Smyrna times., 1866-05-09
WHOLE NO. COS
COurting in Iowa.

The following circumstance. happened in Ce-
dar county, Iowa 4 certain young man being
out on counting expedition came late on Sun
day evening, and, in order TO keep his secret
from his young acquantances, determined to
be at home bright and early ON Monday morn
ing. Mounted on his horse, dressed In his fine
white summer pants, and other fxns in pro-
portion, he arrives at the residence Of his ina
mOrata, where he is kindly received, and his
horse properly taken care of, being turned into
the pasture for the night The evening pass
ed away, and three clock in the morning ar
rived. Three o clock Was the time for him to
depart SO that he might arrive at home before
his comrades were stirring. lie sailed forth
to the pasture to catch his horse but here was
q difhculty-the grass high and loaded with
dew. 10 venture in with white pant2loOns on
would rather take the starch out Of them, and
lead to his detection. 1t would not do to 20 in
with his white unmentlOnableS so he quickly
made his resolve. He carefully disrobed him
self of his valuable whites, and placed them
in safety on the fence, while he gave chase, with
unscreened pedals, through the wet grass after
the horse.
Returning to the fence where he had safely
suspended his lily-white unmentionables-O
h0rrtduS dictu what a sight met bis eyes
The field into which his horse had been turned
was not only horse pasture" but a "calf
pasture, too, and the naughty calves, attract
ed by the white fag on the fence, had taken
themselves to it, and calf like, had,eaten them
up Only few well-chewed fragments of his
once valuable article Of the wardrobe now re-
mained-only few shreds-just sufficient to
indicate what they once had been What a
pickle this was for nice young man to be in
1t was now near daylight, and the farmers were
up and about, and our hero from home, with
no covering for his travelling apparatus -
1t would not do for him to 60 back to the house
OF his lady-lOve, neither could he 60 to town in
that plight There was Only one resource left
him, and that was to secrete himself in the
bushes until the next night, and then get home
under cover Of the darkness.
Safely hid, he remained under the protection
OF the bushes for some time, and it may be i'm
aglned that his feelings toward the calf-kind
were not of che most friendly character; but
ere long his SecluSi9n was destined to be intru-
ded upon. BY and BY the boys who had been
out to feed the calves, returned with remnants
OF the Identical white garment which had adorn-
ed the lower limbs Of their late visitor. They
were manged and torn to shreds An inquest
was immediately held over them. Some awful
face had betallen the young man. The neigh
5orS were summoned to search for the mangled
corps, and the posse, with all possible speed,
set out with dogs and guns. The pasture was
thoroughly secured, and then the adjacent
thickets, when lo our hero was driven out
from his lair by the keen scent of the dogs
all safe, alive and well minus the linen.
An explanation then ensued at the expense
OF our hero, but he was successful in the end.
and married the lady, and is now living COM
tortably in one Of the fourishing little towns of
Iowa