Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-10-10
horse flesh any day." Why not?

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Here let me say it is rare thing t
find a Yankee farmer in Egypt. Blu
when you do, you find him far in advanc
of most of his neighbors, both in the cult
walton of his farm. and the comfortable ar
angement of his household. and though ou
friend had not span of horses on hand
that morning. he, had almost everything
else about him to maze life pleasant
healthful, and happy. A large and com
modious frame house. both lathed and plas-
tered. which is a rarity here, with cham.
bers well finished. Garpeted floors. and
closets and bureaus, and books and uewspa.
rers. Its truc-cyery wOld of it, and
more-for he has barn, an orchard o.
grated fruit, and
Oh! there l was going to tell about
that jolly ride. in the OK wagon, down to
the Crab Orchard meeting house, and Lave
bsen telling about something else; well.
well. when the time came. Peter. washed
and combed, and dressed in his Sunday
best, looked as bright and gentlemanly Us if
he had never done anything but post bO, Ks,
drove the two speckled chargers up to the
gate, and we all piled in.
"C ONE along, gee whoa, Berry," and a
crack of the long whip. started them off at
full trot; and away we went reund the cor
ner and down the lane to neighbor's house.
where we picked up two more two beauti-
full rosy checked farmers daughters
l will not tarry to tell, how Prince, our
brindl, dog, who was told again AMI again
to stay at home, got paid for his disObedi-
ence HE that knoweth his masters
will and doeth it not, shall be beaten with
many stripes" is as true of dogs as men.
Sancho. who was stout mOngrel cur of
bright redish brown, returned Primes
polite good morning with savage growl,
whereupon. there was fight got up at
once, and Prince went under. to the great
terror of some of the younger members of
our party. Sancho was inclined to make
it an ''irreplessible confict," but his mas
ter put veto upon it, with a cudgel; and
saved the life of our favOrite, but not his
skin.
Oxen are driven in Egypt by rope tied
to the horns. But Berry, who was more
fesby and consequential than his cOmpan-
ion Bright. seemed not to be in love with
his partner; and would continually pull off
to the left though Peter shouted gee till he
grew hOarse, and cracked his whip till min
US the .craeker-the horned steed was
obstinate.
Peter said it was Wagon load of wO-
men, that made him obstinate. Now and
then We were in danger of running on to
-rees, in the wood by the road side, or
ence corners. or old logs and stumps.
But Peter, true as steel. would spring from
lis perch and at the risk of soiling his
glossy black broadcloth, or muddyiug his
shining boots, with his long hickry would
BRING them to order, and dforcc them to ta1e
he middle of the road.
What beautiful valleys of cool forest
hade We passed there. what great trees,
What clustering wild vines, with here and
here the cleared field, or wide spread
rairie-
All things must end, SO did this four
nile ride in the OK Wagon. and Berry and
bright, painting with the fatigue of their j
ong trOt, were glad to bring up standing I
nder the shade of an oak; and we no less q
lad to alight and make ourselves ready q
Or meeting. This southern Illinois, is S
be Oldest settled portion of the State; yet 3
ere in its richest portion of country, t
here settlements hvae been made for v
'ry years or more, the meeting. house b
as but a rude log cabin, in the widest of T
le forest
1t was beautifully located on a rise of f
round, and was as rural as heart could
ish; among the tall oaks and hickories, p
nder whose shades great number of hor-
s were quietly dosing away the Sabbath L
'urs, bearing the weight of an equal 7 7
1mber of saddles for both sexes, there Z
ere a number of colts too, stretched on :,
e soft soil at the feet of their dams; a 4
W mules, a dozen OK teams, with their B
wagons, which like our own, II
Id full; one top buggy, and one buggy a
Ithout top. D
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