The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-22
" PUT UP THE COIN"
A Transaction with Mustangs Ia SANTA
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IFrom iho sacramento Union,

From the Sacramento unionl
A large crowd gathered yesterday on
Fourth street, IN front OF Ihe court
house, attracted by the moving through
the streets OF one ~ the buildings nom
John Taylor's lot, The building WAS
about lfty feet long, had been mounted
on four wooden truck wheels with a
pnir 0f wagon wheels IN 'front.' TO
which a team NJ six stout mules were
hilehed, After many tugs the old
house started, tho driver yelling, the
mud dying all over the sidewalk, seat
terlng the crowd and bespaIterlng the
Goddess Of Liberty on the dome Ol the
courthouse, After m hours time tley
succeeded In dragging the bnildlng
about one hundred and llny feet
Within u few feet of the crossing from
the recorders office 10 Eave's store,
they stuck fast, owing 10 slight rise
IN the street made by the crossing,
the driver shouted himself hourse, the
six big mules iloundered about In the
mud, but not mn inch would they
bulge the old building. The crowd IN
creased, and bets were made that they
would never start IL again. A team
ster from the r0d-weeds, with four
mustangs, had stopped TO watch the
perforance--a smOoth.fnced, athletic
young fellow. lie said nothing, until
reused perhaps 10y splashing of mud,
he walked TO the front wiping his face
on his sleeve, and said al mint got
but three dollars, but III bet every cent
of II that my four mustangs VIII start
that rockery out OF there" There was
derisive laugh from the crowd, and u
half dozen takers. "Put up the mon
ey,n said the teamster. "lf | had
more, or knew where 10 borrow any,
I'd see the last one of your The bet
was taken, Jerry Farmer held stakes,
the six mules were taken of and four
mustangs hitchod on. Meantime the
interest Of the crowd increased, and
bets were made with big odd against
the teamster. When ready to start
the excitement was NJ u high pitch.
The little mustangs bent TO their work,
but the house did not move. He
started them again no go. Nothing
daunted the teamster, In answer TO the
crowd, who were challing him from
all quarters, he said
"lf Jim Shaw was here I'd get the
money and bet $50 that | could start,
| amt got 'em warmed YETI "l'll
bet you $50 against one of your horses
said well known livery man, THAT
you can't pull it five feet" "lts a
whack," said the teamster; "put up
the coin.n The money was handed to
Jerry Farmer the stakeholder. An
other tug the little mustangs seemed
to hump themselves, but no go. "pll
bet you another fifty against that
mares mate you can't do 1t, " said the
liveryman, eagerly. "Done," said the
teamster; "l'll best the last hoof OF
'em on 1t, and you may swing me to
one of them oaks in the plaza If they
don't do it, by this time the excite
ment was running high 10y the look
ers.on, and the bets were numerous.
One offered to bet n 800 he could not
do it, and the teamster got friend to
take the bet for him. Those who
watched the teamster closely now
noticed q change in his manners, q
curious smile in his countenance. lie
walked up to each horse successfully,
tapped him on the rump with the butt
end Of his blacksnake, and said tc
each: "Stand up there now in youl
harness. For the first time hC
mounted the near wheel, seized 4
single rein, turned his team OIL shaw,
swung them back "gee," cracked biz
whip, gave yell, and, as they straight
ened, the unwieldly load rose over thu
obstruction like an old hull over ,
swell at sea, greeted by a burst of APP
plause from the by-standers. The
mustangs pulled for about twenty-five
feet, and he stopped them. "You see
boys" said the teamster, as he go
down, Pm with them all the time
and know just what they can do, and
with child-like smile, "just when t.
make lem do it, AS he dropped thu
stakes in his overhalls' pocket he said
"pd give $50 out of that ar stake i
Jim Shaw had been here to see tina
team pull.'