The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-12-23

THE SKINNED HoRsE.--A friend of ours
informs us. that an ncquaintsnce OF his as
sures him that he has often heard his grand
father tell how an o.icer in the Revolu
tiDnary wnr used IN relate the following
story. II therefore comes To MS from good
authority. and we hope nobody will take
the liberty of doubling iis truth.
Cnlnnel -. an officer in the times that
tried mems souls AMI horses bodies. own
cd faithful s,eed which had served him
through the wars. anA had arrived NJ the
mature age of twenty FIVE years. Being
on Wait few miles from home, while
his master was enjoying n glass Of cherry
bouRce with his host, the horse got To
pile Of chr,ries which had just been cmpt.
iel from The cask. and as they were well
saturated with spirits, they soon made him
'as drunk ,s ftavid's sow II our readers
know how drunk that means, thcv will be
able To Judge OF the condition of the poor
old horse. If not. we must inform them
that he was so badly of % to be taken for
dead; and in this state deprived OF his
shoes and stripped Of His hide.
The Colonel hired another horse, and
returned home sadly lamenting the fate Of
his venerable and faithful steed. The mis-.
fortune of the animal was talked over bo-
tween the Colonel and his wife. and though
they severely blamed him for getting so
beastly drunk, il was concluded on the
whole, that as this was the only instance
Of inte@psTsnce during long and useful
life, they should not visit his memory too
severely. With these reflections they re.
tired To rest. But what was their astonish.
ment about midnight at being awakened
by the neighing Of horse, which sounded
precisely like that Of tho one whose death
they had been so deeply lamenting.
Husband husband = said the old lady.
giving the Colonel 4 nudge. 'isn't that our
old boss? II winners iest like him.
'Onr old hoss indeed replied the Col.
onel. How do you think, wife. that the
poor old horse could como here after being
dead and skinned p .t.s
j don't know how, I'm sure returned
the old lady. but it sonnds jest like our
old hoss: and il it lent he, it must be his
ammmnifion. that's ALL -.
The good woman meant apparition
But while the worthy couple were yet
talking. the same noise was heard again.
and in the most piteous tones ofa suffering
horse. The-Colonel was no believer in
ghosts, hrtihe neighing was too much like
that Of his old f1vorite to be any longer dis
regarded. He got up and went 10 the door,
and there--whnt sight for sore eyes !--he
saw indeed the very identical old horse.
shieerine in the night air; and looking most
reproachfnlly in his masters fhce. The
heart of the old Revoluiioner smo.c him
for IL was now apparent that the poor beast
had never been dead--but only dead -
drunk--and that re had acted with too
great procipitancy in dives,ing him Of his
skin.
What wcs 10 be done? The horse beg
ged most piteously, in such language as he
could use, and asked, as plainly as dumb
beast could, to have his skin pOt on again.
The old lady was consulted, and being
worry handy with her needr, she readily
sewed the hide ~ again, which being still
mnist, soon grew as fast as ever 10 the iesb
Of the animal. which lived seven years af
terwards--and never again wns guilty oI
eating rnm cherries ~ Y. Cons'eN.
Would MT a similar process be the best
means OF effc:tng a cure in some of the
most inveterate cases amongst our tioo-
legged rum soakers!
STEAMBOATS,. A report having prevail.
ed that the Chancellor Livingston was
withdrawn from the line. VIC are requested
to state that the report ia erroneous, and
that she will leave NewYork for Provi
dpn-e tc. morrow tl2 O'Clock and continue
her trips az usual. until further notice.
Prov. Pat. yesterday.
An i'll fate appcars to attend ,he Literary
Institutions of Georgia: the establishment
at Athens had scarcely ceased smoking
when we are informed that tho Mount vi
on Academy is in ashcs.-Edgsfeid, rs
C.. Hive.
a Rsrify.--A salmon was exhibited in Bos
ton market on monday morning, supposed to
woieh nearly Is lbs and estimated at $2i
value.
NArroNALirtEs.--Cohbe savs,-'in France
they have nafiondi sosrds, national songs. ma
tionat colors. &c but in England cverv thina
is "his most gracious majcsty's;" nothing ne
tional but the national debt
Tho Legislaturc Of Alabsms, Il 10 said
has nominated ANDREW JAcxsoN for re-.
election.
Col. MuRAr and family have arrived s'
New York from Florids, on their way to
France.
There were six deaths by Small Pox al
N. York last week.
All the Representatives in the Legisla.
ture OF Pennsylvania from Lehigh County
in that state, are Bachelors.
SO counterfeit bills, on Woonsock.
ct Falls Bank, Cumberland, X. i. are
i'm circulation in Concord.