Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-08
SAID ON The STREET.

Ab Wisdom. Nashyillc--You folks in
/ Tcxus DONE make as much of spechl
| ~ of tfOtting aud running horses as You
| ought to. / am not down hero ON horse
/ business. but having been 10 u all my
| hfe ! can't help looking at then.,
| heard n good story the other day 1uu
know Hartford horsemeu nrc just 9 lii-
lie sharper than any body else. We'll
ono 81 them came to Richmond this Win-
ter 10 buy horse, and began by running
him down; be said II was only an or
binary sclingplater, and the man who
give over $1,000 for him was chump
The animal was sold for $500 the best
dry, ,nud the Hartford man WAS ma9.
ono Cay he WAS standing ont 40 the sheds
and just around the corner some Nir-
ginipns. were talking 81 know what
those three HORSES arc" one said, -aud
the fellow who has Thorn don't know their
value. But well have To- be quick about
H. A buyer from one OF thc big stables
ia after them, and we must 80 To WASH
lngion aud raise the money right away
Thcn take the horse tu tlC OLD track
its at least q second slow 90 The halle
mile, and there won't be any toulers
there Thou the Nrgininns left, aud
The Hartford man asked Che secretary
about the train 20 Washington. "lhcrc
"a one tonight said he; 'there are
some Virginia hOrscmch going ND u
thp morning -you could 90 with them
had learned the names of The men who
had been talking aud he WAS going to
buy those horses. Early the next morn
ing lac went TO the Washington uce
track and inquired for a Nirgiuim with
three horses for sale. The man was
pointed out to him aud they went TO The
old, unused track Who are you irOmT
said The seller. Tho buyer named the
EirRinuns. "Oh. yes, / got 'cr telegram
from en-, but / didn't expect you till
tomorrow don't see what yer want
10 go 10 the old track for; DO amt much
better than dirt road" The track was
reached and the horse sped for half
mile on the mile track. The Hartford imam
held the watch, and his eyes started as
he snw the time. Within five minutes
he had paid $1,000 for the three. The
next morning the three Nirginaus could
be- seen setting the half milo post back
again 100 yards, and there was diyi-
sion of the swag The Hartford man
entered his horses In one race each, but
they never ran another.
b. w. Ferris, Waxnlchic- About
ten or twelve years ngo, pcdostriunism
was the popular sport and there were
walking matchCs everywhere WuXahn-
chic was n pretty Lively town in those
days and had It's share OF the popular
fever for fast walking One day there
was a fellow came 90 the place from
Chicago. he said. He wore good clothes,
seemed to have plenty of money went
ull the guits, was good looking and
pleasant company. Tho youths of Wax
ahachic looked on with wonder at the
way hc played billiards. finger billiards.
pool ard other gnmes, ana he soon got
the reputation ut being iuSiuciblc iu any
thing ho undertook. Then he proposed
20 walk twenty-five miles against any
iyc men iu town ana fron some cXhihi-
tiOu apriuts be- gave 10 was evident that
If VgpIfII win DO d % fftuftIls lao fntIlI
walk as fast as the ordinary man could
rm aud 10 never tired him. The sports
SAW d chance tp make some money, SO
they irduCcd five men 90 agree 90 enter
aud advertised It thoroughly 20 as 10
bring iu some hctterA who didn't know
the Chicago mUn. The only trouble to
be- feared was that no ono would bet
against their tuyDritc. The time came.
uud stranger appeared who seemed "
have % worry large amount of money
capacity for liquor aud an absence of
Judgment That made him a soft snap.
iie t1uig every bet that was offered, snid
the Chicago man was chump. and
while hc might walk four or five niles
be- couldn't stand twenty-five miles 10
save his life. Tho Wnxahnchip gports
could borrow and laughed I'm thcir
sleeves 40 the soft snap they had struck
The mitch came of nLd the Chicago
man started Oft away IN advance
OF all competitors. Tho sports
were wild. some Cf them even put No
thsr witches ON the result Five miles,
ten miles ana still the Chicago man was
way ahead, fifteen miles and three Ol
his competitors were very close: twenty
miles ana two of them were even with
him. twenty-five miles aud he was third
iu the race the sports had gone dead
broke. 4 chance rcihary and look
passing between the man who had scoop.
ed the town aud the Chicago pedestrians
Wti3hcd The town boys how affairs stood
They couldn't prove thnt IL had been %
hippuirumc $40 they laid for q chance 10
ggt even, They proposed a bronco ride--
among his mi any accomplishments, the
Chicago man had ltver learned To ridQ
bronco; thpy didn't have bruuCOs m
Chicago, but of course as un ull-around
athlete be could ride a bronco.
The bronco, one of the widest Of the
kind, was takcn 20 livery stable. lie
was nn innocent looking animal with a
sort of pathetic expression about the
Dyes aa II he had brcn slandcrpd and
felt badly about H. A handkerchief was
tied over his eyes and he came out into
the street as meekly MS a lamb. Pretty
much the entire population turned ont
10 see tltc Chicago mans first ride on a
IoXNE bronco, The sport iplt that he
was on exhibition, and with a graceful
wave Of his hand 90 the crowd, he
mounted the pony, the handkerchief
WIS MlNWNlNM WE INV hNNNiN lNNhfN NIUNNN
10 soc whnE hr had on his back, then he
pmntcl his four feet hrWly together,
put his nose between his knees and
began q series of gymnastics that would
have made professional c0utortionst
turn pale with envy. Sometimes the
Chicago man was ON the pony's hack.
sometimes in the air. sometimes hold
Ing biz arms around the hroncO's mock,
sometimes laying back with q firm grip
ON the tail but hc was still there until
Tho auiuul suddenly threw his fore feet
forward his hind feet backward and HE
head down and the Chicago sport de-
surihcd a pnrabOliC curve and landed Wa
hemp on the ground The crowd
laughed the bronco stood and looked ut
the fellow iu a COntcmnlatiyc way until
the u0p got up aud tricl to Kin the
bronco with club hut could make
no impression on the animal. Chat
night the Chicago man left and has
never been seen horo since. but the
people win never forget how he learned
TO ride "a hrouco.
A Tramp WHY don't / worl,2 I do
work ! work at my busmcos just az
hard as any business or professional man,
II iH a mistaken Idea That I live on
chmlity 1 mover DsS amy Chnr.ty There
are two objects 90 be attained In bust.
MESS, ihc one To furnish comfort. the
other 90 rcmQyc discomfort The dentist
on tho doctor takcs away your pain.
| anu for rem owing The annoyance he Is
oltiilpd TO- pay, the actor furnishes you