Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-03

commissioned him to look out for and pur-
chase horses. He says:
One afternoon tout, or horse-dealer's
cad, came and told me, as great favor, of
a horse that was to be disposed of for
little money. l went with him and was
shown very useful coach-horse. asked
to see him out. This was complied with,
and running my eye over him, and approx
ing his action, said, "Sound? %
Perfectly but / don't warrant him. ]"
cage"
Six years old
Looking into his mouth, l found this to
be correct. ''Price - | said.
"Ten pounds" was the reply.
/ Immediately concluded something was
wrong, as he looked like to me ive-and-
thirty pound horse.
Hes not kicker?" l said.
"You can't make him kick" was the
reply.
/ was almost ashamed to say, "You
won't warrant him quiet, | suppose ?"
g You can't expect it at that price, but
all | have told you is true"
"Then I'll have him." l said. ! OBJ
served litter on the lips of the stableman
as | followed him into the house to give
him the money, when the seller candidly
told me he had given thirty pounds for
the horse, and had sold him two or
three times for more money but he had
always been returned, as he would not go
in harness. Early next morning | bor
rowed break, harnessed him, and put him
to with another horse, but he would. not
move; and, touching him with the whip,
he reared right on end, then threw himself
down, and there lay. At this thought it
was bad case, when my friend, who had
kindly put me up to this great bargain,
called to me and said
Master, light a truss of straw and put
it under him."
Nothing 10th to make trial of such
remedy, as l had heard of it before, though
| had never seen it practiced, and there
not being many people about, as it was
early in the morning, we untouched his
| traces, got him out, and with the other
horse drew the breakout in the corn mar
| ket, and put him to again, as l was not to
be beaten without further trial. My
| friend, therefore, procured me whisp of
straw and strewed it on the ground under
| him, and when was ready to set fire to it,
the animal made two or three plunges clear
of the straw, and then threw himself
down. Satisfied now that he might be
made to 90, but not by such means, | thought
| would try another element which l bad
before seen applied with success. After
getting him up, l had him taken down to
the canal, where found barge just 60
ing to start with two horses at length !;
giving the bargeman half crown to lend
me some draught harness, we put him in
| hahirl @ha ~ fu,o FOL tho
caution to have the barge mooredclear of
the quay and other craft. We then moved
on, when the brute threw himself about,
first up in the air, then down on his knees,
up again, then forward, then back on his
launches, but the two fore horses kept on,
and their traces acting upon the barge, did
not give him time to lie down, and after
two or three attempts to battle us, he rolled
off the towing path into the canal. Here,
after two or three pluuges, and immersion
in water, the tackle holding good,
he regained the towing path, and
the other two horses keeping their
places and pace, and the barge being in
motion, there was nothing left for him
but to keep quietly on or put up with an
other ducking. He chose the former,
walked to his collar, and took his share of
the draught for about two miles without
the least attempt at jibbing. We then
took him out, and returned to the Roebuck
(Oxford). The coach arriving in about
half an hour, put him in off wheel, and
drove him to Benson, twelve miles, our
first stage, aud no horse ever went better
or quieter. The next day drove him
back with equal success, and continued to
drive him as long as the coach lasted.
Many were the like "reprobates' that
tried the nerve and patience of the whips
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