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A SPIRITED HORSE.
One of the darndest neat tricks that's
been heard on this some time, was sarved
upon a chap not long ago in York State.
On the 7th inst., a fellew attended a sale
of horse flesh in Hermania. He wanted
a nag that would suit, and being a horse
jockey by trade and natur too, he thought.
he knew all the pints, from the nostrils J
r) A??n t A tK A 111 rt/l AMyl --- *1. - I
uunii ?vr tuv lllliu l&v iUbn, UUU WUS IIIC
beatum at a swop. The folks all round
were darned shy on him, I tell ye now;
and though they were willing to sell him
for cash, provided they got the money examined
by the cushier of the bank, to see
if it was ginooine, they could not be persuaded
to buy of him, he was such a risky
chap. He would pick up an old horse
that was just going to be turned ofT for
crow taxes, and in one week's time he
would bring him otita new critter, a spanking
four year old that would take the rug
off of ailV thinor on fniir loira
j o "v6""
He went to this ere sale; it was an auction,
where they had about forty nags, of
all sizes, colors, and sorts, black, white,
grey, roan, bay, dapple, sorrel, pumpkin,
and milk. A fine looking nag was brought
out, of a bright bay, with a neck like a
rainbow, and an eye that would look
through a stone wall.
'Hullo!' says the auctioneer, "how
much for a first rate horse?sired by Edwin
Forest, his dam Mrs. Tr<?llope, raised
by Col. Shaffleton Cockfight, of Blinkleg
Manor. Cheatsylvaniu County, Ancient
Dominion; took the purse twice at the
Richmond Sweepstakes, beat Betsey Ransom
at Long Island, a biographical sketch
of him in the Sunday Morning News, by
the laic celebrated John Randolph, and
anotncr in the Uambler's Vade Mecum,
supposed to be by Col. Saltpeter Mahogany
Stock; warranted sound all round, ami
only eight years old/
At this last, some of the knowing ones
grinned a little, and others exchanged
winks; for a horse hardly ever gets to be
older than eight, though once in a great
while he contrives to crawl up as high as
nine. When his teeth no longer tell tales,
a horse will stick to his age like a maiden
of twenty-four, or a bachelor of thirtyeight.
How much?* says Glib Tongue.
Twenty-five dollars,' says one.
Aint the valley of his hide,'says Glib
Tongue, 'a thousand dollars to begin
with.*
mL _! *?
j. lie Dinners were lip to a thing or two,
for they had heard this story for the last
five years at every horse auction, and he
contrived to make it match any size or
color. lie had written it all down and
spoke it as a piece, like the boys on the
stage at the Academy.
Twenty-six dollars,' says another.
But, gentlemen, this is trifling. Only
think, Edwin Forrest and Mrs. Trollope!'
Never mind, Glib Tongue, fire away;
Mrs. Trollope must have had twins for the
last fifty years, to supply all the colts that
you have sold in her name. Twentyseven
dollars.'
Glib Tongue saw it was no go. and
came down accordingly; and finally the
horse was bid off to our jockey for fortyfive
dollars.
If he aint got darnedly sweetened this
time there's no snakes; I've known that
ere eight years old these ten vears. and
w y *
he was eleven when I bought him.*
No fear for the jockey, I tell ye. If he
has bought the devil, he'll sell him again.
So look out.*
Our jockey heard all this without being
consarned an atom. Ile'd heard folks talk
afore now. So he very quietly led the
nag out of sight, to find out the catch
without showing it; and sure enough, he
was in for it as slick as grease. So he
goes to the auctioner, takes him aside under
a horse shed, and begins to dicker.
Warranted sound, only eight years old,
trots all. Such was the say at the sale.
Now, he is older than cousin Jerusha, and
she owned to thirty-nine ten years ago.
Maybe he trots all when he does trot, hut
neither whip nor spurs have yet got him
out of a walk.- It aint a fair shake?I
don't accept the horse, and I want my
forty five dollars back.*
A bargain's a bargain,* says Glib
Tongue.
And reason is reason,' says the jockey.
