American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-10-15
TwoWAYs OF TELLING A STORY.
TO BE READ DY uScrv1L BOYS.

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/ Insone of the most populous cities
! Of New England, a party of lads, all
members of the same school, got up a
! grand sleigh ride. The sleigh was a
large and splendid one, dra@h by six
! gray horscs.aoijEsga lBnoisa1' j,
On the day following the ride, as the
teacher entered the School-room, he
found his pupils in high nierriment, as
4 they chatted about the fun andfrolic Of
their excursion. In answer to some
inquiries which he made about the mat.
ter, one of the lads volunteered to give
an account Of their trip and its Incl
dents. yleH1c - gsTe75ah ~ 1gn.
! As he drew near the end Of his sto.
Ery, he exclaimed: "Oh, sir there was
ono little circumstance that I had al
most forgotten. AS we were coming
home We saw. a Queer looking affair in
the road 1t proved to be q rusty old
sleigh fastened behind covered wagon,
proceeding at n very slow rate, anu
taking up the whole road. Sta@ 81 ~ 81
H. Finding that the owner was not dis,
posed to turn out, we determined upon
a yolley of snowballs and a good hurr
rah. The produced a right effect, for
1.-THE crazy machine turned out into the
4 deep snow, and the skinny old pony
started on d full trot. -.
d As we passed, some one gave the old
,Ejilt of horse good crack, which
made him run faster than he ever did
before, Ill warrant. And SO with an
other volley of snowballs pitched into
1.-The front part of the wagon, and three
times three cheers, We rushed by. ,.-
lg4 With that an old fe1otp in the wa
1 gon, who was buried up under an old
hat, and who dropped the rains bawl-
: cd out, s.Why do you frighten my
7 horsef "Why don't you turn out then"
says the driver. Sowc gave him three
rousing cheers more His horse was
4 frightened again, and ran up, against,
galoadod team, and / believe almost
4 tcapsized the old crcature-and SO we
left him." y &aha"&a@
"Well, boys" replied the instruct
: or, "take Jour seats, and l will take
my turn and tell you u story, and all
about a sleigh-ride. Yesterday after
noon, a 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 journayihg in the spring,
he took with him, his, wagon, and for
4 the winter his sleigh, which he fasten.
ed behind the wagon. da.a sr.
i His sight and hearing we're some
! what blunted by age, and ho was pro.
cecding 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 ripper years.
Almost forgetting himself in the null
titude of his thoughts; he was sudden
I 1ly disturbed, and even terrified by loud
hurrahs from behind, and by a furious
pelting ard gathering Of balls Of snow
!. | and ice upon the top of his wagon.
i 'In his trcpidation he dropped his
reins and as his aged and feeble hands
we're quite benumbed with cold, he
gould not gather them up, and his
: horse began torun away. Int midst
Of the old man. troubles, there rushed
by him, with loud shouts, large par.
ty Of boysin sleigh drawn by six bor-
ses. "rdrh out turn out, old fellow!
Give us the read, old boy! What will
! you teke for your pony. old daddy ?--
Go it, old frozen nose What is the
price Of oats r were tho various cries
/ that met his ear. aa'3 .rf
"Pray. do not frightcn my horso!"
exclaimed the infrm driver. "Turn
out then! turn outn' was the answer,
I which was followed by repeated cracks
and blows from the long whip in the
grand sleigh, " with showers Of snow.
J balls and three tremendous cheers
from the boys that were in il. ,fbo
! terror Of the old man and his horse was
increased, aud TIE latter ran away
! with him, to the imminent danger oi
, his life. Ilo contriyed, however to So
, cure his roins, and to stop his horse
Just in time 10 prevent his being dash
cd against o loaded team. ra
a short distance brought him to his
journeys end, the house Of bis son. -.
!, His old horse was comfortably housed
and fed, and be himself abundshtly
provided for. m
4 Thes son, boys was y6Uf instructor
and that old tctiow and old boy, (Sho
did not turn but FOR you, but would