Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-03-18

stick. He's the fastest animal in the
state of Michigan. and you know it, you
young rascal
Colonel, / says everybody called
him colonel. you're a buffer. and I'm
just going to call you. I'll bet you $1,000
against one Of your stiukin' old stoeies
that | can produce horse that can beat
Jerusalem and not half try
= You know / don't bet says he. SO
mad his voice trembled. and its yen
that's bludin.' but, By crackey says lie,
III 90 you, III go you..
All right. colonel" | said: it's a 90
You put up your stogie and I'll put up
my thousand, and Wen pull ii oil at the
county air.
lie didn't say anything more but he
shook his stick in my face, and went
into the store, too mad to speak
W. ell, | knew what | was doing when
| made that bet. ! had a friend IN De
troit who had little mare that was rae
ing on the circuit, and she was Il hum
mer. | was satisfied she could beat Je-
rusalem two to one. / went over to De
troit, and arranged with my friend to
have Firefy-that'e what he called her
shipped down to Hillsdale the week be-
fore the county fair. Then | deposited
my money with the cashier of Mitchelrs
bank and insisted on the old man putting
up his stogie. 1t was a queer bet, and
inside of a week the whole county was
talking about it. The other elders of the
Presbyterian church raised a great howl.
but Mitchell had his dander up and said
he was going to teach that young fool a
lesson. Every day he got Jerusalem out
for exercise, and he put in eefourths
of his time out on the farm where he
kept the horse. Nobody had ever seen
him so interested or so determined.
"heantIae, a great many private bets
were being placed at odds of all the way
from ten to twenty to one iii favor of
Jerusalem. For | kept my plans to my
self and nobody knew anything about
the animal that | was going to put UP
against him.
Well sir, when the day came for tho
race there was the biggest crowd gath
cred that had ever been seen in Hills
dale county. The people were packed
all around the track and boys were
perched on every foot Of the fence like
50 many crows. The grandstand was
damned. aud down ut the front sat
Mary Mitchell and iae OLD man. she ail
smiles and he MI frovi4s Our horses
had been entered in ono of the regular
running events, but nobody paid any at
tention to the other entries All the in
terest was centored IN Jerusalem and
Firefiy.
The two got away from the post neck
AIM 4iN' n II WIS us pretty Il START |
ever saw. To my surprise their noses
were III line at the first quarter, and ii
was the same at the second quarter. |
had been thinking that | had Il sure
thing. and ] hadn't counted on losing
that $1,000. | really believed that Jeru,
salem was played out. aad all | had
wanted SO DO was 10 beat the old man.
Just to show him | could | was young
you remember. and foolish But here
was that dOg-goned Icrse of his coInu.,
right along with NV imported racer. and
| began 10 get cold feet At the third
quarter tirefy pulled ahead little and
| breathed easier. But within a rod of
tae, finish Jerusalem pulled himself to
gether and shot on: like a cannon bail.
winning by half length
The old man came over to me and
PIT his hand on my shoulder. In all his,
life / don't believe he was ever so hapuy.
Jimmy he says, IN the kfndleSt
tone ! had ever heard his utter. you've
lost, but III give you the stogie anr-
how
II frightened up little.
\ nd how about Mary: ! asked.
Well he said, ;,fter little pause
she goes with the stcgie if you can get
her.
And, gentlemen" finished the man
from Louisville, Il got her I've get Epr
yet. and that's why keep my stogse
IN glass and silve~ ccse Buffalo Ey-
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