'I've been cuss firedly cheated, and
all fire lock if I don't have the law on ,
you.?I'll sue you on the warrant).*
1 Fire away then,' says Glib Tongue,
two car* play at that; remember the warranty
of Cclesty, the sorrel filly that you
Bold me.*
This knocked him stiff: it put him in
mind of what Squire Smith told him about
a man's coming into court with clean
hands. So seeing he couldn't dicker
Glib Tongue out of the bargain, he resolved
to walk into somebody else. So he
mounted, and by means of a whip and a
pair of spurs well laid on, he got his bargain
to Ilemmerstown, the next village.
He then poured a pint of whiskey down
the nag's throat, and I guess that fixed
him out with a tallowed shirt. It made
a four year old of him in less than no
time, and all four legs flew up as if the
ground was red u i First it was a canter
then a trot, then u gallon, then a naee.
? U ' I
then a run, then a wrack; every thing but
a walk or a stand still, for he had quite
forgotten both. He was like a Congressman,
every thing by turns, anil nothing
for a great while. Our jockey, or rather
we must call him our hero now, for I tell
you none but a pretty considerable of a
hero would ride such a crittur with a snaffle,?scampered
through the main street
of Hammerstown, and sang out louder J
than a crow watching acorn-field, when;
the rest of the flock are pulling, and the!
boys are coming. 'Seventy-five dollars
for this fihe four years old! Is seventy-!
five dollars all that's bid for this here fine
four year old colt?' On he dashed, full;
chisel, crying out, 'Seventy-five dollars !
once ! twice!?who bids higher?' 'Eighty!*
says a feller, falling in love at first
sight. 'Eighty-five!' 'Ninety!' 'One
hundred!* The bidders soon got the
steam up, fend the horse was knocked
down for one hundred and fifty dollars,
clean cash. If th warn't n it ;?? ? ?<?? I
? ws v X* ??ul liV\? I1VU V
trade, there is no truth in what Deacon
Grimes tells us at the conference,?[Pub.
Leger.
Mr. Pickwick and the Sirange Gentleman.?The
following is the opening
scene of Mr. Pickwick's journey to Bath.;
It will forcibly strike those travellers who
have entered sonic of ih? Hnglish inns, as
calling to mind the various characters
which they have frequently met in their
peregrinations *?
The travellers' room at the White Horse
Collar is of course uncomfortable; it would
be no travellers' room if it were not. It'i
is the right-handed parlor, into whieh the
aspiring kitchen fire-place appears to have i
walked, acco npanied by a rebellious po-1
k pp. tonire Otwl I- i* 1 1
, ...... oi.uvt-i 11 is mviaeu into
boxes for the solitary confinement of^
travellers, and is furnished with a clock, a
looking-glass, anil a livo waiter, which latter
article is kept in a small kennel for
washing glasses, in a corner of the apartment.
One of these boxes was occupied on 1
this particular occasion by a stern-eyed 1
man ol about five-aml-forty, who had a J
bald and glossy forehead, with a good 1
deal of black hair at the sides and back of. 3
his head, and large black whiskers, lie
was buttoned up to the chin in a brown J
coat, and had a large seal skin travelling I
cap, and a great coat and cloak lying on |
the seat beside him. He looked up from i
his breakfast as Mr. Pickwick entered, <
with a fierce and peremptory air, which
was very dignified, and having scrutinized 1
that gentleman and his companions to his J
entire satisfaction, hummed a tune in a 1
manner which seemed to say that he ra- 1
ther, suspected somebody wanted to take
advantage of him, but *twouldn't do.
'Waiter,' said the gentleman with the i
whiskers. 1
<?:-?? 1: -.i '
kjlis tcfi.cu a man wun a dirty com-i
plexion, and a towel of the same, emer-1,
ging from the kennel before mentioned. '
Some mofc toast.' ?
Yes, sir.* '*
Buttered toast, mind,* said the gentle- <
man, fiercely. 1
D'rectly, sir,* replied the waiter.
The gentleman with the whiskers hum-;1
med a tunc in the same manner as before '
and pending the arrival of the toast, ad- 1
vanced to the front of the fire, and, taking j
his coat tails under his arms, looked at I'
his boots and ruminated.
