The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-11-25
coURTING-sAD ID PREDiOAmENT.

An Iowa paper tells the following good Joke
which happened come time ago, oul will
lose nothing by It's age:
A certain man in search of a wife, berg
out on counting expedition, as is customary
with young mea, came late on Sunday eve.
ming, and, in order 10 keep his secret from
his young acquain,ances, determined TO be
at home on Monday morning, bright and
early, so that his absence " ould not be no
'tced. Bot his affisnced resided several
miles from the town in which he soioumed;
and so, 10 overcome the distance, he required
the use OF horse. Mounted on his horse,
dressed in his fine white summer pants, and
other fixins in proportion, he arrives at The
residence Of his insmofata, where he 10
kindly received and his horse properly taken
care of BY being turned into the pasture for
the night The evening, yea, the night,
passed away, but how to the young man 10
nobody's business. Three O'Clock in the
morning arrived. Our hero was awake,
nay, he had been so all night-but 1t matters
nol---hree o'clock was the time ro depart, 90
that he might arrive al home. before his COM
rades were stirring. Not wishing 10 disturb
the family or his lady love, who were then
wrapped IN the arms Of Morpheus, he sailed
forth 10 catch his horse. But here was
d ficul,y-lhe grass was high and covered
with dew. To venture in with his white
pantalooos, would rather take The starch DOT
oF he. T.,
moi do 10 60 in with his white unmentiona-
bles, so he quickly made his resolution. Il
was three O'Clock in the morning and no.
body stirring, so he carefully disrobed him
self of his whites and placed them in safety
1pon the fence, while he gave chase, with
unscreened pedals, through wet grass after
the horse. But The sized was fond of clover,
and had no notion of leaving il. But our
hero was not 10 be thwarled, although he
began 10 realize the truth Of the old adage
about the course of true love, &C., and final.
iy The horse was captured.
Returning 10 the fence where he had safe
ly suspended his lilly white unmentionables
o! Mirabiie Dictu, what horrible sight
met his eyes! The field into which his
horse had been turned was not only a horse
pasture, but a ralf pasture too, and the
naughty calves attracted BY the while flag
on the fence, had beiaken themselves 10 it,
and, calf-like, had almost eaten them up;
only few we'll chewed fragments of this
once valuable article of his wardrobe now
remained--only few shreds---iust sufficient
TO Indicate vrha they had hsen. What
pickle this was for nice young man 10 be
IN.
II was now daylight, and the Industrious
farmers were up and about, and our hero,
far from home, with no covering for his
travelling apparatus. 1t would not do 10 20
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 the match. No; no that
wouldn't do. Neither could he go 10 the
town in that plight. There was only one re-
source left him, and that was TO secree him.
self in the bushes until The next night, and
then get home under cover of the darkness.
This he resolved to do, and accordingly hid
himself in thick groupe of bushes.
Safely hid, he remained under the cover
of the bushes for some time, and il may be
imagined that his feelings toward The calf
kind were not of the most friendly charac-
ter; but ere long his secluson was destined
10 be intruded upon. The family Of the fair
one seeing his horse still remaining in the
pasture, enqured of the lady what she had
done with her lover; she was nonpussed.--
She only knew he had left about 8 o'clock in
the morning; things didn't look right; if he
had gone, why did he leave his horses Sus-
pcion was awakened. Bye and bye the
boys, who had been out to feed the calves,
returned with the remnants Of the Identical
white garments which adorned The lower
limbs OF their late visitor. They were man.
gled and torn 10 shreds. AS inquest was
Immediately held Tover Them. Some awful
fate had belallen the unfortunate young man.
The neighbors were soon summoned 10
search for bis mauglsd corpse: and the posi- Q
with all speed set off with dogs and arms TO
The search. The pasture was thoroughly
secured, and the adjacent thickets, when 10
our hero was driven from his lair by the
keen scent Of the dogs, all safe, alive and
well, but minus the linen. An explanation
then ensued at The expense of our hero; but
he was successful in the end. He married
the girl and is now living comfortably 10 one
OF the A6hrishng towns in Iowa.