The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) by Various
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think what difference there is, is in this one's favor. You can have it
for 75 dollars if you want it; if not, I will drive on." "How do you like the looks on it, Samantha?" Says I, "It is the kind I wanted to git." Josiah took out his wallet, and counted out 75 dollars, and says he: "Put that machine into that wagon where Samantha is." The good lookin' feller was jest liftin' of it in, and countin' over his money, when the two fellers come up with the colt. It seemed that they had had a explanation as they was comin' back; I see they had as quick as I catched sight on 'em, for they was a walkin' one on one side of the road, and the other on the other, most tight up to the fence. They was most dead the colt had run 'em so, and it did seem as if their faces couldn't look no redder nor more madder than they did as we catched sight on 'em and Josiah thanked 'em for drivin' back the colt; but when they see that the other feller had sold us a machine, their faces _did_ look redder and madder. But I didn't care a mite; we drove off tickled enough that we had got through with our sufferin's with agents. And the colt had got so beat out a runnin' and racin', that he drove home first-rate, walkin' along by the old mare as stiddy as a deacon. |
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