I wonder whereabouts in Bath this 1
coach puts up,* said Mr. Pickwick, mildly 1
addressing Mr. Winkle. J
Hum?ch?what's that?* said the strange
man. *
I made an observation to iny friend,
sir,* replied Mr. Pickwick, always ready/
to enter into conversation. ! wondered ^
at what house the Bath coach puts up.?
Perhaps you can inform me.*
Are you going to Bath?* said thestrftngc ^
man.
1 am, sir,* replied Mr. Pickwick.
'And those other gentlemen?*
They are going also,* said Mr. Pick- |
!.l.
WITH* |
Not inside?1*11 be damned if you're |
goiiiT inside,* said the strange man, (
Not all of us,* said Mr. Pickwick. j
No, not all of you,* said the strange c
man emphatically. *I've taken two places, c
If they try to squeeze six people into an e
infernal box that only holds four, I'll lake <
a post-chaise and bring an action. I've (
paid my fair. It won't do; I told the clerk 1
when 1 took my places that it wouldn't do <
1 know these things have been done. I|
know they are done every day, but I ne-l
ver was done, and I never will be. Those 11
who know me best, best know it; crush]
me.* Here the fierce gentleman rang the
bell with great violence, ami told the waiter
he'd better bring ihe toast in five seconds,
or he'd know the reason why.
'My dear sir,' said Mr. Pickwick, 'you
will allow me to observe that this is a '
very unnecessary display of excitement. |
I have only taken places inside for two.*
'I am glad to hear it,' said the fierce
mn! *1 ? ?? ^
a ?v uiiui il ii> ji r a |ii csdltlll* i I " 11
der an apology. There's my card. Give
me your acquaintance.'
'With great pleasure, sir,* replied Mr.
Pickwick. 'Wo are to he fellow travellers
and I hope we shall find each other's so
ciety mutually agreeable.'
*1 hope we shall,' said the fierce gentleman,
*1 know we shall. I like your
looks; they please ine. Gentlemen, youp
hands and names. Know me *
Of course an interchange of friendly
salutations followed this gracious speech;
and the fierce gentleman immediately proceeded
to inform the friends in the same
short, abrupt, jerking sentences, that his
name was Dowler, that he was formerly
in the arrr.y, that he had now set up in
business as a gentleman; that he lived upon
the profits, and that the individual lorj
whom the second place was a personage
no less illustrious than Mrs. Dowler, his
ladv wife.
'She's a fine woman,' saiil Mr. Dowler.
41 am proud of her. 1 have reason.*
'I hope 1 shall have the pleasure of
judging,' said Mr. Pickwick, with a smile.
'You shall/ replied Dowler. 'She shall
know you. She shall esteem vow. 1
courted her under singular circumstances.
I won her through a rash vow. Thus:?
1 saw her?1 loved her?I proposed?she
rufused me?'You love another?' ? 'Spare
my blushes.'?T know him.'?You do.'?
Very good; if he remains lieie I'll skin
hi.n '
'Lord bless me!' exclaimed Mr. Pickwick
involuntai ily.
'Did you skin the gentleman?' inquired
Mr. Winkle, with a very pale face.
*1 wrote him a note. I said it was a
nn ill I'll I flliilnr* nn.l un ii '
I *? ?? -3W "l
'Certainly,* interposed Mr. Winkle.
'I said I had pledged my word as a i?enllcinan
to skin him. My character was
at stake. I had no alternative. As an
officer in his Majesty's service. I was
bound to do it. I regretted the necessity,
but it must be done. He was open to on- <
viction. He saw that the rules of the ser-1
vice were imperative. lie tied. I married
her. Here's the coach. That's her
head.*
A Live Yankee.?A scene occurred
before one of our Magistrates in the ear-!
I}' part of the week, which furnished great
tmuseinent to a crowded auditory, and
the particulars of which are brielly as follows?
*1 reckon you're a squire, nn't von?* said
a Era 11 t* ~ o 1. ~ ?.1.1-1 1 -I '
iviivm uo nc; niiiMit'U into lilt* oilier, IMS
face red as a lobster with the hont, antl tfie J
perspiration pouring down hi* cheeks in a
stream, which he in vain essayed to wipe
art* with a dirty cotton handkerchief.
