| Show utilizing nis college education A tramp appeared at tho ahonso of 3 H barton three miles south of columbia mo ono morning and asked for cold victuals in greek ho stated that he was a graduate of princston Prin coton mr barton himself a greek scholar was just about to start for columbia and his borso was hitched in front of the house jestingly he offered to civo the tramp the horse if ho could recite the greek alphabet without a mistake the looked at the horse and then at mr barton and then inquired if the bet included the saddle and bridle mr barton said that it did and then went into the house to get a greek book returning he found the tramp mounted on the horse As mr barton stepped from the porch the tramp rattled off the alphabet without a mistake and turning the horses head disappeared in a cloud of dust the animal on which the princeton pilgrim rode away was one of the best blooded horses in boone county noted for its blooded stock philadelphia press |
