The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-03-07
VINO WANTS noasE.

other day, preparatory 10 leave the state
for year or Two, be likewise got rid oi
! everything else around The plase except
bis horse lie didn't want to sell the
animal At less than fair price, and 50 be
left Ihe roadster With me, calculating that
/. il wouldn't be over a week before
could make out bin OF sale.
know something about horse. !
can tell gray horse from bay one, aud
blind horse from one which will Jump
clear across the street al sight OF piece
OF paper, knew the horse to be good
one, lie was just seven years old, sound
as dollar, gentle as lamb, aud bad
seen him trot a mile in exactly sos.
could warrant him in every respect, aud
L wasn't two days before had callers.
The first man for whom the equine was
trolted out stood of about ten feet, eyed
bim Two OF three minutes, aud then con.
temptuously exclaimed,--
les--um--h humphI
Isn't he all right2 | anxiously inquir-
ed.
/ All rightl Why, what do you take me
for! That horse, sir, is exactly sixteen
years old. Don't tell me be isn't, sir, for
| was born in manger, and brought up
under a wagon. You ought to be
ashamed, sir, to try TO pass an old horse
of on me in that manner.
lie was seven years old this spring,
remarked, as chance came; and the
price is two hundred greenback dollars.
Two hundred greenback d.! be was
going to say, but he didn't He stopped
right there, and gave me such look as
shall not forget to my dying day. Then
he turned and walked away without an
other word. My confidence in the horse
was somewhat shaken, but yet, when
another customer came next day, | led
Billy out, and warranted him regular
brick.
That -ahl-um--that horse
might as we'll be taken 10 the bone.yard
at once, began the man.
Why, what's the matteri
Matter? Why, he's spawned, for one
thing, got the heayes for another, and
that left bip is four inches lower than the
right one. II you find anybody fool
enough to give you twenty dollars for
the old scarecrow, you'd better close the
bargain at once.
This horse is perfectly sound, sir, and
III warrant him.
Warrant! Oh, yes; know. Perhaps
you think I've always dealt In oxen, and
don't know anything about horse. Hes
The worst used-up animal ever saw
Perhaps be is worth thirty dollars, but |
wouldn't give a shilling more,-not an.
other shilling.
Of course led the horse back, and |
began TO wonder If Brown hadn't de-
ceived me- if my own eyes didn't deceive
me. Lots of people knew that the horse
was for sale, and wasn't long before the
third man called around.
Fine beautiful action, bright
as a dollar! whispered The man as the
horse pranced before him.
That was encouraging, and, while !
was feeling goodhe continued
II may or may not affect him when lie
gets before cutter.
What?
Why, he oyer.reaches, and is liable to
cut his quarters all TO pieces. Then he
interieres behind, aud of course you see
that he's knee.sprung In that left knee.
The horse didn't over-reacb, and /
knew il. lie didn'tinterfere behind, and
| knew that. lie wasn't knee.sprung,
and I'd bet hundred to one on IL.
Oh, well, replied the man, in an indit-
ferent way, we won't quarrel over IL.
see these things as plain day, but OF
course | shall keep STILL Ii were you
I'd take him down 10 some near-sighted
drayman. You want TO ask twenty-five
dollars for him at first, aud then gradually
drop down to fifteen.
dropped the horse back into his stall
and teegraphed Brown to send lor hiR.
lie replied that he'd like me 10 hang on
for day or two more, aud so walked
Billy out for the fourth time. The fourth
man looked so meek aud innocent that |
had great hopes OF edecting sale, even
II the horse had bots, collie, st. Anthony's
dance, chronic rheumatism, 10 addition TO
what the others bad found and men
toned.
Now, then, ! began on him, this borse /
Is warranted sound aud gentle 10 all re-
spects. II you buy him and find him !
otherwise III give you five hundred dol.
lars.
He stopped down as If 10 pick up
hoof, butsuddenly leaped away, and cried
put I
That's the kind Of a borse be Il, eb?
Whatl
why, he's kickerl
No, be isn't be never moved foot
Don't talk to me! can tell when a
lorfe Is going to kick by looking into Bis
eyes. Then bis neee Is TOO short, bis ears /,
4re too large, his tail Is not long enough, !.
and
! walked the horse TO the depot and !,
shipped bin 10 bis owner. lie hadn't
1een gone three days when esch one Of
be four men called on me 10 succession,
Ind remarked, p
Well, seeing it's you, guess m take !
hat borse ST your figures.
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Yesterday ragged, shiyefing, middle
lged man called Gt q bouse on slbley !.