Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23

at 1t, and he turned 1t over and looked at
! the other side, and then jingled it on the
| ground, and next bit 1t with his teeth.
We'll. by all that's infarnal," seq he,
] but it's a good shining goold half SOW
| ereign," seq he, with the kings head on
it."
''Humphr' seq MANS. seq he, SIS that all ?
| That's not enough, then. We must try
again"
| So Manis whacked the horse again, and
| again, and again; and the horse flung up
again. and again, and again; and the coins
| come jumping out rolling among the wait
ers, and them picking them up, and shout
| ing out every time how much they were.
| When Manis got enough to pay the bill
Now" SEE he, when 1 have my hand
on him, / may as we'll take the price of a
box of matches and a bit of tobacco out
of him. and he fogged out another cou-
pie of half crowns, the mayor and the
walters looking on with their mouths open
and rubbing their eyes every now and then
to see whether 1T was asleep or awake they
We're. When MANS had finished, and had
all the pieces flogged out Of him except a
couple, he yoked him into the cart, as II
he was going to start.
II say, my good man." SEE the mayor,
when he got his breath with him; II say,
my good man." SEE he, would you sell
| that horse?'
us it sell him?" SEE Manis, SEE he. mot
| by no means
II would be content to give you a good
penny for him." seq the mayor; Just a
curiosity 10 snow my 1rlSnOS. you KNOW
You'll have to get some other curiosity
for your friends this time, them" sez MANS.
This would be a rare curiosity. entirely"
II wouldn't refuse you $50 down in cold
cash for him. seq the mayor.
"Faix, l suppose you would not" SEE
Manis, tartly.
II wouldn't refuse you hundred pounds
down for him, now that think of it," SEE
the mayor.
Think again." seq Manis
"Oh. but 1 think that big penny" seq
the mayor
And wouldn't you think five hundred
"Oh, 1 couldn't think of that, my good
man. seq the mayor.
Very well and good, then" said Manis.
when every one sticks to their own no
mans wronged. Good morning and good
luck" SEE he, pretending to go and to drive
off
Hold on, ye,' SEE the mayor running
forward and catching the reins. rs it very
expensive. his keep? Have you to feed him
on anything special to get them coins out
of him."
Yes. sartinly" SEE Manis; "his keep is a
very expensive item entirely, and If you're
not prepared to give him his fill of good
oat, corn and bran, there's no use in your
throwing away your hard-earned money
purchasing him from me. l like to be hon.
est with you, so good morning again.
Hold on you! Hold on, you!' seq the
mayor, pulling the reins with all his might
for MANS was making wonderful big quiv-
ers with the reins and the whip, as If he
wanted to get away. hither no, and
that he was in no way consumed to make
sale
Hold on, you.' seq the mayor. zone of
you in there seq he to the walters
land fetch me out $500 you'll get rolled up
in the foot of an old stocking in the bottom
corner of my trunk and the others of you
take this horse out of the cart and put him
into the stable" seq he.
So the waiter soon come running back
with the foot of an old stocking and the
lord mayor counted 500 gcold soveregns