4I*m a magistrate, sir?have you any
business with me?*
Guess I have that. I've got business
or you and two or three others. You see
i*in from Rusting? Rusting?ynu know
w lie re Busting is. I guest*. you'*?
Well, I come right slick down from there
in a smack, with Cap'n Joe Whipple?our
Sal was along too?oh! she's a heavenly
splice of a crittur?and Joe Whipple too
?he's a severe one. So you see all the
voyage I kind o' hitched up to Sal, and
Sal she kind o' seemed to like it, and so
it last 1 seemed to think she'd make a
cruel good wife for me, and told her so.?
Cai'C f A 1Y1CI t\ * !\o n1 ?
? " w..v w *# i4iv | iiauidii ?-ill y tad I lie S ,
Nathan?Nathan Lumberfunction's my j
fiame?'Nathan,' says she, 'you're a sort J
:>f a slickish man, I guess we'll do it.' I
reckon so too, says I, ami so you see with
that I jest give her a bliss in her chops by
way of saluter, and we fixed it all to go to
ionic Squire anil he spliced just as quick
is ever we could get ashore. Well, I ;
eckon we got ashore arter a while, though j
ve had some of the most dreadfully aw-;
ullest storms that ever blowed. Cap'n |
foe goes along shore too?he was high up
"or the fun, too, I can tell you, though 1
sort o* thought Sal was too awfully clever
to Cap'n Joe, seeing as how she was
"ull going to be my wife. Well, you seeMagistrate.?My
friend you talk a great'
leal too much?can't you come to the
lotiom of the story at once?*
Well, I guess I'm pretty near that, any
low?So yau see I and Sal and Cap'n Joe
ill goes streaking in down to the Squire's,
[ and Sal to get married. Goin* long Wao
l? oIvaaI V? y, e>konl/l ? f o a k ? ?
VI HIIU 3IIUUM1 I fCU UUI jtrr\
3ufium standing in a shad-boat up to his
yes, I vow, in shad and herrin. Well,
Ferry, says I, now if that don't bea?! who'd
i thor't it?so I and Jerry put into a 6hop
dost by, and theie we drinked?oh, Jeruialem,
how we drinked! Told Sal and
2ap'n Joe to wait outside a minute or two
or I and Jerry, cause Jerry set up to vounteer
to go long too, after the drink was
iver.
Mag.?Are you done?
The complainant paused a moment,
ooked the magistrate in the face, swelled
out his checks, raised his arms, but suddenly
exclaimed, *WelI never mind that!'
and went on?
Well, you see I and Jerry drinked there
till near night, cause I kind o' disreniembered
all about Sal and Cap'n Joe. S??
when I comes back to the shallop to look
arler where they'd gone to, what now d<>
you think I saw? By the snakes o' Babylon,
Squire, there was Can'n Joe hmniin
1 ? - Sh'"
my Sal around the neck, and right afore
my face. By the hoky, Cup'n Joe, says I
what do )uu mean hy that are liberty??
So he said nothin to that, though he's ridiculous
fond of talking, but he and Sal
bust out a laughin. ami a 4 -l Cap'n Joe
said when he saw that 1 ?.?s wretchedly
hurt, 'why,' says he, 'Nathan Sal's my
wife!'?Oh ho, says I, and jest about let
him have it slick and cruel. Squire, mind
I tell ye!'
j Mag.? But what do you want from me
young man?I can't sit here and listen to
your nonsense. What do you wish of
me?
'I want a warrant for to take that are
Cap'n,' replied the complainant in a voice
of thunder, which scared out a crowd of
brats that had gathered around his heels
during the previous harangue.
! Mag.?What charge do you make against
him?
i -
V/nmp.? i reckon 1 charge him wilh
stealing oft' my wife!
Mag.? Bill you were not married.
Com p.?Wer'nt \vc on ihe way to it?
and that the same thing, I guess.
