The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-07-23

4 II seemed % Ben good deal as II ne
were dreaming; but he did as me- was
told. AMI climbed back to his perch on
the heaped-up bags OF wheat TO wait for
\ his father.
\ twas not long before he had sold tho
wheat and came ont
why. Ben. where's your puppy"
..There he il. father"
why. II that amt = iive-dollar BILL
You don't say sor'
Ben explained. and added. The pig
did il. father"
well. YES. the pig did il. II just
beats me. thoagh-
.-Ile wont know what % do with .
I five-dollar BILL
Nor You either But soon's a. can
throw OF this load we must drive on up
town There's "a be horse auction
Ben knew what that meant. Tor his
father knew all about horses. and was
al the while buyin- aud selling them.
80 il was not long before the wagon
was empty. and Ben and his father
male their way TO where the horses
were To- be sold.
There a good many If 'em." said
Ben's father. ..but the whole lot isn't
worth much guess there isn't any
thing here | want"
Not rnanv people were bidding for
the horses. anithev were indeed a poor
Iookin.x lot. but pretty soon gray horse
was led our that limped badly, and was
IS thin as If he had been fed on wind.
One man bid dollar for him. and
another bid two. and there was good
deal Of fun made about il; but Ben's
father had very quietly slipped down
from the WAGON. and taken 4 careful
look nj the lame horse
For al that, Ben was little sur
prised when the arctionecr's hammer
fell. and he shouted. :. Sold for i've
dollars. to- What's your name, mis-
terf'
Ben Whittlesev-
Ben's father said that. But il wasn't
his name. His name was Robert
Ben" said his father. when he
came back 20 the wagon hand me
that hve-dollar bill II can get that
horse home All cure him in fortnight
There's no great thing the matter with
him.
There was trouble enough in making
the poor lame animal limp so many
miles. aud they got home after dark:
bat that was lust - we'll. for nobody
saw the new horse. or had chance TO
laugh AZ him or his owner
Its the pigs horse said Ben.
Ben's father was As good a. his word
about curing the lameness. and plenty
OF oats and hay. and no work. and good
care. did the rest. The man who sold
the gray for i've dollars would not have
known him ar the end Of two weeks.
II was lust about two weeks after that
that Bens father drove the pigs horse
TO town ami hack in buggy. and with
= nice new harness on He stopped 1t
the blacksmirh's shop on his way home.
and Mr.. Corrioan- the blacksmith.
seemed to take 4 great fancy 70 the
gray
:. Inst the na0T want M Whittle-
-. onIv rye - rr,dr c.-h ~ nav for
aim
II don't sell on credit. Won know
I'D NJ Eh;,,lssev = sn~,hsnr ~
rr,dea,
..yothfn~ that know ~ fyn,ess
YOU care 10 take that vacant 1T Of
T.,ra raxt ~. ,.w.-, --r,-r-. Jo;nr
re- 49, ~no.i hsd u 80 !, -
debt- AMI I've paid taxeS for Il these
thrpe years
..WiII Won swan even?--
ayes 1 misrit a. WEI.
Ther. - more t.Ik ~ co,r.a ha-
fore IT, tr ~ was finished I'M Il came
out aII rivht n The end B..fors the
net dav a. noon Mr. corrigan owned
the piv horse. bur the deed IL the
town ~ va mad out Ia The name ~
Zen Whittlesav. AMI mot ~ IT, no.
s.Fafher.r- aid Zen. ~ rhe teal7.bIe
:. m1vn't / 1t That rio out n the road
every davy-
= 10. Ben: ALI the pirs IN the village