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drinks he was able to see very clearly how he could 

 save $25, so before he left, his granddaughter of Mes- 

 senger was bred to Captain Tuft's grandson of Mes- 

 senger. In due time Nettie dropped a brownish-bay 

 colt nearly the color of his sire, that grew up very 

 plain. As he matured, he developed a most remark- 

 able trotting step, and the "Denny colt" was talked 

 about all over the country. Denny called him Tippoo, 

 and drove him in a one-horse lumber wagon, always 

 carrying a long gad or whip to stir up Tippoo, and 

 when he got a few drinks aboard he was exceedingly 

 abusive to his horse, but still very proud of him. 

 Pennsville, about four miles from where he lived, was 

 a favorite resort of his for a drive and a dram. On the 

 way there, and not far from where he lived, was a 

 schoolhouse, and the 'big boys' were always on the 

 lookout for Denny if he passed during play hours, and 

 if a little drunk, they had their own fun with him. 

 But one day the fun turned out to be at the expense 

 of the boys. 



"As David came along on his accustomed drive to 

 Pennsville, a number of the boys jumped into the 

 wagon for a short ride and for some jokes in the mean- 

 time. He made them sit down in the bottom of the 

 wagon, and then applied the gad to Tippoo. The pace 

 was so terrific that the boys were afraid to jump out, 

 and David never drew rein until he landed his cargo 

 at Pennsville, three or four miles from the school- 

 house. The boys had to scamper back at their best 

 speed, and then take a sound thrashing for their ab- 

 sence. Whatever jokes the boys played on David 

 afterwards, they were always careful to keep out of his 

 wagon. The speed of this horse was certainly not the 



