The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-04-03
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SLEEPY DAVID.

Tho following story. extracted
from m old wolk, tnt tied "a Yan-
kee Among the Nulli'iers,' pnrpor's
to the author by South Car )li
nian:
The Yankee, as I said before, ar
ant to be too cute for in Q er :
thing except horsefesh, and even
sen etimes in that. 1t was this day
three years ago and on this 70 y
spot that l entered nv horse South
ern for purse Of two thou nnd dbl
lars. He had won IL like sum two
years before With all ease. In ho
he was the best horse at that time in
all Carolina. There we're. to be
sure, two other b. rses au very fuo
ones, too. eutered against him b.
they were no touch to SouthroE.
and I was as sure of winning rs
am Of sitting here this moment
when who should come along but II
Yankee with tin cSrt. he had the
shabbiest, worst looking horse tha
you ever set yon eyes on. lie y
y lean, slab-sided, cross-ley
rough haired, inilk-und. .molasses
ored sun of u gun as ever went =
four legs. He stood all tho time
II he were asleep-in fact his owne
called him Sleepy David. In short,
sir, he was such horse as would
not have brought twenty dollars.
1T was near tho hour Of starting
when tue pediler, whose exterior
coTesponde ! marvelously with that
Df tho horse, aud who said his name
was Zidoc Baker, to tue rs nish'
mcnt Of all, intimated a wish to Gu
ler his horse along with tho rest.
"Your horse! exclaimed l. 'Wba
(hat slsepy.lookiu9 devil, there
You'd better enter him for the turk y
bhzxards.'
"Nots You know on, mister re-
lurned the Yankee with some show
y spirit. To 10 sure the critter
ooks rather sleepy as be stands, and
pn that accout I I him Sleepy d..
nd, but he's q jo-frsd smart horse
|or all that. He's like q siuged cat
daraed sight better than he looks
should like tarnstion we'll to try
him against some Of your Carolina
'orses. 10 be sure I didn't come
VI the way from home on purpose
Put as I was coming out this way
nth q load OF tu and other notions,
thought I might time it 80 as to
kill two birds with one stone for
links ! 10 myself, IL I can win the
purse aud peddle of my notions al
be same time can make o plagaey
Iood spec. But I had to hurry on
Ike the nation to get here in season
md that is one reason my boss looks
. kind Of shabby aud out Of kilter
bis morning. Eut for all that, Le u
Psrform like q days work, I eau tel
lou.
,"Supposing he had no Idea o.
unuing his horse, and that oil he
aid was ly TO crafty his vanity
br talking, ! babe him be goue and
ot trouble rs with his d--d Yam
90 palaver,
"Why. mister says he, this is
no country sad q man has q right
talk or let IL alone, jest a. he eau
dord. Now, I have taken q grea'
eel Of pains 10 get here in time IL
rder to run Sleepy David against
Dms Of your 6outborn horses.
ut joking, l'n In earnest. under
and that there 10 purse OF two
Aousa I'd dollars, and ] should like
nazingly TO pick u up.'
"You talk Of picking up q purse
two thousand dollars with thai
\ Of carrion Of yours! Away will
pa. and don't trouble US any fur
awsn, III cant run. then I spos,
cant but its darned hard, any
pw, for . man TO take 10 mucl
hins ~ I have TO come TO the races
ID then can't be allowed TO ru'
tsr all.
Ate too lats nov. by q rule'
. conyss The horse aLonld hav'
W entered yeitsrday ! towsver
Jon plsnk ths easranos moas!
y may 81 10 yss,
r sald Ihls 81 nay Of getting III
W. lsllow having no idea thNt h
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