Tales of the Trail; a book of Western Sketches in Verse
Tales of the Trail; a book of Western Sketches in Verse
Foley James William
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" Wilson, " sez I, " he s a winner; puts my bay horse in th shade. " He sez to me, sez he : " Winston, how d y con sider a trade? "I ain t a fast-horse man, Winston; I ain t jes nachelly fit T own sech a stepper as this is; that is th reason of it. " He talked so almighty hones I thought that he was an I bit ! Seemed like a sin when I guv him some cash an that balky oF bay; Sort o like robbin th feller giving him swamp- grass fer hay; But tradin of horses is tradin an that s about all there s t... say. It happened in county-fair season ; I druv over there th same day, Entered my horse in th races, chucklin th whole of th way, An found when I got there that Wilson had entered th race ith my bay. 74 AN UP-COUNTRY FEUD He grinned when he see me a-comin a-drivin his ches nut, an I Fer th life o me couldn t help laughin t think o th fun, by an by, When he druv that oF bay in th races an found out her weakness ! My, my ! Nex day when th free-for-all started, my ches nut shot into fust place, Went t th quarter like lightnin th wa n t nothin else in th race, Went at a two minute clip, sir, but couldn t stand up t th pace.
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