Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-04-08
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Danberries.
From the. Danbury News J

From the, llahDury news
To have your hoy follow good ex-
ample. hitch brass band to it.
A colored man never shows of to
such advantage as when there are
several inches Of fresh snow on the
earth.
A woman with heart to love,
and no one to love. is like a man
with cold in his head and no hand
kerchief to nurse it.
The difference between n home
made and store pie is that the for
mer is generally beardless aud the
latter generally isn't.
A Jersey City youth has left his
home because his parents would not
have pie at dinner. He is probably
secreted in some cerntry printing of
flee.
A mixture of pitch and tar, laid on
hot, will protect wall from damp
ness. To be sure; but when the
man of the house rests his head
against that wall, what will protect
him from dam-what-v -vou-call-it.
A modest looking countryman
came to town last week to buy \
couple of brooms and a jug of mOlas-
ses. AS he drove up Main street,
half dozen boys rushed out with
their sleds and proposed to take a
ride. But moment later friend
met him in front Of the hay scales,
and he turned out for little talk.
Meanwhile ten or fifteen more boys
came upand waited for the process
sion to start An hour afterward
thew were still there, while the man
had just begun a fresh story abOnt
Deacon Jones hay mare. 1t is from
such material as this that Webster,
Daniel Pratt and other prominent
men OF the country have gathered
their strength.
Young Coville was out looking for
a ride, Friday afternoon. He had his
sled with him, and wanted to sasten
it to a herse-sieigh. An opportunity
finally presented itself 1t was a
farmer who was driving. and he had
two good horses. His son sat in the
back of the sleigh, watching the va
riOus village boys. He was pale
boy, witha broad forehead, and soft,
brown eve. No one can read charac-
ter so well as children, and when
/ Master COville looked into the open
/ countenance OF the farmer lad, he
put after the sleigh with all his
might, and catching up to it, threw
himself on the tail board. keeping
/ his eve firmly fixe,t on the farmer
boy. Then the farmer boy suggest
cd that young Coville get on his own
sled and he would hold the rope for
little wav. The offer was accepted
at once. and Master Coviile mounted
/ his own sled, where he rode in tri-
umph, to the envy of every boy he
passed. Getting towards the su-
burbs, the farmer, who was quite
deaf, hurried forward his horses, and
Master Coville tried to look ahead
without smiling, but it was impossi
BILE, the speed was so exhilerating.
When the party got by Granville ave
nue., Young Coville told the farmer
boy that he guessed he'd be going
back, and if he'd kindly drop the
rope, he'd confer favor. The far
mer boy smiled rural smile, but
didn't relax his hold on the rope.
Young Coville smiled too. but rather
/ feeblv, and again repeated his ne
quest. But the soft. brown eyes was
musing. and the rope still eluded the
owners grasp. Young COville began
to look scared. 1t was after five
o'clock, and would be dark in an
hour. and here he was sailing out
into the country at the rate Of eight
miles an hour.
'Let 90 of there. why don't youE'
he asked.
The farmer boy smiled-0ne OF
those blOssoming smiles, which told
of green dells and moss fringed
brooks.
"If you don't let go of that rope
I'll just get into that sleigh and
smash yer darned old snoOt" sug
gested young Covllle, which was &
very imprudent statement in view O
the fact that every muscle was en-
gagged in keeping his seat.
But the farmer lad did not let go
He kept his hold of the rope, an(
kept up the smiles, the waving grail
and blooming daisy smiles.
80, I'll make you laugh on th'
other side of your mouth, if yOi
don't let go of that rope" shouted
Young Coville, as he saw the paved
sidewalks give way to foot paths, ant
gardens dissolve into broad snow
clad fields.
On they went, the farmer lac
smiling so beautifully, and young
; Coville grating his teeth, and shout
ing the awful things he would do il
the future.
About four miles out of town, an'
, as they were passing through heav,
wood. the farmer boy smiled a brOa'
smile, and let 90 OF the rope, and a
the sleigh darted away, the rope pass
ed under the sled, bringing it up 81
, suddenly as to throw young Covill
heels over head into the snow
When he got up the sleigh was goin,
over hill, and his tormenter wa
throwing agricultural kisses at him
1t was late at night when Maste
Coville reached his home, but whel
; he went to bed. there were thirtee
snow balls, soaked with water, free2
ing slowly but surely on a board i
the backyard.
e A MAN carrying twenty-one pole
r cat skins was not iostled in Frank
: fort, Kentucky, although the stree
: through which he walked was dense
D ly crowded.