Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 edition. Excerpt: ... I Parson Beecher And His Morse. "Now then, Sam, lead ' Duster' out, and let me show the gentleman his good points. Lively there, lively!" said Gouger, a well-known horse jockey, to a small chunk of animated India rubber that acted as his groom. "All right, boss, I'se gwine," and into the stable he vanished like a shadow. "Now, sir," continued Gouger, "I know exactly what you want. You want a nice, gentle saddle-horse, one that has some 'go' inter him, and yet one as is nice an' quiet like," and he winked confidentially. "That is what I want, precisely," replied Parson Beecher, rubbing his fat hands with delight. "Now don't I tell yer? Says I.ter Bill Larkin only yesterday, says I, 'Now if some parson would only come along I have got a piece of flesh as would tickle him.' Says Bill, 'There's Parson Beecher.' Says I, 'Taint hardly in my luck that he should come for a horse,' an' by gracious here you are. There's a finger of Providence inter it, I'll bet ten to one." "I trust so, sir," and the parson tried to look serious over the matter. "Don't I tell yer I'll bet onto it? Ah 1 here comes my pet, my darling; Duster--that's his name. Walk him right this way, Sam." Sam was no freshman in the. art of horse jockeying if he was a boy, and with a few artful but gentle touches he brought Duster up before the parson in splendid style. Duster was a four-legged peculiarity. As to years he had seen the. best of them, and would never be young again. He was long in the reach, innocent of fat as he was of beauty, but he had an eye in his head that looked wicked or mischievous as the case might be. "Whoa, beauty!" said Gouger, as the animal came to a standstill. "Now, yer reverence, just take a look at him. I don't say as how he is han'some, but he's dreadful...
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