Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-04-19
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sWINpLED BY stiARPERS.

u call III III Ste you LOT a minute OF Two dlu
tell you about little fun had in this metro
polls of yours this morning.
After few preliminary remarks concern
ing horsey matters he, in a half amused, half
earnest sort Of way, related the following tale
Of his adventure duSing the morning with
quartet OF horse sharpers.
sYou see, I've been out in Montana 50 long
] thought I'd like to come east, 50 came and
here ! am. | put up at hotel, and this
morning. feeling sort er lonely, strolled
around to Van Tassell & Kearney's horse
sale stables on West Thirteenth street
had partial reason for going there, as
wanted to buy pretty team for q relative Of
mine down in Pennsylvania. staid around
there for while, and finally couple Of bay
mares were offered that struck my fancy and
bid $500 on them. was outbid, and was
walking away from the stable when slick,
neat looking individual touched my arm and
said:
THE TEAM HE DIDN'T SEE.
DO you want to buy teamT-
II told him was not over particular, but
was always ready to snap up good bargain,
so says he:
We'll, have got just what you want. A
pair of beautiful young bays, owned by
widow lady who's going to Europe. Come
down to the stable and the coachman will
show them to YOU
THAT expression, widow lady, kinder set
me to thinking. I'd heard through the papers
of widow ladies who were going to Europe
and wanted to sell their horses, and was sus-
picious; but, thinks l, I'll see it through, and
I'm glad | did. The fellow led me down
Thirteenth street to Third avenue and up
Third avenue. | told him was not used to
and did not enjoy long walks, and he said we
were most there He took me up an alley
way and into one of the shabbiest private
stables, for rich widow lady, that ever saw.
Then he sung out john John did not show
UP. / suppose he was the coachman; but
a minute later there came in fine look
ing old gentleman, who looked as swell as
the president of a European syndicate in
western farm lands ! was introduced to
him as possible customer for that pair of
horses The old chap greeted me very af-
fectionately, patted me on the shoulder and
said he was the executor of the widows
estate. He explained that the team was a
couple of fine trotting mares, cost 1880, but
he would sell one for $500 to country gen.
| tleman. Did belong in the country oh,
yes replied, thinking I'd humor him, I
come from way up in Vermont The old
cove gave sort of a satisfied grunt and said
he would 60 and get the coachman to bring
| in the team. He had no sooner gone out
than in bobbed horsey looking individual,
who said to me in an excited way.
Say, I'm horse dealer, | am, from Bos-
ton. want that pair Of Mares but the
widow won't sell em to a dealer You buy
'em for me and I'll give you $50. It's an
easy way to make half hundred Here's
my card
He handed me a card A look at it con-
| hot t,al
of swindlers, for it was the card of cele-
brated horse dealer in Springfield, Mass. whom
had known for many years did not let on,
though, but entered into his scheme. | was
to buy the team for $500 and turn them over
to him, getting $50 commission. Just then
the respectable looking old gentleman came
in and says to the Boston dealer: Hello, what
do you want heres Didn't | tell you my sis
ter would not sell her horses to dealer2'
Then turning to me he said 4 am very
sorry, sir, but the coachman has taken the
team out for exercise
THAT excited the Boston chap, and calling
nue. aside, he said; Say, | must close bar
gain for that team now I've sold 'em in adj
vance to the mayor of Boston. I've seen the
mares and they are summers. Now I'll tell
you what Wen do. You close the bargain
with him and deposit 500, the balance to be
PAID when the team Is delivered.
MONTANA GOT SOLEMN.
Then caught onto his little game sort
of hesitated and looked solemn like. He
urged me to accept the proposition, so finally
| says in an innocent sort of way: 4 tell you
what I'll do. If you want that team so bad
I'll deposit the 500 with the executor there
but you must give me S25 as security that
you are all right. That idea did not seem tt
tickle him The swindlers wanted a clear
$780, To help the scheme along pulled ou
my pocketbook That settled it. The fellow
handed me S25 and then, turning to the ex
ecutor, said:
Say, mister, this gentleman will buy tn
team without looking at 'em. He'll give yol
; 800 deposit and the rest when the team
delivered. That's satisfactory, ehF
"'Oh yes said the executor of the estate
5 with broad smile, that is entirely satisfac
tory
Then my turn came in. oh, is itF said
We'll, it just amt. You fellows may thinl
you are pretty smart, but you amt. You'v
run up against a gentleman from Montan
: this time who knows a thing or two abou
horses, and who is more than a match TO
, you. Good morning. and l started for tn
door.
t well, there was circus in that stable 70
| q HllQuIe OT lAO uS lOISeN HAL
his S25 The executor called me swindle
and a thief. Just then the fellow | met frs
Il came in and stood between me and the dool
q He had apparently been waiting just outside
0 Said he
d "Look here, you hayseed, give up the s.
i or We'll make you. Seef'
T. Il could not help but laugh. l could hav
:, handled the three of 'em easy. l turned
II the fellow who was going to make me give u
e the money, and, taking him by the collar
II threw him half way across the stable. The
It turned to the three of them and said: Nov
50 gentlemen, I'll bid you good morning agar
4 Ii we had such fellows AS you out in Montan
, we'd hang you. I'll keep this S25 for m
time and trouble. If you want to sell tina
team tell the coachman to bring it around
=, my hotel when he gets back and went ou
: That's the last | saw of that crowd. No
,, here's the S25. What shall do with itl"-
/ New York Times.
Professor Mark D. Harrington, director {
! the Michigan university observatory, say
I the highest clouds he sees there are but thrt