The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-05-26
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A correspondent OF tho Chicago Jnlraaf
Of the cath alt. relates the following feat OF
strength to whicl, he was witness b.
"on Sunday last, about nine o'clock A.
NJ, as the train westward MAS within three
or four niles of Chicago. on the Fl. Wayne
rond a horse was discovered on the stiit
work and between the rails. The train
was stepped, and workmen were sent te
clear the track. II was then d9coyered
that the body III the horse was resting ot,
the sleepers. His legs having passed through
the open spaces. were too short 10 reneh tho
ground. Boards and rails were brought
aud the open spaces in front 81 The horse
flied up, making plank road fur him IN
case he should be got up, and by means of
ropes one or his fore feet was raiscd. and
there matters came to halt. II seemed
that no strength or strategem could avail
to relcnse tho anitnal. Levers Of bpara.
were spiin.ercd, mad the men turged ~ thu
ropes ia vain when n pHsst naer who VIVA
looking quietly on stepped forward leisure
", slipped or pair of tinted kids, seized
the horse by the tail. and with tremcndpus
force, hurled him forward upon the plank
road. No enc assisted, and indeed the
whole thing was done 80 aaicsly that assist.
ance was impossible. Tho horse walked
away, looking foolish and cast suspicind.
glnnecs toward his caudei extremity. 1i,e
lo0kers-on laughed and shosteI, while tho
stranger resumed his kids, mat'erpd some
thing about the inconvenieDee of railwny
DELAYS. liz u cigar and walked SLOWLY into
tho smoking car. IIc was finely fofmad, If
muscular appearance, was very fashiDnably
dressed, wore msustachc and wbisaers
Of an auburn or reddish color. aud 10. MI
questions az 20 who be was, only aussnrsd
that he wsa pennsyivanian travelling
westward for bis health. The horse wonld
certainly weigh at least trsisa huniicd.'s
Original REMARKS. ss5@ss
| remember oncc, when ] was n young
man. living up in New Hampshire, they
Dedicated new bridge, and invited young
lawyer 20 deliver an oration. Tho las var
had never yet, after fortnigbi's prucsisr,
had the bapor OF being retained, and the
opportunity Of establishing repatriation
was admirable. The day came, sfiJ with y
to the bridge came the multitude ard the
orator. He had made M written rrewsrs-
ton, that being, he bad been told. nu!asgsr-
Ikea lawyer being supposed to be caPyfis
Of speakiSg without cote or notice any
number of bouts. % any sn'sjset, In style
Of thrilling eieq,nnee. 50 our bsHfSk
trusted 60 the occasion. liesteod out spsa
the p!aiforsa, aud amid profoupd aitsntipp
Of bis avdienee, commenced: eFsllgM.
citizens. fige-and. forty years nso ibisbfIdst,
Hbuiit by your enterprises. was part 'spdsFsf>
Gel Of the ho~liag siiderness!' lie pssspi
a mpnest. ...Yes, telIew~citizens, sf.Eig
fige. aad- forty years ago, this bridge; where
wa nos ssard, Was paft and rafei ~ me
hswIing wilderness - Again he rsase6.
ilGriss Of ..fiooa, goDs.''I Hers p4sstthe
srnb.n II iss. II hardly peeessasr - ffEeaf
that this bridge, fsl!ow-ciiizans, only nfr.
and forty 5esfs ago, was d faft asd rhfes'
f the hosfing Wild ara wHt esn-
clnds BY saying thss / wishte bsassn = -
part aud parcel Of j nov y s1ss am
eT An old esesgsmsn, sns sandsy,a
the elose sf ,hs ssrm1D.. gfsfe notice N tlp
congregation that, in the coarse o. . wees,
he expected 70 20 90 amjssIon 10 toe besIhen.
Ooe Of the tieacon., 10 great asi'hfsony ~
claim sd;. Wi,y. my dear sir, s1u hase assS
told ~ one word ef This before What
,haI, xs do? n, aOh brother, said tAe
parson, ~ dsH'. expee. @ 60 ons ofscss
Efy II lr<-s9tff MO pVt*~sss 49,
leso,i to the Democracy, excIs'my =
"Ths wrongs Of the UemoefseJ 49,
|rs,s4sssdlD When - ss6ecsisstshe sHn.
orrsay bssn't solisssy prinsipig lkllsP
cover iss psksdDess, Ne are dispossa IS ~ w
plv to liz .wroogs" the remark 81 esussy ~
Old bachelor conceYnirg the wscSks ..,..
man. sTs - womaa," ssid 49, l:.l ".
fggIow. card pst Der wrongs, tbAt 3e3tsR
be re-aYesssd. - Louisrilie Joarnass.s N ana
eFAfslie~ xss desbiins shsasf q ~
- .hoald volos.eer 10 Sgbs ihe Ncslaeesf1
One sf1Sks@Gags wasisg before ~ 14s
sbeafj75 - lssevipsio = vicssrJ q De- .H
eo,ssv Sae ttoublsJ and dsscsefa
s.yissory i vssy sosd s.ia9 st "a
ssbss sty Dat ifssD Dietery q pssa9 kH
put & sstjesosy 81 crippled, I, 90 esnsseH ss4e
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