Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-06-02

OIeu Dlhu WHO Cdiuc W tac 0OOf balu,
with his face wreathed in smiles:
"Oh, yes, sir, Mr.. Hamilton lives
here. You came to see about the
horses, didn't youi Well, they're in
the stable, right in the rear of the
house. You needn't walk way around
the block. just come through the
house and I'll show you the stable"
The stable is on Cuthbert street,
across the street from the back yard
of the boarding house. A colored
man was bustling about doing moth
ing. A black horse and pony were
in the stalls in the rear of the carri-
age house. Both animals were blank
eted. The "entire driving outfit"
was just as advertised. A snowy lin
en- lap robe with an embroidered
horses head was hanging in q con-
spicuous place. The alleged coach
man was in attendance and said the
gentleman had just stepped out and
would be back in minute. While he
was saying this a tall good-looking
woman of twenty-eight entered the
stable.
THE WOMAN CONFEDERATE
The woman wore a gray dress Of
light homespun cloth, tightly fitting
bodice and turban to match. She
carried cute little market basket
filed with some dainties from mar
ket. She wore undressed kid nous
quetaire gloves and spoke with the
accent of a Boston girl.
"Did that lady who was here yes
terday buy the horsef" she asked the
coachman.
"No, miss; she didn't"
"Why, how is that :"
Il dunno, miss
"Well, the gentleman promised to
let me know if that lady didn't buy
the horse. Let me see the horse"
The horse was taken out OF the
stall and the reporter watched the
woman as she sat down her little mar
ket basket and lifted the horses left
forefoot picked the straw out Of hi:
hoof with her gloved fingers, ran her
hand down his back to see if he had
any sores, said "Whos, Beauty" and
then began talking to the colored man
again
"Why is the gentleman going tc
sell his horses 2"
"Deed I dunno, miss"
"How long has he had this
horsei"
"Bout three years"
swell, 1 want horse for the sad
die. Will this horse go well in the
saddle ?"
"Yes, miss, deed he will"
Afraid Of the steam cars!"
"No'n deed he amt"
swell, where is the man :"
"Why, he just stepped out min.
ute +; I'll go and hunt him"
"How much does he want for that
ponyi" asked the reporter.
The well-bred woman looked the
reporter over from his boots to his
hat.
II dunno, sir I'll fetch the gentle
man right away" and the bogus
coachman went out on to Cuthberl
street and around to Fifteenth and
Filbert streets, to Dougherty's sa
loon, where he found Mr.. Edwin
Hamilton.
THE REPo2TER ''GYPPED."
The woman stood by the black
horses stall, admiring the animal
The reporter thought she was going
to buy the horse, which has been doc
tored up for the past tive weeks, and,
thinking she didn't know that she
was in 'gyps stable, the reporter
said:
Il beg pardon, but don't buy that
horse. This is a 'gyp's' stable. They
will swindle you. This man the col.
ored man has gone after is bogus
gentleman. This horse WAS bought at
the bazaar, at auction.
The woman never lost her presence
Of mind for an instant. She smiled
family and said:
Oil you must be mistaken. Oh
I'm sure you're mistaken; 1 have
known this horse for the past three
years. Oil I'm sure you're mistak-
en-"
The reporter remembered having
heard her ask the colored man how
long the gentleman had the horse and
that the colored man had said three
years 1t was better to leave before
the gentleman and the coachman re
turned. The reporter left. He met
the gentleman near the corner of
Fifteenth and Cuthbert streets. Mr..
Hamilton, as he calls himself, is a
handsome man, six feet in height and
weighs about two hundred pounds.
He was well dressed.
Il was looking at that pony" said
the reporter show much do you want
for him7 l see by the advertisement
that he has been driven by the ladies
of the family"
"Ah, yes" said Mr.. Hamilton. II
haven't fixed any price. Two years
ago I paid 5000 for the pony. But 1
tell you what I'll do. 1 will let you
have him for S135, cash, and give you
veterinarys certificate
The reporter didn't want to go ov-
er 500 and Mr.. Hamilton dismissed
the subject with wave of his hand.
1t was learned afterward tina. the wo-
man was a confederate. Whenever
anybody entered the stable che was
close at hand.