The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-12-05
\ NOBLE EXPLOIT.

An Old farmer cIme 10 town Yesterday.
driSing his twD slls whD ar1 aAo1t tn
hands high, with white spots in tha:r
fcrehea Is where their hats wetr tie dirt
off, AMI hi,oleI to a light " leo1 filed
with frost bitten pumpkinS, d'csyol po-
tatoes, stove wool All oshcr llxlrics
peculiar % 2.,it : country. Just Us they
Spring street, several handsome Young
ladies' came out, AMI William Sectme
frightened, and began kicking, which
alarmed his compInon, AMI seizing tn
bits in their teeth, tie team started to-
warl the postoffice, the wagon striking
against telegraph poles, awning posts and
other distractions, throwing the driver
out, and causing stove wood anl vegeta
bles 70 rain upon the heads Of the people
on the 81 lrwaizs in great pro1I'iol. \
polio .m4n tricl to stop them at the corner
Of Washington street, but his nose AM
gestures oaIy frightened the team the
more, AMI they tnrnel north up Washing
ton street, leaving the wls)n-boX ana hind
wheels behind. School was lust out for
noon, and the path Of the rIaiways was
filled with chil lren, and it seemed as II
several lives must be lost; bat at this
jlncture daring livery horse, who VS.
out with his throa: in sling, SAW ani
comprehenled the situation and gei
to throw himself in froat of the running
men, seized iLem by the coat tails with
his mouth, and succeeded in checking
their career, but not until the noble AMI
mai had been dragged several rods. The
father of The runaways came up AMI taok
charge Of his offspring, AID offered to
treat the horse who nad storpcd them to a
bran mash or brandy smash; AMI the
latter merely shook his head and dsap-
rearel down an alley leading to his barn.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF CHILD.
Yesterday child Of John Mac-11ceon,
the gsntlemanly PIX butcher aud importer
Of sausage meat, who Ives on Canine avenue
was riding down Martin street, drawn by
4 dark bay servant when 4 couple Of poor
ly fed, gam looking chaps, hiteicI to a
grocegs delivery wagon, .uruel corner
suddenly anlshrew kis5 at the dari bay,
/ causing her 10 shy and upset the baby cart,
throwing the oceapant to the ground light
/ in front of the grocer's team. A LAZY who
saw the occurrence gave Shrek SO loui
anl shriil that 1t saved the If. Of the chilJ
for the two m,n hitcIei to to the delivery
wagon heard it, AM thinkjn: it was the
n,oavlistIe OF the Ti.usville Manufacture
ing Company, By strong effort checked
tiei- speei when within two feet Of the
infant, and wheeling around went to din
ner. The pr2mptncss with which these
men cease y rk AMI 90 to meals in this
case availcl something,
! ONLY oNE MORE.
! Yesterday afternoon centlemln who
lises upon tue Pletsantville roal, hitched
up his old granlf!ther, Just as he had
twenty times since the horse disease visit
el this section, AMI drove into town to Do
a little ms 5rk6tinS ami shopping. The old
man was fouaiered about fourteen yeas
ago By eating warm meal on washing day,
and it was nearly fur clock before they
reached town, when the driver. Mr.. Fergl-
son, drove up in frcnt Of a grocery store,
and after hitching his grandfather to the
awning post, went into saloon to see if
there had been any decline in beer since
the Boston FIRE. For some minutes the
horse-we mean the grandfather-stood
quietly, but becoming restless (he had not
been blanketeI), allowed his eyes to wan.
der around until he saw in frcnt &c him a
basket Of pears, in which was stuck 4
placard Inscribed tone for qGarter-Cl
SIS by the peck" The price 50 startled
the venerable old man, who wasn't useI to
CITY customs, that with a wild snort ol
fear, be br.ke his halter strap, kicked him
self loose from the vehicle, and gaIlopeJ
toward PIeasant7iiIe, running oTer twC
livery horses near the site Of the Abott