The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-07-16

In a certain small town on the Missis.
sippi, lived a man who made horse trad.
ing business. He bought up horses for
city market, and was considered pretty
good on trade.
One day long, lean, queer, green.
looking specimen of the western country
arrived at the dock with a bcat-lcad of
horses. He inquired for the horse
jockey.
daddy sent me down here with some
horses" he said in half idiotic tone.
"Who's he ?"
Daddy"
"What do you want for your horses ?"
s'Daddy said you could set your price, :"
was the response.
"Let's go down and look at your
horses" said Brown, and accordingly
they were soon at the boat.
Brown examined the horses, and named
the price he would give for this one and
that, and the country pumpkin made no
objection, although some of the offers
we're not more than one-half the real
price of the animal. One of the by.
ISLANDERS gently suggested to the country
man that he was being cheated, but the
pumpkin replied:
Daddy said Brown would set the price
himself" and so Brown had it all his own
way.
At last they came to another animal
which did not look much superior TO the
rest.
II must have more fur that anermal," !"
said the fellow. "Daddy says that he
can run some."
"Runl" said Brown "that nag can't
run worth cent"
Daddy, said so and daddy knows"
"Why, I've got one up at the stables
that would beat it all hollow"
"Guess not" said the fellow. Lets
try 'em. l bet the whole boat-load of
horses on i'm"
Brown smiled.
"1'll stake $4,000 against your boat
load" said Brown, winkipg to the
crowd, s'and these men," selecting two,
"shsll hold the stakes"
Browns S., 900 we're entrusted to one,
and the other went on board the horse
boat.
One of the crowd started to demonstrate
with the poor idiotic fellow, but he only
responded:
"Golly daddy tole me he could run
some, and daddy ought to lose him if he
was sich tarnal fool as to tell me that
when he could not"
Browns sleek racer was brought down,
and Brown mounted him. The country.
man led out his animal and climbed on
his back, looking as uncouth and awkard
as the horse he proposed to ride.
The word was given and they started
amidst the laughter of the crowd. At
first Brown was ahead, and it looked as
though the poor fellow WAS to be badly
beaten; when suddenly he plunged for.
ward and the horse jockey was left far
behind. Such going had not been seen
in those parts for long time, aud poor
Brown was crestfallen as the cheers Of
the bystanders fell on his cara.
"I'll take the spondulix," said the
countryman riding up. Daddy was
right. The auermal can sit round q
little."
Brown tried to say it was a joke, but
the fellow would have his money.
II guess won't trade to-day" he said,
as he put it 10 his old rough, leather
pocketbook. "I'll go back to daddy"
In vain Brown tried to induce him to
trade, but he pushed off his boat, res
olutely saying:
"I'd better go back, and tell daddy"
Brown was completely sold, for he
knew at once that the green countryman
was little shrewder than people imag-
ined him, and had just come there pur.
posely to win his money from him.
Next time he did not ridicule a horse
that daddy said could run.