The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-10-13

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w '''' ma /" VIII C'I-c',.-- i-,.rl,'o,.'
We had passed Chicken I>l,nI and ~
''m""N nous" with the stone raElc and ,hr
one son" chimney. in which General Wash.
'h@'oh sept, aS he laadr it a point 10 >l,c, j.,
every old stone house in Wc>t,bcs,e~ co,,,,.,
ana had gon" pretty far on the road, past the
cemetery. when Mrs Sparrow.ra>< s,iJ suJ.
"e'Iv' PEAR what is the matter with vonr
horse As had been telling the children,
all The stories about the river on the way I
han managed TO get my head pretty we'll in
>'"r The carriage. and, at the time sac spoke.
was Keeping look-on, in front with M,
pack. Ih" remark of Mrs. S,,arrowcr,.S
'ndnr'd me t" turn about aud found ,bc
new horse bchaviHL in 'hc mo>' unaccor,,,
hit manner. III" was nninc down hin u,.l
his nose almost to the uronnd ru,r;,., ,,
wagon first on this side and then ON ,b, n,,,,.r
thon"ht OF the remark mad. hv the man
ana turning a"ain to Mrs Sp,rrow,r,ss
>a'l' "Playtu!. isn't he :" The next mo,,,r,
! heard something breaking AWAY -,
front, and then the Rorkaway o,,.
'nrch and stood still Upon cy,n;,,,,o, !
'o"nd the new horse had trmbl.d down. bro.
Ken one shalt. gotten the other throrrh ,h,.
'"''k rem SO as TO b:lny his head n2 with
round turn and besides had managed 20 90,
ON" ct the traces in a >inolr hitch around
of hind leg .\S soon As | had taken All n.
Young ones ana Mrs. SparrowrraSS ont ,f
me horkawav. went to libcratc the hors.
VINO was choking very fast with the ,h..,L
rem II Is unpleasant 70 get vour G>h;,,
I'm" INTO a tang'e when Won are in b,r.,.
for bites, bat never saw G>,,in,r limo ~ s,,.i
fan@ie as that harness. However. set to
work with penknfr, and cut him on. in
such way as to make getting home by our
conveyance Impossible. When he 90; nv, h..
WIS the >!rcp'c>: looking horse ever Saw
Mrs. >rarrowGraS>. sad |. wont Won stav
here with the children until 90 to the n.,r
-. -. ,"''" mouse Mrs. SParrowgra>s re-
pl"d that She would Then took tho borso
WIN me to get HIM ont Of the way of tb,.
chiI'ren. ana went In search Of assistance
Inc hr>t thing the new horse did whom b.,
9ot about quarter Of m.c from tn. scor.
VI ."e a'clnth'. was TO fumbic down bank
Fortunately the bank was NOT over ta,,u
feet high. but as went with him.mv trow..r,
were rent III crIcNouS manner. Wh;Io
was getting the new horse on his feet ao,;,,
saw a colored person approachinc. who
came to my assistance. The first Thin, bo
did was to pull out large isck- knife. and tho
next was 20 open the new horses month and
run the blade Two or three times inside of
the new horses gums. Then the new horse
commenced bleeding. "Dah. sah," said the
man. shutting up his Jack knife, EFF badn.,
been 'or dat yer. your hos would A. hin i,
goner." What's the matter with him :"
SAID J. "Oh, he's on'y iis' got de blind st,o-
gers das all. say. said he, before | was
nan indignant enough at the man who had
>o'd me such an animal, SAY. n.t vour nams
S." | replied that nv name
was oparrowgrasS. oh, | knows Won
orung some fowls once to Won place. Ibeerd
bout you and YOU hos. Dat's de hos ds,.s
.ot de heaves SO bad. leh leb, You be,,..
sell dat hos. determined TO take his ID
wee and employed him to lead nv nurrbass
o the nearest place where he would he ca,.d
or. Ihen | went back 10 the Rockawar hnt
net Mrs SParrowgrass and the children IN
ne road coming 10 meet me. She had ltft {
naH IN charge Of the Rockawav. Wbep W. F,