The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-19
Miscellaneous.
THE JAR OF SOAP.

Ny doctor advised horse exercise !;
as | have the greatest respect for medi-
cal opinions which coincide with my
own tastes, | entered livery stable the
morning after my arrival at the water
ing place to which he had likewise re-
commended me. The sprucest of pro-
prietorS came forward to receive my
order-a clean.shaved man, with nut.
ton chop whiskers, stiff shirt collar, q
blue stock studded with white spots
and fastened by a horse shoe pin, a
glossy cutaway coat, brass buttoned,
massive watch-guard, trousers fitting
like drawers, clean dogskin gloves
well to do and horsey all over.
"Take your choice, SIR" lie said,
leading the way to the stables. "We
have several in. Now, if you like an
animal that you can feel with the bit,
I recommend this grey. Oh, he's II
willing one, he is-does not want the
whip, he DON'T
81 suppose you mean that he has a
mouth ofiron, and a jaw Ikea vice, and
will pull my arms out of their sockets.
No, thank you"
"Well, there's the chestnut mare
she is real clever one. Touch her
with your right heel, and she will 60
sideways all along the cliff"
"Much obliged" said ''but it is
horse | want, not crab"
Exactly, sir; but, you see, there are
gents who like horse who will do th t
1T makes the nursery girls and such
like stand and stare, and think wha t
fine riders they are. This bay will suit
you best, L see. When shall l send him
round"
"At two o'clock, to - Ocean Ter
race"
He shall be there. Much obliged
to you for your custom, Mr.. Penyolin." )"
~ cried I, stopping and looking
in his face when he mentioned my
name. "Why, surely, it is not Joe?'
"YGs, sir, the very same; formerly
groom in Graves livery stables, at Cam
bridge. hope 1 see you well, sir"
"Thank you. | am glad to see you
have risen in the world since the old
days. Haveyou been here long?"
About five years, sir. And very
nicely 1 am doing"
"Some one left you little capital, 1
presume"
mo, sir; just the contrary. 1 owe
my rise in life to being robbed OF all ]
possessed"
"Ha ?" cried I, stnelling a magazine
article, "that sounds curious-how was
it?"
"Well, sir, it is q long story, and ]
have some business to attend to just
now."
However, / got Mr. Joseph Snailie to
my lodging next evening, and heard
the following account:
Six years ago, come Michaelmas tide,
Mr.. Graves died, and his establishment
was sold whereby found myself, for
had a cousin in Millmau's training sta
bles at Newmarket, with whom / had
always been on the best of terms,
thought l would look him up and see
! if he could get me suited, for they have
plenty to do in those large racing sta
bles, and there are constant vacancies
The worst of il was, / could not pull
myself down to ride less than ten stone
but still there was no harm in trying
whether they would take me in some
capacity, or recommend me, perhaps, tc
some of the gentlemen who had horses
there. So | shouldered my bundle, and
started off along the Newmarket road
with two sOvercigns and fifteen shill
ings in silver in my breeches pocket
and not another rap in the world.
AS went through Barnwell, mar
Joined me who said he was going tC
Newmarket too, and proposed that W.
should walk together; and, as l was al
ways of a sociable turn, l made no OBJ
lection. He proved to be an agreeable
companion enough; knew the good ant
bad points of a horse, and seemed to b
Il sensible sort of q fellow at the yer.
first. Aud after a bit, when we grew
more familiar, he said he was tout
and told me many stories of the trick
he had beenu to to get information. O
course, then, it was only natural that
should offer him half pint of bee
when we came to a public house on tn
road. He accepted it, and went in. On
hallpint drew another, and that third
as beer will som etimes, when it is gooC
not that / am fond of drink AS rule
ask the missis- but there are time
when man is not quite himself; an
leaving place where had been goo'
ish number Of ye ars, to find myself sue
denly all uncertai n what to do next, t
gother with Being my own master an
not having any work to attend to, a
gave q sort of out fora. holiday feelin
and / did not ca re if had spree f
, once. So when we left that public,
was flustered and that Is the truth of
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