The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-22

There was no telegraph then, nor cars,
but the secretary took the Potomac river
boat, and with $1,000 contributed by
William Jackson's friends in the depart
ment, overlook Rachel, showed Mr.. Cal
houn's letter, endorsed by several Vir-
ginians, and brought her back. Calhoun
Webster and Judge Mclean saw them
married the next week.
How Pars0n Blake Subdued his
Horse.
eeWELL," said Reuben, the story
w teller, " father always wanted
a horse, because the folks in Greene live
scattered, and he has so far to go to at
tend funerals and weddings, and visit
schools, you know; but he he never felt
as If he could afford to buy one. But
one day he was coming afoot from
Hildreth and stranger asked him to
ride. Father said, " That's handsome
horse you are driving. l should like to
own such horse myself" "What will
yon give me for him ?" "Do you want
to sell 7? says father. Yes, do, and
III sell cheap, too" says he go, we'll"
says father, 8" it's no use talking, for l
haven't the money to buy with" Make
me an offer" says he. Well, Just to
put an end to the talk" says father. "Tll
give you seventy-fve dollars for the
horse" You may have him." says the
man, as quick as a fash, "but you'll re-
pent of your bargain in week" g Why
what ails the horseY' says father "Ails
him ? He's got the 'old MEX in him,
that's what ails him." he says. "If he
has will to go, he'll go but if he takes
a notion to stop, all creation can't start
him. I've stood and beat that horse till
the sweat run off me in streams. I've
fred gun close to his ears I've burnt
shavings under him. might have beat
him to death and roasted him alive be-
fore he'd budged an inch" I'll take
the horse" says father. What's his
name p " George" says the man. 81
shall call him George" said father
"Well, father brought him home, and
we boys were mighty pleased, aud we
fixed place for him in the barn, and cur
ried him down and fed him well, and
father said, "Talk very kindly to him
boys, and let him know you feel
friendly" So we coaxed and petted him,
and the next morning father haYnessed
him and got into the wagon to 90. But
George wouldn't stir step. Father got
out and patted him, and we boys brought
him apples and clover tops, and once in
while father would say, SECT up, Geor-
gie," but he didn't strike blow. By
and-by, he says: "This is going to take
him. Well, George, we will see which
has got the most patience, you or r.
So he sat in the wagon aud took out the
skeletons"
Skeleton p said Poppet, inquiringly
"Of sermons, you know. Ministers
always carry round little book to put
down things they think of when they
are walking or riding. Father says he's
planned out many sermon when he was
hoeing in the garden" :"
" l saw him writing one down sitting
on a potato bill," said Levi.
"Well, don't interrupt me, or | never
shall never get through. Father sat full
two hours before the horse was ready to
start but when he did, there was no
more trouble for that day. The next
morning it was the same thing over again
only George gave in little sooner.
"All the while it seemed as if father
couldn't do enough for the horse He
was around the stable, feeding and
fussing over him and talking to him in
his pleasant, gentle way folks say faith
er can quiet old crazy David Downing
across the street, any time, by just speak
ing to him) and the third morning, when
he had fed and curried and harnessed
him with his own hands somehow there
was a different look in tho horses eyes.
But when father was ready to go George
put his feet together and laid his ears
back, and wouldn't stir. Well, Dove was
playing about the yard, she brought her
stool and climbed up to the horses head.
Dove, tell Pop what you said to George
that morning"
/ gave him an awfut talking to-"
said the little girl. | told him it was
perfectly ediculous for him to act so
that he'd come to real good place to
live, where every one helped everybody
that he was minister's horse, and ought
TO set good sample to all other 'horses
and God wouldn't love him if he wasn't
good horse. That's what l told him.
Then / kissed him on the nose"
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