly dad told me he could
run some, and daddy ought to lose
'em if he was sich tarnal fool as
to tell me that when he couldn't" ."
Browns sleek racer was brought
down, and Brown mounted him.
The countryman led ont his ami.
nal and climbed On his back, look
!ng as uncouth and awkward as
the horse he proposed to ride.
The word was given: and they
started midst 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 he plunged for
ward and the horse jockey was
left tas behind. Such going had
not been seen IN those parts for a
long time, aud poor Brown was
crestfallen, as the cheers Of the
by-Standers tell on his cars.
'"l'll take the spondalix," said
the countryman, riding up. "Dad
wss right. The anermai eQn git
round a LttIc."
Brown tried to say it was a joke,
but the fellow would nave his
money.
Il guess I won't trade today"
he said, as he put it in his old,
rough, leather pocket book. I'll
90 back to daddy"
10 vain Brown tried to induce
him to trade, but he pushed off
his boat, rcsolute'y saying, sd
better 90 back, and tell daddy"
Brown was completely sold, for
he knew at once that the green
countrvman was q leetIe shrewder
than people imagined him, and
had just come there purposciy to
win his money from him.
Next time he did not ridiculc q
horse that daddy said could run
some.