Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-05-22
A Slow Coach.

when the Patent Screw and A,
iihe OF railway from Porkopolis tern;,, !,
mated at Muddlcburg, O.,-it has .;mc ,
San U.ao 10 oe great national thorough
ROD ), 'n1 unhappy passengers were car
eu wo', 20 20 an parts OF the civilized world a
wei Wen as 70 New Jersey, by tho old fash
aonea ana stages. Thesestages ran crowded
saa,s nu '"erc was generally contest fo,
~ Is "osernor Thomas Corwin wa.
10 - 'eave Muddleburg At midnight fo,
,h t,ie I'a!e capitol, in a stage. TO secure
ufe pest seat, this humorist sat M ali
h,ent' ne was not alone for he had a
oo.'ie OF choice old whiskey to keep him
company. He tried the whiskey. he
saiu' pam. lie then made it into n
nn h'n' Joiep, alter he discussed it in tn :,
snaPe OF smash, About eleven o'c,ocL
ne thought cocktail would add variety
70 ms spice of life. This he washed
uown WIN a hot punch, and then. M
lh!uhieht, Just as she heard the stage
rattle IN, he took all that was le Fl
oe'Hihg his carpet sack and oyercoat
ne rushed out TO find crowd aronnJ
t lle stage and without saving a word
out III great bury, he bolted in onj
enscohsed himself in one corner of thu
pack seat. He tell asleep coneratp,a, %
ing himseif upon having been SO for,n-
nAle' ana had dim, drearv cons;ons-
ness OF the stage rolling away.
!" hch he again awakened. the s,,oo
was III standsti.l: the curtains -
an down, the windows up: bnt eno,nh
uayii9ht got in to satisfy him that r.
li'sutulion had done broke some ,;,na
since. lie hastily started up. and Dr.
ping one OF the windows. was nerfao,i,.
amazed to find himself in tho wana'
Iaru oi hotel. Two hogs were gei,;nl,
Iieir dinner out of mauure rs
me melancholy COW stood chew;nn
. 0uu' "h' lie working her tail to keen
y .n PRACTICE ior fly time. A lazy host. {
e. was entertaining himself with :, .
.on,orN. further note of the sur-
pu'uihSs satisfied Governor Corwin 1
,ia' nc was IN the rear of the NnddIn. &
~. MOTEL and that he had been there I
ince Twelve O'Clock the night bcforc .
"il was man of genius. and II d;J
y " 'ake MN long 10 discover tho consa u
.nIs extraordinary result. He b,I p
" mo the stage that came, iDstead Of Il
IL one That was going out, The nconIa $;
'out 'ils ieathern convenience whon "
eh'cohced himself, thought ne was 81
'ssehSer III search Of an urnbroIla o,. ri
l,c ,n' other article left behind. "
me HoNernor opened the door .,
age very softly. He crept out. iry;na ", w
'cei so small that as he said snh.a L
ichtIy' ms skin hung loose on him 1t
.Iouia not escape, however, the nvas of
'hc hosfler, who exclaimed in some a.,
tonishmcnt: =" so'he Gu
Hello, Governor, did thcv forcit and M
I'VE W., yer IN de stage" stl
mere, there, nv man, .,sroro, mn
irwin, giving him silver dnliar ~,
GU keep Your fly rap shut. or thcra'n '"'
u y, sudden death in Your family pa
ore God, exclaimed the hostler as inI
irwin walked away. .dat's mo-, 80, th.
II door he encountered, and then us'
inferred into the breakfast room, try- bo
To assume an air of u man who had co
slept IN wa9on-vard all night.
liie discussing the oiled sole leather pa
l muddy coffee, for which the bic
nerican people pay hotel prices, n ina
ND on the other side of the table, do
King up suddenly exclaimed -.
W ny, Governor, thought YOU left -"
The Capitol last night sio
W ELF exclaimed Corwin with one of Br
whimsical looks with which he was . i,
mt to set the table in roar, Il was
Ter that impression mysclf!' y
Got left, did you:' ha
es, believe was good deal left ito
How was that. Governor? ma,
See here, my friend exclaimed Cor :.
4, carefully depositing his knife and
on the other side of his plate, as if pan
were articles of value, III YOU will ito
lsent not to press a further investigl- Hu
4 upon the subject | will present ,o
II wife with u bonnet more like 90
i >cut tie than ANY now in the market aa'
'ou don't consent he continued with WI
q energy, seizing his fork IN mui dee ha,
L.
VI -,,.., , ste
hc story, however, was too good to
p to himself, and for wears after ro'
was i'll the habit of telling how ne Civ
1t in a stable-vart, and attributed il nm,
To some very bad whiskev that the ,,.,
n. Salmon 7. Chase had given h.A.
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