The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-20

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his horses had arrived, and got put up at
the Addison House, and he wanted Mr..
Smith to let him have ten dollars to pay
the men for bringing them down and for
their keeping, and he would refund as
soon as he could get into the bank as his
means were all in checks. At this point,
Mr., Smith is supposed TO have discovered
tho faintest odor OF mice, for he re.
marked he had no money on hand except
some scrip that he did not want to part
with, it was so handy to have on hand to
make change you know, and it would not
be long before Mr.. Fuller could get into
the bank and have his checks cashed.
While Mr.. Fuller was waiting for the
cashier or the teller to wake up, he
thought he would step down and look
over Louis Hope & Sons stock of fast
nags, for he would like to add to his
number Of seventeen, he did not care how
many, provided they were of desirable
pattern, and could be bought at fair
price. Dwellers hereabouts know how
Louis loves to have some good ones on
hand, and takes great deal of pride iu
showing them to gentlemen horse dealers,
who have plenty OF spondulic, and visions
of the ample greenbacks of Mr.. Fuller,
transferred to his own pocket.book, imme.
diately began to appear to his lively i'm.
agination, and all the choicest tit bits of
horseflesh were trotted out, put through
their finest PAGES, and received the best
compliments Of Mr.. Fuller, who was quite
ready to make and offer for some of the
best, as soon as his seventeen should ar.
rive, and the intimatlon was given. that
the offer would be one of no mean kind,
all of which was very agrceably received
by MIR. Hope, as he has, in number of
instances, been known to ccept,with per-
feet complaccucy, largo price for fue
nags, when no one could be found willing
to pay smaller one for the same animal
From Mr.. Hopes, Mr. Fuller took a
line for Mr.. Steeles, Just below, to look
over Roberts fast ones; but as observed
by Mr.. Hope, he forgot to stop when be
arrived at that gentlemans place, but
kept right on, at "a lively gait. Just at
this time, Mr.. Smith received telegram
from Mr.. Foster, of the Franklin House.
ut Nergenncs, that rather tended to in-
crease his doubts about the arrival Of the
famous seventeen and their riders, and
that other consumers for the large provis.
ion OF oats and sweet hay, would have to
be found, and that instead Of realizing q
margin on his mare, he had been disposed
OF cheap, himself 1t is supposed at this
time, MIR. Smiths remarks about Mr.. Full.
Ter were not very complimentary, and
would not have been very edifying to
that gcntlemanly horse buyer, could be
have heard them. But not a large
amount Of time was lost before the mare
was again between the thiils aud making
some OF her fastest licks for Mr. Hopes.
and here the race commenced. Louis
being good judge of trotting, he was ta-
ken in to see that all was fair. One OF
cur young physicians, and citizen who
lives up the creek, were quarter judges,
and all the arrangements were quickly
made for lively race, the stakes to be
possibly the watch that was at the end of
the gold chain worn by Fuller, or some
thing that would ip some degree cor pen
safe for the extensive Inequalities OF the
Middlebury House. The winning post
was supposed to be the railroad crossing
near Pipers. We have not room for all
the particulars Of this race, but from ali
accounts it was a red hot one; and al.
though Mr.. Smiths mare gained the vic.
tory, she won only by neck, and she
was obliged to take an overcoa., as the
end Of that fancy chain was found pinned
to the pants Of Mr.. Fuller, instead Of be-
ing fastened to 4 watch, and as that gen
tlencn had not waited for the bank to
open, none Of his checks were cashed ;
spondullcs were not only wanting. but en-.
tirey out of the question. After the end
Of this race, Mr.. Fuller concluded not to
wait for the seventeen to arrive, but took
Tor the south. with wave OF his cap, at
a gait that would rival a Dexter. He is
undoubtedly making extensive prepare
lions for those seventeen, south OF this, as
Mr.. Smith is informed has to the north
but they have not yet put in an appear.
ance at the further end of the line.