Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-11-24
AN oUNLUCKY SUFFER-.


E" Secretary King Who %rote the clever me
inoir ofhis own time, 'says, that among an the
renarkable men 1nhis. recollection, he newer
Iisaw1above one ortwowho possessed spresencel
of mind, which he defines to be the faculty of
khewing what's exactly the thing to be done
lifthe EMERGENCY Z In common parlance, this
is termed ,thayingone's witabouts one.'s We
weud wish to knowin what class ofthe.quick
Yitted be would l b bhaye placed the subject Of the
following recent adventure.
AS the diligence Which regularly sets out
from Vienna for,Iflmgary7 stopped Ito break
fastoat one, Of. the yilages,sa Colonel of the
Hungarian Guard, who happened to ride, into
the inn yard, was struck by the attractions of
a young and respectable female who had Just
algbtod fronthe earriage9 He came into the
breakfast room, exhibited the peculiarly
aristocratc airs, Of that peculiarly aristocratic
corps, paid the young lady marked attentions,
and annoyed her, and female friend who
travelled with her, in no ordinary degree. leAt
length thecarrage out again. andthe lady
hoped that she was free from her sudden and
very troublesome admirer. She was mistaken.
In a few minutes the Colonel was seenanatful
|gallop after the diligence, which of course he
soon overlook. Riding up to the window, he
d.
delayed merely for the purpose of mounting a
fresh horse, and rthat hentended to follow and
ascertain where she resided. v1P,y .s,i,dr,
This impertinence greatly ch9grined her,
but there was no remedy, and She sat in ST.
lence.s The Colonel, however, persisted, and
attempted toihold conversations with her,
which the iyeliness of his charger, hand
some Syrian horse, made every moment a
-. flall1
rider being equally obstinate, the matter came
to quarrel, and the gallant Colonel narrowly
escaped being dismounted.h Still pressting
in keeping his place at the window d passen-
germ the coach,aa remarkably simple looking
land silent, person, observed, that fM. lie Co
; lionel wished to come into the coach, he would
;The Colonel was delighted at the proposal,
and the seats were instantly exchanged; the
gallant hussar recommending it to the travel
Ter to ride carefully, as the horse was remarka-
! bly, highspirited; the traveller shrunk at the
news, but the Colonel was already in the dill
i, tgence, and he had obviouslyno ulternative.-
Tho diligence now rolled on, the traveller rode
timidly after it; but the charger seemed to
J have him entirely at his mercy, for he gallop-
ed sometimes back again, the rider in such a
state of alarm as attracted all eyes, and dgreat-
ly amused the gallant Colonel. AT length the
road emerged into one ofthe vast heaths which
are kept open for the Austrian cavalry maneu-
! vress7tHere. the charger appeared to- know his
own ground, for, after a few snortings and
Eboundings beside the diligence, he Was seen
suddenly to turn, and shoot away at fnll speed
{ bfrom the road, The Colonel and the passen.
. | to toJ h
unlucky rider unhorsed by his furious steed.-
nay, evidentlyh had althorough command of the
: horse, and, on reaching an eminence, half o
league off, was seen to, pull UP, take, off bis
and dash down the opposite side Of the hill.
The conclusion wasin now plain; the gallant
Colonelhad entrusted his valuable, charger to
f some of the. Gipsy horse dealers who rove
through Austria, and traffic and steal horses
throug ghout all Germany. The simple travel
ler had seen'his opportunity, and showed the
rare faculty of presence Of mind The Col
, onel was outrageous, his talent for conversa-
ton was ttrnedinto wrath at his ownfolly, and
he threatened to have the Gipsy hanged, drawn
and quartered, when he could catch him.
The travellers in the diligence felt no sympa-
fthy with the Colonel; hisimpertine had al
ready made him unpopular. The diligence now
stopred to, change horses AT the inn.atnote
was found, addressed to him, mentioning that
his charger was found to be an excellent gal
, loper; that il was in excellent hands; that tt
style for hisp personal use: and that, if the gal
laht Colonel had any more Of the same kind in
Bhis possession, they were worth taking better
=, care iof.7a,The note signed Herman Ser
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