And Baxter Hubley came up here the next day [with a cow]. He bought a cow from Fred Hubley. And oh, she near set Baxter foolish, bawling, bawling, bawling all over. I bought the cow from Baxter. [It] was pretty near a hundred dollars then. So I had seven or eight in the barn. By Jesus, oh, this was a handsome cow we bought from Fred. I sold her and three or four of them the next day. Done good on them.

Tricks of the Trade

My God, boys, it was great, long ago. I went to places, and I made them an offer for a bunch of animals. And they thought they weren’t getting enough. So I’d get another fella to go, perhaps in another day or so, and he’d offer them less. Then they’d send me word: “I guess I’ll take your offer, Harry.”

I’ll tell you a hell of a good trick. I went up to Colin’s Donald to buy a mare from him. A four—year—old mare. And he wouldn’t sell her to me. Wait till I tell you now. I think it was 175 dollars. I’m not sure. Anyhow, I went to my friend down in Pinette. He was in Pinette then, Roddy MacKenzie. And Roddy was related to him — a little. Roddy bought the

Courtesy John Coulson

Harry with horses in Pinette, c.1952.

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