St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-11-09

"Pd rather you wouldn't. ] may
not be as good judge Of watch as I
am Of horse. Better ask the jew
| eler."
every well. As I don't know any
one who is a better Judge Of a horse
than yourself to refer to, you will
have to take The colt on your own
judgment, not mine. I don't know
any fault in her other than the one
you have seen, and you lay that to my
bad management of her.
sEI'll risk that. TIL soon take that
all out Of her, and come around and
give you drive. That is, if it's a
trade"
"If you say so it's. .
ssThen ] might as well take her fright
over to the hotel with me. I'll send
my men to take your broken carriage
home for you.o
"All right, thank you."
The minister put the watch into
his pocket and walked calmly down
the street, while the Speculation took
line from the broken harness, fas-
tened it around the neck of the colt
and led her in triumph up in front OF
the watching group, saying:
''I traded the chap watch forher,
and he didn't even mention anything
to boot, and, Of course, / didn't sug-
gestsit. / wouldn't sell her for three
times what I gave for her. All for a
$3.50 watch! That's just the way
those Greek and Latin chaps let good
bargains slip through their fingers.
They don't seem to have any business
gumption about them"
This was said with a significant
look at his son. He had closely
watched the whole transaction, and
for his own reasons, bitterly regretted
the lack of business ability shown by
the minister. He felt that it would be
another argument used against the
fulfllment Of his cherished hope
that Of entering college and qualify
ing himself for professional which
his father did not approve.
Some time after, when George had
made one more and a final appeal to
his father in vain, he decided tore
sign himself to fate, for the time be-
ing, and took his books and started
for the academy, while his father went
out to again try the new colt.
George had scarcely reached the
park when his father came driving
down the road at full=speed, and to his
surprise the boy awthe colt turn sud-
denly and run plump into the fence,
then back, rear, plunge, back again,
capsize the carriage and throw the
speculator out-all before either had
time to think-and then stand as.
quietly as if nothing had happened.
aHello, father, I thought you were
going to take that all out of her! Has
the minister lifted you?o
'Hold your tongue and go on to
school or you'll get lifted over the
fencew
The young minister, having just
entered the jewelers., stood looking
out Of the window, when he suddenly
remembered that he had more i'm
portant business in another place.
His face wore neither smile nor froWn
as he hurried out of back door and
walked rapidly down another street.
On the following Sunday morning
Mrs. DeGolyer could not have been
more astonished if a bomb had been
cast into the room where she sat at
breakfast than she was by the an
nouncement of her husband that he
intended to accompany her to church
that very morning.
As horse trading was such an every
day affair at the hotel, Mrs. DeGolyer
had not happened to hear Of her hus-
bands trade with the minister. The
whole town had heard, however, and
it was subject Of much discussion
and considerable diversity Of opinion.
But as she sat in church she won
dered why her husband watched the
minister SO closely, and why the min
ister kept casting such furtive glances
at her husband; and why George, who
sat just opposite them, in the class,
had such very queer expression on
his face; and why his father seemed
to vince. She was never to know, for
both husband and son kept their own
counsel.
She noticed that the young minis
ter took from his pocket a watch
which she thought she recognized,
and that, opening it, he placed it be-
side the closed Bible.
He announced that he had been
requested to address class of young
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