The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-27

One day the farmer sold on some live stock and was paid S1GO in gold. The sale was made at his barn, and instead of going at once to his house to put away the money the man wrap ped the ten pieces in his handkerchief, put them in his pocket and went to the back end of his farm to see about building dam across a creek. He was poking around for two hours, and then he cut across a portion of the widows property to get home. In so doing he came across an old white horse that had been turned out to live as long as he would without more work
 In passing the animal Henderson stubbed his toe and took q sprawl, and the incident was to bear fruit. When he reached his house those ten pieces of gold wrapped up in the ban danna were missing.
 Henderson flew to the barn and searched around for half an hour. Then he was off for the creek He had two hours of daylight, and he searched the ground almost inch by inch Not sign of his missing money could be found. He did not return past the old horse nor give him thought until near midnight that night. He blamed himself, his wife blamed him more, and his evening was any thing but joyous. He woke from sleep troubled with bad dreams to cry out to his wife:
 i've found it. Hannah; I've found it!''
 Well don't yell the news to the whole county. Where did you find it?"
 Say, now, I passed Widow Bailey's | old white horse in her pasture, and i while I was looking at his spavins l l fell down. The wad must have work i cd out of my pocket then. I'm going to. take the lantern and go over there ! and look"
 And little good it'll do you. If you 1 lost the money there the old horse has eaten it up. There's an article in our county paper this week about horse that ate up money. He had that hun dred dollars hogged down before you were home. He might have swallowed it all at once, but l rather think he took piece at time, so as to enjoy the richness of it.
 But what in thunder am l going to do?' exclaimed the husband in des- peration.
 Go out in the morning and look. If the money is there, it's all right; if the old horse has swallowed it, you'll have to buy him to get it back
 They sat up the rest of the night dis cussing the matter, and when daylight came the farmer was off to take q look. He found the old equine lying down and fast asleep, but he didn't find the money. It had been gulped down. When he returned and reported his wife said:
 "Then you cat your breakfast and go over and see the widow. You've got to bow the knee. You've got to be slick. You've got to get up some sort of story. You've got to have that old horse before noon."
 The husband felt that he had. It hurt and humiliated him, but there was hundred dollars at stake. When he had finished his meal he walked over to the other farmhouse, having at his tongues end what he thought was a pretty good yarn. The widow was drawing water at the we'll She ceased to draw and stood looking at the caller.
 Mrs. Bailey" began the farmer aft CT clearing his throat two or three times, you have an old white horse. I have known him for years and years I always had soft spot in my heart for him. He's no good to you any more and I want to buy him.
 About that half bushe measure?" replied the woman.
 Here's dollar for it. Sorry we had any trouble What do you think the old critter is worth?''
 Well, as he has served me faithful | ly thought would never part with 1 him, but being I'm thinking some of moving to South Dakota, and being know you'd use him well, might let him go. should want hundred dol lars, though" Good lands, widow but you know he isn't worth fiver'
 ''No. he isn't but there,s T sentiment about it. you Know IfI wasn't think ing of South Dakota 1 wouldn't take $20o. No, couldn't look him in the face if took less than hundred" The farmer offered ten. twenty, forty. but it was no good. After an | hours haggling he went home and got