The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-11
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There amt but one pYsncipie TO WORK BY
when you're swapping hosseA." aid SsA
CHI man. Who n IN Acknowledged author
lily In that line. 70 reporter for the Brook
Ign Eagle, ''sn' that 10 70 come out with
the other fellows hoss and tho value Of
your own animal TO boot. Nacheraiiy." he
vent on. - he rehecttvely chewed q straw.
'tsomebody gits stuck. n q man adde's by
that principle. but usually rs the other
chap. Sometimes he squeaiA. but more
commonly fellow that gets bitten trading
horses keeps quiet and lays for . chAncs 70
get sven onto some other sucker.
Il Amt been doing msch In that Tine my
self recently. Once IN . while I get hold
Of boss that Amt wuth his keep. an then
! hustle round TO see that he doesn't die
on my hands. and cost me the price Of his
burial. had ono o. THAI stamp a while
back. You would take him out sometimes
ana he'd 90 all right . spell. and then
down he'd drop, an there want no such
thing - biz getting up his self. either. All
the time he was In the stable KEEP him In
sings TO keep him up. an was skeered
70 death that the old skate would die be-
fore ] would get rid Of him. One day along
came fellow ] know and asked mo what
ia take Tor the boss. I don't want 10 SELL
said. but III trade II you like We
dIckered = lot, and hn'iiy the chap goes
home, gets his boss. brings II 10 me. an
goes hack with mine. 'Twasn't long b.
fore be was back.
"'Ths boss II down an can't get him
up he saiE. That amt none o. my bust
ness,' said. Hes your boss The Teller
whined and cried, an tried to swap back.
but although felt pretty sorry for MIN !
warn't sorry enough TO let 80 the hoss I
had. An finally ne went OF. Then !
tackled his boss. Talk about . job He
was that dirty an full OF varmin had to
soak him with kerosene from his forelock
to his hoofs. an scrub him till my arms
were stin. He was bucksk.n hoss when
I began on him. an ne was a sorrel when
I closed the Job. hadn't any more than
gotten him clean when along comes the fell
lows pop. Say. Hen he says. that boss
our Jack snapped with you wasn't his TO
swap. He's my boss. You're liar !
said. Hos my boss. an I've had trouble
enough with him 10 earn him three times
over He gave me BIT o. back talk. but
nniIy on no went.
Two or three days went by. an one day
chap from the back road came 10 SEQ
me. Look. Hen he says. heard tell
Jack Smith swapped hosses with you. That
wasn't his boss: twas mine. and want L.
4 guess you forg.t.' ! said. scornfuI like.
What color Of horse was yours?' Twas
buckskin hoss.' he said. Then took him
into the stable and showed him the boss.
by George he said. looking him over.
faint my horse after all. Nine was q
buciskin an this = sorrci. Good day."
Hack swsppea for . Horse.
III old Tr.ptolemus Binks was here" said
an old Glen Cover. ''he could tell enough
yarns bout hosses to MI book. Trip. a.
they called him. was n hackmaH. lie had
three sons-Lamartine. vespel.ndown and
Montague. Nobody knew where he got
such fnc names. maybe ne invented them.
for he was q bit Of a genius In that line.
but you never knew what Trip could do
TIL you'd been In . boss trade with him.
an having learned that far. you was most
generally satisfied. 'thout trying 10 get 70
know any moro. Trips dead this twenty
year. an II he went TO that place where
wings - the only means Of Iocomotion, I'll
bet dollar he has the best pair going. an
a collection o. secondhand harps and
crowns hos got In trade as well.
II don't Just rightly remember but one
story about Trips swapping abilities. an
I, warnt - mich hoss swap M hack
swap. A. said before. Trip was bit Of
genius, an one winter. when business was
slack, Trip an his son Montague thought
they'd build A hack. II WAS cross be-
tween n coupe hanson and an English cab.
There was n big cellar under their carriage
house. and, being m II was cold weather.
they worked In there. An not a one OF
'em ever thought how they was a-soin' 70
ge, the hack out until II was done: and
there II set In the cellar and no way q
getting u outside unless 70 take IL apart or
tear down the building. Maybe you think
them chaps went out and let on what fools
they was7 But they didn't. They shut the
cellar up with the hack inside. ard never
said a word. only waited for Apme.hing 10
turn up
zone day at the hepo. a chap came
around botherirg Triptoemus "a buy
boss. I got all the bosses I want said
Trip, an Amt got no money 70 invest
In a hoss I amt 80, no use for But the
chap wouldn't take no for nm answer. an
hnaiiy ne said. We'll. n you won't buy.
how'll you trader I Amt got no boss 10
trade began Trip. an Just then. Hike a
fash, came the though, o. that hack shut
~ in tho cellar. But I've 60. fine hack
butt this winter. ] have more hacks
than I want now and " you've n mind n
trade even I'll take you. The chap didn't
want 20 trade without seeing the hack. and
Trip was mighty afraid the scheme
wouldn't work Ruf finally ne agreed 30
take the follow 10 his place ana show him
the back There was several saloons on
the road. ana ~ every one Trip invited ire
chap IN 20 wet thu bargain. By the tine
they SO. 20 Trips place. with Montague
leading the chaps horse behind them. the
fellow wasn't IN any condition 20 notice
that there wasn't any way ~ getting the
hack ou, a. tnc cellar. an after he ard
Trir clirched the swan. he went on prom
ising 90 come next dsy with n hoss an
sc, the hack Tain. no Use 30 Try 20 tel
you what thai chap sssS when he found GU,
how he'd been soij. Trfptoi~nus could tell
YOU - he wa. here. bu: even then DON;
b4iieYe you'd care 20 prin, ~ II was-'t
such hnTwiige ~ ore h@av IN rNrl!te
'cie,y. but 4, rolled an Trip;olsnus like
water IN a ducks hack. an Re couldn't
keep stiii about how he had 60; IN. hes, ~
the deal ever " Ne tad 20 L., on what
fools him an Montague was 90 build
hack IN q cellar with no way ~ getting
~ QUE"
un~i~ Jonas Wells Hors~ Trade
"D'you remember Uncle Jonas wsiIs,
du think he WAS q iectie N keeness' boss