The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-04-27
coveted, and proposed to Mr.. Payne,
the owner, to trade him for one OF the
two I was driving. Payne hesitated to


the owner, to trade him for one Of the
two l was driving. Payne hesitated to
trade with boy, but asking his
brother about It, the latter told him
that 1t would be all right, that l was
allowed to do as ! pleased with the
horses. was seventy miles from
home. with q carriage to take back,
and Mr.. Payne said he did not know
that his horse had ever had a collar
on. l asked to have him hitched to a
farm wagon and we would soon see
whether he would work. It was soon
evident that the horse had never worn
harness before: but he showed no VIC
iousness, and expressed confidence
that could manage him. A trade was
at once struck. I receiving ten dollars
difference.
THE next day Mr.. Payne, OF George
town, and l started on our return. We
got along very we'll for few miles,
when we encountered ferocious dog
that frightened the horses and made
them run. The new animal kicked at
every jump he made. l got the horses
stopped, however, before any damage
was done, and without running into
anything. After giving them a little
rest. to quiet their fears. We started
again. That instant the new horse
kicked and started to run once more.
The road we were on, struck the turn
pike within half a mile Of the point
where the second runaway commenced
and there there was an embankment
twenty or more feet deep on the oppo-
site side on the pike. I got the horses
stopped on the very brink Of the preci-
pice. My new horse was terribly
frightened and trembled like an
aspen; but he was not half 30 badly
frightened as my companion, Mr..
Payne, who deserted me after this last
experience. and took passage on n
freight wagon for Maysville. Every
time I attempted to start, my new
horse would commence to kick. was
in quite a dilemma for time. Once
in Maysville I could borrow a horse
from an uncle who lived there; but
was more than days travel from
that point Finally took out my
bandanna - the style Of handkerchief
In universal use then - and with this
blindiolded my horse. In this way
reached Maysville safely tho next day,
no doubt much to the surprise Of my
friend. Here borrowed horse from
my uncle. and the following day we
proceeded on our Journey.
There was a Mr.. Ralston living
within fow miles of the village. who
owned a colt which very much want
ed. My father had offered twenty dol
lars for It, but Ralston wanter twenty
five. I was 30 anxious to have the colt,
that after the owner left, begged to
be allowed to take him at the price de-
manded. My father yielded, but said
twenty dollars was all the horse was
worth, and told me to offer that price;
II 1t was not accepted l was to offer
and half, and II that
would not get him, to give the twenty
five I at once mounted horse and
went for the colt. When got to Mr..
house, I said to him: Papa
says I may offer you twenty dollars
for the colt, but II you won't take that,
| am to offer twenty-five and a half,
and II you won't take that, to give you
It would not require
Connecticut man to guess the price
finally agreed upon. This story is
nearly true. certainly showed very
plainly that I had come for the colt
and meant to have him. could not
have been over eight years old at the
line. This transaction caused me
yreat heart.burning. The story got