The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-07-19
4 FARMERS CANDIDATE.
Result of Yoking the or Horse
ON the Nigh Side.

Bl.tlu PSF
4 uooi story is told the Post at
the expense of Colonel Robe, the
farmers candidate Tor Governor
Of Maine. Some ten years ago, at
the time when the epiz 'Otic was
generally prevalent, "A certain York
County man was engaged IN haul
inc goods to and from the freight
dcpots At Portland, using oxen IN
steal Of horses. All his own stock
was ia use. and he was obliged To
buy several vOkes ia order To keep
M with the dcmrnds Of his Gus
toners. One day lac CHANGED TO
meet Colonel Robbie in a railroad car.
the Colonel being en- route u
Glrham. where ne resides upon a
large anu highly cultivated ancestral
flrm The Colonel and the York
County man engaged in converSa-
ton. and during its progre the
former said
William, what are you paying
for oxen nOwg'
That depends" replied William.
well. " said the Colonel, get off
with me at GOrham and come over
u nv place and look at a yoke OF
mine handsome rs pictures; SPLEEN
did pullers; aud you may have EN-
NJ a bargain.
The invitation was accepted and
soon our York County friend found
himself in front of the Robbie man
sion, most beautifully situated in the
midst of fields of waving grass, sur
rounded by old elms, and itself an
old fashioned but sumptuOusly fur
uished house, beneath whose root
ffS present owner has passed many
.s.pv hours. and entertained, with
-rlIine hospitality, a host Of friends
Jim" shouted the farmers can
didate," as he drew near the barn,
fetch out that yoke OF dark reds.
Now Jim had been enjoying him
self that day and it was not sur
prising that he made an occasional
mistake
All right, sir" remarked the
hired man, and soon a handsome
pair Of cattle were in the yard. But
they didn't show off well they
did 4 pull we'll; they acted, in fact,
as though the devil were in them.
The genial Colonel was puzzled.
jim" he called out in tones OF
mingled disgust and anger, "Jim,
what in thunder have you been
doing to EN- p Nothing to-day
but feeding them, sir" replied Jim
respectfully. but don't tell me
that" responded the Colonel, be
cause you've been licking EN-.
Jim Indignantly denied that such
was the fact. wereupOn the FARMERS
candidate" said: 'Jim, give me
tina. goad." and with 4 "back up,
%. 'Sh." sh." - gee star, &c., the
Colonel endcavOred to have the ami
mails show off To advantage. But
To the intense delight Of our friend
William. aud to Jim also, for that
matter. the yoke of dark reds acted
worse than before. Il don't see for
the life of me what's got into the
critters, Clipped in the Colonel, in
evident disgust ut their contrarinesS.
Il never knew EN- to act this way
before.
We'll. Colonel, said the York
County man, "Tve seen your oxen,
now what's your price?
We'll. beings you" said the Col
onel. deliberately, and with a squint
of his laughing eyes, I'll let EN-
70 for an even $50.
Too much, Colonel, too much for
a pair that don't pull BETTER they
DO" responded the York County
man.
well. William" piped in the
farmers candidate, what would You
be wi ling to give for 'emE
I'll give you just S225, and drive
EN- home this afternoon
For a few seconds the Colonel was
apparentIv buried in profound medi-
tation. Suddenly he broke out with,
well. William, beings you, you
NAV have EN- at your own price.
Honestly. William, l never saw the
critters act this way before.
William completed the trade and
started for home with his purchase.
When he had got the animals out of
sight OF the COlOneFs house he just
changed 'em around, putting the off
OK on the off side and the nigh OK
ON the nigh side, and thereafter, as
the story goes, "they vent along
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