I Mag.?-Not at all. 1 cannot giant von
a warrant. You've missed a wife by preIfering
a dram. Clear the ofticc, you boys
there go, begone the whole of you, and
the disappointed complainant went out
with the mob of gentlemen idlers, swelling
with indignation at his defeat, and vowing
that 'he'd circuinfizzle that are varmint
|yet afore he got many miles nearer Bosi
ling.?Phil. Paper.
a \ adventre at the west,
i "He who loves not his country can love
nothing." Byron.
What a romantic spot for any one who ,
admires sweet solitude!' exclaimed Mrs. |
Hubbard, as the exploring party paused,
ami the ladies alighted to rest the weary ,
hoi ses.
'Secluded but not solitary, madam,' remarked
(.'apt. Austin, leaning on his rifle,
and glancing his eye ur mud with the air of
a man who is confident in his own superior
judgement. 'We have no solitudes in
America.'
-ijnar me! 1 thought most of this western
country was called a solitude; and I :
am sure we have found it lonesome enough,' ,
"aid Miss Cunningham, sighing as she |
seated herseif beneath the shade of a large
tree. |
'What is a solitude?* demanded the Capt. |
very pompously.
That would be decided according to ,
circumstances and tastes, I presume,' said
Mr. IIubbard, smiling as he drew the arm |
of his young wife within his own. 'Now j
I i % m 1 ?
wiiue iHary and l are together we should
never find a solitude. ,
In my opinion there are only two circum- |
stances, which can justify the term as ap- .
plied to places,' pursued the captain. .
We may call it the solitude of nature
when we find no life as in the deserts of i
Arabia ; and where man and his works have
been and passed away, it is rightly styled a
human solitude;?su. h are the ruins oi Petra,
Palmyra and Babylon.*
Then the mounds in our w estern country
are solitudes, are they not?' inquired Mrs.
Hubbard.
No : because there is nc proof that these
were ever dwellings of the living,' replied
the Captain. 'I know some antiquarians
pretend that they have found traces of fortifications?but
I think these opinions erro
neons. They were burial places. True,
there inu>t have been inhabitants in the '
vicinity, but they have left 110 trace of their
existence, except their bones in these '
mounds. Nature, then, has completely
triumphed over the works of man. if indeed, s
he ever had subdued her dom tin which I !
much doubt, and nature, as 1 before remark- '
Oil itannAi 1- I " *
, jjujjjlhj uu chiiru solitary, while 1
her empire is full of living things. In our I
pleasant land there is not a single desert I
solitude.* I
'You are si ill a true American, I find, '
noiwithstanding your long travels and re>i- <
deuce in foreign lands,' remarked Mrs. 1
ilubhard. 1
'Did you imagine 1 would have lessamore- I
patriae than a Swiss peasant, or that my
patriotism was colder than an Icelander?'
demanded Captain Austin warmly. 'If the
former will pine for his rude home among
the sterile hills, even while basking in the
sunny vales of ltally, and the latter can (
believe that his lava-formed and snow-cov- '
cred mountain's is the pleasante>t spot on 1
earth, shall 1 be insensible to the high privi- 4
lege which my birthright as a free citizen of '
this mighty Republic inspires? No, I (
o?9ure you, maaaiD, that my foreign rest- 1
dence has increased rather than diminished ?
my love for my native land. One must go 1
abroad to know to prize our country. It is 1
not so much its freedom as its security,
which is the great privilege we enjoy.* t
Why, there are no dangers to be encountered
in Europe these days/ remarked Misa i
I <SBSmS-SS*SS+
Cunningham. A great many grntleirien and
ladies from the United States now make the
tour to Europe. particularly France and
England, I thought it was a most delightful
journey.'
'Yes, one may travel through those coun*
tries if he ha3 his regular passports, but in
France, he must submit to many scrutinizing
and troublesome delays. Then there are
beggars to annoy you, and thieves and highwaymen
you must guard agaiust, if you are
so lucky as to escape them. In I?oily and
Austria you are under strict survilance;
police spies are constantly watching you, and
an unguarded expression may subject you
to arrest, or an order to quit the country.
