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

Tho following story. extracted
from an old woik, tnt tied "A Yam
kee Among the Nulli:iers,' purpor's
10 the author by South Car )li
nian:
The Yankee, as 7 said before, ar
apt to be too cute for - in g er :
thing except borsehesh, and even
som etimes in that. 1t was this day
three years ago and on this 70 y
spot that entered nv horse South
ern for q purse OF two thou ,tnd 4 d.
lars. He had won 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 bc
snre, two other b, rses au very fiut
ones, too. eutered agaiust him bv
they were no touch to SouthroH
and I was as sure of winning rs
am Of sitting here this mo,nent
when who should cone along but u
Yankee with tin cSrt. He had the
shabbiest, worst looking horse tha
you ever set yon eyes on. M y
lean, slab-sided. cross leg =.
rough haired, inilk-and' molasses
ored sun of u gun as ever went =
four legs. Us stood all tho time
il he were asleep-in fact his owne
Q .lled him Sleepy David. In short
sir, he was such n horse as would
not have brought twenty dollars.
1T was near the hour OF starting
when tue pediler, whose exterior
Corresponds ! marvelously with tina,
of the horse, aud who said his nam,
was Zadoc Baker, to the rs nish'
ment Of all, intimated a wish to Gu
Ter his horse along with the rest.
"Your horse! exclaimed | 'Wba
that sleepy looking devil, there I
You'd better enter him for the turk >
bhzxArds.'
"Not's You know on, mister re-
turned the Yankee with some show
of spirit. To 10 sure the crittel
looks rather sleepy as be stands, and
on that accout I I him Sleepy d..
td, but he's . jo-frsd smart horse
for all that. He's like siuged cat
darsed sight better than he looks
should like tarnation we'll to try
him against some Of your Carolina
horses. 70 be sure I didn't come
NJ the way from home on purpose
but as I was coming out this way
With o load Of tiu and other notions
thought I might time it SO as to
kill two birds With one stone for
lhinks / 10 myself, II I can win the
purse aud peddle off my notions al
Ibe same time can make plaguey
good spec. Bot I had to hurry or
like the nation to get here in season
md that is one reason my boss looks
20 kind OF shabby aud out OF kilteI
Ibis morning. Eut for all that, bel
psrform like days work, l can tel
you.
"Supposing he had no idea o.
'uuuing his horse, and that oil ht
aid was mere ly to crafty his vanit,
Or talking. babe him be goue and
bot trouble rs with his id Yam
tee palaver.
why. mister says he, this is
fee country aad man has Q righ'
D talk or let il alone, jrst as he cau
Gord. Now, I have taken grea'
eal Of pains 10 get here ia time ID
)rder to run Sleepy David against
ome OF your 6outborn horses.
|ipt Joking, l'm in earnest. under
)tand that there 10 purse OF two
housa I'd dollars, and I should lik.
nazingly to pick u up.'
"You talk Of picking up q purse
I two thousand dollars with thai
" Of carriop Of yours! Away will
ou. and don't trouble us any fur
he;.' -
"Wsll, II cant run, then I spos,
can't but it's darned hard, any
(ow, for Q man TO take 20 mucl
aims a. I have to come TO the races
nd then can't be allowed to rur
tier all.'
AIt's too lats now. BY q rule
. coarse The horse sLonld hav'
zen entered ye,tsrday However
you plsnk The easrsncs none!
~ may gst 10 yet.
~ sald lhis 81 way Of gsttlng ri'
" isllo~ having no idss that b
bsld eae,a.ed q psrth pAsk u tl'
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