Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-11-10
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FERENT FROM WHAT 1T WAS TAKEN FOR

FERENT FROM WHAT 1T WAS TAKEN FOR.
| am quiet, orderly citizen, little over
forty, and rather inclined to be stout In
deed, weigh about 200 pounds But that
is not on account Of tat. 1t is muscle-all
muscle.
| am quiet man, as | said, and rather a
little nervous. don't like to be hurried
not by any means. have a horror of hur-
rying, and all that sort Of thing. Like Cave
Johnson. am slow man. Slowness is
compatible with dignity, and for man not
more than four by six, my gait and mien
are majestic and imposing.
Well, sir, | had occasion to 90 out into
Westminster county one fine day, and from
some freak cf the devil which got into me,
must needs hire a vehicle and 90 it with
perfect rush SO went to Disbrow's in
the Bowery; Disbrow had taught my daugh-
Ter horsemanship, and a deuced good rider
she is, 10 be sure, and | asked him to get
me out a vehicle and a horse. SO he call
ed up one Of his myrmidons, who brought
out horse-a regular devil of a fellow,
with an eye like lighted cigar, and snort
like an earthquake. told Disbrow at once
that such an animal would not do for me,
I'd rather be hitchcd TO the tail of the east
wind, or runaway locomotive, or behind
the botomless pit IN harness. would
And SO | told him.
Horse after horse was trottcd out until |
LOST all patience. At length | said Il
want something quiet, very quiet, for am
quiet man. none of your harum serum
Gcvis-and if these are all your horses,
then | fummix."
W. ell, SIR said Disbrow, am anx-
ious to oblige, but | have but one other
horse. | do not like to let him out of the
stable-though he is quiet enough, he is
very old, and in very bad condition. How
ever you can see him if YOU like"
And see him | did. He wasn't beau
~, being rather lean but as he was quiet
he suited me, So took him.
The next difficulty was about a vehicle.
| didn't like anything nashy. | wanted a
sober turn out, and at length found some
thing in The back yard, fine serviceable
gig. Disbrow didn't wish me to have it,
as II had been long out ofuse, but insisted
on it, and SO the horse was put To it. | got
in very much pleased, though Twas httle
aston shed when Disbrow asked Of me as
particular favor, that | wouldn't mention
where obtained the horse and vehicle
This promised, of course, though could.
nj tell whv for the life OF me; for more
sober and quiet turn out am sure had ne
yer seen.
We started beautifully, sir, beautifully.
1t would have done your heart good to have
seen that respectable bay, as he moved
most majcstcaly along, conscious that 10
ordinary man was at his heels. As tok.
Ell OF penetration and of respect for my SUI
perlor worth, he kept his ears and eyes de-
pressed. AS for me felt my position as a
man, sir, who stands the superior of horses
ESPECIALLY of hired horses-and all other
portions of the brute creation.
Matters went along very well ur Ill we
lett The stone pavement. But no soon
had The COMPOUNDED horse struck the soft
ground, than he pricked up his stump tail,
| took the bit in his teeth. and began TO tote
/ himself forward at an alarming rate of speed.
| caught the reinS firmly and tried to stop,
in order TO receive my hat, which felt to
be sliding off; but might as well have let
1t alone. Sir,it is an alarming fact, that he
would not stop.
Here was an awful condition of affairs.
could not stop the horse, and | had no
hat-when the sun popped his round face
from the cloud, ard poured down his hot
test, as II my head was leaden bullet that
he was about &c melt, or an oyster pie that
he was about bake. Still did not feel
very much alarmed until to my utter dis