The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-10-28
TWO ways OF TELLING a STORY,
TO BE READ ONLY BY. UNolVlL BoEs.

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TO BE READ ONLY BY. UEoIVtL BOYS.
In one of the most populous cities of
New England, few years since, q party
of lads, all members of the same school
got, up grand sleigh-ride Tie sleigh
was large and splendid one, drawn BY
six gay horses.
On the day following the ride, as the
teacher entered the school room, he
found his pupils in high merriment, as
they chatted about the fun and frohc of
their excursion. In answer to some in
quiries which he made about the matter;
one of the lads volunteered to give an
account of their "trip and its Incidents
AS he drew near the end of his story,
he exclaimed ooh, sir! there wassoue
little circumstance that I had almost
forgotten. AS we were coming home
we saw queer looking affair iin the
road. 1t proved to be a rusty old
sleigh, fastened behind covered wagori
proceeding at a very slow rate, and tai.
ing Up the whole road. 1-,~
Finding that tho owner was not ais
posed to turn out, we determined upon
yolIey of snow-balls. and good bur:
rah. They produced right effect, for
the crazy machine turned out into the
deep snow, and the skinny old pony
started on full trot.
GAS we passed some cne gave the old
jilt of a horse good crack, which mado
him run faster than he ever did before,
I'll warrant And SO with another VOL
ley of snow balls pitched into the front
of the wagon, and three times three
cheers, we rushed by
"With that, an old fellow in the wag:
on, who was buried up under an old
hat, and who had dropped the reinsi
bawled oat: why do you frighten my
hOrse?' why don't you turn out, then?'
says the driver. So VIC gave him three
more rousing cheers. His horse was
frightened agail and ran up against a
loaded team, and, 1 believe, almost cap:
sized the old creature-and so re left
him." t'9'" 3sSE
Well, boys" replied the instructors
take your seats, and 1 will take my
turn and tell you story, and all about
sleigh-ride, too. Yesterday afternoon,
very venerable old clergyman was on
his way from Boston to Salem, to pass
the residue of the winter at the house of
his son. That he might be prepared for
journeying in the spring, he took with
him his wagon, and for the winter his
sleigh, which he fastened behind the
wagon. Sc a2''ali
" His sight and hearing was somewhat
blunted By age, and he was proceeding
very slowly and quietly, for his horse
was old and feeble like his owner His
thoughts reverted to the scenes of his
youth--of his manhood, and of his riper
years. Almost forgetting himself n,.the
multituds of his thoughts, he was sud
denly disturbed, and even terrified, by
loud hurrahs from behind, and by fu-
rioua pelting and gathering of balls of
snow and ice upon the top of his wagon,
" In his trepidatiou, he dropped hi,
reins, and as his aged and feeble hands
were quite bonumbed with cold, be could
not gather them up, and his horse egan
to run away. In the midst Of the old
mans troubles, there rushed ,bg him
with loud shouts, a large party of boys,
in sleigh drawn by six horscs.i f1]urn
out ttrn out, old fellow give us The
road, old boy What will you take'fcr
your pony, old dad 2 Go it, old frozen
noze What's the price of oats a7were
the various cries that met hissears.sE
"tPray, do. not frighten my horsel'
exclaimed the inilrm driRer.d Turnout
then! turn out ? was the answer, which
was followed by repeated cracks and
blows from the long whip Of the grand
sleigh, with showers of snowballs, and
three tremendous cheers from the boys
that were in it. The terror of the old
and his horse was increased, and the
latter ran away with him, to the immi'
nent danger of his life He contriTed;
however, to secure his reips and to stop
his horse just in season to prevent being
dashed against loaded team.
CA short distance brought him to his
journeys end-the house of his son
His old horse was comfortably housed
and fed, and himself abundantl5 proyi-
ded for. That son, boys, is your in
structor; and that olI .fello7cI ands OLD
boy, (who did not turn out for you, but
who would gladly have given you, the
whole road, had be heard your approach)
that old dad, and. old frozen 'lose, was
your masters father Pc er, .sgo
Some of the boys buried their heads
behind their desks; some cried; and
many FASTENED to the teacher. with spol-
ogies and regrets itbout end. All
were freely pardoncd, bnt we're caution;
ed that they should be more civil, for
tho future, to iuofensive travellers, and
more respect ful to the aged and infrm