The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-31

I and canter him first.n
 Il Thrcth, an will; an gallon h;- into the bargain. though the ground ds be a thrifle hard with the frost for tss Iiiligant hoofs of him. An yer horos shall see him lep yon fence like a bird .. the wing, or the hunter born an bred !. he is."
 He gave Black Beauty a slight cu, v;,k . the whip, which the fiery creature ,.. sented by springing forward with a bound like deer's, then, with a snort of des. ance, breaking into smart hand-ealloo Up and down, down and up. trott;Op cantering, galloping. then taking the loS. sunk fence with leap that landed him half-a a-dczen yards on the other side.
 "That1l do, Dowse, that will do!5 cried In uncomfortable delight. "Wbv man." continued rapturonsly, eff you had had grain of sense, you would hay. shown his paces first, and made your bar. gain afterward."
 shouted these remarks to the eyosy who had slipped from the saddle whii. still at some little distance, and was busv readjusting the girths. He now soslv led Black Beauty toward me, remarkina quietly:
 "I don't wish to go back from my word, captin. I've made fair profit on. of the horse, as don't deny, as man must do to live, an for the sake O the childher at home, an I'm content. But 1t do go to my heart to part with Black Beauty, the jewil. Him as r'ated un from foal-irom a babby-iu .armsL may say. He's followed me from place to place, runnin' afther the cart like child, with ne'er rope nor nothin' to lie him, an it comes hard on me to see the last O him. Ay even whin he's sould 10 a gintleman like yer honor's self who'll thrate him kind an niyer touch him wid the whip, 'cept in the way of play. Ay, it comes hard, but l Il do i, for the wife an childher"
 The sof-hearted fellow stopped forward and actually pressed his lips to the soft black muzzle of the gentle, high-bred creature.
 was touched, as any man might have been, by the sight of this mute caress. To recall the gypsy to the pleasauter side of the picture, observed: Well, l suppose, Dowse, as you are tramping about from one place to an. other, and may not be in this part of the country long"
 Thrue f,r yer honor, I'll be fifty mile away the morn's morn, he interected.
 '' In that case ycu would like the money to be paid down on the nail," taking the bridle from his hands as spoke, prepn. atory to mounting for personal tnal sf my future property, and adding But first let me sec il he is pleasant and easy to ride.'
 "There's some gintlemen." remarked Dowse slowly, still retaining a firm grip of the restive animals bit, as can tell a good baste from bad un by the looks O him. An there's more," dropping each word sharply and distinctly, manin' no disrisPect to yer honor, as can't tell how he d suit lem from seein' a baste, but must get asthride him an feel him as well. So mebbe ye'd be wishin'-"
 No, no think not !" I protested hurriedly, not caring to be placed in this latter category, even by gypsy. "What I've seen will do for me. Heis as sprlngy as greyhound, and as light as sw4l- low. My own eyes can vouch for that, and what more does man wantp And now, hrst here you have your own note tor l,2o ,
 "Ay! that's all right, yer honor. And it's blithe l am to see ye back again" af fectionately apostrophizing the filthy lucre" as he slowed it away again in its foul nest, an iory poun' to boot"
 "Yes, forty. Here you are. And here's luck penny to go with the chestnut" and showed pound note into his halt reluctant hand, thus fading vent for my sympathy with the poor fellow, who seemed to feel the prospective parting with his favorite as deeply as did the owner of the far-famed Arab steed"
 Goodbye, Dowse. May you have speedy sale, and fair profit on it, as indeed am sure you will"
 Musha that same am I, an I'm for iver thankful to yer honor," pulling the shaggy forelock that depended over his lief; eye. "An' I'd soon be the rich man av I'd always rale born gntleman to dale wid, like yer houor's honor, that gives good price for good baste, an go wid yer own self an wid Black Beau;y, God bless the darliot An one word more e"-laying detaining hand on my ann" sxln' yer pardon tor maxim so hould, but meboe whin yerself or one O yer gram frien's is wanting another baste O the same sort, yell remember Dowse, the gypsy"
 That will, Dowse. It will give me great pleasure to do so," assured him kindly; then springing into the saddle, trotsed gayly of on my new purchase.
 Dowse stood motionless at the gates, watching Black Beauty intently as he clattered down the road.
 It might have been that he was only shading his eyes from the sun. But 1 fancied, glancing around, that he hastily dashed away tear as he took the last long fareWell look at his well beloved pet flor the ties between a poor nan and his horse are many and close, and not to be severed without he elrt-pang.
 Certainly had a right to feel jubilant over my bargain. Twenty pounds was little enouyh for mv viEe's f.voyitA hut