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

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"Two hundred dollars exclaimed
the Yankee, by golly, what o price
Why they axed me only quarter
Of dollar to see the elephant and
the whole caravan in New York
Two hundred dollars Why you
saust be joking nov. Bless me
my whole load Of tin ware, boss,
wagon aud all, wouldn't fetch that.
But mister don't you think that
could get ia for ten dollars ,
Nothing less than two hundred,
and that must be paid within the
short space Of five minutes.
Wo now thought We bad got rid
of the fellow, but he returned again
to the charge aud asked IL fifty dol
lars would not d.. thcu seventy-live
then one huudroJ and finding that
he could make a bargain for less
than the regular sum he engaged to
do it provided he cocld fnd anyone
to losu him the money, Tor which lac
offered to pawn h's wagon load oi
notions, aud Sleepy DAVID to boot.
he asked one, theu another to accom-
modate him wit, the loan, declaring
that as soon as he took the purse
the money should be returned aid
he would give ten tia whistles into
the bargain. lie however, got more
eurses than coppers, until some way
who had plenty of cash, aud liked
to soc the sport go on. lent him 500
out Of sheer malice. Though, as
if afterwards turned out he had more
money about him. aud was merely
playing the possum all tho while.
"His next object was to borrow II
saddle Hero also he was accom-
modaied and taking Sleepy David
Fl om the tin cart he scrambled upon
his back aud took his station on the
course. You never saw q fellow sit 81
awkwardly in yonr life Everybody
said he would fall before no lad
one hundred yards, aud some out
Of compassion urged him to with
draw.
4, "Not by darned sight, said he
Why do you think La snch tarnal
fool to pay the two hundred aud
then not run chan ;es arter all i?
Others who wanted to see the
sport, even il it should cost some
broken bones, encouraged him to
proceed, saying. as they laughed
aloud, that they had no doubt lac
would carry the prize.
That's what | mean to do, eaid
he. IL ain't come her for nothing,
eau tell you. Wake up sleepy
vid, aud look about you Yo"
,lust have your eyes open to-day
IT'S no time to be snoozlu now, whe.
there IL money ut stake.
Tho horse. rs if he unlerstoo a
what his master was saying. opened
MS eyes pricked mp his ears, and
actually showed some signs OF life.
"lhe sigual was now given to
start. Away spraug Southron with
the speed OF lightning, and away
sprang the other Southron horses,
leaving Sleepy David lar in she rear
and the peddler verging from side
to side as if just ready to drop OFF
rhe horse went paving along with
his tail clngiug close to his haunch-
es, aud his nose stuck straight out
before hir and you never saw SO
queer figure cut by man and horse
as this singular pair made.
But they improved rs they pro-
ceeded I; the peddler sat more jocky
like, and tue horse evidently gained
upon the others But il would not
ito, He came in half a mile behind
southern. aud q little less behind
the others.
Il was now thought the Yankee
had got enough of the race and
would withdraw before another race
Contrary to ull expectation, he per-
severed, aud even offered to bet Il
thousand dollars on the issue Of the
rare. .-
The fellows fool said one.
"le don't know which side biz
bread is buttered, said another, vi
he wouldn't risk any more mouey.
"He's safe enough, there, said a
third, for he hasn't any to risk
Here. however, everybody was
mistaken again for the peddler haul
cd out another greasy pocket-book
aud planked down q thousand dol
lars. IL was covered Of course. But
confess now began to feel stag
gered. aud to suspect that after al
the Yankee was more knave than
fool. ! bad no fears, however, for
the purse. Southorn was not u horve
to bs distanccd In one. day. especial
ly by such a misunderstanding devi
as Sleepy David.
"rhe second heat was now con-
menced and il ever | felt conddenl
in the entire superiority Of my hors,
Southern, / hat coniide 700 was
strengthened a. | saw him coming
ia ahead Of the rest. l considered
the purse now as my own property
In Imagination I had grasPod il
aud was about putting II safely ia
my pocket, when 10, aud behold the
psddlsr's horse, which was behind
all the rest shot suddenly forward ~
II tho devil kicked him oa .hs end
aud strengthening his neck like ,
crane. won tho heat bya throAt'latch.
Everybody was astonishcd.