Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-09-17

EQUINE CAPRlCE OR DELUSIoN.-A usually
sedate and well behaved old donkey belo nging
to Messrs. WILLARD & REEVES, of this village,
was seized with a rather odd notion on Friday
evening last which was as ludicrous in its re-
suits as it was in its conception. The eye of
day had closed, aud that of the old quadruped
from age and toll gave forth but an uncertain
light The youthful groom before putting him
up for the night mounted and started for the
pump in the rear of the Marble Works. The
alley was dark, but PRENTICE, SMITH & Co Is
Grocery store, by which the alley ran, had
well-lghted open front, which to the uncertain
orbs of the animal, was much more attractive,
than the brooding darkness of the alley. His
preference was indicated by an obstinacy, which
bit and bride could not alter. A dash was
made for the nearest large window, but the diff
Guilty presented by couple of tiers Of salt bar
rels was not easy to overcome, but one Of the
two front doors standing open, access was easily
attained, but straight course was still difficult
The piles of pabberdashery, such as barrels,
baskets, stacks Of pails melons, and what not,
made formidable barrcade, which the horse
and rider still in place, assayed at once to scale.
The feat, however, was but indiffereutly accom-
plished. Melons were strewed in very conven-
lent pieces for maunching barrels collapsed,
pals took the quality Of broken cisterns, and
baskets were crowded little beyond their re-
covering elasticity, and all enjoying the fullest
freedom o! disorder. The next thing in course
was large four-ieet stove, which yielded to
the prevailing order of the evening, was capsiz-
ed, and as essentially broken up as the most in
terested of our stove dealers could wish. Then
followed row of open nail kegs ranged along
the foot of the counter whose contents and
trundling motion gave effect to the OCCASION
All the counter lamps, and the counter scales
followed suit AT this point the rider conceiv-
ed the idea, that abdication might be an evil
dence of discretion, dismounted upon the coun-
ter, leaving the old plug" alone in this harvest
of glory. A more convenient or friendly horse
block could hardly have been thought of under
the circumstances. A barrel of oil on draft,
with vent open came next in the way and like
everything else bowed to the prevailing spirit
of disorder Its strength and rotundity saved
it, however, from total wreck, but more or less
OF its contents were contributed to the interest
of the occasion
Things now seemed to come to a stand, as
old bucephalus brought up against the back, or
warehouse door, which being a strong baton
opening on the inside, proved little more than
match for him. Snubbed here, he wheeled
and retracing his steps, an open door was found
leading into side room, into this he passed
aud through it out of side door into the alley
that was treated so disdainrully on the start
Here the play was out and the curtain fell
The object OF this singular visit, we believe the
propHetors do not attempt to explain, except
on the general ground Of temporary hallucina-
tion on insanity of mind, which is so prolific an
apology nowadays for human obliquities. If
biped donkeyism has no exclusive potent to this
sort of plea, there is no good reason why the
old quadruped may not also enjoy the advanta-
ges Of it.
Ring exercises not entering into the design of
this popular establishment, the proprietors were
taken little by surprise at such cavalier style
OF entry, but we believe both they and their
visitor have returned TO their wonted propriety.