Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-02-25
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Iashed the two gehieles together
and started, All vent well till
they came % the hrsl LONG steep
hill bskween Lewiston and Bruas-
wick on its summit they held a
donsulfatioA The Professor had
an exaggerated idea Otis strength
and said @Mr- Chandler, it is
too much for the holse 10 hold
I. csc TIVE carriages on this steep
descent take the horse out; | will
get into the shafts"
"Irotossoao replied Chan1lel,
"tho preaching is strong, and so is
the arm girth."
"But the horse, Mr.. Chandler ;
il is 400 much fer tho hofse- Be-
sides being stronger; | know how
to take advantage Of the descent;
and manage i much better than
the Horse!
of tho horse can't hold it, yon
can't
ado YOU, sit, intend to place me,
in point of intelIigence and knowl-
eJgo Of mechanical forces, below
n horse? have made alathcmat-
les the study of u lifetime"
II have no intention to be dis
respectful, Sir, but ! know that a
ho.s9 understands b own bust
n ss-which is handling a loNd on
a hlll--better than all the pr, les-
sors ia tho united States. | Wis
sent up here by my employer, who
contides in me to take care Of his
property ;ifyou viii take the bus
iness cut OF my hands, and be
horse yourself you must bo AM
swerable for the consequences"
The profossor had a l habit when
a little cXctcd. Of giving a ner-
Vous tHi;ch at the Lapel OF his coat
with his right hand
{ l,f..he replied, with 4 most can-
phaut twitchy "assuIAe all rtspon-
sibility-"
The driSCe. ia reality nothing
lO}h to witness the operation, took
Out tae horse and held him by the
bride an.l the professor, getting
iatJ the STATS, took 10 Il If them
at the ends. The forward car
riasc WAS asst descending the bill
ana 1h2 hinder ono Il Iiltie oVcl
jic salnmit, Whcn the professor
trod upon a rolling stone, which
eau Cd him I" plunge forward
and increased the velocity If hi,
| ad 50 much that he was 10 Gee
t. walk "A Ter than ls desired
and exchange the slanting posi-
I on-witA his shoulders tLfowI
well back, and his feet bracal-
4 which ao had al first adopted, tor
Il perpendicular one. AZ lcngtl
h. was pnsl.el no run; tLecar
RIGGS wcra & in at a fearful
ra.4.
\. the bottom O( the hill was
brook, on each side, prccipiteat
banks. The professor WAS be
- "a
tween ScylIa and Charybdis, go
inS nine feet at 4 leap Elm ordc.
to cIamp the forward wheel, Ia,
turned suddeAly to the right. Th,
shafts OF the forward carriag,
wtnt1wo tactinto the hank, break
lug both OF them short or; th,
, / .,h .ngs 0! t climber one slipped
Il ran INTO the forward G, break
Ing the fender, and both vchicl
turned over at lac bottom Of til,
hill with ~ tremendous crash, tb,
I,araDl gentleman describing
parab jia-On9 OF his tav,rHe ill.,
urcs-anl binding sotnc rod
away. lie rose irom tho earth
&, articr and wiser man; knee
sklmlcd, parts torn, piece 0fekiI
knGck4l of his forehead md hi
best hat flat rs a pancake uadeI
3 meath the hind carriage, and look
Ing round aboat him, exclaimed
: SIS it possible l could have boc
SO much deceived rs to the mt
z meatam! 1t was prodigious"
Il don't know anything abou
mon4entunl," exclaimed Cllandlcl
= that | know something abou
horses. | know ii makes 4 might
difference about holding back
4, load on astccp hill whether ia
horse has two legs or four, SnC
whether Re weighs a hundred an
! scveRty-Rrc or twclvr hundre
pounds"
1 II cost the professor thirty.scN
gca dollars and fifty cents to ,ssccl
/, tain how mach horse power b
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