The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-08-17

w New jersey shtn an Old fsfmtr l kuo
rs poted bis whiskets over bis fence 90
10 asked II didn'i wsni TO bar sn snoiet
u plns shloh be held by q halter 10 keep
. ira isllias down. stopped Of coars
70 aud examined The slced. There yer
d sbout 81 ~otih Of meat on lin. o. uoriI
% Of vitality snd cents worth OF speed.
q didn't eise,ly see whst could do viii
v such q Monumental wreck. but the hcrs
Q irsdiae p1soH erew strong within me
aud / said
Hox much Tor the eqaiae sold brieki
Ttiriy dollars. rttnrped The farmer.
For how mspyY asked politely.
This is selected stock comes one 10 I
beI was his reto,t
give you $40. said ]. and no questions
asked.
Lts divide the pot, hc said C.ll IL
$40 aud this beautiful Hsmbletonisn 10
youin.
Well. liked the farmer, and / liked
bis sporty talk, and AZ had spent 90 me
previous time 10 dsliance st the road
house money had ceased TO look a. lovely
ss usual, 50 gave him the $40 aud led
the fouf.leeged graveyard home kept
him on etass Ter week OF two and noticed
that be began - pick up q little form
This also sltrsc,ed the attention OF coal
black gentleman whom employ ~ valet
to my cows aud ltsler stock. One bright
dewy morning he sbntll ID up aud said:
Bols, what yo' task TO do new boss2
Does some benevolent association want
to buy himY alked. The blsck gentle
man grinned ill bis teeth looked like .
ID monument builders exhibit st worlds
fair
No, sab, said be. Abs lookin TO- boss
flesh 70 m'seli.
But this is a very valuable animal,
Joseph, said | reheotively, and his posi-
bliti,s 10 speed are Unlimited. The only
thing tba. worries me is bis impossi biities
| should think 800
Ah'll give yo $50, boss. broke 10 Joseph
Cswn't spare no mort'n dat.
A kind heart aud generous. noble
nature have always been against me 10
matters OF commerce. so sold the nag TO |
the black gentleman Tor bis half century
and dismissed the transaction from my
mind % unworthy OF regret. But . few
days after be came around to discuss bis
purchase.
Bose, said be. Abs powerful sorry 10
20.
What's the matter with me1 | asked.
Am sick sgsin2
70 done will zen 20 heshs de news, he
answered. Boss, dat $50 boss 20 done
sole me goes 10 2.37l
Don't Joseph, said |, panied beyond e1
preston Ut this eyi lenoe OF decsdence.
Remember Ananiss and what one puny
little effort did for him.
Fact, boss; deed bit is, he insisted.
Then be called q rnnt OF an African who
had recently appeared in the peishbor
hood to come end back up bis assertion.
Two.t1uty-sevens his time, sab, SSH
the runt, pulling out . handsome watch,
which he explained 10 some confusion hAd
been presented to him BY lady friend
for being good. Mo 40 Joe done had him ,
Aosu 10 ha al ,xI L. |
20 ole sulky 10 dat time. suh 'cordin to
de watch.
II that is the case, Joseph. said ], am
willing to buy the animal back st . com
Portable advance. Looking 1t the horse
now 10 a charitable light. perceive that
bis days are numbered and will soon be
tsbulated on . cold. cold stone. You may
touch me for 500 aud I'll take the animal ,
of your hands.
But the low down African GAINED. :
Bid him up, boss, said be- Abs nsed
to suctions. ,
Joseph, said !, you grieve me deeply .
Would you for the mere greed OF filthy =
gold restrain the hand OF beneyolence2
III give you S65. a
Money'll have to talk louder than Dat, 4
boss, said the perverse one. Ooce mo-, Of
yo' please. /
Seventy dollars then II you're good.
Dsts A B @. boss. Sling some good 0
old diclion'ry lspgwidge wild free Ggshs .
10 hit. .
Well before got through With Joseph /
be rsn me up TO 1925. Then / started '
over TO the track with him. rnnt friend /
with the stop watch, and the bony old q
slne pot tler Of horse TO witness . per
'ormsnce before paying my cash. The il
rack 10 question is IN abandoned bicy ole
,ourse which overloaded ss . spri1ting
place for my own borses and the horses Of q
my friends. When we arrived, the two
black gentlemen hustled the neg 10 to % b
bid sulky. Joseph moupted, and the Il
Iuuersl procession moved up the course.
The ron. pulled his stop wstch snd con
'ulted mine. Joseph piled the whip and
let bis record breaker out Tor oil be wss ii
Worth, which sppesred 10 be about ~ 1,
u uch ~ = goat hitch TO 9 csnslbost. a
Py and by, ss the sun went down and Il
be moon came up. Joseph and his horse a
,sms under the wire. =
Whst's de timef be asked bis sable I.
friend erpectsnily. A smile of tsiumph
,plit the runts face 10 hslf. a
He done BIT 10 two-tbuiy-siI 30 or hall,
be spswered, IS laid my wesry head DO q
.ween my hands aud laughed until IL hurt
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