The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-11-22

quarter seated wagon, and as he was
getting in hismother-in law wished to
90 with him. He informed her that
he was going to the town clerks Of
fee at the lower end OF the village
(about a mile, and if she was in a
hurry she would have to drive back
alone, and then cramped the wagon
Tor her admittsnce; and with head
dropping and slouching gait old
Quaker walked along, taking the ILL
assorted pair to the clerks Office.
Now be it known, Joe dearly loves
fun, and will have it as often as pos
sible, while mother-in-law is rigid
old-fashioned sky-blue Baptist, un-
doubtedly very good. but unfortun-
ately possessed with the idea that to
laugh is to sin. Itso happened that
every team at that time was going
to the fair grounds, or else walking;
so Quaker had no chance to "score
up" but just as they arrived at the
Office of the town clerk, S. saw Jack
Barnes coming on his way to the fair.
Now Jacks mare has the reputation
of being four or five seconds faster
than old Quaker. To turn Quaker
around, jump out, advise mother-in-
law to drive slow going home, was
but q minutes work; and then hold
ing up his hand to attract Jacks at
tention, he told him he would pay
chicken fixings, etceteras,if he would
range along side Quaker at speed,
yell and spirit the old boss up to fair
grounds entrance. A nod, and Jack
touches Lady Cutler with his whip,
sings out git! and lays for Quaker,
who hearing the stopper coming
craps at his bit.
Mother-in- law takes hold of reins
in front of the buttons; puts feet
against brace iron in front, and as
the lady ranges alongside, Jack yell
ing lively, mother-in-law takes her
strongest pull, screaming whoa! to
stop her "animile." But he didn't
stop-not much-he didn't. The pull
was just enough to steady him good
whoa he evidently considered to be
meant for a sell to the other horse,
and squatted to go his level best,and
just did it. Now you betl Barnes
was actually getting behind, and,
warming up to his work, he COM
menced in right good earnest to sing
out, "Hi! Yarr! Go er long! What
are you abeut? Git, won't yerY'
And she did git-nice-"both on em.
The people they passed, seeing their
speed, and the old lady's hat on the
back of her neck, her shawl stream
ing out behind, and the courage with
which she hung to the lines, clapped
their hands and encouragingly sung
out,"Good, old gal P-'Gay old gal p
-"Gay old birdr-"Bully for old
| Quakerp' And as they passed the
two hotels, the fast boys on the pi-
azzas gave them three cheers with q
vim-in fact with several extra WINS,
| Joe's mother-in law took the first
evening train for her Green Noun
tain home. His parting words were
che should never let her drive Qua
ker again, as he had cautioned hel
to drive slow, and she had gone and
beat one of the fastest horses in
town"
Joe said next day, with a quiet
twinkle in his eye, that his wife did
not give him a curtain lecture" that
night, and when parties put up their
little bets on it he proved by Jack
Barnes that they went out to Pitts
burg for their chicken fxings and
etceteras, and didn't get back until
six o'clock next morniDg.-TuIJ,
Field and Farm.