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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916

Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 77.pdf

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when Murray Hamilton came in with his car with Yeager Jack Davis and the New York saddle horse man, so then the horse show began, we brought out both Ginger and Queen, Yeager seemed to be trying to convince all the company that Ginger was in foal and she did look a little queer, Dad. just noticed it to-day but we knew by her actions she couldn't be so we attributed Yeager's talk to the whiskey that he was carrying but he told Dad. aside a little later that he knew she wasn't in foal he was just trying to make the fellow think he was working for him he asked me what I wanted for Queen and I said two hundred he laughed at me but later he told us to let Ginger go for what the fellow would pay and he would see that he bought Queen too after she has been handled a little more "but" he said "Remember the price of her is three hundred not two". so whether he meant all he said or not I don't know as he was pretty full. After I rode Ginger down the lane once or twice, Dad. sold her for one hundred and twenty five dollars and the fellow shelled out the hard cash and said he wanted her at Yeager's before six. As it was then nearly five we had to hurry but we left right away and were up to Charlie Bawlby's when they over
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when Murray Hamilton came in with his car with Yeager Jack Davis and the New York saddle horse man, so then the horse show began, we brought out both Ginger and Queen, Yeager seemed to be trying to convince all the company that Ginger was in foal and she did look a little queer, Dad. just noticed it to-day but we knew by her actions she couldn't be so we attributed Yeager's talk to the whiskey that he was carrying but he told Dad. aside a little later that he knew she wasn't in foal he was just trying to make the fellow think he was working for him he asked me what I wanted for Queen and I said two hundred he laughed at me but later he told us to let Ginger go for what the fellow would pay and he would see that he bought Queen too after she has been handled a little more "but" he said "Remember the price of her is three hundred not two". so whether he meant all he said or not I don't know as he was pretty full. After I rode Ginger down the lane once or twice, Dad. sold her for one hundred and twenty five dollars and the fellow shelled out the hard cash and said he wanted her at Yeager's before six. As it was then nearly five we had to hurry but we left right away and were up to Charlie Bawlby's when they overtook us in the car, they had probably come around by town to get some more booze.

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when Murray Hamilton came in with his car with Yeager Jack Davis and the New York saddle horse man, so then the horse show began, we brought out both Ginger and Queen, Yeager seemed to be trying to convince all the company that Ginger was in foal and she did look a little queer, Dad. just noticed it to-day but we knew by her actions she couldn't be so we attributed Yeager's talk to the whiskey that he was carrying but he told Dad. aside a little later that he knew she wasn't in foal he was just trying to make the fellow think he was working for him he asked me what I wanted for Queen and I said two hundred he laughed at me but later he told us to let Ginger go for what the fellow would pay and he would see that he bought Queen too after she has been handled a little more "but" he said "Remember the price of her is three hundred not two". so whether he meant all he said or not I don't know as he was pretty full. After I rode Ginger down the lane once or twice, Dad. sold her for one hundred and twenty five dollars and the fellow shelled out the hard cash and said he wanted her at Yeager's before six. As it was then nearly five we had to hurry but we left right away and were up to Charlie Bawlby's when they overtook us in the car, they had probably come around by town to get some more booze.

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