Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-03-15
AN APOLOGIZE.
Br 8. sourHwoRru, ESQ.

4 BIZ D. bOuThWVhAnS AS~'
! Two travellers both bound on the same jour-
ney stopped one night al an inn by the road
| side, and remained there till morning. Ihey
rose early, paid their bills, and ordered their
! horses. Their names were John Smith, Jr. OF
| Arkansas, and S. S. Southworth.
Smith started first, leaving Southworsh ne,
bind to adjust defective bride. lie had
scarcely proceeded a rod, when little puppy
ran from cottage door, and began yelping at
the heels of his palfrey. Neither Smith nor
| his horse took any notice Of the impairment
| little canine rascal; on the contrary he was
suffered TO yelp till he lost his wind and pow
er of locomo,ion, when he thrust out his
tongue, drew his tail behind his legs. like 9th
| er puppies, and returned to his knell exhaust
| ed by his own impo,ent venom.
| A shor, lime afterwards, Southworth having
! repaired his defective bride, made his appear
| ance on the back Of his palfrey. The pup,
| having recovered from his eyer,ion again made
his appearance and assailed the heels OF the
horse on which Sou,hworth was riding. The
animal became somewhat frightened; and as
| Southwark was man Of a temperature some
| what irritable, he dismounted and drove the
little rascal away but the moment he remoun'
ted, he was attacked again. Again and again
] he dismounted, and hurled vengeance at the
puppy; out all was Of no avail, for the attack
| was repeated as often as he remounted his pail
| frey.
At last, finding that he was making fool
Of himself, 10 crafty puppy, he gave loose
! to the reins, and in less than five minutes his
canine assailants Tapped out his tongue, stow
| ed away his tail and sneaked into hole OF a
large ,ree that lay in the roadside.
He now pursued his journey uninterrupted.
| ~, and at late hour of the evening reached
! the inn at which it was agreed that he and his
travelling companion should remain the ensu-
ing night.
The day had been excessively warm and
sullry; and when Southworih reached the ru-
raj hotel. he was jaded with The fatigue of the
days ride and incidents, and found that his
friend Smith, who had arrived two hours be-
fore him, had taken bath, changed his linen,
and was sitting in the shade of cool veEnan-
dab, enjoying the luxury of an odorous Ha-
vanah."
my stars !" exclaimed Southworth. as he
leaped from his horse; show wearled am
This has been fatiguing days ride, by 81.
Pe,er!''
"And where, in the name Of heaven, have
you been al! the whle?" inquired Smith. IL
waited for you an hour or more on the road.
yet you come not; ! have been here two hours
or more; and perfectly refreshed and do not
suffer the least exhaustion"
"Wheye have | been % returned South
worth. Why as soon as had mounted my
palfrey, and had started confounded little
puppy assaulted my horses heels, and it took
me an hour TO frighteu the rascal from me-"
"And is tina, all inquired Smith. The
same little sccundrel attacked me. took no
| notice of him; and by refusing 10 strike at
him, or to notice him in any way, he soon dis
covered his own con!emp,ibleness, and ran off
jus. like every sneaklng yelpDg puppy that
that you meet with in life, and crept into his
kennel. And now for The MORAL Sonih-
worth. The man who, in his passage through
life, pauses TO notice every scoundrel and pup.
ply that insolen,ly assails him, will lose his
| time. his temper, his money, and his reputa-
| tion."-Gazette Extra.