Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-04
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stranger Called-u gentleman who wished
to purchase n racer. They visited the stable
together, and discussed Thunderbolt. The
stranger offered II price which mode Walters
heart leap for Joy 1t was enough to take
Mock and his mother and himself to Europe
and back. and he remembered that some one
had offered to rent their house ready furnish
ed Tor year ut sufficient sum to support
them mod SHY IN PARIS. He could cram AT
the medical school, and Mock could have her
wish. But the strangers offer was only CON
ditioual hc would pay that price for Thun-
derbOlt provided hu won the races for which
he had been entered at the town of the same
name. Walter mentally reviewed the list of
IhunderhOlts competitors. lie had been
confident before of success now vague
feeling came over him that he should fail.
The stakes were too great. None Of this hes
itation betrayed itself in his bearing, howev-
or. lie appointed an interview for the day
after the races aud bowed his visitor politely
to the door. Nothing of this to mother or
Miss Mock until il is nll over he said to
Marcelino, and he explained why it was so
much more important than usual that Thun-
dorbolt should win. The rest Of the story l
cannot help giving in Marcellinos own words,
uurehned As they were:
Il didn't see no 'casion for Massa Proudft
to worrit, / was dat deadly sho in my own
mine dat Thun crbolt would pick up de stakes,
an I toe him so. Dar want but one udder
hoss entered dat had any chance oh beatin',
an that was Buclskin. He b'longed to a Mr..
Lashstingor, from up in de Sandhiller coun-
try. Bucksltin he dc ugliest-lookin brute
ebber you see, dirty yaller color-dat's what
glib him dc name-wid little red eye an
bobtail, an heap Oh meanness bout kickin'
an btin' But dat hoss could run. Ef ole
Pharo'd had Buckskin hitcLod TO his chari-
ut he'd % h'isttd il ober de Red Sea 70 de
waves I'd Il Lad time TO take de blackin' of
his boots. Thun'trbolt was "a sight dc pret-
test Loss black an shiny, He had style,
sho' enough but Buckskin had speed, an
heap better pedigree dan Thuu'erbolt, though
You wouldn't fought 1t to "a looked at him.
Howsomebb3r, it war runuin' race, an dat
ponds bout rs much on de rider rs de hoss.
| weighed powerful little dem days, an was
strong in d. arms, an knew how to lif Thun-
'orhoit oher de track. So, dough Buckskin
would a beat him sho at regulation trot for
a steady four-nila heat wild Mr. Lashstinger
in de sulky. ON a quick squirt oh a run like
dis, whar dar wasn't time nor space for Thun-
'crbolts sperrit to give out, or fur Buckskn's
jints TO get rayy limbored up, de chances war
dat we'd pick up de stak's. MHssa Prouft
sent Inc oUt wid him de day 70 de races, to
look up all de- pcriiminaries Mr. Lashstinger
he was dar too. a-walkiu' Bucks5in ober de
track. Uc called me one side, IN began to
tall; bout de race. An madam, he wanted
me to sell out to him Says | : Mr.. Lash
stinger, Buckskns peart enul hoss to win
it anyhow. 'thout no sculduggery in de bust
ness an as fer maxim Thunerbolt lose it,
Is buy dat sort oh mcanness Ef l rides IL
hoss, says !, I rides to win or to do my bess
fur it, Mr. Lashstiuger didn't seem de lees
bit out,d. He jus laughed free an easy, an
says he. 'Wid such high an mighty honor
ii.cs as dat, ] wonder how you reconciles it
to your conscience to run hoss ut all says
he i amt a member ob Dc church, says l.
'hut / specs 10 be some day. an when | is, l
specs 10 glib up dis yere business Oars q
camp. p.meetin' here now, says Mr.. I.ashsting-
cr; hadn't you better get religion now? No
time lk de present. says he. Wid dat a no
ton 'peared TO take him. and he cotched ne
by dc arm an walked me OF piece. 'Ef
you will get religion to night, says he an
swar oil from hoss-racin', I'll give you fifty
dollars. suys he 1t shan't be no inconven-
ience to Mr.. Proudft nudder, fur I'll see dat
he's perwided wild anuddtr jockey He
winkcd NOSE wicked as he said dat, an l
knew dat Massa Proudft nd lose the race. dat
de- sportin' gemman wouldn't buy his hoss, an
dat lac coudu't get married an go to Europe
cf took up with his oder. But den | was
tiukin' oh gettin married myself, an ef Mas
5a Proudfit went to Europe, ! shouldn't hab
no Massa Praudiit nor no nifty dollars nudder.
! studied bout it an ! studied bout it an
while | S>as a-studyiu' de debbil spoke right
out behine me. nebber shall beliebe it was
my own voice, it sounded 80 strange and on
material Done says Mr.. Lashstinger. an
he clap- me ON the back an takes out his
Pockct-hnok. Half pay in advance: : says
he. No, .ays J wait till is armed it. Is
gwine to take Thun erbolt buck to Savannah
ius', an Ten Mass. iro"uht s comm back
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eo."lu; i,; ,...-, 800, o.,
Nh"' S|iLe 10 ue cAinp-heetlh Marse:
SHES o.E M'sN' l'"uun'' h'n"Tr prlSeu IKE
M.'"' come over US al, RECKON hPec'a-
niH'! must "e 'Hythlh eI you 5"lhe 10 turii
7lt'.a"'' w. h", ""n '"' III "ucuu ou
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unvN ou us "''-'''FN ~ !o" '''es Io' me us
one lline'
VIA u", PuilSu lohg lace' S peeh
a-S'UGylh pout uls yerS matter lur some
uhy' ny = an PeHis mt you an NE, mas,
sA' nlu ne'.sr uT "-greas,h up our heeis el
we any no'oh Oh eh'erih lor oe race % sal
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ny MnrIs, yol max ...f,,s good Preacn-
er sas Q IassI ii G. So" better S'' up
iur one "heh leaD Tor Europe
Dar was S!BHV Oh Peopie On ue ! nun eT-
ooH cahp,mGetlh Srouh 1at eoenlh. II
war powerful not an liooRed up AT de CLOUDS
set"lh down ooer 'he nOer' an ueh ole beg
8ars o1 hoe-oaAs H-noddlh their heads "a
each Iuuer' ".t"iStih uCiI arms rouli an
a-shappiH aslr nnSers hAe as uoIBh ueS
ihei'h' n'lScIiel "n s"$s' IS"rs llhe we r. 3
6"lne 10 nap storm, buI done forgot all
Dout II qu''hs l soV lnSlue ue tent Dey was
Singlh,
sheep know dey shepherds voice.
an l sided in close to de do
"Fadder Harper, missionary fur de Para
dox Church, war in de pulpit. Dey called
him Scum. .de-Jubilee Harper. cause he wal
such "a nice easy ole man, allus preachin' d
comforhla honey-mouthed kline ob religion
but we knowed he wouldn't hab ebery ting
lis own way dat ebenin', for Brodder- Blow
de-Irumpct Stebbins, a exhauster from Nord
ern Jawja, war to preach de sermon. Eber
while Fadder Scum -de-Jubiee Harper wa,
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