Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-09

E'SEIlEC'T VARIETY.3
EARLY Days in Illinois /;
rhe way colonel nElierIea on .he calf

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We have read many s'good ones of the early
settlers of the West, but the following, we believe,
is alftte ahead ofianythng we have seen, as yet.
AS it was related 10 usby Col. B., himself there is
| no doubt of its TRUTH i'' N''l' sti' ~ rs
The Colonel said he came to this State from On
endago county, New York, in 1882, when he was
| about nineteen, and though rather verdant IN lis
own estimation, lie was considered f.SoInc pump
kins'' blythe good people ofP where he first went
to reside The second year of his residence at P,
(hen small town. he was elected to the ofhceof
Constable, and of his first duties IN his. official
capacity was to levy, byyirtae OF execution, on
| the goods and chattels of country neighbor,
| II was new business to B. He had nevar be-
fore awrit of execution, and his IDEAS OF the
process of levying upon anything were quite org
| inal. 1t was fine, warm morning IN Alay,lwhen
the writ was put into his hands, with request that
it should be Immediately attended to- B looted Ii
something over mile, to the residence of the de-
| linQutnt. The beginning was easy enoughs.E -
He levied upon the wagon, the sled, the harness,
and even the horses i'll the ham, without difficulty,
they all remained stationary; even the old brindlc
| COW in the spacious harn-yard walked but lew
steps, and then allowed him 10 place his hand up
on her. But old brindle had n sprghtly calf OF
cbout three months, which seemed to have no
idea of making familiar upon so short an acqualn-
| tance. 1T .ad--d rt. sss i5.,.a sdi " .sbE4r.,i
b. looked despondingy at the calf asst bounded,
tail in the air 10 the further side of the yard His
very blandest GLOSSY, bossy, bossy,y as he extend
| ed his right hand cnticingly was regarded with
SUSPICION Oy lie misc cHleVOuS DONilt. I'd. lc-lcdu
he writ; he could put but one construction on its
meaning. 1t was 4 command TO levy upon all the
goods, chattels, &C., and il must be obeyed. Be-
sides, he would not risk the chances Of being laugh
ed at by other officers, and mayhap losing custom
| for being unable to levy upon calf; to give tup
was not be thought of. For some time the Colonel
tried with tie utmost sdupiter ,nodo to induce
young brinde to stand still, ''just long enough (to
use his words) for me to lay this small paper
i on your back and won't hurt you, You young
scamp" Ii was no go; GLOSSY" was not to be fool
| ed by the intruder's sdouecur B. concludedto give
4 chase. 10 '@iaFsah ieH .s1ri7i. 1.i.-hd ono
For nearly half an hour he worried himself in
| vain attempts to lay hold of "bossy's' hndmost
extremity. The sweat oozcd from every pore! He
threw on his coat and tucked his pants the tops
ofhis boots, and, with the wrtn his hand, renew
ed hiSchasc in the most determined manner. Away
went the calf, and away followed the Colonel
now taking I" the most direct route" round the straw
stack; now performing astonishing feats of agility
across the four-foot ditch that drained the yard );
over the old sled or "gudeman 81 milk stool one
moment almost within reach Of his VICTIM the next
nearly the distance Oft the yard apart. 1t was alucky
moment for b when young brndle halted op-
posite the stack, while he recovered his understand
ing from miscalculate leap that ended in the ditch
\ He walked slowly away. taking circuit that
brought him md the unwilling victim at opposite
sides of the stack; cautiously he crept around to-
wards the animals rear, and succeeded in Just
touching his family pride, (thc reader will excuse
us,) when away he bounded, and away again fol-
lowed the Colonel with the energy OF despair.lh
He Mt length sat down upon the sled to rest, and
master brindle came to stand at the corner of the
barn. with his launches slightly protruding. Again
b crept noiselessy along the barn, holding his
breath lest the unwary calf should take the hint
b. When within proper distance, hem made success
Il full spring, and caught the unprotected extremity
"Ah!'. said the Colonel, "the way the young scamp
travelled about the yard with me at the end of his
tail, was warning to green ,consta bles." = Round
., and round the yard theywent, b parting COM
pany with his hat and the "public documents there
in.' ,Hitching his left hand gradually along the
grasped extremity of the terrified brute, which ran
as calf never ran before, B. finally collected all
hisenergies, and making adesperate bound, brought
his right hand, containing the troublesome writ,
slap upon the creatures rIpmp, with the m muiunpnan'
Reclamation:
iissThere, you DEVILS imp !-you're tepied on, at
p. lastW 3,.i iliH ..Hsa.ts Fts eEuUi .;iitj,,,Lg
"This,n said the colonel (who is now an II. C,)
"was one of the first attempts to serve the State
and tell you sir, John Gilpin's celebrated ride
. was boys sport in comparison ~ I6!aicbl-q
A divine out South, who had noticed with pair
the continual absence from church of a gentleman
for many years constant worshipper met his negrt
servant and inquired why his master no longer at
H tended divine service. nip yaal igdi q ct ysi,,
"De fac is massa's been very bad, sab, and md Pzs
afraid he's gettin' wus."
IDS it possible 2" said the minister, in alarm
"can it be possible that he has thrown aside th'
I'd light of Christianity, and become a tlounderer IL
I'd the dark, cherries bogs of socialism, .. iia...
: "Nosah, wus an dat" replied the black, win
z lriournful shake of the head. h'i'tHise
5ls 81 was ever afrnil,p said the yenerated' gentle
Il man, sadly, tts classic lore would too strongly IN
10 cline him to heather mythology; he may yperchance
!aI have become afflicted wththe mental delusion
~ pantheism.'' H9a' Ia tG,',,iaL4n it'i9tLal,,
"Wusser STILL" muttered the black, dogardly.
"Alas p' groaned the preacher, .then he has be
I, leone lost in the dark abyss Of atheism n
T. "No sab athyism ISM acircpnstAneeThe,,s go
i de Rheumatism ~ ' = ;sa,l.iili III ia5usas sSas
ohn Campbell, Esq. living near ggSlington o 1aise sc
This season eight and fraction OF ground 90
rateT.meions which lie shipped TO h
: remaining TO- 900 are st in the patch : ~ - -.
must have been great hunter, for W
? lead in his eitares-s Forte dur eli fiat!