The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-08
THE COMPANY DIDN'T AND THE
COMPAhY DID.
by Gosh! I Don't Know Anything
About Horse"

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About q Horse
They are partners, many time have
| they been partners in good and joyful
returns from the X. G.. stuckyards.
other times they have been partners
equal in the length of woe-be-go
faces, and financial loss from a drop in
the market before their stock reached
the market at the mouth Of the Kaw.
Again they have been partners in sell
ing some riDgbOned, spawned horse for
fabulous price. again they have been
partners in kicking themselves singly,
doubly ana as a company, when
chronic cribber or a wind broken horse
was worked off on them, supposed to
be as sound as dollar.
But they are no spring chickens if
their wings are clipped now and then,
they generally work the clippers them
selves. But last week they were not
partners in one deal. and then again
they were. The youngest member of
the firm was in one of our banks when
the anker informed him that he had
taken horse in payment for debt,
and wanted him TO buy it, as he
didn't want 10 bother with it. Your
price?" said the stOckman. $1,000
replied the banker, 1.-The horse is up at
the brick livery on Spruce street"
Away went half Of the company, saw
the hOrse-it was big horse, young
and sure of bringing $4,000 in Kansas
City-rushed back to the banker, who,
of course, was so ignorant of horse flesh
that he didn't know $4,000 was 10
price for that horse, his legs run swiftly
but his mathematical powers, like Hia
watha mind of old, Outran his foot
steps.
The problem was easily solved, a
horse that would cost $50. and sell for
$3.50. would net $780,, of which he
would receive half and his partner half,
but why not give his individual check
and make a round hundred, just as
we'll as not, then his partner was get
ting so fat that his heart might be
troubled with fatty degeneracy, and
making money so fast might produce
such a shock that he would die of over
Joy. So the individual check was CIV
en-, but ever cautious, he tried to get
the banker to warrant the horse to be
sound. But the bankers only response
was: II am no hOrSeman or no. Sc
trader, it is not in my line of bust
ness" What a ''greeny" in horses,
thought the trader as he went after his
horse. Just as he was leaving the
stable, Mr.. Knapp. who happened to
be present, said: You want to be care
full how you handle that horse, he has
poll-evil and is liable to kick the buck
ct most any time" HAS what
po-pole-e-evil. did you say?" Eyes,
got it bad" said Knapp. The trader |
braced himself for a moment against a |
while an evil thought |
against the unsuspecting partner pOlled |
itself into his brain. That boss was
quickly htched to post and |
away to the bank flew the individual
who Just remembered that he was part |
of company, had a partner and had
made a mistake, of course unintentiOn-
ally, in giving his individual check.
The bank WAS reached, he quickly de-
manded his check and in its place gave
one with the firms name attached there
to. The banker smiled, so did the
member of the firm. But
there was one man interested in that
horse by this time, S25 worth, when he
saw that horse next morning, didn't
smile, he just said, Cd a poor judg-
nent." But he is as innocent as a
amb as to what transpired the day the
company didn't and then did buy that
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