Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1908 — A Horse Trade. [ARTICLE]

A Horse Trade.

A prominent English landlord was one day riding across a Common adjacent preserves when he overtook one of his tenants, who was also mounted. After the usual salutations they rode on in silence for some minutes, wheq the tenant slightly spurred his horse, a balky animal, whereupon it dropped to'its knees. “What’s the matter with your horse?” asked his lordship. The embarrassed tenant remarked by way of explanation that his steed always acted that way when there was game to be found. A moment later, to the tenant's satisfaction and surprise, a frightened hare jumped out of some bushes near by. This so impressed the landlord that he at once drove a bargain by which he secured the tenant’s barebacked beast in exchange for his own fine mount, perfectly saddled. With much agility the tenant leaped to his new horse, and all went well untll-they came to a small stream, whereat tjie landlord’s new nag immediately balked. A drive home with the spurs brought it again to Its knees. I “Hello! What’s up now? There's no game here,” said his losdship. i '"True, my Jord,” was the ready reply, “but I forgot to tell you 'ee's as good for fish as ’ee Is for game.”