New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-07-27
Two Ways of Telling Story.
TO BE READ ONLY 81 Uso1v1L 30,

In one of the most popnlous cities of New Eng
land, few years since, party Of lads, AL Of tn
was large and splendid one, drawn by six gre,
horses
On the day following the ride as the teacher en-
tered the schoolroom, he found his pupils in higf
merriment as they chatted about the fun and frolit
Of their excursion. In answer to some inquiries
which he made about the matter, one of the lads vol
unteered to give him an account Of their trip and its
incidents.
As he drew near the end of his story he exclaimed
"Oh sir there was one little circumstance that 4
had nearly forgotten. AS we were coming home, we
saw queer.looking affair in the road. proved TO
be rusty old sleigh, fastened behind covered wag-
on, proceeding at very slow rate, and taking up the
whole road Finding that the ewner was not disposed
to turn out we determined upon = volley Of snow.
balls and good hurrah. They produced right eff.
fect for the crazy machine turned o9s nto tne deep
Gas we passed, some one gave the old jilt of a
horse good crack, which made him faster than
be ever did before, I'll warrant. And so, with another
volley of snow-bals pitched into the front of the
wagon, and three times three cheers, rushed by.
.fWith that, an old felio,u in the wagon who was
buried under an old hat, and who had dropped the
reins bawled out, Why do you frighten my horse 2
Why don't you turn out, thenF says the driver. So
we gave him three rousing cheers more. His horse
frightened again. and ran up against the loaded
team, and believe almost capsized the old creature
and 80 we left him. .
.Well, boys replied the instructor, "take your
seats and will take my turn and tell youa story and
all about the sleigh ride, too Yesterday afternoon
very venerable old clergyman was on his way from
Boston to Sale to pass the residue of the winter at
the house OF his son. That he might be prepared for
ourneyng in the spring, he took with him his wagon,
and for the winter his Sleigh which he fastened be-
hind the wagon.
His sight and hearing are somewhat blunted by age,
and he was proceeding very slowly and quietly, for
his horse was old and feeble like his owner. His
fhnrf no rtoA fn Tho nfh nf
manhood and Of his ripper years. Almost forgetting
himself in the multitude of his thoughts, he was sud
denly disturbed and even terrified by loud hurrahs
from behind, and by furious petng and clattering
Of balls of snow and ice upon the top OF his wagon
In his trepidation he dropped his rens, and as his
aged and feeble hands were quite benumbed with
cold, he could not gather them up and his horse be-
gan to run away. In the midst Of the old mans
troubles there rushed by him with loud shouts large
party Of boys in sleigh, drawn by six horses. "Turn
out, turn out old fellow! Give us the road old boy
What will you take for your pony, old daddy? Go
it, frozen nose! What's the price OF oats n were
the various cries that met his ears.
!" Pray do not frighten my horse! exclaimed the
infrm driver. Turn out then turn out 7 was the
answer, which was followed by repeated cracks and
blows from the long whip of the grand sleigh, with
showers Of balls, and three tremendous cheers
from the boys that were in it. The terror of the old
man and his horse was increased, and the latter
away with him, to the imminent danger of his life.
He contriyed, however, to secure his reins and to
stop his horse just in season to prevent his being
dashed against loaded team.
"a short distance brought him to his journeys
end--the house of his son. His old horse was COM
fortably housed and fed, and he himself abnndanty
provided for That son. boys. is your instructor; and
that old elio,p, and old boy (who did not turn out
for you, but who would gladly have given you the
whole road, had he heard your approach,) that old
daddy, and old frozen nose, was your masters
fatherw
Some of the boys buried their heads behind their
desks some cried and many hastened to the teacher
with apologies and regrets without end. All were
freely pardoned but cautioned that they should
be more civil for the future, to inoensiye Travellers
and more respectful to the aged and infrm.