Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-03-06
Isaac O. Barnes on Horse
back ,,d
From the Boston Commercial Bulletin.

| From the Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The stories of the wit ol. the
late Colonel Isaac 0. Barnes are
numerous, but to be fully appre-
ciated need the Colonel'S peculiar
voice and dry manner, familiar to
| those who used to know him.
The following anecdote we do not
remember to have ever seen In
print. @ ss liz 81. -, =,
The Colonel, it seems, had been
recommended to take horseback
exercise for the benefit OF bis health,
by his physician, and according
-ly applied to a we'll Known stable
for the animal.
Il want regular trotting horse
to ride for mJ health this after
noon."
Certainly, Colonel" said the
polite proprietor; and judging
from the customers physique and
ga horse to ride for healtb," gave
him one of the Understanding
horses in the stable, which Barnes
mounted and bumped off toward
the country
In about three hours he returned
covered with dust and perspira-
ton, and, with the assistance Of
one of the hostlers, slowly and
painfully descended. from hissteed.
Limping into the stabie-office,
and holding on to the lower palt
of his back with one hand. he
looked into the stable keepers in
quiriDg face and calculated, sim
ply
"How much?"
"Three dollars, Colonel" was
the reply. - raaa
He slowly drew his wallet, and
laid down the required sum-
''Shall you want the horse
again tomorrow, Colonel?"a
mo; | shan't want him to NOR
row. r~ra =.
"Perhaps the day after to NOR
row."
"No; I shan't want him any
more at all" G q
''InGeed," said the stable. kee-
per, with a sly twinkle in his eye,
as he noticed Barnes, holding on
TO his lace rated body "Perhaps
the horse don't snit you aaa'
ooh, yes, said Barnes, quick
sly. ''there's nothing the matter
with the horse, he's all right. It's
the price | object TO-, -. ee
s.Price!'' said the stable Keeper,
"why, | ouIy charge you three
dollars, Colonel, which we. consid.
er cheap for the horses services all
the afternoon" 9y.5,t.I 5..i,y +
"Well, I! don" squealed Barnes
rubbing his aching body, for
whenever want anything of
this kind again, | know an Irish.
man who will Kick me behind all
day for half the money"
The general servant of a Par
isian gentleman, entered, t'like
Niobe, all tears, his wife's cham
Der, sobbing, "Oh, madam! oh
madam "What is the matter,
Francois ~ "NIadam, l have
stuck fork into my finger" "Oh,
that's nothing, Francoise; you will
not feel it tomorrow" [ should
not be afraid, madam, If I was
sure the fork was silver" "You
may, then, be perfectly easy, the
fork IS, all our forks are silver"
"Oh, then don't feel alarmed,
but | was dreadfuIly frightened,
for Thought the fork was plated"
The next day Francoise disap-
peared, taking all the forks with
her. - ~ za Pr
The Cincinnati Enquirer, is
ungallant enough to speak in
this disrespectful mannerot the
maidens of Iowa: ! ~ 9a5
"Iowa isno place for bache-
lers. Maidens make, love to
young men ont there, and invite
them TO marry 'em, and if they
modestly decline, shoot the un-I
loving brutes. But 4two-thirds
of the Confirmed bachelors and
half ofthe widowers might per-
fer to take the chances with the
pistol: It's a mere matter of
TASTE SAA4.Z. EENZA
1.-The Chicago Eye6l4g Post
says: ziqys sn1ef 70 I
Women of Louisville are, al, q
rule, pigeon-toed, and wear.
washing coppers on their big
toes so as to prevent accident.
whennthey anterfere'S3G iAs0i3
a flock of seven sheen was