The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-11-14
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A Transactlon In sausaang Flesh
IN santa Rosa.
From the Sacramento Record)
"a large crowd gathered yesterday ON
Fourth street, in front Of the Court
House, attracted by the moving through
the streets Of one OF the old buildings
from John Taylof's lot. The building
was about fi,ty feet long. had been
mounted on four truck wheels with q
pair OF wagon wheels in front, to which
. team of SIX stout mules we're -hitched.
After mdhy saugs the old house started,
the driver yelling and the mud flying all
over the sidewalk, scattering the crowd
and bespattering the goddess of liberty
on the dome OF the Court House. After
an hours time they succeeded in drag
ging the building about LOO feet. Within
few feet Of the crossing from the Re-
corder's office to Evans store, they
stuck fast, owing to slight rise in the
street made by the crossing The driver
shouted himself hoarse, the six big mules
fiounGered in the mud, but not an inch
would they bulge the building. The
crowd increased, and bets were made
that they would never start it again A
teamster from the redwoods, with four
mustangs, had stopped to watch the per-
formance, smooth faced, athletic young
fellow. He said nothing until, reused
perhaps by splash Of mud, he walked
to the front wiping his face on his sleeve,
and said:
II amt got but three dollars, but I'll
bet every d--n cent Of it that my four
mustangs will start that rookery out Of
there"
There was derisive laugh from the
crowd and half dozen takers.
"Put up the money" said the team
ster. "If had more or knew where to
borrow any, I'd see the last one of you.
The bet was taken, Jerry Farmer held
stakes, the six mules were taken of and
the four mustangs hitched on. Mean
while the interest Of the crowd increas
ed, and bets were freely made with big
odds against the teamster. When ready
to start, the excitement was at high
pitch. The little mustangs bent to theiI
work, but the house did not move. He
started them again, no go. Nothing
daunted, the teamster, in answer to tn
crowd who were chatting him from al
quarters, said: -,
.'If Jim Shaw was here I'd get th'
money and bet fifty dollars that coult
start it. / amt got 'em warmed uI
yet"
! "rll bet you fifty dollars against on
of your horses,'' said a well known live
Iry man, ''that you can't pull it five feet
Its . whack,n said the teamster
"put uD the coin y :,
The money was handed to Jerry Far
4 mer, the stakeholder Another tug; th
little mustangs seemed to hump them
. selves, but it was no go.
an bet you another fifty against tina
mares mate you can't do it," said th
livery man, eagerly.
"Done," said the teamster; "I'll bt
the last hoof OF 'em on it, and you ma
swing me to one Of them oaks in th
! plaza If they can't do it." 4a m
. By this time the excitement was ruv
4 ming high among the lookers-on,l an
B side bets were numerous. One offere
!, to bet 800 that he could not do it, an
l the teamster got friend to take the b
for him. Those who had watched til
\ teamster closely now noticed q chang
4 in his manner, curious smile on b
countenance. He walked up to eac
i horse successively, tapped him on Il
rump with the butt end of his blacl
4 snake, and said to each -"Stand u
there now, in your harness" For th
: first time he mounted the near whee
seized single rein, turned his team {
shaw,' swang them back gee cracke
his whip, gave a YELL and as they straigh
u ened, the unwieldy load rose over. Il
j. obstruction like an old hulk over q swt
= at SEQ, greeted by burst Of applau
u from the bystanders. The mustan
7. pulled for about twenty-five feet, and
= stopped them. ts
y "You see, boys" said the teamster
.e ..e he got down, "Pm with them all I
IL time AID know just what they can q
and"-with 3 child like smile-'jr
when to make 'em do it." As he dro
r ped the stakes in his overalls pocket,
: said: I'D give $50 out of that ar sta
lie il Jim Shaw had been here to see that
is team pull. Jerry, I'm dry; let's 60 oy
at to Buck Williamson's and take drink
r When he returned TO his mustangs
a. start out of town he threw up his |
I'd and said: "Whoop-la! I've teamed
Walla Walla, Nevada and ArkInsaw,a
as with my slab sided plugs kin out-p
n. any six mules in Sonoma County"
an he mounted his wheeler he sung out
er the crowd: 81 snaked that old tumb
nv down out of the mud and have got
q. coin to show it. Hooray for Arkinsa
n Whar's them mules? Git erp, Pet
d. cracked his whip, turned the corner o
- passed out OF sight