Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
LAST MOMENTS OF A HORSE
DEALER,
Concluded from last week.

lConcluded from last week.
a few short coughs from the departing
dealer, which elected from Bill Spawn
the pathetic ejaculation, 'poor Teller.
quite broken-winded an no mistake"
ushered in the parting advice of the hon
est man to his hopeful heir.
"Samyul, I've always been father to
you and / hope you'll pay attention to
the last words as you'll ever hear from
my lips. The doctor says as how as
there's no hope for me in this world, ych
partly think is my own fault for en-
ploying him and not sending at vonce for
our veterinary Mr.. Drench, who'd ha'
cured in no time at all I've very little
doubt, same as he did that ere gray 'oss
short time ago, as we all thought vas
booked for the KENNEL. -. Ugh!
Ugh. Ugh! :. You remember that
ere grey, Bill, as sold afterwards for
hundred an fifty to Lord Soft-soap?"
"Sure, do, master; you means the
yum as vas so bad With the fenzy, vot
made him sich roarer, poor critter!'
"The same, Bill. Veil, God help me,
| shall warrant no more roarers in this
world, for
Don't say so, master, don't now" in
terposed Bill, who felt deeply grieved at
the bare thought of such lamentable
fact.
Its true, Bill; I'm afeared it's too
true. Not that wouldn't if l could, but
it's Gods will that shant ha' the chance.
| feels myself a-getting weak; so''-Here
followed by long pull at the brandy
and water, with a glance at the pill-box
-"I'll proceed at vonce with a few re-
marks ha' got to make to you, Samyul,
and vich if you follows I've no doubt of
your being man respected an veil to do
in the world, as your poor fathers been
afore you"
tin the first place, then, never pay rea-
dy money for 'oss ven you can get him
for bill; for bill arn't recoverable
without haction at law, an it's quite
'stonishin' how very few people likes to
get into the hands O them lawyer chaps,
COS they're sure to get plucked by them
in the long run. Vonce moneys paid,
it's gone; vereas ven bill comes due, if
so be as you means to take it up, you can
always make out a story O. the 'oss 'avn'
turned out badly, an so get somethin'
taken off, but nobody thinks O. returnn'
money vonce they've put it in their pock-
cts.
"Always, if you can, buy 'Oss of a
gentleman in preference to dealer; for
they knows little or nothin' O. 'osses, an
it's the easiest thing in the world to per-
suade em as the soundest 'Oss alive has
got all sorts % defects, an arn't worth
above 'alf vot they asks for i'm; vereas
dealers up to that dodge an arn't to be
done by no SIGH CANNON.
even you can manage to make a swap,
always do so rather than pay money, for
you'll be a very poor sort of dealer,
an | shall consider all the pains an
trouble | ha' taken to teach you the
Straightforward principles o. your purfes-
sion as so much labor lost, if by that
means you don't get previously the best
O. the bargain.
"Varrant everything, sound or I'M
sound. for, as | said afore, there's very
few people as don't prefer an unsound
'oss to lawyers bill. Besides, 'osses is
living animals an as SIGH is liable at all
times to diseases, vich in course may oc-
cur arter you ha' sold 'em. A varranty's
the VERY marrow an virtue o. dealing
Many gentleman Won't buy the best
'oss as ever vent upon four legs. without
one, an so if they're so easy satisfied,
poor things, it's a pity to Spite a good bar
gain for the want O. vun.
'If you warrant kicker quiet in har-
ness, an he kicks gentleman's shay to
pieces, you may take him back, provided
he's good customer, but not without
fust sellin' him another for the same
price as isn't worth more nor 'alf the
money. An exchange is no robbery all
the world over"
Here Mrs. Ginger, seeing her husband
drew his breath with considerable diff
Guilty, replenished his glass with brandy
and water, and begged him not to fatigue
himself with talking, as Bill perfectly
understood his masters mode of doing
business, and would not fail to give Sam
yul the benefit of his instructions and
experience.
SITS no use talkin' to me, Mrs. Ginger
replied the dying man "a word from my
mouth at SIGH time must be worth all
the sermons as Bill SPAWN can spin arter
I'm dead an gone"
At this declaration Samyul suffered his
grief to find a vent at the portfolio of