Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-01-11
4 SLOW COACH,

When the Patent Screw and Augur
line of railway terminated at Muddle-
burg. Ohio,-it has since become a great
national thorough.are-the unhappy pas
sengers were carried to all parts Of the
civilized world, as well as to New Jersey,
by the old-tashoned stages. These stages
ran crowded, and there was generally
contest for seats. Gov. Thomas Corwin
was to leave Muddleburg at midnight
for the State capital in stage. To Sc
cure the best scat, this humorist sat up
all night. At midnight, just as he heard
the stage rattle in, he seized his carpet
sack and ovoreoat, and rushed out to find
a crowd around the stage. Without say
Ing a word, but in great hurry, he bolt
ed in, and ensconced himself in one cor
ner, upon tie back seat. lie fell asleep
cngratuating himself upon having been
SO fortunate, and had a dim dreamy con-
sciousncsa Of the stage rolling away.
When he again wakencd, the stage was
at stand-still the curtains were all
down, the windows up but enough day
light got in to satisfy him that the insti-
tuition had done broke" some time
since. lie hastily started up, and drop
ping one of the curtains, was perfectly
amazed TO find himself in a wagon-yard
of a hotel. Two hogs were getting their
dinner out Of a manure heap, while a
melancholy cow stood chewing her cud,
and working her tail to keep it in prac-
tice for fly time. A lazy hostler was en-
tertaining himself with pitchfork. A
further note Of the surroundings satisfied
Gov, Corwin that he was in tho rear Of
the Mudllcburg hotel, and that he had
been there from twelve O'Clock the night
before. Corwin was man Of genius,
and it did not take long to discover the
cause Of this extraordinary result. lie
had got into a stage that had come in
instead Of going out. The people about
this heather conveyance, when he en-
sconccd himself, thought, as he learned
aftcrward, that he was a passenger in
search Of IN umbrella, or some other ar
ticle left behind.
The Governor opened the door Of the
stage very softly, and crcpt out. lie
coIl not escape, however, the eyes Of
the hostler, who exclaimed in some as
tonishmcnt:
Hello, Governor, did they forget and
leave yer in de stage ?"
"There, there, my man." answered
Corwin, giving him a silver dollar; ''you
keep your ny-trap shut, or therell be
sudden death in your family"
Fore God, exclaimed the hostlcr, as
Corwin walked away, "dat's most 'tron-
arg; the Governor Of Ohio done forgot in
stage coach"
Corwin wa ked to the hotel, deposited
his carpet sack and coat behind the FIRST
door be encountered, and then sauntcred
into the breakrast-room, trying to as
sumo the air Of man who had not slept
in a wagon-yard all night. While dis
cussing the oiled sole leather and muddy
coffee, for which the American people
pay hotel prices, a friend on the other
side Of the table, looking up suddenly cx-
exclaimed
" Why, Governor, thought you left
for the capital last night"
Well" exclaimed Corwin, with one
Of the whimsical looks with which be
was wont to set the table in a roar, 81
was under that impression myself"
SCOT ,e.t, did you?p
" les, | believe was good deal left. 3"
How was that, Governor?"
"See here, my friend, d." exclaimed Cor
win, carefully depositing his knife and
lo.k on each side Of his plate as if they
wee articles Of value; "ifyou will con
sent not to press a further investigation
on that subject, | will present your wife
with Il bonnet more like a coal-scuttle
than any now in market. II you don't
consent" he continued, with wild oner-
gy, selling his fork, "I'll murder YOU"
The story, however, was too good for
Tom to keep to himself, and for years
after he was in the habit Of telling how
lie slept in Il stable yard.-DoR PioU.