Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24

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A CORRESPONDENT sends the following
to The Illustrated Sporting and Dra-
matte Ne,os: During my term of serv-
ice remount fell to my charge who
was the most confding horse 1 ever
came across. He would rub his head
against my shoulder while grooming
him, and rummage my flannel shirt
front (soldiers don't wear jackets for
stable work, despite the so-called article
stable jacket which is a very smart
affair indeed for o bit of bread when
was saddling up. One day I was off
duty, and my place was taken by a
cross-tempered fellow who resented the
youngsters inquisitive propensities, and
hit him on the head with the curry
comb he was using. A short time after
this man exchanged Claimed by a
brother, I Think. or volunteered,
really forget which, into another
dragon regiment, and some two or
three years after, both regiments hap
pening to be in the same town, he gave
his old comrades look up. Taking
him round the stables, I pointed out
the remount in question, by that time
developed into as good looking trooper
as you could wish to see. He went up
the stall to have a good look at him,
and the horse turned on him in an in
slant, inficting a nasty bite, thing he
had never been known to do before in
fact, he was just as inquisitive with a
stranger as he was with one of us, and
had never shown the slightest symptom
of viciousness in any way"
A GENTLEMAN who Owls big cloth
ing store, says the New York Times,
was applied to by young negro man
for employment There was a good
deal of ambition in the young fellow,
for he asked for clerkship. He had a
fair education, was quick in figures, and
was blessed with tongue that knew no
hating. He didn't get the post of the
salesman that he wanted, but was hired
to play the part Of a general utility
man in the establishment at Sc week.
He did up bundles, ran errands, swept
the foors-did general mental service.
But he didn't complain. One day three
or four weeks ago he approached the
proprietor with new proposition. II
suppose" said he, "that you've got no
objection to my drumming up a little
trade?" The merchant smiled, perhaps
little sarcastically, and assured the
young man that he might drum to his
hearts content "lA4nd what's the COM
mission?" quoth the bdsiness-like young
man. The proprietor, amused, named
a very liberal percentage. Before the
week was over somebody else had to
be hired to do the errand-running and
other things in the general-utility line,
The young black man had time only to
receive his friends and show them
the stores line of goods. In moment
he had developed into a full-blown
salesman. His commissions on actual
sales amounted for the first week to
over $50. The next week they were
twice that. The proprietor's eyes were
wider open than ever they dared peep
before. Such push and enterprise,
such successes, were amazing from
such o source. But he had made a
good bargain and he sticks to it. Some
of the white clerks objected little at
first, but that sort of prejudice is over
now, and ex-errand boy brunette has
been put on salary that would make
the heart of many pale. skinned col
1eee graduate beat little enviously.