The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-01-20
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A lstgc crowd gathered yesterday ou
Fourth street, n front Of the court
llouse sttracled by lhe moving through
the streets Of one of The cid buildings
from John Tsylor's lol The building
was aboui day feet hong, bad been
mounted on four wooden truck whccl'
with pair Of wagon wheels iu front, g
which team Of six stout mules We're
hitehed Amer many tugs The cd house
started, the driver yelling, aud the mud
fyng III over the sidewalk, scattering
the crowd and bcspattcring the Goddess
Of Liberty on the dome of the Court
House. After au hours time they sue
ceeded in dragging the building about
one hundred sud fay feet. Within =
few feet of the crossing from the Re-
cordor's Office to Evans store they stuck
fast, owing TO slight rise IN the street
made by the crossing, The driver shout.
ed himself hoarse, the six biz mules
louudered about iu the mud, but not an
iuch would they bulge the old building
The crowd increased, and bets were made
that they would never start il again. A
teamster from the rod-weeds, with four
mustangs, had stopped to watch the per-
formance--a smooth-faeed, athletic young
fellow. Ile said nothing until, reused
perhaps by splash OF mud, be walked
TO the front wipiug bis face on his sleeve,
aud said: | ain't got but three dollars,
but IN bet every cent Of IL that my four
mustangs will start that rookery cut of
there. There was derisive laugh from
the crowd, and half dozen takers. Put
mp the money, said the teamsier. II ]
had more or knew where TO borrow any
ia see the last one of you. The bet was
taken, Jerry Farmer held stakes, the six
mules were taken of and The four mus
tangs hitched on. Meanwhile the inter-
est OF the crowd increased and bots were
freely made with big odds against the
teamster. When ready TO start the ex.
citement was al high pitch. The little
mustangs bent to their work, but the
house did not move. He started them
again; no go. Nothing dauntcd, the
teamster, in answer TO the crowd, who
were chatting him from all quarters, said
If Jim Shaw was here I'd get the money
aud bet $50 that could start t. amt
got 'em warmed up yet. III bet you $50
against one Of your horses, said we'll
known livery man, that yon cant pull il
five feet It's a whack, said the teamster;
put up the coin. The money was handed
to Jerry Farmer, the stakeholder. An
other tug; the little mustangs seemed to
hump themselves, but it was no 90. III
bet you another fifty agin that mares
mate you can't do il, said the livery man
eagerly. Done, said the teamster; III
bet the last hoof Of 'cm or it, and you
may swing me Eto one of them oaks IN
the plaza If they can't do II. BY this time
the excitement was running high among
the lookers-on, and the bets were numer-
ous. One offered TO bet 500 he could
not do It, and the teamster got friend
to take the bet for him. Those who had
watched the teamster closely now noticed
change in his manner, curious smile
on bis countenance. He walked up to
each horse successively, tapped him on
the rump with the butt end Of his black
snake, and said to each: Stand up there
now, in your harness. For the first time
he mounted the near wheel, seized a
single rein, turned his team off, haw,
swung them back, gee, cracked his whip,
gave a yell, and as they straightened, the
unwieldy load rose over the obstruction
like an old hulk over a swell at sea,
greeted by burst of applause iiom the
by-standers The mustangs pulled fof
about twenty-five feet, aud lie stopped
them. You see, boys, said the ,esmster,
as he got down, I'm with tnem all he
time aud know just what they can do,
and-with a child.like smile-just when
to make 'em do It, As he dropped he
stakes into biz oteralls pocket, be said;
I'd give $50 out Of that ar stake if jim
Shaw had been here TO see that team
pull. - Sacramento Record