Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-04
TURNING A SCREW.

But you won't sell him, Tom ~ said
Mrs Tozer. aE.... t-r..-
By the way, my name is Tozer-the Rev
erend Thomas Tozer, NJ. A., formerly of
Caius College Cambridge, and now of Stog-
glesby Rectory, Lincolnshire-Mrs. Tozer
being my wife. ..r 81. FL. .-a z...
"My DEAR" l said, :" humanity is humani-
ty, but incomes are incomes and though
the former says yes, the later says no. I
cannot afford to turn the paddock in to a
hospital for decayed horses. This lameness
decides it; and old Prince must 60"
"But where shall you sell him ~ ...
"Well, shall not sell him at ali Mr..
Tomson will do that for me at Horncastle
Fair tomorrow. [ am going to drive him
over, I dare say Prince can hobble that dis
tance"
"And what do you suppose you will get
for him ?" said Mrs. Iozer
"Oh, not more than ten pounds" re-
piled.
"Dear dearl What shame it seems to
part with old Prince for ten pounds!'
envy love,0 / said decisively, in that tone
which always closes discussion, cit 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 walk
ing-boots suffice for me in the winter
But Mrs. Tozer seemed to think that it
would be a pity to let our four-wheeled
chaise grow mould in the coach-house and
the consequence was that the next morn
ing, at eleven o'clock, was driving nv
church-warden, Farmer Tomson, over the
half dozen miles that interviewed between
Stogglesby and the world-fa famed horse-fair :;
but very slowly, for Princes limp, in what
horsy 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 % said
my companion.
"Well. no; thank you," I said. eff
you'll do the selling part shall DO obliged.
| think I'd rather buy for myself don't
boast, mind; but if there is anything sccu-
lar I do know little about, think it is a
horse'
Farmer Tomson chuckled.
Well, well,' he said "don't get took in,
for they're rough lot down here at fair
times"
:" THAT'S precisely why I want you to sell
Prince for me. know they would get him
from me, and then there would be some
difficulty about payment and as clergy
man, don't want to be mixed up with any
unpleasantry. And besides, you see, the
class of men who go about buying lame
horses are not those with whom care to
have dealings.o
Gall right, parson, all right,' said Tomson;
'<only don't blame me if don't get enough
for him. promise you, though, that I'll
brin back the ready cash."
Do your best, Johnson, do your best,
and l shall not complain" ] said, for I mad
implicit confidence in him, his only falling
being too great leaning towards ginger
sand-water, and a tendency to familiarity,
as evinced in his addressing his pastor as
b" Parson."
We reached the head-inn; I brought out
halter, and Mr.. Tomson led off poor old
Prince, the chaise and harness being left in
charge If the hostler, fresh man.
As the old horse was led off he seemed to
give nae mournful look, as though he
would have said: "Do you turn your back
then he went imping out of the yard,
whisking his gray tail about in a melan-
choly manner; and thought of the many
times those four white stockings had gone
over the road with our modest conveyance
never too fast; never taking fright never
shying; never being inserted, as to the
hind stockings, in fierce kicks through the
And | thought that ii, for
the five and-thirty pounds l had placed as
the outside sum, could get as good steed
TO dwell with us for the next ten years, /
should do well. ~ 4
/ went into the coffee-room to await
Farmer Tomson's return, and somehow l
.ather regretted that had not called in