New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-11

down-once. more or less the Taste taste in lofs
thick-winded, but very good horse widal thougn'
in cOOrse We cOldnt extortionate big price on me-
wild them weeshy drawbacks to tho fore. Now
wait till | toll you! You and me will come 10
terms, and I'll take the onld chestnut, whatever
else III do. An III ride him to RathcOlin, where |
left Black Beauty afther the gintleman disappointed
me rspictin' him. An that's ten miles from the
spot yer honor stands on. But meseli an Beauty Il
he ia yez The moTrows morn afOle noon. ana
sc can thry him in the park. An av ye'ye bought
horse in the days 'air or nv ye'vc took fancy
asq Black Beauty (for good Judge Ike yer not nor
oud chestnut from ycz for Gl5, an be Oil wild the
Fifteen pounds. Ny good fellow it's you that
are Joking now! | couldn't possibly let him go
under ESQ! No. I'd rather take him home again.
and wait half dozen years, If horses don't go mp
before them
An av We waited tLrco years let alone six. yer
honor he responded with a grim chuckle, yea
wait till the Ould horse had gone mp rs high as the
happy hnntn grounds aD1yt a. hed NIKE Mo R RcJ
Nike was, relOncd: ar,
Come Dowse, 10 more palavering. as Rod Nike
would probably say Make me ar G hI.o OF io' I"
"rwinty, yer honor. Not siXpence more! |
couldn't do it. 1t wud 90 agin me conscience to the
wife an the chidher.. An whn We see lilaG i3
chestnut and f!ty pound to boot Or course
spurnci this proposal with righteous Indignation
and offered in my turn should Black Beauty he thc
CHOICE bit of horsetcsh described to give old
nObbin in exchange and thirty pound to boot .
Equally of course. after tho stcreoyped amount oil
la gLing and splitting siXpcnccS lnscparaDlo from
an lrish bargain we halved the difference. ana
decided upon 30 the utmost limit of generosity
To which our duties to our respective wives aud
chidhcr" would allow us to 90, my chidher
being an unknown ana cnirely fictitious quantity
introduced into the conversation 10y the cE!gcnclcs
of the moment As the bargain was finally struck
we entered the town fdismonntcd, administered
a farewell cdresS 10 old DObhiu's dropping head and
saw Dowsc, tho gypsy, rid" of in tho direction OF
Rathcollin.-
No. my friends no! My story does not end thus
| was not utterly raw and Inexperienced as J"n
are beginning 10 surmise, DowSc, the gypsy, did
not riGc OF with mv horse never To return. oh tue
contrary he insisted GA drpO>ltinG with mo ~
security for his temperance \ Bank OK lrclhhu
note for go. This lie extracted greatly TO my
ast0nishm0nt from grc1Sy unWhocSomc lO0kll I
evil-Smcling lclthcrn purse. | confess ] should
have been satisfied without further guarantee for
his good faith than that afforded by his honest ugly
faCo but he proicS,rd uucasucsS lest some uniore-
seen accident Sh0u,t cudaHscr his life and my
property. 80 gave way.
There WAS only Ous animal in the FAIR worth q
second glance rs far rs matching ny own black
mare Sharon was concerned aud she was too young;
| might have been Geulcd into buying her and
thereby if possible sinking still lower III OLD
ChaTlc,'s estimation for she seemed to l.e 10 hc q
perfect animal full of blood and fire But Thought
OF my treasure nv Black Beauty and rciaincd.
tiO ~ c0gCiHG'd H'f fr'S.'