Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06

enable sup of grog recalled it yet to ami
mate for short season its habtation of |
clay.
And here, had we space, would we of
a surety dilate upon the extraordinary
virtues of eau-de-yie-rightly so named
in extending the span of our mortal
existence nor should we indeed hesitate
to inflict an extra page on so interesting
topic upon our well beloved editor,
were we not painfully alive to the cruel
incisons of his extirpating scissors, well
knowing him to be sort of male Afro
pos who docks us of our fair proportions
with as much nonchalance as any vile
tOnsor robs beauteous maiden of her
enchanting tresses for the purpose of
working them up into wig for some an
tiquated dandy, upon whose Uranium
Macassar and Balm of Columbia are alike
expended in vain.
But to return to our story. The bran
dy having produced its usual exhilirat
ing effects-'mounted into the brain and
dried me there all the crude and watery
vapors which environed it," etc., etc.,
Mr.. Jonathan Ginger shortly after re-
covered sufficient wind strength to pur-
sue the thread of his admonitions in the
following words:
"Ven gentleman comes into the yard
an wants to look at 'oss, Samyul, take
care an never show him yum till you
aye learnt vot price he means to give.
Then tell i'm you'll show i'm the best
you've got, an always be sure to begin
With the worst, by vich means you'll soon
see if he knows vot he's about. If pos
sible, always sell i'm 'oss as you knows
Won't suit him, an say, IF he's not
to your mind sir, I'll change i'm for you
With pleasure, layin' great stress on
the pleasure, mind. This looks perlite,
an gentlemen calls it 'andsome treat
ment. Ven the 'oss is sent back, it'll be
your own fault if you don't draw a little
more money, AN chop for yum as aren't
quite so good-an' so on as long as the
flat'll bite, you see.'
81 WILL" sobbed Samyul-''that l will, -
a resolution which an approving nod of
the head over the right shoulder showed
that most honest factotum to commend
as extremely praiseworthy.
'I'm getting onkimon faint-like," pur-
sued Mr.. Ginger, after a considerable
pause, San the brandy-an'-vate some
how doesn't seem to do me so much good
as it always used to do. Howsumever
I've very little more to say to you,
Samyul, 'cept that if you does the best for
yourself. an the worst for your custom
ers, you should always do so perlitely.
It's wonderful vot difference it makes in a
man that you've got trife the best of,
if instead O. tellin' him you ha' got no
remedy, an you may do your worst you
say, I'm very sorry indeed, sir, very
sorry-coudnt ha' thought it-'oss fresh
up from country-know' very little on
him-take the pick O. my stables, sir; or
I'll buy you another an so on. A gen.
tleman as is a gentleman then says to
hisself, this 'ere's an honest man an no
mistake-must ha been taken in hisself
can behave 'andsome at any rate-I'll
recommend him'-an' so you instead per-
haps O getting copy O writ, or sum-
nit O the kind, Wy you sell another 'oss
an has chance o another swap afore
long-Always recollect then, Samyul, as
'civility costs nothin', vich is about the
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much more than is to be said O. most
things in this world.
"Bill, you'll take care an see as Sam
yul larns all about Bishopin' an Dia-
mondin', an maxim 'oss as is lame O.
yum leg go even on both-an' make him
understan', Bill-oh dear, | feels very
faint--as all is 'osses is to be no more
nor five or six years old at the outside
an that no lame 'oss has ever been so
longer nor the last twice he vas shod-an'
that ooh dear y all roarers an visit
lers an predetermined vuns is in
course short o. work, or too fat, or sum-
nut O. that kind-just had pail O water
oh dear.- you understan', Bill"
"Course, master, do
San as all purblind 'osses has been
kept in dark stable-an' crib-bters is
all sure to be good uns, hot-tempered
vuns is quiet as lambs, an slugs get over
more ground nor they seem to do, an
never wants no vip-oh, dear. oh Lord
oh oh!
Here the footsteps of some one mount
ing the stairs became distinctly audible,
and the dying man motioned to Bill Spa
win, who was standing near the door, to
see who was coming.
Bill did as he was bid, and presently
ushered in the curate of the parish, who,
having heard that Mr.. Jonathan Ginger
was in extremis. had come to render him
that ghostly consolation of which he
feared that he stood terribly in need. No
sooner, however, had he made known the
object of his visit, than Mr.. Ginger shook