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14 GEORGIA SCENES. THE HORSE-SWAP. URING THE session of the Supreme Court, in 1 the village of , about three weeks ago, , when a number of peo ple were collected in the principal street of the village, I observed a young man riding up i and down the street, as I supposed, in a vio lent passion. He gal loped this way, then that, and then the Qth- _£) •) er; spurred his horse to one group of citizens, then to another, then dashed off at half speed, as if fleeing from danger; and, suddenly checking his horse, returned first in a pace, then in a trot, and then in a canter. While he was performing these va rious evolutions, he cursed, swore, whooped, screamed, and tossed him self in every attitude which man could assume on horseback. In short, he cavorted moat magnanimously (a term which, in our tongue, expresses all that 1 have described, and a little more,) and seemed to be setting all creation at defiance. As I like to see all that is passing, I determined to take a position a little nearer to him, and to ascertain, if possible, what it was that affected him so sensibly. According ly,! approached a crowd before which he had stopped fora moment, and ex amined it with the strictest scrutiny. But I could see nothing in it that seemed to have anything to do with the cavorter. Every man appeared to be in good humour, and all minding their own business. Not one so much as noticed the principle figure. Still he went on. After a semicolon pause, which my appearance seemed to pro duce (for he eyed me closely as I ap proached, he fetched a whoop, and swore that “he could out-swap any live man, woman, or child, that ever walked these hills, or that ever straddled horseflesh since the days of old daddy Adam. Stranger,” said he to me, ‘ did you ever see the Yallow Blossom from Jasper?” “No,” said I, “but I have often heard of him.’’ “I’m the boy,” continued he; “per haps a leetle, jist a leetle, of the best man at a horse-swap that ever trod shoe-leather.” 1 began to feel my situation a little awkward, when I was relieved by a man somewhat advanced in years, who stepped up and began to survey the “Yallow Blossom’s” horse with much apparent interest. This drew the rider’s attention, and he turned conversation from me to the stran ger. “Well, my old coon,” said he, “do you want to swap horses?” “Why, I don’t know,” replied the stranger; “I believe I’ve got a beast I’d trade with you for that one, if you like him.” “Well, fetch up your nag, my old cock; you’re j'st the lark I wanted to get hold of. lam perhaps a leetle, jist a leetle, of the best man at a horse swap that ever stole oraoklins out of his mammy’s fat gourd. Where’s your boss?” “I’ll bring him , presently; but I want to examine your horse a little.” “Oh! look at him,” said the Blos som, alighting and hitting him a cut; “look at him. He’s the best piece of hossflesh in the thirteen united uni varsal worlds. There’s no sort o’ mis take in little Bullet. He can pick up miles on his feet, and fling ’em behind him as fast as the next man’s hoss, I don’t care where he comes from. And he can keep at it as long as the sun can shine without resting.”, During this harangue, little Bullet looked as if he understood it all, be lieved it, and was ready at any mo ment to verify it. He was a horse of goodly countenance, rather expres sive of vigilance than fire; though an unnatural appearance of fierceness was thrown into it by the loss of his ears, which had been cropped pretty close to his head. Nature had done but little for Bullet’s head and neck; but he managed, in a great measure, to bide their defects by bowing perpetually. He had obviously suf sered severely for corn, but if his ribs and his bones had not disclosed the fact, he never would have done it; for he was in all respects as cheerful and happy as if he commanded all the corn-cribs and fodder-stacks in Geor gia. His height was about twelve hands; but as his shape partook some what of that of the giraffe, his haunches stood much lower. They were short, strait, peaked, and con cave. Bullet’s tail, however, made amends for all his defects. All that the artist could do to beautify it had been done; and all that horse could do to compliment the artist, Bullet did. His tail was nicked in superior style, and exhibited the line of beauty in so many directions, that it could not fail to hit the most fastidious taste in some of them. From the root it dropped into a graceful festoon; thew rose in a handsome curve; then re sumed its first direction; and then mounted suddenly upward like a cy press knee to a perpendicular of about two and a half inches. The whole had a careless and bewitching inclination to the right. Bullet obviously knew where his beauty lay, and took all occasions to display it to the best advantage. If a stick cracked, or if any one moved suddenly about him, or coughed, or hawked, or spoke a little louder than common, up went Bullet s tail like lightning; and if the going up did not please, the coming down must of necessity, for it was as differ ent from the other movement as was its direction. The first was a bold and rapid flight upward, usually to an an gle of forty-five degrees. In this po sition he kept his interesting append age until he satisfied himself that nothing in particular was to be done; when he commenced dropping it by half inches, in second beats, then in triple time, then faster and shorter, and faster and shorter still, until it finally died away imperceptibly into its natural position. If I might com pare sights to sounds, I should say its settling was more like the note of a locust than anything else in nature. Either from native sprightli ness of disposition, from uncon trollable activity, or from an unconquerable habit of removing flies by the stamping of the feet, Bullet never strnd still; but always kept up a gentle fly-scaring movement of his limbs, which was peculiarly interest ing. “I tell you, man,” proceeded the Yellow Blossom, “he’s the best live boss that ever trod the grit of Geor gia. Bob Smart knows the boss. Come here, Bob, and mount this boss, and show Bullet’s motions.’’ Here Bullet bristled up, and looked as if he had been hunting for Bob all day long, and had just found him. Bob sprang on his back. “800-00-oo!” said Bob, with a fluttering noire of the lips; and away went Bullet, as if in a quarter race, with all his beauties spread in handsome style. “Now fetch him back,” said Blossom. Bullet turned and came in pretty much as he went out. “Now trot him by.” Bullet reduced BLOSSOM AND HIS HORSE BULLET. bis tail to “customary;” sidled to the right and left airily, and exhibited at least three varieties of trot in the short space of fifty yards. “Make him pace I” Bob commenced twitching the bridle and kicking at the same time. These inconsistent movements obviously (and most nat urally) disconcerted Bullet; for it was impossible for him to learn, from them, wbether he was to proceed or stand still. He started to trot, and was told that wouldn’t do. He at tempted a canter, and was checked again. He stopped, and was urged to go on. Bullet now rushed into the wide field of experiment, and struck out a gait of his own, that completely turned the tables upon his rider, and certainly deserved a patent. It seem ed to have derived its elements from the jig, the minuet, and the cotillion. If it was not a pace, it certainly had pace in it, and no man would venture to call it anything else, so it passed off to the satisfaction of the owner. “Walk him 1” Bullet was now at home again, and he walked as if money was staked on him. The stranger, whose name, I after ward learned, was Peter Ketch, hav ing examined Bullet to his heart’s content, ordered his son Neddy to go and bring up Kit; Neddy soon ap peared upon Kit; a well-formed sorrel of the middle size, and in good order. His tout ensemble threw Bullet en tirely in the shade, though a glance was sufficient to satisfy any one that Bullet had the decided advantage of him in point of intellect. “Why, man,” said Blossom, “do yon bring such a hoss as that to trade for Bullet! Oh, I see you’re no notion of trading.” “Ride him off, Neddy!” said Peter. Kit put off at a handsome lope. “Trot him back!” Kit came in at a long, sweeping trot, and stopped sud denly at the crowd. “Well,” said Blossom, “let me look at him; maybe he’ll do to plough.” “Examine him!” said Peter, taking hold of the bridle close to the mouth; “he’s nothing but a tacky. He ain’t as pretty a horse as Bullet, I know; but he’ll do. Start ’em together for a hundred and fifty mile; and if Kit ain’t twenty mile ahead of him Tf<E SOUTHERN FARM. at the coming out, any man may take Kit for nothing. But hes a monstrous mean horse, gentleman; any man may see that. Hes the scariest horse, too, you ever saw. He won’t do to bunt on, no how. Stranger, will you let Neddy have your rifle to shoot off him? Lay the rifle between his ears, Neddy, and shoot at the blaze in that stump. Tell me when his head is high enough.” Ned fired, and hit the blaze; and Kit did not move a hair’s breadth. “Neddy, take a couple of sticks, and beat on that hogshead at Kit’s tail ” Ned made a tremendous rattling, at which Bullet took fright, broke his bridle, and dashed off in a grand style - and would have stopped all far ther ’negotiations by going home in disgust, had not a traveler arrested him and brought him back; but Kit did not move. “I tell you, gentlemen,” continued Peter “he’s the scariest horse you ever saw. He an’t as gentle as Bullet, but he won’t do any harm if you watch him. Shall I put him in a cart, or wajfOD for you v stranger? He 11 cut the same capers there he does here. He’s a monstrous mean horse.” . . During all this time Blossom was examining him with the nicest scru tiny. Havingexamined his frame and limos, he now looked at h>« ««es. “He’s got a curious iook out of his eyes,” said Blossom. “Oh yes, sir,” said Peter, “just as blind as a bat. Blind horses always have clear eyes. Make a motion at his eyes, if you please, sir.” Blossom did so, and Kit threw up his head rather as if something pricked him under the chin than as if fearing a blow. Blossom repeated the experiment, and Kit jerked back in considerable astonishment. “Stone blind, you see, gentlemen,” proceeded Peter; “but he’s just as good to travel of a dark night as if he had eyes.” “Blame my buttons,” said Blossom, “if I like them eyes.” “No,” said Peter, “nor I either. I’d rather have’em made of diamonds; but they’ll do, if they don’t show as much white as Bullet’s.” “Well,” said Blossom, “make a pass st/ me.” “No,” said Peter; “you made the banter, now make your pass.” “Well, I’m never afraid to price my bosses. You must give me twenty-five dollars boor.” “Oh, certainly; say fifty, and my saddle and bridle in. Here, Neddy, my son, take away daddy’s horse.” “Well,” said Blossom, “I’ve made my pass, now you make yours.” “I’m for short talk in a horse-swap, and therefore always tell a gentleman at once what I mean to do. You must give me ten dollars.” 810s a om swore absolutely, roundly, and profanely, that he never would give boot. “Well,” said Peter, “I didn’t care about trading; but you cut such high shines, that 1 thought I’d like to back you out, and I’ve done it. Gentle men, vou see I’ve brought him to a hack.” “Come, old man,” said Blossom, “I’ve been joking with you. I be gin to think you do want to trade; therefore, give me five dollars and take Bullet. I’d rather lose ten dollars any time than not make a trade, though I hate to fling away a good hoss.” “Well,” said Peter, “I’ll be as clever as you are. Just put the five dollars on Bullet’s back, and hand him over; it’s a trade.” Blossom swore again, as roundly as before, that Jie would not give boot, and, said he: “Bullet wouldn’t hold five dollarson his back, no how. But, as I bantered you, if you say an even swap, here’s at you.” “I told you,” said Peter, “I’d be as clever as you, therefore, here goes two dollars more, just for trade sake. Give me three dollars, and it’s a bar gain.” Blossom repeated his former asser tion ; and here the parties stood for a long time, and the by-standers (for many were now collected) began to taunt both parties. After some time, however, it was pretty unanimously decided that the old man had backed Blossom out. At length Blossom swore he “never would be backed out for three dollars Continued on Fifteenth page, SEXUAL decline may be arrested before decay; strength may be restored; powers when impoverlsneri by youth’s reckless overdrafts may be relnvig orated by our home treatment. 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