BREEDING THE TROTTER 



I could not restrain him. He pulled out the 

 money he had received for his father's wheat and 

 before he stopped he had lost ten dollars, and felt 

 pretty sore. 



Before reaching the entrance to the race track 

 we sighted another game. Here Joshua decided 

 to try to get even but lost twenty dollars more. 

 He was a pretty sick chap now, and almost on the 

 verge of tears. 



We walked about the grounds a while. After 

 taking in the sights I suggested to Joshua that 

 we walk to the stables to see them hitching Flora 

 Temple. He said he did not care to, but told me 

 to go on and promised to meet me later. 



It was some time before I had seen enough of 

 Flora Temple, and when I returned to meet 

 Joshua I found him very much " down in the 

 mouth." He had tackled the card game once 

 more and had lost all his father's wheat money, 

 about sixty-five dollars in all. He wanted me to 

 go home with him, but my fun was just commenc- 

 ing, so I stayed. His afternoon's pleasure was 

 spoiled and he left. His father was not hard on 

 him, knowing that the experience had taught 

 Joshua a lesson that can be taken to heart by all 

 young men. Flora Temple beat Ike Cook in 

 2.35, 2.29, 2.27. 



A FULL-FLEDGED FARMER. 



As stated before, it was about this time I took 

 Mr. Oile's farm to work on shares. He gave me 

 a third of all stock and crops and the keep of my 



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