The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-10-18

getting up on the qu"druped's back and
riding home.
These myrmidons deserted US in the
course Of the journey. but only TO be re-
placed, as we reached Edingburgh. by
much more formidable following. When
myself and prize reached our residence in
Paradise Row, about eleven o'clock F. NJ,
he had in addition to his four personal at
tendants, who had remained faithful, tall
of abont one hundred people; including
Two policemen and three or four highly re-
spectacle persons who wanted to 60 the
other way. but who were compelled to fol-
low the stream, and accompany us
1 had forgotten. when | made INV pur-
chsse, that our back-grcen was. so 10 speak.
down stairs, aud only apprcachable by the
area steps and through the kitchen passage
but often during the course Of my trlumphal
march this difficulty had presented itself 10
my procrastinating mind, and il had
Ia De solved How We're We t0 get the
Jerusalem pony into his unaccountabIe pad
dock Dearest Leonora was gone To bed
that was the only bright side the picture at
present afforded me Ii her reproaches
upon the animal not being a piebald had
been added Ia my other annoyances at that
moment, | verify believe that | should have
given the Jerusalem poncy away
Come cried the policemen, as We
valnly urged the animal to descend INTO bis
future residence, this won't do, Won know
you must mosc on sir; You mustn't be- OBJ
srructIng tie street
ob,,ructlng your grandmother, cficd
|. pale with passion, at the idea Of the law
interfering Ia oppre-s what IT was intended
To protect lis there not room III Paradise
Row for this poor young creature a. well as
myself! Move on, indeed that is the very
thing | want to do \ | take the Jeru
salem pony 5 fore-legs; \ =, take his hind
quarters, and be very careful aud carry
him down those steps.
Ilurray,' ~ shouted the crowd, in state
Of wild excitement, and delighted with my
commanding air. | was never in my life
in the position of Il public aud popular
character before, but can now well un-
: dcrstand the feelings which prompt the
demagogue. | saw the respectable inhabit-
ants of Paradise Row regarding me from
their Saturday night windows, it is true,
and knew that | was losing my practice
!, as n medical man; but, on the other hand,
the cheering rang in my ears like trumpet
: Voice, and fit that, whatever happened,
p was the tavorl'c of the people.
!, " Take him dow, cried |, IN 4 voice Of
a thunder; you had better take him down,
whenl tell you"
: "Iiurray shouted the crowd take
0 him down, or down with the Peelers"
The policemen looked at me, looked "A,
the assemblies thousands-for the street wa.
c flied b., dis time, from end to end, and
o surged into the adjoining squares-looked ed
d ut one another, and then proceeded TO obey
a me without murmur. They took up-they
IS had never taken up such customer before
+ the astonlshed quadruped, in the manner
d had suggested. and carried him safe anc
e sound down the area steps
While this apparently funeral procession
# was in progress, gentleman stepped for
If ward and addressed me with a very excl
II ted demeaDor: Excuse me, sir; | hav,
d but just come. and am unacquainted witt
;, hiah' sce am conhec'ed Win the press
sir. ma. IS lhe matter sir Uhat ha
ID bappehen "ho Is H. sir Is II iadl
ora gentleman ,.o anu are 'hey dead' or ONLY
&c insensiblc. -
IL he Is gentleman, and at prc'en
Il speechi. $, returned L. hurriediy' as ac
) c)mpanied the sufferer in question into th'
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