Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-09-12

ION CORWIN CAUGHT..--M Corwin
OF Ohio, was an inveterate Joker, and il
any conflict of wit, was pretty sure Il
come of with flying colors. But he one,
got fairly caught. In his eagerness to ge
good seat for long ride in stage, h,
took the stage that had came instead o
the one that was going out Don Plat
tells The story:
The stages ran crowded and there was
generally a contest for seats. Gov Thom
us Corwin was to leave Muddleburgh "a
midnight, for the state capital in stage
10 secure the best seat this humorist sa
up all night. At midnight just us h,
heard the stage rattle 10, he seized hi
car pet sack and overcoat and rushed on
to lind crowd around the stage With
out saving II word, but in a great hurry
he bolted in, and ensconced himself in ht
corner, upon the back seat lie fel
asleep congratu|ating himself upon having
been SO fortunate, and IL dim, dreamy
consciousness of the stage rolling away.
When he again awakened, the stage
was at Il standstill; the curtains were al
down, the windows up, but enough dayligh
got in 10 satisfy him that the insll utiUn hat
'done broke some time since. He hastily
started up,and dror rplng one of the curtain
was perfectly amazed to find himself in
the wagon yard of the hotel. Two hog.
were getting their breakfast out OF i
manure heap, while IL melancholy COW
stood chewing her cud and working hel
tail, to keep it IN practice for fly time.
A lazy hostler was entertaining himself
with II pilchiork. A fu ther ncte of the
surroundings satisfied Governor Corwln
that he was in the rear OF Muddleburgl
hotel, and that he had been there from
twelve o'clock the night before. The
governor was IL MN of genius, and it did
not take him long to discover The c tuse OF
the extraordinary result. He hat got
into II stage that had come instead OF
going out The people about this lea herr
cpi veyance, when he ensc conced himself
sell, thought he was passenger in search
OF IN umbrella, Or somo other arllcle lett
behind
fne governor opened the door OF the
stage very softly and crept out lie could
not escape, however, the eyes of the
hostler, VIII" exclaimed, in some aslonish
ment, "HolIo, Governor, did they forget
and leave yer in de slage?
There, there, my man answered
Corwin, giving him SILVER doIltr.
keep your fly trap shut.
"Aha!' exclaimed the hostler, as Cor
win walked away, ''dat's most sronary
the governor of OHIO done forget IN ii
stage coach. ;"
CorwIn walked to the hotel, deposited
his carpet sack and coat behind the first
door he encountered, saunterlng into the
breakfast room. trying to assume the air
OF a man who had not slept In wagon
yard all night While discussing the oiled
sole leather and muddy cutf,e, Tor which
he American people pay hotel prices, 4
friend on the other side of the table.
looking up suddenly, exclaimed:
"Why, Governor, thought you left for
the capital last night"
"Well," exclaimed Corwin, with one Of
the whimsical looks with which he was
wont to set the table in roar, Il was
under that impression myself.
Got left, did youp
"Yes. l believe | was good deal
left"
"How was that, Governor?'
"See here, my friend" exclaimed Cor.
win, carefully depositing his knife and
fork on each side of his plate as if they
were articles of value; "if you will
consent not to press a further investiga-
tion on that subject, will present your
wife with a bonnet more like coal scuttle
than any now in market"
The story, however, was too good for
Tom to keep to himself, and for years
after he was in the habit of telling how
he slept in a stable yard.