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58 A JOURNEY THROUGH TEXAS.
" Yes."
Get that horse in Natchitoches?"
"Yes."
"What did ye have to give for him?"
"Sixty dollars."
"What do ye reckon I had to give for this one '?"
"I haven't the least idea. How far is it to Fort Jesup?"
"You going to Fort Jesup to-night ?"
"I expect to."
"You'll have to ride a dam smart hickory."
"How far is it?"
"Fourteen miles, and long ones. That's a smart little horse.
Mine can't trot so fast."
"I see he can't." (He was on a canter.) "But I am a little
in haste."
"I got a right smart saddle and bridle 'long o' this one.
What do ye think I gin for him?"
"I can't imagine."
"Well, I gin $20, saddle and bridle, too, less 'n two months
ago."
"What's the matter with him ?"
"Damnation laziness, that's what's the matter with him.
Can't make him go, only by spurring him all the time. Can't
make him trot by no matter of whippin'; you take his skin off
he won't trot. Do you ever drink anything?"
"Not very often."
"Will you drink now ?"
"No, I thank you."
"What kind of a piece is that in that case V"
"A short rifle."
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Olmsted, Frederick Law. Journey through Texas, or, A saddle-trip on the southwestern frontier : with a statistical appendix, book, January 1, 1857; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2407/m1/93/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.