The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-09-23
MORRIS & WILLIAMS, Publishers and proprietors.


he was lean, as he moved most, majestical-
y along, he seemed conscious no ordinary
man was at his heels, And as token of
respect and veneration for my superior
worth, he kept his ears and tail down prop.
erly depressed. ..a,aa r.5 qs.fag
As for me, I felt my position as man,
sir, who, stands the superior of horses,
and--especially Of hired horses-and all
other portions of the brute creation.
Matters went along very well until we
left the stone pavements. But no sooner
had the confounded lean old horse struck
the soft ground, than he pricked up his
ears. erected his stump tail took the bit in
his teeth, and began to put himself forward
at an alarming rate of speed.
f.. I caught hold of the reins firmly, and
tIed to stop the horse, in order to get my
hat which Ifelt to be sliding off, but Knight
as well have left it alone Sir, it is an
alarming fact, he would not stop.
Here was an awful condition of affairs.
/ could not stop the horse, and I had no
hat; while the sun popped his round face
from the cloud, and poured down his hot
test, as if my head was a leaden bullet that
he WAS about to melt, or an oyster pie that
he was about to bake. Still did not feel
very much alarmed, until, to my dismay, /
heard some wheels, and up came two
bloods in a dashing buggy, with a fiery
pair of horses, and they, the bloods that's
challenged me to race. .....s5.
Me! the father of a family! a quiet, res
Ipectable citizen, a racing on the Bloom
| Iingdale Roadi IA pretty jokei and so !
was about to tell 'em, when the abomina-
BILE beast that was dragging me- without
asking my consent accepted the challenge
Lon his own hook k--and then, put ont, as if
somebody had been kindling up q fire un-
der his hind quarters. So
Gracious! my blood curdles when
think Of it! Before could say "stop hiln!'
/ was out of all hearing. Phew! how we
went. The trees aud the horses, the dogs
and the milestones, went racing the other
way. as if the old hoy was in 'em. We
passed everything. I feltas if I was hitch,
ed to the telegraph. The perspiration
rolled down. my checks like the cataract
of Niagara The wind had been blowing
in our direction pretty strong, but we went
so fast that it had to blow the other way.
Our velocity was so great that my head
| got cool, because the sun beams didn't get
tihie to make it hot. Golly--thunder!--
1t was ike lightning! Nothing shorter
On we went. The Black Rider, John
Gilpin, Mazeppa, and forty locomotives
wasn't circumstance People tried tc
keep up with me with their three minute
crabs, but it was no manner of use.
felt that my hour was come. / knew tina
!. should never behold Sukey, my dea1
! wife, nor Clarissa Melinda Jane, M,
! daughter, nor my boy Bob. And then t.
! leave the world at such a time, when ther,
was sucha prospect in the rise of stocks
: 1t was awful It was terrific! Then
was not prepared to die. had not sait
? my prayers for long time. tried to re
! member the Lords Prayer, but couldnh
commenced it, and got as far as, mo,
4 T. lay me down to Sleep but forgot th
! rest / remembered that / had forgot m
card case and no one in the region woul
n know where to take my maDgled remains
i So little was l prepared for an awful, sud
den catastrophe io Eiitsa aof
But no stop! As / passed taveri
i the fellows cried out go it, old hoss!
j o! useless adjurationi He did GO it! :
> llFs On he went over the bridge, and up th
! hill past Macomb's Old Mrs. Macon
ri md her pre- ty daughters were standil
j lat the door, and they started back in
7 pretty fright.
III But just as / was expecting to hay
! lmy trains knocked out, and was wonde,
!. ing how | should let my wife know ths
Iny. will was in the third pigeon-hol
from the lief in the upper row in m
II desk, the horse came to stony place
), the road. No sooner did his feet strik
this land of fint, than smack down wer
= his tail and ears, and he resumed the SAN
! docile, quiet position which he had r,
! sumed at the start.
II n But L didn't intend to tempt Prov
+ dence. No, sir, I got out and led Il
,e animal, having, luckily, but a short di
tance to go. 9R
Il When arrived at my place of dest
le nation, sent the horse and vehicle hon
ut lin the care of the ostler, while I waite
h land came down in the stage like ms
il and Christian s.a.t - {
l.. tH- A 5Vicksburg correspondent a
"a tsnres us, in a private letter, that the fo
ut flowing resolutions were passed by Il
; Board of Councilman IN Canton, Missi
e. sipi: es bs.a .sfts8E s l.ss .sls
a 81. Resolved by this Council that '
e. build a new Jail. ea al3sa 9a at'siss
lie aS Resolved that the new jai! be bu
It. ont of the materials of the old jail . !.
Mt "3. Resolved that the old Jail be us,
I'd until the new Jail is fnished.'' . ,ztase
Could Dublin or Cork beat this?
K e An Irishman attending Quak
I Injecting heard d young Friend make Il
be following announcement: S 81.
OF Brethren am going tomarry daug
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