The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-02-15
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For the Upton Advcrtiser.

For the Upton Advertiser.
N. Editor;-At the request Of some
lady friends. I wish TO lay before your
readers al account Of my adventures, to-
gether with about dozen Others, who T.
accompanied on an -excurpion 10 the
country one night last week. The mild
and moonlight evening was extremely
propitious for the merry crowd, consist,
ing of half-dozen Of Iowa's noble sons,
and as many fair daughters Of Eve. !.
All the necessary Preparations being,
maoe the day previous. We lost no time
ia starting, but quickly slowed ourselves.
beneath huge robes and blankets, deepr
down in the bottom Of q capacious sled
box, where we felt secure from ANYTHING :
transpiring around us, and bid defiance
to Jack Frost. -
John laid on the gad," and sang out,
"go long, boys" the bells jingled mcrri-
ly, aud all felt happy as we swiftly glided
past the last house in the suburbs of our
picturesque village. Being out OF town,
we We're at liberty to make Us much
noise and tell rs marvellous tales as we
saw proper; jokes were passed by all par
ties, ut the expense of any and all; song
after song was sung, and all passed of
merry rs marriage bsil,' until We
brought up in u snow-brilt, a half-dozcn
miles from town, on al almost boundluss
prairie. At first 1t was thought nothing ,
serious would terminate from coming in
collision with Il snow.drift: but when wc
We're informed by our faithful driver that
something else was the matter,n we Of
the stcrner sex came forth to fcconnoiter, .
and to our surprise found the leaders
down and houndering in tho snow,
whilst John stood at n respectable dist
ance, pronouncing epithets OF the most
malignant character, intcrspcrsing the
same with not a few adjectlvcs, which
undoubtedly grated harshly upon tho
ears of the dumb brutes, for they made
one desperate effort and cave up In de-
spair. o.. -"
"What Is to be donc?" was asked bv
all except one young man, who seemed
ofa poetical turn of mind, and who little
needed the earnest question, but stood
perchcd, like a barn-yard fowl, upon the
topmost pinnacle Of the snow-bank. -
From his lips was heard something like
"An blodless lay tho untrodden snow,"
when John intiinated that If he did not
lend lis his assistance i,c might have rca-
son to change his sentence to different
meaning.
There, In the bright light Of the silver
moon, We spread the robes on the snow,
and handed the rosy checked lasscs out
Of the sled, and who huddlcd together
like Rolly's crows" whilst we boys
dug out the horses, turned tho she'd
around and Strengthened things up gen.
erally. This done, we assisted tho fair
damscls into the sled again, each re-
seating himself beside his dulcinca, to
talk over the events Of the evening, or.
perhaps, upon more delicate subject,
which was at the discretion Of the court.
one thing certain, Mr.. Editor, it was
resolved and re-resolvcd that no ono
should know anything regarding what
transpired during our trip to the country.
The ladies were particularly anxious In
this; but before we got home, three Of
them, acting in the capacity Of self
constituted committee, to wait upon
some one Of the young gentlemen and
select him to prepare, as they said. a yo-
luminous account ofour adventure. Act
ing partly in accordance with their
request, / have briefly noted the facts,
not daring to enter into II minute detail
OF what transpircd Oh that OCCASION.
Truly yours, -.-. af