The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-19
Yokiug the on steer On the Nj h
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A gsA,d story h told the I'pst ut the
expense vi Colonel R,,l'is. t),t. ''tarl,,
en- candidate" frr Governor al
Maine. home ten years ago. ut the
time when the epiza,Oty was general
" prevalent. . certain York county
man was cn;agesl In hauling gxsls I.
and from the freight delnAs at Port.
lAnl1, using oxen instead VI hOrsca.
All Of his own stock was In use, and
he was obliged to buy several more
yu,kes in order to keep up with the
demands Of hi. custOlllers. One day
he chanced to meet COl. RolDic In q
railrskad cur. the Colonel en- route tO
GOrhaln, where he r. sides uisn 4
large ansi highly cultivated snce~trnl
farm. The Colonel and the York
county man engaged IN conversation,
and during its progress tl'e former
said:
"NiIliam. what are you payins for
oxen now"
'Tbat depends" replied William.
"Wcll,' said the Colonel, ''Ect ois
with nle at (;Orl,ain and come over
to my place and isNk Mt u yoke Il
mine; handsome ~ pictures: sl''. niid
plslleix; a,rl you may have I'll ~ at "a
bargain."
The invitation was accepted. md
xODn "ur York county friend found
hi,,,sci, in front Of the RObie man.
sion, most beautifully situated in the
midst nj fields Of waving grs ~, sur
rounded Ly Grand old clnls, and it.
self an Olsi-laslliOped Lut unll.tuous-
" furnished house. beneath whose
roOf its present owner has lsss's.'d
many l'sppy hours, and entertained
with genuine hospitality host Ot
friends.
'.Jiun," shouted the "farmers' cam
didate," ~ hc drew near the barn,
"fcici, out that yoke O' dark red" :"
Now. Jim had 6etn enjoying himself
that day, and il WIS net surprising
that he made. IN Ocszss;''isSl mistake.
'All right. SIX" remarked !l'e sir'al
man. and .s.'n u l,assslss':M' l'aIr /"
.ast,l. were im the y"rl. Kut they
.li.in', .'.Ow "sf we'll: they didn't pull
vel: they ..,t.sl. in tact. ~ 'i:"U:n
I. al. vil W. r. in them.
IT.. .nia: Colonel y ;s ,.uxz''d.
..Jim.'' hc called "ut in tones "i
m.invk d Ills :u-i n,ai nv ~: Jim.
what in i"un,sr :ave ~" sr' u ''''-
iny WI. e:..::: 'N"di,img to-day.
II, :~.iimg item. .ir." r.pli'sl il II.
Respectfully ''i:u .h.m'' tell nl''
that r..-ln'l.i.~l lie t''l''nes. "'n..
..,:.-.. v..,, h,ve i2~'n lia'king en-. y
Jim mi: mt. H. n':-s ''::.t .''c'!
w::- the fa..:. vii. r.ul".n ii,e .nr'''er-'
r;.u:i. ate said: ''.;i:.,. give. 1s,s. that
y....i" IN / w,::.a "'ssrk.ui.' - 'sh
.i.. ., zee tar" etc.. il,e t".'n"!
MI. v.rs.i to- have. ;,r as.i's,s,!~ -is''w
81, T.. ADVANTAGE. Bu' :" IL" intense
.L.!.y!,, ..;..nr ri. mH W!::.In. MT t..
linn 20 ...r that ,,.niirr. tie yoke ~
A. r..i- ars..l w..rs. '.:aN t''":r.
Il Il n; -.e "r ~. !. e." We what"
y.L ";;r.r". r.. '"'p."'' u 49,"
t',.ru.I in .v:sirMt dts! u: its "
..r,, r.r;u,.--. II never isncw r;" I"
a.: lj:,- vay n ere.
We'll. .iw,n..!." sa:.' IL: York
....ru., m.:.m. Il i.are - tn year oxen.
How what. your ,..!c.:
WET, ,uii,. = .uu said tc Col.
.,,,. / ,:ri....r:. .lv. :N.i witi. - >:.!n:
-: o,r MS '..u::'.'n" rM~. IH i;t
',.u, :n f;:r an ,,.n S:k.
'.T.r, ,mi...i,. d"is'ns.l. tan much Tor
a pair that dent pull t...tt:rn ts'ev
d." responded the York ''"'"'!
man. =,
"Wrl,. William" pips.l IN th.
..Ear.,;cr~' candidate. what would
yc, In. willing l." give !"r 'cni:
'.lW give H..si just $!:3:'. and driv"
then, ;,.,:, = this afternoon"
For n few moments the Colonel
wa apparently t.urri.sl in prot''u''d
m,..lita;inm. suddenly he broke ont
with: "W-:I. William. hciax u YOU.
y.:u may have 'esn 1T your own price.
Hon.-tiy. William. ! never saw the
critters aet that way in.."re. =,
vi liam. completed the trade an"
started for l,,n,c with his purchase:
Wncn he y,,t ti,e animals out -! s;::h!
ri The l.,lS,,el's .uu-e. he just changed
EN-, around. put ing the OR ox .'n
tl,e of: side and the nigh OK on TIE
nigh side, and th~reastc: ~ the story
gss.s, ..Thcy went along beautifully"
-B0st0M Post.