Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-01-08
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i Touching Appeal.

ton TO the appeal Often has the pen Of
Kate's disconsolate master enriched our
columns and delighted our readers with
vivid narratives Of piseatorial recreations
We sincerely sympathize with our friend
and join in the wish expressed BY our
contemporary-th the property viii be
restored without other reward than the
consciousness of doing good action;
To the Citizens Of the Commonwealth
Of New Jersey. Greeting
DEARLY BELOVED Know ye that I
was possessed Of beautiful mare, named
Kate, and that on the oath Of September
last, she was stolen, by ssome denizen, I
fear, Of your State, and was traced to
Deckertown, where the trail was lost |
trust you viii not therefore regard it as
impertinent in me, if, in these affective
circumstances, l invoke your aid
That you may know something Of the
depth Of this affection, I will recount
some Of the excellent qualities of this
quadruped, which are many and great -
She is very kind il her disposition, and
whether in harness or under tie saddle,
she is pronounced by those who know her
best, to be the most complete Of her spe-
cies. No terrors can alarm her, no acci-
dent can provoke her to run and she
will jump 50 gently over a hemlock log
that may have fallen across the road, if
you are in a sleigh, that you hardly know
anything las happened She is real
missionary in her feelings, and delights
in nothing more than in bearing her mas
ter out into the destitute settlements to
preach. She IS punetual in attendance
upon the presbytery; but snufs at those
deacons who, when they know that the
presbytery IS to meet in their place, have
no oats yet threshed out Hospitable in
her feelings, she loves to see this kind
ness exenpliied in others
She loves to have good preachers horse
drop in Of Saturday evening; SIZE cheer
fully welcomes him to a stall by her side.
and IS willing to share with Inn her last
morsel " hen her master il wearied with
study. she loves to bear him out on little
excursions. in which he may obtain, by
means Of his fly rod, bountiful supply
for his breakfast table
She knows every good trout stream and
hole within ten miles of this place but
viii trot past a pickerel pond without
deigning to notice it. She thinks minis
ters of the Gospel do right to preserve
their calling, and in accordance with apos-
tolic example Many excellent doctors
of divinity, who have sought recreation
and health in the country, she has borne
on excursions Of this character, and re-
ceiyed their warm concentrations while
she, on the other hand, highly esteemed
them. as sensible men.
She aims to do every thing from cor
rect principles, and could not be induced,
for the sake of exercise, to neglect a sin
gle known duty. She was never known
to turn away from the poor and the af-
h,cted because they were in humble cir
cumstances, but would stand by them to
the last, even though compelled, for want
Of food to gnaw post. STE rejoiced in
visits Of mercy, and cheerfglly went any
distance to impart comfort to the disoon-
solatc, or to aid them in the burial Of
their dead She was excellent at funcr-
ais, having a very fast walk aul was ever
at the service Of the iuGrm and aged, on
such occasions. She would lead pro-
cession for miles. faster than any horse
ever known in this region. aud yet not so
cut Of a walk And what shall | say
more, excepting that In a single sentence,
she is the most perfect Of her kind, and
her loss TO me is great and irreparable-
Dear Kate, shall | never see your pleas
ant face again
A liberal reward has been offered for
information leading to her recovery and
/ engage suitably to increase it, if neces-
sary, TO any sum not exceeding hundred
dollars. ] am willing to buy her Of any
one who has unwittingly purchased her Of
tie thief and VIII secure him from loss.
if lie will give her mp and if the thief
himself viii bring her back, | will give
him the reward and ask no questions
That YOU may know what kind Of an
animal she is, / viii describe. as she was
when stolen. She is Of medium size.
chestnut color. beautifully formed, fow
ing name and tail, deeply cut in the mouth
by the bit, IS very feet, having never been
struck with the whip, her feet very small,
the hind ones white, with windgalls and
marks of interfering, has no superior as
lady's horse, was tie delight Of my daugh-
ters, IS old enough to be grandmother.
bat is as sprightly as a colt, and IS mark
cd with tho collar and saddle very slight
ly. Could YOU see her turn out in
Wing procession, you would think her
feet hardly touched the ground I never
knew her predictions however, for she
IS a prudent animal bat I always fan
cieG that when she turned cut in a pro-
cessIon Of the opposite party. her head
and tail rather dropped; bat she always
went cheerfully when borrowed on such
occasions, and was bat slightly influenced
IN her feelings by the company Size was
In. or she was too polite TO show t.
Governor johnson paid a visit to this
place after she had been stolen, and. I say
II with great reluctance. that he never IN
q8ircd about Kate. nor came 10 condole
With me, nor offered to issue his proc
lamatjon, although the crime was 50 base
and had been committed within tie pre-
c.ncts Of his official rule But 4" / write
this more in sorrow than in anger, aud
be IS justly punished fer his Official dclin-
4uancy
Lest my efforts to recover Kate should
fail, invoke your aid. citizens Of New
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