Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-19

me csuntryss wen Before he went
hind and would often tell the boy
which road to take, just about when
they would reach certain gate and
how TO drive In.
Now. after thirty years OF blind
ness, George Dobson. 6s years oid, Is
respected citizen and wealthy
man. lie owns two store buildings In
town. besides the little one In which
he sells groceries. He built a good
sized garage Of cement blocks and
bossed the construction himself. He
owns all of the block between his
store and the depot and sixty acres
OF rich farm land. He has owned
many farms In the valley and other
property and securities, but he never
keeps them long. because he Is born
trader. In fact, his reputation ana
some of his wealth was made trad
ing horses.
Many bet ne has won on judg-
inp the size and weight OF horse.
"Why." he says, II can tell Just Dy
.Iookin' 'em over and az for age.
Won can feel whole lot more In
horses mouth than you can see."
One time some "hOss traders tried
TO work off blind horse on him.
He led the animal around for while
and then refused to take him.
"What's the. matter with him?"
asked the men.
"Boys," he replied. .'yOu can't fool
me. That horse Is as blind as ! am"
He IL equally keen on real estate
trades. "Drive me across that forty,
.catty -cornered,' he will say. After
a little more walking around his de-
cision is reached. I'm give you 3d.
600 for the whole farm" And they
usually sell at his price. Many farms
In the valley have been bought and
sold by him and he seldom loses on
deal.
Thinks His Eyes Handicap
He tells how he once traded
small house for five. horses. "Well,
he saws. "really only once horse, be-
cause the others were no good. Two
of 'em you couldn hang your hat on
while they're runnin', and 1t would
mt fall Off. l was leadin' those two
Monies along and made up my mind
I'd sell 'em to the first man that
opened his mouth. Along came
preacher (who owns little farm,
and sez. Hello. Doc, what do you sell
that kind for?' 'What'll you give sez
|. Well. I've got bicycle I'll trade
you.' Give me twenty bushes of corn
to boot and I'll. take it. NO, ten
bushels sez he. They're yours sez
I. and then had to trade off that
bicycle
All of these stories and many
more the traveller heard from Dobson
or from the admiring people who 1--we
about him. He even has the reputa-
ton of being able to tell the color OF
a horse or Of a boys hair. but he
says that is largely matter OF guess
work. He is optimistic and resource
full. He says he never worries ABOUT
a note that is soon to fall due. lie
lust works out some plan to meet IL.
Somehow. by trading horses, houses,
land and even motor cars with men
who have eyes, he has developed
marvellous reasoning power. lie
thinks eyes are in some ways hand
leap, for we depend too much on
them. We might get along better to
shut our eyes and do little think
ing.
In the summer of 1913 Mr.. Dob
son went to Canada without a COM
panion to claim his bride, a girl ne
had known years before, then a
widow. He stopped in Detroit and
was resting on the curb In the shade
of a building. when he fell asleep. AS
he nodded his hat fell off and when
he awoke there were four silver dol
lars in it.
"Neyer was so surprised in my
life" he remarked. Generous people
in Detroit-and sure an easy way TO
make living. But life wouldn't De
worth living that way. kansas
City Star.
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