Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20
4 FarmerS' Candidate.
Result Of Yoking the OF HorSe on the Nigh
Side.

Result Of Yoking tie Of Horse on the Nigh
Boston Post.
A good story is told the Post at the
expense of Colonel Robie, the "larmers'
Some ten years ago, at the time when
the epizontic was generally prevalent,
a certain York county man was engaged
in hauling goods to and from the freight
depots at Portland, using oxen instead
of horses. All of his own stock was in
use, and he was obliged to buy several
more yokes in order to keep up with
the demands OF his customers. One day
he CHANGED to meet Colonel RObie In a
railroad car, the Colonel icing en- rout
TO GOrham, where he resides upon a
large and highly cultivated ancestral
farm. The Colonel and the York
County man engaged in conversation,
and during its progress the former sad
"WilIia-I, what are you paying for
oxen now"
"That depends" replied William.
"Well, i" said the Colonel, "get Oft with
me at Gorham and come owe. to my
place and look at yoke of mine; hand
some as pictures splendid puliers and
yon may have'em at a bargain"
The invitation was accepted and soon
our York County friend found himself
in front Of the Robie mansion, most
beautifully situated in the midst OF
fields of waving grass, surrounded 10y
grand old elms, and itself an old fashion
ed hut sumptuously furnished house,
beneath whose roof its present owner
has passed many happy hours, and en-
tertained, with genuine hospitality q
host Of friends.
"Jm,n shouted the farmers candi-
date, as he drew near the barn, ''ietch
out that yoke of daIk reds Now jim
had been enjoying hin.elt that day aud
it was not surprising that he made an
occasional mistake.
"AlI right, SIR" remarked the hired
man. and soon handsome pair o! cattle
were in the yard. But they didn't show
off well they didn't pull we'll; they
acted, in fact, as though the devil was
in them.
The genial Colonel was puzzled,
"JIul" he called out in mingled DISCUS.
and anger. "Jim, what in thunder have
you been doing to EN- ?"Nothing to-day
bat feeding them sir replied Jim re-
spectIuIly. But don't tell me that
responded the Colonel "because you've
been licking EN-" Jim Indignantly
denied that such was the fact, where
upon the farmers candidate sad
"Jim give me that goad,' and with
"back up - 'sh. 'sh, -" gee stlr, &c.
the Colonel endavored to have the ami
mails show oft To advantage. But TO the
intense delight of our trend William,
aud to Jim also, Tor that matter, the yoke
of dark reds acted worse than before.
II don't see for the lite of me what's
got into the critters" Clipped in the
Colonel, in evident disgust al their con
trariness. 81 never knew 'em to act
that way before"
"WeIl Colonel, said the York County
man, 1--WE seen your oxen, now what's
your price p
well, beings YOU" said the Colonel,
deliberately, and with a squint ofone of
his laughing ewes, "l'll let 'em 60 for
an even S250.h
"Too much, Colonel, too much for
pair that don't pull better'n they do
responded the York County man.
"Well, Wi liam," pired in the far
mers' candidate, what would you be
willing to give for IN ?'
"I'll give you just S225, and drive 'em
home this afternoon
For few seconds the Colonel was
apparently buried in profound medita.
tion, Suddenly he broke out with,
"Well, William. beings you, you may
have 'em at your own price. Honestly,
William, | 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 Colonel's house he just
changed EN- around, putting the off OK
on the nigh side and the nigh OK on the
off side, and thereafter, as the story
goes, they went along BEAUTIFULLY