“And he pulled out one of my printed advertisements, and said, ‘Read that.’
“Well, I read it. ‘It ain’t there,’ said I.
“‘Ain’t it?’ said he. ‘I leave it to Vanderbelt.’
“‘Mr Slick,’ said he, ‘you have lost—it is here.’
“‘Will you bet fifty dollars,’ said I, ‘though you have seen it, that it’s there?’
“‘Yes,’ said he, ‘I will.’
“‘Done,’ said I. ‘Now how do you spell heavy?’
“‘H-e-a-v-y,’ said he.
“‘Exactly,’ sais I; ‘so do I. But this is spelt heav-ey. I did it on purpose. I scorn to take a man in about a horse, so I published his defect to all the world. I said he was too heavey for harness, and so he is. He ain’t worth fifty dollars—I wouldn’t take him as a gift—he ain’t worth von dam?’
“‘Well, I did see that,’ said he, ‘but I thought it was an error of the press, or that the owner couldn’t spell.’