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

Tho following story. extracted
from IN old woik, tnt tied "a Yam
Eee Among the Nulliiers,' purpor's 8
10 the author by a South Car ,li .
nian:
The Yankee, as said before, ar
lpt to be too cute for - in er =
hing except horseAesh, and even
bsnetimes in that. 1t was this day
three years ago and on this 20 y
spot that entered nv horse South.
ern for purse OF two thou ,,ud i dDl :
ars. He had won like sum two
years before with all case. In ho
he was the best horse at that time in
III Carolina. There we're. to be
bure, two other b. rses au very fue
pnes, too, eutered agaiust him bv
lhey were no touch to SouthroE,
md was as sure Of winning as |
I'm of sitting here this moment,
when who should cone along but II
Yankee with tin cart. lie had the
Phabbiest, worst looking horse tha
vou ever set yor eyes on. lie y
lean, sIab-sided, cross-loy
Foush haired, inilk-und. molasses .
bred sun ofa gun as ever went
four legs. Xe stood all the time
i he were asleep-in fact his owne
called him Sleepy David. In short,
sir, he was such n horse as would
pot have brought twenty dollars.
1T was near the hour of starting.
when tue pediler. whose exterior
oTesponde marvelously with that
Il the horse aud who said his name
was Zadoc Baker, to the as nish.
nent of all, intimated n wish to gu.
or his horse along with the rest.
"Your horse : exclaimed | 'Wba
hat slsepy-lookiug devil, there !
loud better enter him for the turky
|nzxArds.'
"Not's you know on, mister re-
hrned the Yankee with some show
spirit. To 10 sure the critter
boks rather sleepy as be stands, and
b that accout I c I him Sleepy d..
Id but he's q jo-frsd smart horse
pr all that. He's like q siDged cat
darsed sight better than hs looks.
should like tarnation we'll to try
Jim against some OF your Carolina
orses. 10 be sure didn't come
II the way from home on purpose
at as I was coming out this way
sith load OF iu and other notions,
thought I might time it 30 as to
ill two birds with one stone for.
links 10 myself, II I can win the
urse and peddle off my notions at
be same time, l can make o plaguey
ood spec. But had to hurry on
10 the nation to get here in season;
pd that is one reason my boss looks
kind Of shabby aud out OF kilter
biz morning. Eut for all that, he'll
erform like days work, can tell
bu.'
"Supposing he had no idea OF
uouing his horse, and that oil he
aid was ly TO crafty his vanity
Pr talking. ! babe him be goue aud
bt trouble us with his d---d yam
20 palaver.
"Why, mister says he, this is u
20 country aod Q man has right
talk or let II alone, jest ~ hs can
ford. Now, have taken q great
eal Of pains 10 get here in time 10
fder 10 run Sleepy David syainst
pme Of your Soutborn horses. l
int joking. I'm In earnest. I Iunder-
and that there 10 . purse Of two
Aousa I'd dollars, and / should like
naziugly TO pick II up.
"You talk Of picking up q purse
two thousand dollars with that
! Of oarrion Of yoursl Away with
pu. and don't trouble US any fur
"wsl, III cant run. thon I spose
cap't but its darned hard, any
Pw, for . man 10 take ~ much
ins "a I have TO come 10 the races
d then can't be allowed TO run
tsr all.'
-It's too lats now. by u rules
convss The horse sLonld have
sn entered yeitsrdAy ! However,
you plsnk The easranos moasy
z may gst 10 yet.
y sald Ihls by way Of gstllng rid
ohe isllow hAvlua no Idea that hN
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