Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-04-29

cary contented herself with throwing a
mug Of hot water at the horse, which SO
enraged the animal that be cleared him
self from the buggy, and bounded away
into the street.
Berry gave cug.leggca youugster two
dollars to catch him. which was accom-
plished after smart run, and having bid.
den the young lady Yho had saved him
from fate, aa atfsctionate good night,Ber.
ry got into his buggy and started for home,
promising to call next day to ,ettle dam
ages
They proceeded in fue style for eouple
Of miles and then upon dreary heath
the horse came to stand still, and re
fused to bulge. Not al iuoh would he
90 either backward or forward
Coaxing and whipping availed nothing.
Berry got down and pulled him by the
bridle, stuck pin, in him, pushed behind
at the wagon but without avail. An old
woman came along with an UMBRELLA
Berry got her to flourish that at him, but
he was immovable.
oyer bound to stand till yer tske yer
seat, haipt ye - said the ancient dame.
See il this ere don't fetch We! ;" and sh he
left him have the whole contents Of her
snuff box fall in the face.
The effect was astonishing. Berry was
laid out on a rock heap--,he old woman
found herself with a caved bonnet, sitting
in the middle of a mud puddle, and the
horse was Hyiug home in cloud of dust
Berry walked the remainder of the dis
tance, aud that night the horse was sen,
down to him from Pinkbam's whittier il
had flown.
Meanwhile, Piukham vas greatly elated
with bis COW, which was very handsome
animal, deep red, with white strip il
her face, and of the Leicester breed.
Mr.. Piukham's wife was pretended
invalid, and Pnkbam had very pretty
girl, who acted as a milk malu hl,s
Pinkhsm was fearfully jealous Of Jenny
aud Pinkham stood in mortal horror O.
bis wife's anger, which was more terrible
than an army with banners. So he very
rarely said anything to jenny in the house
but when she went to the cow.yard t'
milk, he sometimes stole in. and talke,
over the "might have beens,' providsc
Mrs. pinkhan never existed.
The first tmo Jenny went to milk tn
Berry COW, Mr, Pinkbam happened t
come along just at the right moment, an
as Jenny took seat on stool beside th
COW, 2 pkham took another stool and sa
down by her. And Mrs. Pinkham wa
watching them from behind the stone wal
"Oh Jenny ~ cried pinkham-"If
was only single, we'd Gy-----'
Up went the heels Of tho COW in the al
over weet the pail; over went Jenny
and over went Mr.. Pinkham, trample
beneath the hoof of the believing quad
ruped, who seemed 10 consider herself tn
injured party.
Piukham was the first to recover, an
the instant be did he flew 10 Jenny.
Are you burt1 II you are I'll be th
death of that COW ~
Mrs. Piukham bounded over the wa
with stool in her hand, and laid abor
her with such effect that the COW hed frol
the yard-Jenny hid in the hay.m ow AN
Pinkham, on his knees il about two fe,
Of mud, swors never to speak to any otht
woman as long as be lived.
The cow proved 10 be q confrme
kicker" Il was utterly impossible
milk her, and Pinkbams only consolatio
consisted in the thought, that bad as ST
vas, that horse was fully her equal,
4 few days afterward, he was met b
Berry, who facctiously inquired how b
' liked his COW, and was told that she W;
fatteniug for beef. And Berry iDforme
Pinkham thst he had put the horse awe.
And both included to make the best
= it considering both had been "scld.'
A couple Of weeks afterwards, styli:
looking stranger, riding dark chestn
6 horse, stopped at Pinkham's to inqui
the distance to the next village. PINK
" hams eye was on tie horse at once.
u conversation about the beast ensued, al
the stranger afirmed him to be the be
d nag in the State Pinkham offered to b,
- him, bat the stranger indignantly refuse
s. It was his wife's horse and nothing Won
y tempt him to sale, This only ma
v Piukham the more anxious to purchas
and he urged the man to name his price
D. "Three hundred dollars no. a oe
'' less - said the proprietor.
- Pinkham considered moment.
"I'll give il )" said he, "ou Que conc