Smyrna times., 1860-02-09
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We logged along at this rate and in this style
'ot ABOUT lour mlles-the road comparatively
clear OF snow. After q while, however, we
turned into road that run northwest and south
east. When we had gone some three or four
hundred yards we found the snow had drifted
right across the road, and was walled up about
lour or five feet. H., who was driving, and
who prided himself on his coachmanship, put
the horses into the drift; in they went with
rush and brought up with a rusher. II. chirped
to them, but the snow being SO deep that they
could not step, they tried Jumping by way Of
variety, when snap, spang, crash went the SIN
and double trees, and some Of the rigging, and
down went the tongue in the snow.
Here we were, sure enough, five miles from
nowhere, the thermometer about zero, the wo-
men about yell, o, and H. and myself some
where about the boiling point. II. followed
whoa 10 the horses and thought woe to lit
tie company of the inhabiters of the earth. If
ever silence was felt, Mr.. Editor, | think it was
then, for the space OF about five minutes and
you, o, Editor, and you, gentle reader may
well ask, " How about the mountains of whips
and pyramids Of ice cream. q like to have
written | scrGam.) When have time to think
generally act upon the principle of laugh
and grow fat" and after a few moments renec-
tlon did let out few "gutiaws" that nigh
put the women into Mysteries They didn't
see any thing TO laugh a; of course they didn't
inquired 1" how about the mountains, etc
DO hush, cried they, "Me can soon get out
and go some other way" eyes," thought
"we can get out and go some other way
home" II. and | kindly admOnished them to
keep ceol," and they did. We commenced
hallowing at the top OF our voices, until tiSally
we attracted the attention OF bile son of Ham,
who very kindly came to our assistance. lie
and prepared to uncouple the horses, and when
went TO get down from the carriage | found
myself up TO my vest pockets in the yielding
bosom of the "delectable mouutains" ., Je-
rusalem talk about pyramids. would freely
have given my boots and shawl to have laid on
the sunny side of Egypt's biggest for the space
of an hour.
Ebony took one of The horses and rode OF to
the nearest farmhouse and procured assistance. |
Some good hearted farmers came out with sho-
yels, etc, and at it we went, with a will Ii
nally we succeeded in getting the carrlage ont
and turned around, and with the aid OF sundr,
oX:chans, trace ropes, wagon gears, and rope
yarn, got once more into travelling shape;
when we turned our faces towards sunset, and
went on our way rejoicing; glad that we had
got off go cheap.
We teased the women folks good deal, and
they tried TO make US promise rot to tell the
secret; but We didn't promise, and If we had it's
all the same-I've told it.
When we got home and found a cheerful
IRE, we were not slow TO appreciate a cup Of
strong coffee, about six inches of sausage, and
proper proportion of buckwheat cakes. After
! calm dispensaton and review of the whole
natter, with all its anteceden,s and conse-
luenIs, have come to the conclusion to accept
10 more invitations to quitting parties out of
won in the winter time. Yours, truly,
TERRENCE