The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-11-25
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early settitfa Of the West, but the following
We brlieve, Is little head Of anything we
nsye aecn yet. Asit vas related to Us by
tr0th -I ~ - S1O' y '''
The coloneIssia he came from this State
'f9ni Onehdasd county, New York, IN 1882,
Wneh le ne 80 al out nineteen, and though
rather verdlbt in his own estimstinn 5e
was considered some punkins'' by The good
people Of p, here he first went To reside
The second year Of ls residence al r. ,(,l,en
small town,) he was elected TO the office
ofConstable, and one Of his first duties in
bis official capacity was 10 levy, by virtue
Of an ex 'cution, on the goods and chattels
OF a country neighbor.
il was new business 10 B. He had nev.
er before seen writ Of execution, and his
ideas Of the process Of levying upon any.
thing were quite original. 1t was fine,
warm morning in May, when the writ was
put into his hands, With a request that il
Should be imms diatcly attended TO. D.
looted il something over a mile, 10 the resi-
dence Of the delinquent. The beginning
was easy enough.
He ievieO upon the wagon. the sled, the
harness and even the horses in the barn,
without difficulty, they all remained station
ary; even the old brinlle COW in the spa
cions barn-ynrd walked up few steps, and
then allowed him 10 place his hands upon
her. Bot old brindle had sprightly calf
of about three months, which seemed to
have no idea Of making familiar upon 80
short an acquaintance.
B booked despondlBgly at the calf as it
bounded, tell inthp air, 10 the further side
of the yard. His very blandest "bossy.
bossy, bossy,' as he extended his right hand
enticingly, was re6ard-d III suspicion 5y
the misehievous bovine. b. re-read The
wit; he couidr put but one construction on
its meaning. II was commund 10 feyyup-
on all the goods. .chattcls. &c, and il mnst
be obeyed. Besides, he would not fi,k the
cfances OF being laughed at By other Off
GERS, and mayhap losing custom fOr being
unable levy upon a cali; TO give IL up
was not TO be thought Of. For some time the
Colonel ,ried with the utmost suGDiter IA
mod0 To induce young brindie TO stand still,
''iest long cuough'(tO use hisown worls) for
me 10 lay this small paper on your back. and
WON'T hurt you, you young scamp" Il
was 10 60; glossy was not TO be fooled by
the intruder's dolccur. b. concluded 10
give chase.
For nearly haitian hour be worried him
self in vain attempts to Law hold nf .'5ossy's
hindmost extremity The swsat ouzed
from every pore. He threw off his coat and
tucked his pants into the ton OF his boots and
with the writ in his hand, renewed his chase
in the most determined manner. Away
went the calf, and away followed the Colo
nel-now taking ..the most direct route.p
round the straw stack; noy performing as.
tonishinp fests ofaoility across the (our.loot
ditch that drained the ward; over the old
sled or .sgudeman's stooi:n one moment al
most within reach OF his victim. the next
nearly the distance of The yard apart II
was Iuckv mo,nent for r -v;heu
vouu., hrindia halted onodsiia ,ba s,ack
while he recovered hi. understandino rom n
miscalculated lean that ended in The ditch.
He walked sJoylv t,Lirp a. ci-ci,i. that
brought him and The: unwilling victim at pp-
nos;te si,es of the s,ack. ca,,,;ous To- bc ere n,
sronnd towards the animal. roar and ,u,,-
coded IN ;ost tonching iIv nridp. the
render wiI excnse ms. ! 'vb. n AWAY he bonnd-
ed, and away again Culiowed tbe Colopel
with the energy of dispnir. .--l-.-.
He at length sat down on the Shed to rest
ana master brindle came TO stand al the cor
ner OF The barn, with his launches slightly
Protruding. AGAIN B--crePt noiselessly
along the Darn, hoiulng MS oreath lest the
unwaTy Call should take tine hlnt. When
wltmn proper distance, ne niue sucot ss-
inl spring, and caught Its unprotected ex-
tremlty! "Ah!' suid tie t'SlUnel' the way
the young scamp Travelled about lhe yarh
with me at the end nl ms TAIL was warn
ing to green eonstfoies. hounA and
round' the yard they went B--Pafene
company with his nat ana the pnnhc Goru
mehts thereih. hiteh'hg 9 ms lrt nan
gradually along the grasPed extremity o' 'i
terrinen nIu't' "h,ch rah as can never RAJ
oelore'D'nnahy connected dit ME eIefg - u
making autsPeldte oouhu' "'ousHt n,s = ~
manu. Gohtalnlhg l"e' trouu.eSouie WITH sii
upon tiie creature fuhP' WIN 'he 'ri''iPi'
an. !. .t,3,' 11 oiuni It'oi
mere you ue'"'s VA P'--y'" 'e 'e'i'" u"
"t ,aSt' :,
ms, sa'u tue Colonei, OF ("ho y now al
NJ. ~ WIS o"e " I"y "''o.nP'9 ~
serNe ,ile IIts.', aug te', {ou; s"' 'oH.
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lEcREAsEs AVERAGE DURATION OF LIFE
--Professor Bachanan, in aninterestIng.lec
iure before the Mechanics Institute OF Gin
cihnatt' makes the following observation
upon the average duration OF lite, the ense
inspart of improved medical science. II,
says, that in the latter part of the sixteenth
century, ,sone-halfof all that were born, die'