Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-05-13
TIE ADVANTAGE OF HouLDERS.


Every one who b3s ever bad vicious horse
'unavsy with him sill appreciation method
which will enable him TO holt oa TO toe AMI
mai. or hold him 10. aud will view with adj
miNuon The plain uuiutofed lfishman, who
discovered the USE ct the "houiders. 1t
breaks like a new light upon all who hear it
tof The first time. and throws the wonderful
discoyerer into the arms OF the admiring pub
tic, who will doubtless receive him shouts of
admiration and welcome him as a child Of
genius.
Not long since raw Iushman, whose name
might be Nu.roonev. or RaiietY, or MENU :
t'th, or McCarty, or any other name oil Irish
origin. except Riley-and it could not be that
'ur this honest fellow would never turn traitor
| 10 the country OF his adoption. ur to the very
devil himself il he had enlisted under bis ban
! ner-was recruited for the U. States Army,
| with the usual promise set forth in recruiting
| feudesyouz OF good treatment. medical stten-
drnce aud seven dollars month";" besides a
quarter section of land. and various other lit
Tie emoluments altogether too numerous to
mention. He was drawn for service IN the
Light Artillery Battery OF the gallant Major
Brdgg. and when being d fine "broth OF boy
he was told that he must learn to ride on
horse, he expressed bis decided preference in
boxes, IA caisson) as be was a hard case on
horse, never having bestr5de anything nearer
than pig IN oud Ireland. The preference
OF recruit is scarcely ever consulted, and as
the grave digger IN Hamlet said to one oil his
fellows. when explaining the meaning OF sui
eide, at is will he nil he, he goes" as his
commanding officer desires.
! ..When pat had been put through the manu-
l AL at .lp lp Il mn na # the.
caissou horses and the battery taken out To
/ drill. Tie was horribly frightened but ma ma
ged to keep his seat pretty well through
all the drill, but just as they were returning
home the command "trot' was given. Now
Pats horse having his head turned homeward
began to grow little rampant and com
menced ssrles Of caricUles very alarming 10
his raw rlder-raw in more than one sense OF
the word. Hold on to that horse therei =
shouted Major Bragg. 'Shufe, ca ptain, I'm
houiding on 10 the baste!" replied the recruit
SulI Tue horse grew more aud more rampant
and FESTIVE, and began plugging, rearing and
ddsillaS ahead lurlousiy, when the Major rode
up and discovered tba Paddy had driven h.
spurs INTO the animals side, roWe deep, and
was Ciluging on 10 them. flake those spurs
out oil. your horse, you scOundre." reared thr
Major; which order was Immediately ubeyed
but the horse finding himself relieved anC
rein grown Stacker as his rider bounded up in
his Saddle like an Indian rubber bal started of
at a swinging pace, the other horses eagerly
keeping up with him. At last poor Pat un
able to curb the fiery animal or keep his sea-
was pitched off, and tell between the horses
upon the pole of the caisson. TO which he
chung With desperate energy till the horse:
reached their quarters, when be was relieved
more dead than alive.
"Ohl captain, captain!' said he reproachlully
you We nigh been the death OF mer'
"i!' said the major ~" why didn't YOU
hold on you blockhead you?'
"Why didn't hould on? Oh, captain. sur
you knows yourself couldn't hould on will
out the houldersp' replied Pat sorrowiul
ly.
'Houlders! what the devil do you mean b
the houlders?' inquired the MAJOR.
''What do mean by ihern?" inquired Pa
why what else would name but thes
little jimmy things OH my heel here! Wba
else would thee be for but to hould on witt
Id like to know?'
Poor Pats misapplication of the spur neal
" cost him his ile, but he learned severe les
son, and he now solcmny declares "divil
boulder can you get ON my heels in this bles
sed world"