Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-29
BROWN BEAT DAVID HARUM
Story Of a Horse Trade Made Thirty-FiVs
Years Ago in Iowa.
ONCE WHEN LESLIE N. SHAW WAS SOLD
Norris Browns Father Got the better
Of the Future Secretary Of Treas
ury, Then n PeddIcr of
Fruit Trees.

The recent visit to Lincoln Of Leslie NJ.
Shaw, secretary of the treasury, recalls an
incident in the strenuous life Of the secro-
tary in which he and the father Of Attor-
ney General Brown were the principals and
which probably has never been published.
1t happened way back in the days when
Secretary Shaw was fruit tree agent and
the senior Brown was getting settled on
homestead up in northwest Iowa. While II
is not Of record that the secretary had any
other particular markings in those days ex-
cept the gift Of CAB" which was devel-
oped in the fruit tree business, the senior
Brown was long on boss trades
The particular horse which has TO do with
this story had few peculiarities and for
that reason the senior Brown was willing
to part with him for a consideration, or
less, provided he could find victim. This
horse had helped pull the Brown family
into the great state of Iowa, from where
| they started from, but he was So peculiar
that at about every third jump in the road
he would turn around in the harness and
want to go a different way. Then he had a
way. like the horse the deacon bought from
| David Harum, of standing without hitching
for a powerful long time. once when he
got turned around in the harness and went
the wrong way he came very near landing
the Brown family in Missouri instead OF
Iowa, and it was this incident that decided
| the senior Brown to get rid OF him.
Preparing for the Sale.
So one bright, beautiful afternoon after
the Brown family had unloaded on a
homestead the senior Brown hitched up
the horse and started to town.
He met Shaw.
Shaw was selling fruit trees and should
have known better.
Shaw wanted to buy that horse and when
Brown hesitated Shaw insisted
II wouldn't part with him for the
| world" said Brown. "IIe is the best
family horse / ever saw. Can't even talk
to you about it. Gadup"
Wait a minute" said Shaw. 81 don't
want to trade fruit trees for him Tn
willing to ray the cash"
Cant part with him. See you tomor.
row, maybe" and for a wonder the horse
marched along without a break.
The senior Brown returned home. He
called the future attorney general of Ne.
braska.
Norris, get up early in the morning and
get on that horse and ride him till hi
sweats good"
1t is also of record that when the hors,
had been put through his PAGES and wa
well warmed up he could almost be de
pended upon to keep agoing.
1t was the next afternoon when thu
senior Brown with a horse almost tagged
out met young Shaw.
I've just got TO have that horse" sait
the fruit tree man.
well, II you insist, he is yours To-
S75."
Here's your money" shouted Shaw, anC
1t is alleged that Brown also threw in tn
buggy.
What Happened Afterward.
, Anyhow he walked back home and hi
, conscience didn't hurt him bit, for SHAY
was fruit trees agent and he had in
sisted. For various reasons he did no
: look for Shaw afterwards, and 1t was jus
: thirty years later that they met. SHAY
was governor of Iowa and the senlo
t Brown was a prosperous retired farmer
t The governor had delivered a speech a
Sioux City where the Browns were living.
do you remember me?" Brown INQUIRE
/ of the governor.
Your face looks familiar and 1 seem {
5 have known you, but just where we me
I 1 can't recall"
DO you remember when you bought
horse from me about thirty years ago"
2 "Brown-You son of a gun, did you Sc
!. me that beast?"
That was all there was to it except tina
Shaw is a friend now OF the whole Brow
family.