The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-27
Two Farmers and a Horse Trade.

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I man named Coombss was a recognized
authority on horses not only in a certain lum-
Ter region in Pennsylvania, where he carried
! on brisk business trading and selling horses
and fitting out the lumbermen with teams,
oui also in the adjacent county, which was an
agricultural district, he had gained a reputa-
/ ton Tor shrewdness and square dealing. says
/ the New York Tribune. When the county
! ialr was held in SEPTEMBER he was on the
/ spot and Va front Of the little store which ne
! maze ms mead quarters there was always a
/ line OF horses hitched TO the fence. which the
/ owners had driven from different parts of the
/ county 10 be sold or traded, according to the
pleasure of Mr.. COOmtes. One day as
! COOmbeS was leaning against his door pOst
/ discussing the merits OF a promising Swear
/ old with the enthusiastic owner Of the animal,
: a wagon entered the iDClOsure in front Of
/ the shop and stopped at the door. A man
/ covered with dust, with a red face and a
WlIed appearance. jumped from the wagon
/ and addressed Mr.. COombes.
| Wen, am glad to see you. Mr.. Coombes
/ Business looks promising with YOU looking
/ around at the horses on the grounds. Per
/ maps am not dusty and hot, and peihlps 1
| don think deal Of you to come twenty
! miles IN this weather to make a trade with
! you just take a look at that off horse. He
/ IS beauty. he IS. there isn't another like
| MIN IN the country. but the fact is he is too
] speedy for me want horse tldt- will go
! well with the other horse something not too
iaSt something strong and steady"
MI. CCOmIeS showed mucn interest IN the
matter amt the farmer became more and
more convinced that he had acted wisely in
| seeking MS services. While they we're talk
/ ing he saw Mr. Coombes eve restin dreamy
way on pair of horses that were hitehed
near the door. The instant ne saw the object
| OF COOmueS attention he exclaimed, Cad,
sir, think we have struck the very horse
want, the of hoTSe-that bay there. Look
! him over. If ne is sound and kind he will do
| for me. III trade even. How does that strike
yOu:"
] dor
fully. o. he Is an especially fine animal.
Wen, will throw in $40. l Will Just step
over to the fair grounds, and you can think it
Presently another man appeared. the owner
OF the especially fine animal"
Have you found what 1 want? he asked.
= must be getting home again. Twenty
miles before dark"
Take a look at this horse" said Coombes
pointing to the animal that the owner had
called too speedy" He is just what YOU
want. taSt, lightly built and good match
for your other horse"
The farmer looked at the horse com pared
IL with his own horse. had it hltched up and
driven around the Enclosure, and finally ex-
Claimed; First rate; Is il an even trader"
Throw in $40 and you can have him" an.
swered Coombes.
| It's bargain" said the farmer. He gave
CoomDeS 40, and leaving his especially fine
animal he drove his other horse and It's new
mate down the dusty street. When he had
| Travelled about mile one of the horses cast d
| SAiOC dlI uS WAS ODilG6I 10 SJOD at a DlaCk
/ smith shop beside the road. While he was
chatting with his old acquaintance the black
smith, and waiting for the sloeing to be com
! pleted he saw wagon stop at the door. and
| an agHated voice exclaimed: "Neighbor
! want to know where you got that horse"'
| pointing to the newly acquired animal. The
! owner came out of the shop and answered
! with pride: He is a fine piece of horsefiesh,
| amt he: l made trade with Coon es. l
--' but he stopped abruptly, for his eye
| rested on the oil horse in his neignCCr $ team
and he saw IN it his lately discarded prop
| erty.
The two men looked at each other,
How much did yoI pay 10 boot2" asked
| the man IN the wagon.
Ten dollars" answered the other, land
! you?'
Ten dollars
They were ne ghbors they lived quarter
! OF mile from each other ana they drove home
| slowly, side by side, thinking, no doubt of the
! long twenty miles over the dusty road, of the
| SO of each, and sometimes of Coombes.