The Newtown bee., 1880-06-16

don't want him at the price, it's all right Perhaps 1 can help you to trade some where else.n
 But Midwell wanted the sorrel horse and when he left the Deacon's premises he had paved over to that good old man hundred and fifty dollars, and he took the horse with him.
 On his way home Moses was puzzled by several peculiar movements on the part of the sorrel horse; and, arriving at his new quarters, the animal, in enter ing the stable, following his new owner at the end of goodly length of halter strap, ran his head-bump-against the door-post.
 A strange thought came into the young farmer's mind--a thought that made him dizzy and caused his heart to bound. He led the horse to the middle of the barn floor, and there suddenly flashed white handkerchief before his eyes, flashed It once-twice-thrice; but not muscle of the horses eye quivered-not nerve was startled. The sorrel horse was blind as stone. -
 And then Moses called to mind how adroitly the Deacon had played around swindle. He went away by himself, and sat down and reflected.
 Well! well" he said to himself, in the end, we'll see how this thing will come out. If we both live long enough, l may get square with him."
 On the following day Moses met Dea- con Adamson at the village. The old man bowed and offered his hand, as though nothing unusual had happened. He would not have spoken of the horse had not the other introduced the sub ject.
 "Of course you knew the horses eyes were not right" said Moses.
 "Yes, Moses, I did. I never seek to to deceive. We did not speak of his eyes. Ha! ha! You'll have to see for him."
 ''So I have discovered; and, Mr Adamson, as do not like blind horse, l will let you have him back for the amount paid for him."
 Are you in earnest, Moses?"
 "I am."
 The Deacon placed the tip of his fore finger beneath his eye and pulled down the lower lid.
 There's nothing green there, dear boy?"
 "No."
 "Then I guess we'll call trade 8 trade. You have got a good, strong kind. serviceable horse, and color that pleases you. But really, Moses the les. son will do you good. Next time you'll look sharper with your own eyes"
 ''The next time," said Moses as he turned away, ''I shall seek to deal with an honest man."
 "Oh, don't be angry, Moses. Don't lay it up."
 From that time Moses met the Dsacor frequently, and always with a respectful salutatiou. He did not profess friendl, feeling, nor did he display feeling of ill will.
 The season passed, and Moses flour ished on his farm. He had purchased new and improved threshing- machine and he also owned horsepower fo saving wood, and for these uses the sor rel horse worked in well and profitaply 1 Deacon Adamson had prepared for lay ing down two-acre lot to grain an, 1 grass. During the season last passed h had raised upon that lot the largest crol of corn ever raised from the same terri tory in the county. He had applie, dressing without stint; and, havin taken of the corn, he meant now t. show the heaviest burden of grass upol those two acres ever cut from the sam extent of surface. In laying down h wanted 8 goodly quantity of red clove seed, and he had been informed tha Moses Midwell had threshed out severa bushels of the very best clover seed to b found anywhere. When he next me Moses he asked him if he had the seed t sell.
 ''Yes; I shall sell most of it. In fact most of it is already engaged"
 But you can spare me enough for m two-acre lotp"
 "Yes; I shall have plenty left flo l that"
 What shall you charge for it9"
 "Whatever is going at the stores"
 And you'll warrant it to be pure re cloverP"
 ''No, sir; I'll warrant it nothing of tn kind. But I'll tell you this, sir. I hay just three bushels of seed in my granary and can give you my word every see was threshed from as fine and pure re clover as ever grew. There's nothin else of seed in my chests, save my whea and barley and oats"
 '.All right. 1 shall look to you fo seed"
 And you shall have it.''
 Moses Midwell went home, and tha night, after every one else was in be and asleep, he went out to his barr where the threshing-machine stood upo the great floor; and, having led forth tn sorrel horse and harnessed him in place he brought forth from far scaffold lc of material which had been carefull gathered from his old sheep pasture. an fed it to the maw of the threshing-m ms chine. He then went to work threshin and winnowing seed that we firmly bs l lieve had never been before and has neve been since threshed and winnowed ir tentionally.
 l Two days after that, Deacon Adamso came up for his clover seed. j This is all clearp' said the purchas CT, as he handed over the money an took the bag of seed