Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-12-10

the tide of Hurl Gate; but the memory Of
the Patriot Pilot lives in more than one
breast yet.
COurfing i'm Iowa.
The following circumstances happened
in Cedar Co., Iowa.
A certain young man being out on a
courting expedition come late on Sunday
evening, and, in order to keep his secret
from his young acquaintance, determined
to be at home bright and early on Monday
morning. Mounting on his horse, dressed
in his fine white summer pants, and other
fxins in proportion, he arrives at the resi-
dence of his inamorata, where he was kind
ly received 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 to depart, so
that he mighl arrive at home before his
comrades were stirring. He sailed forth
to the pasture to catch his horse; but here
was difficulty-the grass high and load
ed with dew. To venture in with white
pantaloons on would rather take tie starch
out of them and lead to his detection. 1t
would not do to 60 in with his white un-
mentionables, so he quickly made his re-
solve. He carefully disrobed himself of
his valuables swhites" and placed them in
safety on the fence while he gave chase
with unscreened pedals through the wet
grass after the horse.
Returning to the fence where he had
safely suspended his lilly white unmention-
ables-O! Horrible Dictu! what sight
met his eyes! The field into which his
horse had been turned was not only a
"horse pasture" but calf pasture too, and
the naughty calves attracted by the white
flag on the fence, had betaken themselves
to il, and calf like, had eaten them up!
only few well chewed fragments of this
once valuable article of the wardrobe now
remained-only few shreGs-just suffi-
cient to Indicate what they once had been
What pickle this was for nice young
man to be in!
1t was now near daylight and the farm
CTS WeiC up anu dUOul, stuu Jul iCIo ltti
from home, with no covering for his 'trav-
cling apparatus" 1t would not do to 90
back to the house of his lady-love, neither
could he 60 to town in that plight. There
was only one resource left him, and that
was to secrete himself in the bushes until
the next night and then get home under
cover of the darkness.
Safely hid ho remained under the pro-
lection of the bushes for some time, and il
may be imagined that his feelings toward
the calf kind were not of the most friendly
character; but ere long, his seclusion was
destined to be intruded upon. By and by,
the BOYS, who had been out to feed the
calves, returned with the remnants of the
identical white garment which adorned the
lower limbs of their late visitor. They
were lrangled and torn to shreds! An in
quest was Immediately held over them.-
Some awful fate had befallen the unfortu-
nate young man. The neighbors were
summoned to search for the mangled corpse,
and the posse with all speed set out with
dogs and arms. The pasture was thor
oughly secured, and then the adjacent
thickets, when 10! our hero was driven out
from his lair by the keen scent of dogs, all
safe, alive and well, minus the Hnnen.
An explanation then ensued at the ex-
pense of our hero, but he was successful in
the end, and married the young lady, and
is now living comfortably in one of the
fiourishing little towns of Iowa.
CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHAL was in the hab-
it of going to market himsef and carrying
home his purchases. Frequently he would
be seen returnining at sunrise, with poul-
try in one hand and vegetables in the 9TH
er. On one occasion fashionable young
man who had recently removed to Rich
mond, was swearing violently because he
could get nobody to carry home his turkey.
Marshall stepped up, and asked where
he lived, said:
"That is on my way 1 will take it for you"
When they came to his house the young
man said:
"What shall pay you?"
30, nothing" said the Chief Justice;
''it was on my way, and no trouble"
"Who is that polite old gentleman who
brought home my turkey for me 2" inquir-
ed the young man of bvstander.
"That," replied he, "is John Marshall,
Chief Justice of the United States"
"Why did he bring home my turkey?"
"To give you severe reprimand, and to
teach you to mind your own business"
was the reply.
True greatness never feels above doing
any thing that is useful; but, especially, the
truly great man will never feel above help
ing himself. His own independence Of
character depends on his being able to help
himself. DR.. Franklin, when he first es-
tablished himself in business in Philadel-
phia, wheeled homo the paper which he
had purchased for his printing office, on
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