New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-20
FOLLOWING DAVID H1Rl us RULE.
A NEW-ENGIAAND HORSE DEALER WHO BAL
ANCED AN OLD TRADE.

From The Springfield (MasSD RcpuDlildn
Dave" Harum says: The golden rule in horse
tradn' is to do unto others as others would DO
unto you. and to do it first" but there Is sometimes
ro 5stsr of t6e Elm VS Fam in Toh
had extensive establishment there, with larg"
number Of me horses. ana IN the oIi ddjs I'm
TlurstOn. the father Of the famous BIa.k Hawk
breed. y no ltyei 4; IcEell used 20 com. d'"n an9
Lady Essex AMI Lady I.awrencc. both fast hor-"s
In the winter The track was transferred 70 tn" l'e
on Merrllnac hiyGr and many IS the rae they ia
down Is far as Haverh and return one - mo
s ToceTg o xh @" he N" had Ssbha on IT,
Essex companys land south Of what is now Law
renee. Mr. Crosby vas quite Il horse fanclcr and
enjoyed tr3d" MI Bean prominent IEer, mih
or North Andoy"r also did something in m" -1u"
one day in .hi,h Bean got terribly worsto,l but hc
kept Ms peace and for three year, regularly drove
les, never once mentioning the horse trad, untfi
Crosby imagined that possibly he had traded III
50 1t was apparently forgotten on both sides
, 4ne ddy Mr' Kean droye up win his wife in
les As he drove up Crosby was sitting oar
On the , Platform in front Of the store BIN
rs Crosby sat looking At Beans horse and said:
ave down on the farm; III like TO buy him
three years ago for my wife. and don't propo,.
% sell him. When I lind any hing that suits ny
wife stop right there"
Crosby waIked around the morse. and the NOR 10
mirabe match it would be for his horse DOWN 1
No" said Bean. "all want IS q heavy horse f,r
a big team that I've got. II could hnd just the
We'll" said Crosby i've got just the thing. he
big gray stallion that TiIiy drives in my store
is just the thing you want" Bean allowed dat
that was about what he wanted. but be- didn't
know that his wife would be willing 70 have Inn
wagon during the time, 20 that there no op-
portunity for Crosby 10 exercise the horse.
Finally Crosby stumpcd Bean 20 name price tpr
consent TO Jet him trade the horse he would give
her fine sorre one he had and after time she
If wife's wii.in. ~ swap for So crosby
ofer.d N5 no. said Beam i don't care abou,
my wife another horse jest as good, and the big
horse will suit mo on my team" Nothing had BEEN
said about tho soundness Of either horse. FINALLY.
difference, making it 81 -. and Bean accepted mo
offer and the writer set to work TO change the
As the big gray horse was hitched into Beans
wagon, the groceries had been put in and Bean
very quickly turned toward home In fact, he
turned quickly that Crosby began TO think he
had been caught, ana h. told the writer; Hitch
that horse into the store wagon. drive him round
! When | came back to the store, Crosby Slil.
We'll what's the matter with him." Well" /
forward part-ion't appear 70 be any back b""
the forward part goes ahead ana The hind part
| swings around
crosby says: Caught, The old trade is bol-
anced now. Take the horse down 10 the farm -
YOU can get him there and bring up another hor o
I hitchod him to the light wagon and started
for the North Andover farm. When crossed ta"
ShawSheen River found the horse was Liable 20
fall, and walking alonssle of the horse. with CO.,.
hand on his hip. was able 10 keep him up En'l
| got to the top Of the hill There was thu"
cOrnered lot The top of the hill which belonged ID
Crosby. opened the bars and TUNED the horse g.
He lay down on the grass and never got up
for the store. and got back To South Ilwrenc".
There was never word mentioned by either party
concerning the horse trade. but Bean didn't come
up to Lawrence to buy any more groceries The
old account was settled