The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-18

neoR, uelongeu 70 NY father. Jus.
before he died he male me W mise 10
take good care OF Billy, and never on
any account to sell MIN 10 horse
dealer. So I'vS done tall ing to YOU
Then put Billy back in his stall and
sat down in the Office.
THE eoUNTRYM AN BITES.
"The capper argued with ne for half
an hour trying TO make mo let him
have the horse, and the countryman
took IL all in. | said that no horse.
dealer could have Billy. Then the
countryman looked around for minute
or tws longer, said he didn't want TO
pay that mach for horse, and then
went out, too. The capper was waiting
fer him
"See here, now, he began. Cant
me and you do some business here?
That's lust tie kind of horse | want,
and he'd be cheap at $l75. 1t you can
get him at $l45 for me, I'll give you $40
for YOURSELF
"All right SAYS the countrymsn,
holding out his hand. 'iive me the
money
WNo, that won't do says tho capper.
Don't you see, the first question hell
ask you is whose moneys that? And
he won't let you have the horse unless
1Ou Cdu say bbdb blb llOAb1 . JONAibs
The countryman didn't like the idea OF
paying out his own money, but tho $40
fetched him, and he came back and
tsld me he wHnted to buy Billy because
he couldn't find anything else that
suited him.
"Whose moneys that?' l asked him.
"'lts mine he says, as boldly rs II
he had had a clear conscience.
"'And you amt horse dealer"
"No,' says he.
"'Then, Billy, yours says I, taking
the money. 'TrAat him kindly for my
fathers sake. You've got good horse
for little money. / wouldn't let him
40 30 cheap, but my steamer sails to-
morrow Then he started to take Silly
to the place where he thought the cap
per was waiting for him, and lit out.
"My men followed him. or course
the capper had disappeared, ana there
was no one TO give the countryman back
his money. SO he bad to Keep Billy.
The first thing man usually does when
| he gets stuck on horse like that Is TO
go back to the stable and raise a row,
But this countryman didn't do anything
OF the kind. He Just whistled and kent
right on. Presently my two mon came
running into the little place where
was sitting with their faces as white as
chalk. Dye know where Billy's gone?
they cried. 80 Mustang Jimmy's
stable.'
al thought I'd faint. | never felt SC
sick in all my life. | heard yesterday
that it was Jimmy that put up the job
and that thoy had brought on that
darned cou tryman from 81. Louis just
to work the racket on me. All got fol
Billy was $l45, and he represented an in
come of At least 1000 a year. Why, he
must have been worth 100000 more
than Maud S. or all the big horses ru
together. And | had just paid $l5 for I
| brand new force pumps TO pump water
into him, too" The horse-dealer's grie
overcame him at this point aud he BUR
led himself silently in memories Of Tn,
valuable and accomplished Billy.
"Was there ever such horse as Bill
| ly?" asked the reporter when he dared
10 interrupt the sacred communings OF
grief
The householder raised his head ant
looked meditatively at his cigar
"Whether there was or not, there ought
to be-" he said. "And Pm blank sure
| that I'd like TO have a horse like that
and Pm blank sure that have one like
that now."-[New York Herald"