Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-09-14
THE REPUBLICAN,
Anecdots Of Tom Corwin.

Some twenty years ago Tom Corwin used to
tell the following story:
lin early lifc-so early that cannot remember
the removal-my father pulled up stakes and
carrying with him the household goods, went from
Bourbon county. Kentucky, where | was born, o
Ohio. Notwithstanding a rough and tumble
struggle with the world, he had hard time to get
on, owing TO a numerous and rapidly increasing
family. Well family matters had not improved
much when had reached nv thirteenth or four
teenth year.
"a. this time there lived in the neighborhood a
young man by the name of Pickering. lie had
Inherited we'll stocked farm, good looking.
and made a strong profession of religion. The
latter Qualification caused him to find peculiar
favor in the ewes of my father, who was always
blinded by professions of extra piety.
This fellow had strong hankering after one
of nv sisters, who was very pretty girl. To her
he was pecu' .arly distaseful. She seemed always
annoyed at TAI. presence. Yet ne was ever at her
side. She dared not dismiss him entirely for fear
of the pate nal anger Things went on this way
for wear or two. and rs partooS largely of my
sisters hatred 10 him, resolved to get ril Of him
some way. | cast about for a plan for sometime
but nothing occurred which gave me the slightest
hope OF being successful
AT last, returning. home late one summer night
from MILL found the family at their devotiOns.-
Passing by the windows of the room in which
they were assembled, | saw that Pickering WIS
there, and pretty soon | discovered that he
n)d5ing. and finally his head Dropped Now was
my opportunity. | stole syIy into the hall, and
reaching the hall door, which slightly ajar
and close by which Pickering WAS on Blended
knee reached in, AMI quickly pulling his chair
from under him, he rolled heavily, as a sound
sleeper would upon the floor. The noise alarmed
all. The old gentleman stopped in the midst OF his
almost inierninIble PRAYER, AMI the position
OF Pickering. All the family laughed outright,
even my mother smiled
pickering. e,rlelvored TO pick himself NJ as
rapidly possible, but he had touched The old
upon his tenderest point. It was evident,
from his rubbing his eyes, that he had slept under
tie old gentleman's miniStrttion. and had not my
father a reputation far and wide for the fervency
and strength % his PRAYERS, and was not Pickering
his protesting brother? Slowly. vet most digni-
fiedy did the old man approach him. 'BegOne,
hyprOcrite.' he cried in laundering tones. Never
enter NV house again
Pickering was thunlers:rlck He felt that he
could make no apology which would not add to the
insult He had no suspicion OF the extra force
which had aided him in his fall. He nj once
found hi Int, took up his line OF mirch, and com
pletelv crest fallen, passed bv me as stood griL-
King in the shadow of the porch
AT suitable time | entered, got nv supper,
told by a brother in hurried whispers what had
h,poened, and then | stole of 20 bed, affecting
ignorlnce. and laughing D3st heartily, as l cnscon-
ced myself in The sheets, at the complete success
of nv plan
Next dav cautiously impaired nv secret TO
nv sister. She IS in her room at the time, and
she threw herself upon the bed and rolled in
aconies and commissions of laughter. She had
been em,ncipated forever from the obnoxious
lover. The old gentleman dill not hear the real
statement OF the lcts for full twenty years after
ward, but when he did he laughed heartily"