The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-21
Appearances are Deceitful.

An unshaven nan in SLOUGH hat and
ragged coat, driving an old ggray, spav-
ened horse, whose ribs almost protrud-
ing from his skin, has been a familiar
sight in the roads Of Hunterdon county,
Nd, during the last week. Last Tues.
day..he drove into Pennington, the county
seat, and stopped in front of Humphrey's
hotel, where Il of the 1.-TWO reins was
withdrawn from the rusty iron rings Of
the eldest harness and used for a hitch
ing strap. In the antiquated, rickety
old vehicle was a ration Of grass for the
nag. He entered the bar-room. He re-
moved his SLOUGH hat from his tangled
hair, and staggering up to the bar, Or
dered a glass of gin, with sugar and lem
Cd in it. By this time a crowd had as
sembled, and one asked what he would
take for his horse.
eighty dollars" he replied.
One Of the crowd offered him forty.
WHAT" he said, "forty dollars for a
horse that can travel a mile in three
minutes. Not much"
Three minutes" said Johnny Ram
SCN y u P1ol1iuNllt ColitIS pplll1tlGl.
THAT horse can't travel a mile in zen
minutes, and III bet on it,"
Eyes," said Jacob Witt, another coun-
ty politician, "Ill bet you $50 he can't
travel a mile in three minutes, and will
go out to the race course and speed your
old'plug."
Twenty dollars" the fellow replied,
"Ill bet a 800 he can"
Elisha Obdyke and Jacob Witt and a
stranger who haepened in the room
Clipped in with Ramsey and Witt. and
a purse Of gold was quickly made up
and deposited III the hotel keepers
hands. To their surprise. the owner of
the old horse quickly covered the money.
He then went Out of the room to where
his horse stood, and from under the
grass in the wagon he took out q good set
OF harness, which be put onthe nag. He
inquired OF the crowd where he could
borrow q lighter rig. Ramsey said he
had a sort of a rig which he would loan
HIM. The lighter vehicle was procured
the horse was hitched to it, and then.
the crowd started for the race course,
which is about a mile out of Fleming.
ton. The track was in bad condition. It
resembled a ploughed field. This state of
things did not discourage the old fellow
for he drove upon the track, and at the
word $50" was of on his race to beat
time.
Eye witnesses of the affair describe
the trotting of the old nag as something
wonderful. He trotted the mile with
out a break. Time, $50! The old nag
had 0 for his master 500. The poll.
ticlans were d~umfounded. They say they
will neverbet against old plugs again.
1t has been disroveredthat the ctran.
ger who Clipped in $50 was a partner OF
the owner ofthe horse. After tie race
at Remington the two men drove to
Lebanon, where lives Nell Ramsey, an,
other prominent politician, the merits
Of the old horse We're discussed in the
bar-room of John Lows Hotel at Leban-,
on: The men played the same role at
Lebanon that they did at bennington.
Nell Ramsey was induced to bet S2G that
the horse couldn't trot a mile lin three
minutes. He lost, of course 1t is alleged
that the two men hail from Trenton.
They We're in Clinton yesterday. and
tried to play the same game, but their
fame had preceded them, so no Clinton
ians were roped inn. Y. Sun,