The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-18
ONE OF YOUNG TOM CORWIN's PRANKs
How He Rid His Sister of the Attentions OF
an Obno lous Sultor.


Among the many interesting things that were
printed in the Louisville journal OF Monday.
July II. 1865 is the following amusing story.
in which tho famous Tom Corwin figured.
Every one has heard Of the eloquent. pathetic.
and humorous stump orator OF Ohio. He was
pronounced by Henry Clay-a most competent
authority-to he the finest stump speaker he
had ever hoard. He carried his love Of fun into
whore he knew every person and where he IN
bosomcd himself fully he was a most delight
do not know" says writer in tho old
Louisville Jo,n1ni Of the date above referred to.
- that he now. as age and inirmtics arc creep
ing on. INDUCES in the humorous prOcllvitics so
much as he used to do bnt some twenty years
ago he usoi TO tell with great susto the follow
In early lifc,-so early that cannot rcmcm-
Der the removal my father pulled up. stakes.
Went from Bourbon go; c%unty Ky. where WAS was
tumble strssls with the worill. had i a h h.T
rapdy iSs her ash inmly Well family matt a,
tiers had not much Improved when reached
my thirteenth or fourteenth year.
Al this time there lived in the neighhor-
hood Young man named Pickering. he had
a nh ma a Tas good look
This latter qualification caused him to find
peculiar favor in the eyes Of my father. who al
This fellow had strong hankcring after
one 4ne Of my sisters. who was very pretty girl.
~ HtT lt WIS ltNUllhllg ulSIuStpIll. Slle
was ever at her side. She dared moi dismiss
him entirely. Tor fear OF. the paternal anger.
Things went on this way for year or two, and
lin resolved e get rid Of limit in 'a,S %n ..
raye the ssEtest hope %" Of Eo"g SUI sre Ssn
,,oh AZ last last; returning home late one summer
n fH r t by , lay sne
the room in which they were assembled saw
that Pickering was there; and pretty, soon Dis.
head Dropped Now Was my opp i'iS :" /
stole silly into tho hall. and, reaching the hall
% %Srh w FHo, WAS w ss!y aas Hni
reached nn 10 and 1ulckly pulling his chair from
s nnnSs h Wnn de roed nsaTIg as sound
alarmed all Tho old gentleman stopped in Tho
midst OF ms most tntermtnable, prayer an
laughed outright. even nv mother smiled.
ne r,r iGdEiSr,ng endienyprea to niGk hN.":' nn
dent. from his rubbing his ewes. that he had
slep, under tho old Gentieman's ministratious;
wide Tor the strength AMI for cnry OF his min
is sI and was not lck"l!nH ~ rr"''Isii
Tie old gentleman y npnp mr. t1 h'n Ice"ne,
A9!eT pIrt enter inter- my housn ain II, that
he could make no apology which would not
ad, to tho insult Hs hal NJ S;G.plrGiop Of The
lie at once found his hat, took M his lin. OF
march. aud, mplrtely rr"-tlalen passed rs
me a. stood In tho shadow Of the porch.
At a suitable time / catered and got my
supper. was told hy hy nrihcr IN hurried
whispers what had has r'n"|. aud then ,t"!n
most heartily. MS rurro; ~ myself h"twr,n
The shoots at the rumilorr su""css u my
rhr. Next day | cautiously ,impartr! my
secret to my sister. 81" wa. IN her own room
at tn" time, and throw hcm"ll upon the bed aud
rolled in aG"mics and conywI ions n laughter
obnuN ious lover Tho old gentleman did not
hear the real state q tho facts for fully twenty
years. but when he did he laughed heartily"