Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-07-07

nsxt aoprs a animals paraded Yet franl
made no sgn. AMI barker was quito puLzlsi
lie even grew suspicious and glanoci ai
Franks legs, thinking IL just p><lhle thai
thcir owncr was q hor--dealcr frun another
town, who hal como dr,-sci like q swell, &c
ny AMI take In tho reloubtahle Barker him.
ncif. But Mr.. Cauuths~' lower limits wcrs
a. straight AMI cll-fornnci A. n b. hai never
IN HI lifetime cru~aod a borre ~ Barker
was lsatsn, and brtathcl his cquivalcnt 10 a
agh A. tho lat u bis fvc-and-thirty scrcwt
was lsl hack without having drawn word
q condemnation o. commcndafion frum hii
visitor
"well. yoo're hard ono 10 ploa-s, ar, p
b. said grimiy.
n wanted 10 80 -ums hor-ss.- AID Frank
lstlos~ly-fipping the ash from hi. cigar.
ette.
'-OhlT aii BaTker, with q dopdrawn
hroath. "You-wantsi to-~se-eome hos-.~,
dd your n Vas Gully In momsnts a grrAi
erc,emcn, that Mr.. Barker forgot himself
enough H. can bis wars 'hos~ss' lie vas q
wcil.todo man with daughters who played
the piano lie knew that Tho prOpsr pronun
ciation - tho word rai.-i ham above ths lsvcl
u grooms and stable boyx lie had scquirci
u with great difilcuity, - its rcts,l'ion Wa
prr.iouS
"Yc-. I did, al FrAnk, pleasantly; "but
never mini Souy to have given you ~
much trouhie. Nay give your boy half a
rowuf
"Sow, aid Barker. cooking his bad on
one .de ami sTeaking IN q conhicutial ~.is
Tor. without saying . word siout the hors-
/ hav. shown yon. tel mo that's your hiea Of
L n ahur,~-hls yalue man
"rm Mt IarticalAf-
'Oh, you're ne Iarticalsr. Jim, brins
| out the shostnui
"No.- sai Prank, never mind. dont
want to 80 him Iwsnt you % obooso a
hor~s for me-"
No doubt hor-s deAlers sre ~ honcst .,
o,h.r dealer, ia, NJ. Rark>rs sstonishfoen;
was inds~critAila II might have hrcn that
4 a conyictci forgcr given . blank check
and Askci b take care q ~ or hat o. q
wof 10 whom a sh~p hruasht IL lamb
ami hogg~i that 10 might D. lookci after for
. shila, 90 that q q cat askei b. stand srn-
/ tlnol over the crcam.
Yet h. was equal % the occssion. want
| mo % chs-e a h0r.i Cant do better. ar.
/ Whenever the duke 90 the marquis wants q
hor-s IN hurry they write b. mo D. scni
them ons. SI-se II | can suit The duke | can
sait you
u dont kno-. rm hisc'y. va can
ty-
SIN Rarker ooulI not fssl certain whether
h. was dealing with q sharp man or n
| fol
"rher,'s The CHESTNUT spoks o. He's tn
vcry thing fur you.'
"llow much = aid Frank laouuically.
''One hundrci ani twenty gu.ncas, = Aaii
Mr. Iarkcr uith that emphasis On Ito lat
word which sAys that tho vendor Il prot
ayains, the same number ~ poundN
'Louk hcrr.T said Prank. sharply, ''yOu
fnd me horse f0r dn wcckS Idcnt care II
ia black, brown, cr lilac. Name tho lows;
prov you moan % takc, anil n the Irioo suits
mo anl luy II AMI dont hni any particular
Niccs III g.ye you twenty pr ocnt more, and
Tho hOrsa 10 r'--ll &c M at tte cnd q that
time Now thcn, 4 10 The chsotnuiT
llarkcr ula.is Ing pans. then, With an
astlmption q oanior, said, "No, sir. after
that 10 Int tho chsstnut You oomo here
III show you vkAt 10 L.
Mr. Carruther. never told any enc the
eract prico his hor-e o,.t hlm, ~ we will Mt
foros ourssivcs into his rsrrcis Ie 1T the
REPOSITORY, having settlci that n veterinary
surgelnis c-rtil. ate oosld accompany Tie
dark lay hor,s just shown him u might b.
.cnt 10 llAziewooi Houss that Afternoon.
Then ~ ta.is Mr. Barker god day AMI
stroliei tack 20 OAkbury.
Just trfuro b. ruach~i Hardwood H0uss be
vss oycrtAken BY Reairice ami hcr cavalier.
They rclned up AMI sy,oks q few woris
Young hurton was In high gcoi huuior, and
delightfully."- conde-oeniing.
"Iriy you d0nt raie, Mr.. Carrutlsrs- hs
Ah
ii ba pity. VIII you ooaeh met Re-
vcngo i ssct, you know
"ln lring my father. oh hor-e round
some morning AMI give you ls.-on. dAr
say you would soon pick it up
You wcrc alwAys q kini i-boartoi boy
All Prank gratefully. Miss CAu.on, DC
you think olald learn to rider
You Are tco hry, fear.
YES; suspect ! am won't uOubs
you, narton. Gcod-by.'
The horsos trottsd on. AMI Prank saunisrud
back 10 HAIlewood HouAe smiling plAclily.
In the aftsrnoon. 81 Mss Clausons supruns
asionishment, tho nov purcha-e arrived. Sls
and Frank WIRE In the garden az tho TINA
Tls lay Was Tlac.i In Mr.. Gne-' charge, and
that IsrsonAgc. after Inspecting n, rrjoiocd
Tor two Toa-lns. the hrSt, that Mr.. Bukci
hAi not 't-si.d- Prank; tho socond, thai
even u Frank hai "bstSl' Mr. barker, n.
h0rus must have Cst PIT q monsy, ami ~
whatever figure his. Williams, intruiuctiot
might be as,.rs-sd, the backshs.sh must l.
worth having
Il thought you didn't care tor riding, aid
BoAtrlce.
II dont--much'
''Then Why buy such hor~ef
"Bccau-o ! should like % ride with you
lie gave her QUO of his quick glanos~l
Bcatrioc turned away, ashaln.i 81 feel thai
she was blushing hhe was very cold and
reserved during the evening. YET the auda
cious young man chose b. take u for granted
that shs would aoc.pt him for her cavalier
vice lurton supsrssiei
H0raoe having duly admired the hOr-e and
shaken his heal st tho Ialpahle eKtrays
gancc, made srries % elaborate rule-of
thrce calculation. and determined, II thres
horses ate q certain quantity of ortaif
thing In q certain time, bow q fourth hor,s
would sfet the quantity, the thing AMI ths
time
Young Puritan was too shy % Offer hs
e>ooft On ths nsat morning-hs fcar~l LOO
hs might war cut his welcomA ~ his rtis
was a solitary one. Judge his utter disgust
wh-n, quietly trosting alsng, he encountered
Mis- ClAuson and Mr. CarTutbers. the Latter
mounted On a s,ecd tho like b which Mr..
nurton had for years longei 10 own, AMI,
m0re0vor, riding as II he knew all about H.
This dght WAS very lad for young FNirton
Hal h. b-sn poctical he might have com
Tarcd himself 10 the eagle struck down BY IL
own quill A. Il was, he mutterci. "A Jolly
ell. by JOyel- and after the unavoidable
grestings and Mr.. Carruthers' inevitable
BIZ o. badinage, rode homo In disoonsolats
state
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