The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
UNCLE JOES HORSE TRADE.
1T BEGAN At A GLUE FACTORY IND
ENDED IN a CANAL

pri.,d-Dispute as to yybioh I.o.t-
speaking OF horse trades said tho man with
The chin Whskers uiting his chair back to the
wall Of tho hotel once and rolling his cigar around
In his mouth that ono my daughter was reading
me tho Other night out OF David Harum' reminds
mo oil ono my oncio Joe Benson put through
some years ago"
hdnt near any one pass any remarks about
trading horsos' SAID inc man with the red face,
but Ii you've got anything on your mind that's
looking LOT vent why suppose you might
ss well io' IL out
we'll you noednt listen II you don't want TO-"
said tho man win the chin Whiskers, but think
my unoio joss uado lays away over that Harum
foiiers' ana WHAT'S more its plumb true, svery
word oil IL
Hevns nothing 70 do. and being somewhat
Wekefu- SAID the man with the SLOUGH hat lots
nave IL
well e"d tho hrst speaker. my Uncle Joe
used 70 I'VE mp the STATE In Oneida which, as
you gonuemen probably know. Is on the Eric
canal winch noble stream provides, or used TO
provide living for the Inhabitants OF those parts,
In one way or another He was well-to-do
farmer. and In no way connected with tho horse
ous,noes' ana q quoter, moro oasySoing fellow
you never saw ana 'he last man IN tho world 70
DO announcer man IN trade, or try TO get moro
than was coming 70 MIN IN any way. Never
heloes. no Always took MS snare
wen, ne had htuo morse that had boon In
ne tamil! ."ns On mi''y years. ana mad got 70
inc stage whoro nc had 70 lean UP against the side
Of the stall 70 cot his fodder and my uncle decided
that he had 70 do violence 10 his feelings and lot
MIN 20. nay eun' "an'eu 70 havo MIN taken TO
tne D r. ~ a ana ohioroioimed' out my uncle,
being Oh tno saving nnd' SAID no thought no had
bester take MIN 70 me glue factory and try to
realize somothing ON MS oaroaaa SO ono day
no h'ched up mo young morse, VINO, by the way,
was upward OF nisoen years Old 70 tho runabout
and putting leading strap on tho old plug, Get
OH down mo canal ROAD 70 the factory.
Old Malachi. mat was tho patriarch's name,
didn't die on mo roan' ana the Old man made
dioker win inc factory inspector Tor % 20 cash
money. ana 'hough' nc nad zone we'll While
no was ge'uhs feaay 70 20 oacK nome. man
came in'o the yard leading morse and started
70 talk 70 the inspector. Inc morse no had was
pretty iair looking animal ana my uncle always
having an eye out Tor bargains thought no was
worth moro IMAM tho quo people would give Tor
him. 30 no up and says to the farmer;
what you going 70 DO win himF pointing
with his thumb at tho fellows horse
Gh "he' can on MN. says inc man
Seems pretty good pieco OF meat to mako
glue out OIL says my uncle
Amt good for nothing else says tho farmer
MY uncle looked tho horse all over, and tho
more no looked the more ne liked him. dc was
q hno, outstanding Day win good eye and not
ever nlno years o'o.
runaway says my unoie
Mover IN MIS- iie' says inc man
Seems sound, says my uncle
And Ia says tho man
Ny uncle looked tho plug all over again and
decided mat tha' animal was goins 70 breathe
the air OF freedom a few years longer, 30 no sayA
Put Tho halter on him. says Tho man; hos
your horse
sure thoro Amt anything wrong with him.
says my uncle As ne counted OUT the ton plunka
Nothln muoh, says the man, tuoking tho
money into his hind pocket
What 10 tho matter with himr says my uncle
Staggera says tho man
Geo whisF says my uncle and climbed into
the runabout
Did you say your uncle was welEto dor broke
In the man with tho rcd face
AS good a. any round there replied tho man
with the chin whiskera
Have his money loat 70 himF returned tho
questioned
Aade II all himself replied tho story teller.
beae all now some TOOLS get alongl said
tho rubtound gentleman. under his breath
well" continued tho speaker. tho horse went
along all right and when no got homo my uncle
"oS ~ eoA'e1 "''', W 'ii'0 i'i''"'u iiiiiA uP
70 q ngh' wagon ana TOOK MIN DOWN 70 inc VII
tage 70 $50 now no acted on tne road DO went
along q kitn ana did tho Two miles from tho
houss 70 the village In considerable better than
se'en' and my uncle Just gfinned round his head
no s'opped a. tho MOTEL 70 get htue nourish-
men' Id honor oil the OCCASION and who should
% standing up al the bar but wos Yale
NO" tnls " es faie was JUST about tho siokest
aruole In tho morse line that eVer did without
greass' OF thouSh' ne was ana when my uncle
came down inc street ne was watching out Of
mo door,
ben buying new morse JoeF no says as
my uncle came up the porch
jest got MIN this mornin' says my uncle
after giving mis- order
nat dld you give Tor him7 says Yele
Moro 'han mat says Uncle Joo
pose you MINK you've got barSoinF says
Yale. kinder sneerin.