The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-24

looking at her. Mother was very
much put out because ! had bought .
house that was . trOtter, and father
didn't like it either. jersey Bill fell in
love with the mare right Cd.
"'Johp,' saws be, III give ss00 for
her,
Il said no. Father and mother
we're b.,ih very anxious that I should
take the money. but ] wanted the
mare.
"Three hundred and fifty said Bill.
"But I didn't want the money, and
started to drive away.
I'LL give you three hundred and
sixty dollars for the mare" said Jer-
sev.
Father wanted me tn take the
money. and mother said she MAS sure
I would 90 to the bad If I kept trot.
ting horse, and 50 by and | 90, out Of
patience and told Bill to hand me over
bis money and take the mare. He
drew q check "n the Waikiki Bank ut
/, Middletown for the amount. I didn't
want to take the check.
LET me see il. ;" my father said.
IL handed him the check. He wrote
his name acrss the hack Of il.
There" he says. I guess that'll 60
now"
'Of course that put the matter out
Of question. l took the check. and
\ 1o...., OIL J-o..~ SxR e. II. .n csc,, .-:sh
the mare. Bingham and I went to
Goshen. and sicker man ynu never
saw than was over the sale Of the
mare. Something seemed ;o tell me
that she hal stuff in her that Was
more than good. After I got To
Goshen ! was thoroughly disguised
with myself for parting with her that
I made up my mind to get her hack IL
possible. ! put my team in the harm
at Goshen. William NJ. Graham.
sfterwsrl State Senator. was President
Of the Waikiki Bank. ] went straight
; to the telegraph office aud asked him
By wire:
rs Jersey Bills check .ond in your
bank tor S36O!
The answer came back:
1T 10 good for $500"
80 I went hack To the hotel. and
told Bingham ~hst had lons. and
that l MAS gong straight to Hampton.
and take that mare out ii jersey.
barn. Bingham was lawyer. and he
told me that ! might get my fingers
burnt by such . proceeding. While
ne were discussing the matter. along
came another dispatch from Graham
jersey Bill has made his check
good."
That settled the whole business,
aud that is how I Lost Goldsmith Maid.
Tho next spring met Alden Gold.
smith. the Blooming &rOve horse
breeder, on an Erie Railroad train.
"Alden.' | says. give me hundred
and will tell you where to get the best
piece Of horse flesh that stands on legs
in America.
He said be would do il ifthe animal
seemed . good one to him. I told him
where she WAS. He went to zee her.
Iut siterwsrd told me she was no good.
"All right" l says, but | know her
pedigree. and tell you she's the the
best in The market. Ask Major Edsall. "
"Alden vent tn Msjor Edsall. in
Goshen. and found that knew what
I was talking about. Then he struck
up . bargain and gave Jersey Bill
$500 foe the mare. and threw in IN old
wagon. Goldsmith got Bill Bodiue,
wh0 has the track at Middletown, to
handle the mare. I don't think sny
one else would have had the faith in
the animal. and the patience to try
and make anything out Of her. Bill
Bndine ssys that Goldsmith would
have parted With her for almost any
thing. any time for . month or two
after he got her. Il took four men to
hitch her up when they first cnm-
menced at her, and she came near kill. |
ing Bill once ar twice. But he cou- |
quesed her. and then everybody ,be- |
gan to SO there was stud in her.
Instead Of the 500 Alden promised t0 /
give me. he offered me Q Volunteer
colt. / didn't think much Of Voluu- |
teer stock then. and would not take il. !
l told Goldsmith would call il |
square IL he'd let me name the mare.
| wanted to call her Ella d.. after my |
wifs. But Alden wanted bis name to |
her. and he called her Goldsmith |
Maid. and that's the way the matter /
stands to-day.
"While Bill Bodine Was handling |
the mare be met Ed. Brown Of Port
Jervis. now one Of the Under Sheriff. /
Of this county. Brown had . mare
that be thought was . good one. and
he and Bill made . match for $500 to
trot Lady Brown. - she vas called,
against Goldsmithis mare. That Vas
the FIRST race the Maid was ever enter.
ed for. It was to come Of in Middle.
town. and the forfeit Va $50. But
Goldsmith wouldn't recognize Bodine's
aciion 10 the matter, and entered his
mare in . race At Goshen On the same
day the race was to come Cd in Mid
dletown. Bill had to pay his $50
forfeit. The race in Goshen vas With
New York flyer for those days. Gen.
Walker. The Maid beat him easy.
and that was her 6rst public race. II
don't know whether the price that
Goldsmith got fur the mare when be
sid her Vas ever made public or not. |,
bat be told me be got go. 900 for her, ,
and that was cheap enough. I take |,
considerable pride in the fact" NJ.
Decker concluded. "that brought the
brilliant little mare out into notice, n.
though feel that let Q fortune clip
away from NJ when / accepted jersey
BillS Cheek"
John H. Decker vas the son Of