The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-12-10

Courtins Ia Iowa.
The following circumstances happened in
Cedar county, Iowa:

The following circumstances happened in
Cedar county, Iowa:
A certain young man being out on
counting expedition came late on Sunday
evening, and in order TO keep bis secret
from his young acquaintance, determined
to be At home bright and early ON Monday
morning. Mounted on bis horse, dressed in
his fine, white summer pants, and other fix
ms in proportion, he arrives at the residence
Of his inamorata, where he was kindly re-
ceived and his horse properly taken care Of,
being turned into the pasture for the night.
The night passed away, and three o'clock in
the morning arrived. Three O'Clock was the
time for him 10 depart, so that he might
arrive at home before his comrades were
stirring. lie sailed forth to the pasture
to catch his horse but here was difficulty
the grass high ard loaded with dew TO
venture IN with white pan.aloons on would
rather take the starch out of them, and
lead to detection. 1t would not do 10 90
in with his white unnlentionablcs, 10 he
quickly made bis resolve. He carefully dis.
robed himself Of his valuable whites and
placed them in safety on the fence, while he
gave chase with unscreencd pedals through
the wet grass, after the horse.
Returning 10 the fence where be had safely
suspended his lilly-whte unmentionables-
what sight met his eyes. The field into
which his horse had been turned was not
only " horse pasture, but calf pasture"
too, and the naughty calves attracted by tho
white flag on the fence, had betaken them
unlyoa IN ~ onJ calf ILa 81 N. t.,c tbn,,, 49,,
Only few well-chewed fragments Of this
once valuable article Of the wardrobe now
remained-only few shreds ust sufficient
to indicate what they once had been -
What n pickle this was for u nice young
man TO be in
II was now near daylight and the farmers
we're up aud about, and our hero far from
home, with no covering for his travelling
apparatus" II would not do to 20 back To
the house Of his lady.lovc, neither could he
90 TO town in that plight There was only
one recourse left him, aud that was to sccretc
himself in the bushes until the next night
and then 70 home under cover OF the dark
ness.
Safely hid, he remained under cover OF the
bushes for some time, and it may be imagined
that his feelings towards the calf kind were
not Of the most friendly character but ere
long his secusions were destined 10 he in
truded upon. by and by, the boys, who
had been out to feed the calves, returned
with the remnants Of the Identical white gar
ment which adorned the lower limbs Of their
late visitor They were mangled and torn
to shreds! An inquest was Immediately
held over them. Some awful fate had be-
fallen the unfortunate young man. The
neighbors were summoned to search for the
mangled corpse, and the possec with oil speed
set out with dogs and arms The pasture
was thoroughly secured, and then the ada
cent thickets, when To- our hero was driven
out from his lair by the keen scent Of the
dogs, oil safe, alive and well, minus the linen
An explanation then cnsued at the expense
Of our hero, but he was succ,ssiul IN the end
and married the lady, and IL now living com.
ior,ably in one Of the tiourishng little towns
! of Iowa.