. From the Liverpool tPa.) Mercury.
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0another take-in-The sleepy Davy farce was reacted in this vicinity a short time since, with considerable success.

 rough looking Yankee made lis ap- pearance in village not more than twen- ty miles from this place, and not half that distance tremthe Susquehannah river. He bestfode barefooted horse, which might have been good in his time, but want of proper Eutriment and the carelessness of his ostler, had made his ribs and joints par ticularly prominent. In the course of the evening, the conversation turned on horse- racing. as a race was to be run in few days, by some of the best horses in the country.

 During the conversation stranger ar- rived, and ordered his horse to be stabled. After listening awhile to the discussion which was being had as to the speed and bottom of the several horses which were to enter the lists, the stranger remarked that he very much regretted, that business of impor- tance would prevent him from entering the beautiful Virginia horse which had just been tinto the stable. The jockies immediate y stole off to the stable to examine the horse found him indeed beautiful one. without any apparent imperfection. On their return to the baT-room, the stranger said he would run his horse the next morning before break fast, half mule for ten dollars. None of the jockies seemed disposed to take the bet; but it was soon taken by the own CT of the Barefoot" the other stranger, who proposed to put up his horse against Sl0, and the proposal was accepted The race was run--barefoot was beat, and of course forfeited.

 Stranger" said the Yankee, "you have fairly won my nag, but if you'll lend him to me after breakfast for an hour, I'lI run him against any horse in the neighbor- hood, except yours, for hundred dollars a side.n

 "Will you indeed :? then you shall have the use of him.n

 The bet was taken by the jockeys, and the best horse in the neighborhood pro- duced. When "Barefootn was found to have changed his name, and adopted that of "Steel Plate ;;'' the story told. Steel plate won the purse, resumed the title of "Barefoot," and proceeded on his jour- ney.

 orThe strangers were Jroihess.