The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-08-20

sUncle, nav ride Milo % 4 said one
bright morulhg, as we sat al tae breakfast ta-
bic.
.:p;ao nno ., lsst
SRide MILO ,se so ssg EsaI4afa 1 q
-'fes Us such beautiful day" .o e.,
..But he'll throw you a..er see
y ''Throw mesin Aad laughed merfily and
ihcreIuioasly. Say, yes. uncle taar,pI 4 CON.
tinuel, coaxingly, '',here's no'hips tofea ; AZ,
Pm dying fora can,er." .a ,fr. 20 q
You'll die Of cu,tsr, then,'' he retortsd,
Assith his grim vii, ''ior he'll break yorr neck
The Eorse has only been nl,lenthree times
twice by myself, anu once by Joe.n IA
''But you've often said was better rider
than Joe.u Joe was th Stable bay. e Taaps
a good uncle, new do.'', And 1 threw my
arms about his neck an kissel him. =
knew. by experience, that, whea did hi:
generally carried The day. MY uncle tried
TO lo, ok stern, but i saw hewas relenting. He
made last effort, however, to deny me-. Z,
''Why not take ID ,bbm ?'' he said sikiaas
.sDobbin p 8 cried. tod, snail -pacet
,Dobbin, on such morning as this. On,
might as well ride a rocking horse at once.
"Wcll, WE'LL" said he, ssif must, I must
YOU'LL tease Il life out of me il | don't lie
you have your way. Iwishyou' geta hus
band, you mink, you're growing. beyond N,
-ccntroln -tsesaaa 8. s43g
1ilamph! A husband. Well,t since 80,
say so. rll begin to look out for one TO-
dayo $40 asseaq sia gsao IS ;s,sszg,s yl,,ss
'.He'll soon repent. of his bargain,' = said NJ,
uncle; but his smile belied hiswor,ls. "You'r,
as cross as pe-crust if you can't have you
way. There" sceirg was abont to speak
ego and get ready, whlscI tell Joe to saddle
M,lo..a You'll set the house afre if 1 dem
send you off, ss ass gspHaEaaa gtsea ae s's
Milowas sooa at the door, o gay. metilesomt
colt, who laiG his ears back as mounted
.snd gave me vicious look did qnite like.
4 Stake care said my uncle. 'lt's not too
late yet TO give it UP" s. ,,s g..g Y y. ,.,
y was piqned. s.,sS ra,E. eTstn aas
81 never give up anything, y + said, ~. .,9
~ shot even the finding OF husband, eh ''' s
"No.ss I'll ride down to the poor-house ant
ask old Toby, tae oetogenarian pauper, e
have me; and you'll be forced to hire Pol
Wilkes 10 COOK our uthleT. hHu aS i Sslls
this, my eyes twinkled mischeyously, fpl
ilncle was an old bachelor, who detested al
strange women, and had an especial aversion
TO Poll Wilkes, a sour old maid of forty-seven
because, years ago she had plotted to entraE
him into matrinony. Before he could reply
gave Milo his head. - l,as. ees.s,s1. 8.as qs5
John Gilpin, we are told, went fast; but
went faster. At first tried to check hi
speed; but he got the bit in his teeth; and al
could do was to hold on and trust to trims
him out.
= Trees. fences. and houses went by US hk,
wild pigeons on the wing. As long as th
road was clear, we did well enough, but sud
denly coming to q blasted nak, chat started ou
spectrs-like, from the edge Of wood, Mil
SHE'D, twisted half around and planted his 70,
feet stubbornly in the ground. did not know
Iwas falling till felt my self in a mud hol
.whichIay at one side Of the soad. = " y
5 Here was fine end to my boasted horse
manship! But, 40 the mud was soft, VIA
not hurt, and thsludicrous spec tacle present
ed soon got the upper hand of my vexation
"A fine chance have Of finding husband j