Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-10-01


ago, butwill lose nothing by its age. 1t was
all true.
certain young man in search of wife,
being out on accounting expedition, as is Gus.
iomary with young men, came late on Sunday
evening, aud in order TO keep the secret from
ms young acquaintance, determined TO he Of
nome ON Monday morning bright and early, SC
That us absence would not be noticed. But
DIS 4ihanced resided several miles from the
town ~ which hc sojOurned; and so, to over
come the distance, required the use of horse
Mounted on his horse, dressed in his fine white
summer pants, and other fixins in proportion
he arrives ut the residence of his inamorata,
where he is kindly received, and his horse
properly taken care OF, by being turned into
tue pasture for the night The evening, yea
the night passed away, but how to the young
man, Is nobody 3 business. Three O'Clock in
the morning arrived. Our hero was-awake
maybe had been SO all night-but il matter:
not three O'Clock Is the time for him TO de-
part, 80 that he might arrive at home before
his comrades were stirring. Not wishing tC
disturb the family OF his lady 1--we, who were
then wrapt in the arms of Morpheus, he sailed
iorth 10 the pasture to catch his horse but
mere was difiicDlty-the grass was too high
and loaded with dew. To venture in there
with his white pantaloons would rather take the
starch out of them, and lead to detection. 1t
!
bles so he quickly made his resolve. Ii was
three O'Clock in the morning, aud nobody stir
ring, so he carefully disrobes himself of his
valuable "whites" and places them in safety
on the fence, while he gave chase with I'M
screened pedals through wet grass after the
| horse. But the steed was fond of clover, and
had no notion of leaving il but our hero was
not to be thwIrted, although he began to realize
! tue truth of the old adage about the course of
true love, &os, and finally the horse was cap
tured.
Returning TO the fence where he had safely
suspended his lily white uDmentionabes--
Mirabile Dicta what a horrible sight met his
eyes. The field into which his horse had been
turned was not only shorsc PASTURE but scall
pasture, too, and the naughty calves, attracted
by the Whfe flag on the fence, had betaken
themselves to it, and, car like, had almost
eat them up--only few fragments Of this once
valuable article of his wardrobe now remained
only few snreds--iust sufficent to Indicate
what they once had been. What 4 pickle this
was for nice young man to be in.
1t was now daylight, and the industrious
farmers We're up and aOont, and our hero far
from home, with no covering for his travelling
apparatus 1t would not do to go back to the
house OF his lady love, as they were now all
up, and how could he get in without exhibiting
himself to his fair one, which might ruin his
match. No no, that wouldn't do. Neither
so bO ~ tONh III tlluI pllgUIs Inefe WAS
only one resource left him, and that was to Sc
crete himself in the bushes till the next night,
ana then get home under cover OF the dark
ness This he resolved to do, and according
" ND himself under athicket growth OF bushes,
oaiely md, he remained under the protection
" tpe pushes Tor some time and it may be
imagined that his feelings towards the calf
kind were not the most friendly character. Inf
ere long his seclusi9n was destined to be in
ruue1 upon. The family Of his fair one, sec
ing us horse still remaining in the pasture
enqiired OF the lady what she had done with
her lover. She was nonplussed She only
NhVW n hau lelt about three o'clock in the
morning. Ihlngs didn't look right il he had
gone, why did no leave bis horse Suspicious
We're awakened. by and bye, the bows who
had beeh ont to feed the calves returned with
the remnants OF the identical white garments
winch adorned the lower limbs of their late
VISITOR They were mangled and torn to shreds.
An inquest was immediately held over them.
| some aWial late had betallen the unfortunate
young man. The neighbors were soon sum-
mOhed to search for his corpse, and the posse
WIN all speed set out with dogs and arms TO
the search. The pasture was thoroughly scoura
gu, and then the adjacent thicket5. when
our hero was driven from his lair by the keen
scent Of the dogs, all safe, alive, and we'll, INIT
minus the linen. An explanation then ensued
AZ tne expense Of our hero but he was sue
/
Is now living comfortably in one of the -four
ishing little towns in Iowa.
The CRIsIs-Everythlng in the way Of news
Gems to be thrown into the shade by the
monetary difficulties. Intelligence of the n
hahcial troubl here have flown over the cour-
Try lSr and Wide. In Baltimore 1t produced "A
run on the banks, which ended in Il total sns
pension OF specie payments. At Washington
one hank to stand the run. int tho Ipat sn,.
I Cunhgd. A ptfqhprar -
| arg an general suspense n, and a similar re-
! SUIT TOOK place at Harrisburg, Lauca ,trr Read
g, and other Pennsylvania towns. There
we're reports on Saturday that the Jersey bank
i!'u also suspended. In New York the agita-
tI"n continues, and discounts rule higher Than
yer, but the banks refuse to SUSPEND. anJ
consider thems Ives strong enough to stand
.ht pressure. At Boston the news from Pbila-
ielphla caused great excitement, as our
nuslness with all the eastern States is very
tarse. Nevertheless, thus far, the Boston
BANKS nave determined not TO suspend.
olLce the monetary panic commenced, with
the failure Of the Ohio Life and Trust Compa-
ny, there have been one hundred and two bns- |
ness failures, suspensions, ETC., in New York
city and lortY-fve in Philadelphia. When the |
Baltimore banks suspended the street rates of |
discount fell from the ruling rate OF "a per
cent month to per cent. In Philadelphia
suspension mas mad SIMILAR effect, though,
perhaps, temporarily.
= learn from various authentic sources of |
me failure OF the firm Of Garner < Co., the |
afgest domestic dry-goods commission house
n Jew York City, liabilities reaching three
lions Of dollars, nearly all falling due with
n sixty days. The house is very wealthy, its
ssets ranging from five to seven millions, but |
money could not be had.
On Friday night S25O, 900 in specis was sent |
n to the Philadelphia banks from New YORK,
Il course being in payment of balances.
ENGLISH VIEW OF MORMON AFrARs-Tbe
london Times appears to take a lively interest
. the proceedings of the United states gov
shiheht IN reference to the Mormons Of Utah,
assumes that the President has resolved ssto
rcak up the community, ut Utah''-meaninr
ioDaoly, at Great Salt Lake Cty--and adds
lhere VIII be great difficulties, owing to .Ls
eakhess OF the federal government, half Of
nose ierce is reported TO have deserted al
'ady. But the new President is a resolute
IAN When he has undertaken anything, and We
ope tho days of this abomination are now
ouhleu' We certainly ought to wish Tor this
'r II must be confessed that we are n good
cal concerned in the growth of Mormonism.
IS TACT that the majority OF the community
= IT, Carafolno says nine-tenths-are Eng
sh, Scotch and Welsh. How is this2 WIG
responsible for this 2 What have our orth0-
OK parish priests been doing, and what have
lr ORTHODOX dissenting ministers been dDiae.
lat their own congregations have been the
eders OIL such an enormity us thsl
III IS a very poor consolation, but perhaps IL
some little consolation, to find that with re-
'ect to our own people fanaticism has had
ore to do with The current to this wretched
fusion than vice. 1t would, indeed, be-
eadiul to think that so many thousands of
IT men, and especially our women, had de-
snedly and with their eyes open, Joined a
=. o. the grossest polygamy. But it is