But those are an Utopia for travellers compared
with Asia and Afn a. There men
are robbers by profession ; and, as if these
were not scourge sufficient, the wild animals,
swarm there; ferocious beasts have the undisputed
possession of a great part of those
continents. Now it is a fact, which 1 could
never lll:ike nn Flirnnnnn nhiln^nnltn,
prehcnd, (hat we have scarcely a single
species of ferocious animals in all the vast
forests of our land. A fierce bear is sometimes
found in the vicinity of the Rocky
Mountains, but he rarely attacks our western
hunters. 1 have travelled from Main to
Florida?I have visited every state and
territory, except Orregon -anti in my wanderings
I have never met with an incident to
alarm me, nor with an adventure which
could he called dangerous.*
'O, mercy! mercy onus!' exclaimed Miss
Cunningham, who, in elevating her face to
listen to the eloq ence of the Captain, had
unconciously gazed into the tree-top above
her head. H), save me ! save me! she
shrieked, and sprang towards Mrs. Hubbard.
The party, startled by her screams, looked
toward the tree, ai.d th'.re beheld a panther
of the largest size, h's eyes glowing like
coals of fire, his teeth protruded from his
curling lips, and his erected hair betokened
the rage and thirst for blood which would
soon be satiated by the death of some victim.
The horses saw the terrific animal and shook
with fear; (hey were quite as much frighten
e<i as Miss Cunningham, though they could
Hot express their terrors so loudly.
Captain Austin might have been a little
discomposed at this inal-apropos appearance
of a 'ferocious animal' in an American
forest, but he was nut at all daunted. He
raised his unerring rifle. The whole group
were breathless wi.h fear or surprise. The
next moment the sharp sound of the riflo
rang through the old woods, and awakened
the ilecp echoes Irom the hill side, startling
from its quiet haunt many a bird aud squirrel,
whose peace had never before been
disturbed by such a noise in that quiet
flace.
'There he is, there he is!' shouted Mr.
Hubbard, as the smoke from the rifle dispersed
; 'there, he is falling! You have
another charge, have you not? These creatures
art* hard to kill."
While he spoke the panther which had
fallen, struggling and shrieking lay wallowing
in his gore on the ground. Captain
Austin, to makesureof his work, placed the
muzzle of the loaded barrel (it was doublebarrelled)
close to the head of the animal,
md discharged it; the creature was dead in
i moment.
'You have found a ferocious animal at
last, Captain,' said Mr. Hubbard, speaking
with a light tone, though he si ill shuddered
at the danger which had been so near and
terrific. 'Come, confess that this was an
alarming incident.1
'Yes, I confess if, but we can say, as the
gallant Perry said of the British fleet on
Lake Erie?"we have met the enemy, and
he is ours."'
'But what becomes of yonr theory, Capt.
Austin, inquired Mrs. llubbard, smiling.
You will surely be obliged to confess to the
European philosophers th*?t we have terrible
and tierce animals in our country.'
By no means, madam?this is only an ex eption,
which will you know, prove the
rule At lea*t, 'hesr philosophers and
salesmen wit!) whom 1 so often discussed the
uihject, ought to admit it, for they always
sheltered themselves under the exceptions,
whenever I contended that a republican
Tovernment was the best and most conducive
;o human happiness. Such a government
they woul ! say, may be best for your nation,
but your people are not like oibers. FreeJoin
may be a blessing to the free, virtuous
and intelligent, but cannot be conferred on
ihe ignorant, degraded population of old
gov* rn-. ents, without destroying the very
Inundations of civilized society, uprooting
religion and laws, and producing a state of
unaichy and destruction, which the iron
role of a military despot could only subdue.
' nd thus they would continue the system of
oppression, and keep the human mind forever
shackled, lest its onward tnovements
should be. in the first wild impulse of free
Jom, irregular and impetuous. But the
time will como. The spirit of our young
country is now breathing its vigor into the
leraying systems of European policy. And
mrely as the spring bri gs life and beauty in
ts train, will that spirit work out the free*
lorn, improvement and happiness of man ?,
'And destroy the panthers in his path/
laid Mrs. Hubbard.
*Yes, but not without many a terrific
struggle! and frequent defeats. Not merely