Experience Dearly Bought.
Not half a bad story of a horse dealing transaction is told in the Austmlasla.i. It rclatei that a gentleman fancied a very snowy-looking Horse he had seen taking a trial at Remington, gave a long price for the animal, and brought him to his stables. His groom, after looking him over, told him that the horse hadn’t a leg to stand upon—queer all round. That horse was prudently got rid of at £ls or so. Some time afterwards the horse-faucicr dropped across a fine up-standing horse, bought him for £75, rode him home in triumph, expatiated on hii splendid points, and appealed confidently to the groom for confirmation of his appreciation of his purchase. “ Well sir,” said Tim, "ho looks pretty well ; but I don’t think his legs are much better than when we had him here las'.’’ Tim honorable gentleman bad bought the horse a socoutl time—dipped.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume II, Issue 98, 26 September 1871, Page 7
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152Experience Dearly Bought. Cromwell Argus, Volume II, Issue 98, 26 September 1871, Page 7
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