The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-09-02
A GOOD JOKE.
We were told a fewsdays ago a Joke

a. young man not q thousand miles from
Cedar County, which,. as we have never
seen it in print, we consider it worth re-
latings The circumstance happened some
time ago, bat will lose nothing by its age
It was told, to Us by one who knew. and
who said it was all true So. ,A..4I'
A certain young man in search Of q
wife, being out on counting expeditions,
as is customary with young men, came late
on Sunday evening, and, lin order to keep
his secret from his young acquaintances,
determined to be at home on, Monday
morning, bright and early, SO that his alb
sence would not be noticed. But his
afianced resided several miles from the
town in which he sojourned; and so, to
overcome the distance, required the use of
a horse. Mounted on his horse, dressed
ia his fine white summer pants, and other
fxins in proportion, he arrives at the resi-.
dence Of his inamorata, where he is kindly
received, and hishorsel properly taken care
of by being turned into the pasture for
the night. Theevening-yea, the night
passed away, but how the young man
is nobody'ss business Three O'Clock in
the morning arrived. Our hero was a.
wake-may be he had been so all night
but it matters not; three o'clock is the
time for him to depart, so that he might
arrive at home before his comrades were
stirring. Not wishing to disturb the FAM
lily of his lady-loye, who were theE wrapt
in the arms of Morpheus, he sailed forth
to the pasture to- catch his horse; but here
was dificulty-the grass was too high
and loaded with -dew.oFgTo venture i'm
there with his white partaloonsi would
rather take the starch out of them, and
lead to detection. : 1t would not do to go
in his white urnentionables, so he quick
ly made his resolve. 1t was. three o'clock
in the morning, sand nobody stirring, so
he carefully disrobes himself of ssvalua.
BILE s'whites" and places them in safety en-
the fence, while he gives chase with unl
screened pedals through wet grass after
the horse. But the steed was fond of clos
fyer, and had no notion of leaving it. But
our hero was not to be thwarted, although
he began to realize the truth of the old
adage about the course Of true love, &C.,
and finally the horse was captured. g Z e.
Returning to The fence where be had
safely suspended his lily white anmention-
ables-Ot mird6i1e' dsctI what horrible
sight met his eyesl T The field inSN which
his horse had been turned was not only a
"horse pasture" ,"abut s'calf pasture' too,
and the naughty calves, attracted by the
aoltite flag on the fence, had betaken' them.
selves to it, and, calf Ike, had almost eaten
them ap!Aonly few well-chewed frag-
ments of this once valuable article of his
wardrobe now remained only q few
shreds-just sufficient to indicate what
they once had beenl What pickle this
was for q nice young man to be in!'.a 80
o1twas now daylight, and the Industrious
farmers were up and about, and our hero
far from home, with no covering for his
'eraveling apparatus" It would not do
to go back to the house Of Ills lady love,
as they were now all up, and how could
he get inaiwithout exhibiting himself to
his fair one, which might ruin his match?
/ No, no; that wouldn't do. Neither could
he go to town ID that plight. There was
only one resource left him. and that was
to secrete himself in the bushes till the
next night, and then get home under cover
of the darkness.s This he resolved to do,
and accordingly hid himself under thick
ct growth of bushes. is9eas3 50 az ID Il
i Safely hid, she remained under the pro-
lection of the bushes for some time; and
it may be imagined; that his feelings to-
ward the calf kind were not of the most
friendly character; but ere long his seclu-
sion was destined to be- intruded upon.
The family, of his fair one, seeing his horse
still remaining in the pasture, inquired oi
the lady what she had done with her. lover.
She was non-plussed. She only knew he
had left about three o'clock in the morn
ing. Things didn't look right if he had
gone, why did he leave his shorse7 Suspi-
tcions were awakened. By and by, the
boys who had been. out to feed the calves
returned with the remnants of the 1identi.
cal white garments which adorned the low.
Ter limbs of theirlate visitor. They were
mangled and torn to shreds!s An Inquest
was Immediately held ,over them. Some
awfdl fate had bef.Hen the unfortunate
J. young man. The eIeighborss were soon
i summoned to, search. for his corpse, and
I the posse with all speed set out with dogs
and arms to the search. The pasture was
/ thoroughly secured. and then the adjacent
lfthickets, when. 10! our hero was driver
from his lair. by the keen scent Of ths
dogs. all safe, alive and well, but minu.
the linen. An explanation then ensued
lat the expense of our hero; but be wal
|successful in the end, and married the lady
and is now living comfortably in one of th.
lfonrishing little towns in Iowa. ii ae
4 Thou shall; not carry off the editors
!, Exchanges, unless thou art sure he is don,
!. with them; neither shalt thou talk to hin
when heis reading proof or writing. lest b
get angry and kick thee out Of the sane
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