The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-25
4 NOTING Ir NOT TOUCHING rALE.
Transaction Ia Mustang Ficah Not Re
corded nj the Stocl Exchange.


A large crowd gathered Yesterday in
Fourth street, in trout Of the Court House, at
tiactcd by the moving through the stree. Of
The building was about ifty feet long, hid been
mount d ca four wooden track wheels win a
p.ir Of wag1n wheels In trout, To- which team
Of SIX stout mules were htchcd. After muv
tugs the .ii house sts.~'.d, the driver yClltng
and the mud living al e.,, the sidewalk. Aftcr
an hours time they nad dragged the building
auOut $50 feet. within a few fee. of the cross
~ fiul thc Recorders Office 60 ~ u-'s store.
they stuc~ fast, owing to n slight rise in the
street made by the sing. TIE driver shouted
himself holrse. the six big mules noundcrcd
bulge the old building. The crowd increased
and bets ere made that they would never start
IL again.
\ tcametcr from the rcdwoods with four mus
trngs, had stopped to watch the performance.
asu9oth-fac IL athletic Young fellow. IL said
nothing unit reused, ucrhtns. Nv a splash Of
mud. he walhcd To the front, ming his iacern
his sleeve, and -ai " ain't .ut nut e., but I'll
bet every d-n cent of d that INV iCur mustangs
viii start that rookery out ~ there" There
w9Sa der'.i'c Laugh from i9e crowd. and h1If
tcnmstor. "lf had more or know whore to
borrow any, Ia soc the last one Of YOU" rpc
let was taken, Jerry Farmer held stakes the
six mules were taken or. ard the four mustangs
httched on. Meanwhile the interest of the
crowd liner 'ascd. and bet were freely made
When ready to start tue ext'em mt was NJ =
high pitch. Thc li.tlc mustangs bout To their
work, tut the house did MT move. lie started
them arhn; no 90. N",hins daun'cd, the
tc m stcr, in answer to tNc crowd, whn were
81 n3T s' Gar -. az 2...FF .a , NV
warmed up vet" "Ill bet YOU nftv dollars
against one OF Your horse said wellkuown
livery man. THAT you can't pull T. five feet"
" IT'S whuck," said the teAinster; pat up the
CON- The money was handed oJerry Farmer,
the stakeholder.
Another tug The little mustangs seemed to
humu Themselves : but II VS. no 40. I'm bet
you another nity Igin that mares mate YOU can.
90 u, sad the livery ~ %, eagerly Done
said the teamstcr; I'm bet the last hoof OF cm
on It. aud yea may SWING me to one Of them
oaks IN the ulu2 n they can't do It,"
Bv THIS time the eX ritcmcnt was running nigh
among the lOokers-on, and side bets were nu-
mcrOus. one offered to bet Sl1n h. could not
do II. ana the e. MISTER got a friend to take the
bet for INN. Those who ha watched the team
ster closely now noticed a change in his manner,
smile ON his countenance. lie walked up to
each horse succe-sivl,, tapped him on the ruuu
with the bat end of his bltck-snak0, and said
to each: island up there now In your har-
hess
Foi the first time he mounted the near wheel
seized a siugie rem. turned his team on " nav"
swung them back gee cracked his WHO,
I ye % yell, and, as they Strengthened. tive un-
Old hulk over swell az seJ, greeted bv n burst
OF applause from the uy-standcrs The mus
tlnrs pulled for about twenty i've feet ana he
stopped them.
"Nou see. ooYa," said tho tc ims err as he got
down, "I'n with them N the time AMI know
just what they can do. .nd'-Nith chidiikc
smile" just VIII Il t. make 'rm d. IT, As ne
dropped lhe st 4krs into mis- oVcralls pocket. he
said "l'd give So out of that ~ stiNe II jim
shaw h been here TO see tn't ie .ui u III.
JcrrV. Iu IL, let - over 10 Buck williams
sous aud take "a drink