Show I 1 I 1 1 now jess vonela out craded haeft bacle 1 billy snow nd d uncle bia abow was as andja said to be the alid th hi the ua was never to make a bad bargain many a trap has been wd hid to catch tea him 1 but his has operations always turned out so to f to ta add something to Ws his pile and still more to his has Uta tion 11 some borne time since a of mett men were talking anele billys great greal luek luck in this way and various VW good instances were mentioned of 1 his as extras extraordinary ordinary finies and atad hift jem donalan Donn lan at off offered eked to bet that he would catch sum him before two days of course that bet 4 aa a a taken as soon as it was proposed as soon afterwards jem left the browd to make his preparations to wn the hie next day was court lay day and jem and mr aw snow met at the courthouse court house good moiling coining moi uncle billy says saya jem all well today to day pretty well I 1 think thank you jeemes myun my wn 17 I 1 bany any bradin trading on hand this morning enquired donnelan nothing in in particular jeemes jermea timis times is rather dull just jua now people dont trae 3 they used to do 11 thaia fact uncle billy J responded jem will as nothing better offers suppose you and aad f taake mal ike a trade y no objections in ia 11 the he world I 1 jeemes Je eanes gt G ahead an aal I 1 lets jeas hear fraiji from bouy you well uncle billy I 1 have a mire tl tn tt I 1 wt want to ta tu ro tor ti at mule d vt ut tvr 5 IL ato V r will yol yoi trade cal 1 I dont know exactly responded mr snow slow bat as mules are ge generally gen eaffy neally considered congi dered w wa th in maa than horses and your mare ia gett ert n alp alja ii i i y ya aa I 1 sooae ten dorus ae too toom m c ch h boot would it give me ten dollars and your mare and you yoi imy may take the mile done dinep PI exclaimed donnelan perfectly perfect lS deli hied the he money was paid over and the critters W ed over to their new ma masters tern lem took his bis muae home and that n night ht the beast wd laid down aown and died this was a sole sore ilow batow to our hero bero but he had one more day left and he determined to save him telf atle next morning found him andow andS dow at the same place sand mad in conversation as follows uncle 11 jem 1 I think billy says you came toe the strong game over me yesterday in that mule of yourn I 1 dont like him so much this morning as I 1 did yesterday I 1 dont think he be improves much on ac int 1 sance ance w what list will you take to rue oy swap bac back V now jeemes my son answered uncle billy 1 I r dont want to be hard on you but you took me at the first hoj bop and you know kaow a trades a trade but bat if you yon are very anxious to rue I 1 dont care much C give ge me ten dollars and you yon majr ma have your mare back uncle billy bihy I 1 will do it exclaimed donnelan in great delight but only on this condition each man must come after and take fake way away u his bis own beast I 1 braag my imrie al along tod today to d day I 1 see yoi 1 d 1 dal ride the mare so its as agnas long as its broad load 16 g give we you the ten now and ill ID go home with you fist first and get e t the mare and afterwards you can send or come id for r the mule at iny any time y any way jeemes I 1 I 1 replied the good natured mr snow the ile money was paid pad ani and donnian and the old am started the next day when the same crowd had met to decide t the he bet was there giving 46 his experience as follows the old man and I 1 rode along very together th talking about ever everything every thin I 1 in 4 the world except ayr trade that at ques question ion I 1 dze dodged d I 1 was afra afraid d to pen my tips until I 1 got my male maie safe safe at last we the old fellows house and he said to me as we entered the yard jeemes my T son there is your ciare you can take her away w with yov yon and boya boy 46 il n ju me if there the old mare lying in the ria i as dead as a doornail door nail toe the inac nal enss criss had I 1 the e night with thermal maw ja 17 ayi n M ebes iTt Bes |