Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1869 — A Horrible Heath. [ARTICLE]

A Horrible Heath.

Last week, says the Nashville Press and Tunes, Mr. 8. W. McClelland left hlshoine in Cartbage to visit a neighboring town He rode along for two or three miles ten* comfortably. On the road he overtook a Miss Blivins to Whom he was engaged to be married. She was also mounted and gaily dressed, and had a scarlet ribbon for ti sash. The horse of Mr. McClelland seemed to become frightened at the' sight of the dazzling colors and became restive.’ The rider, however, managed him pretty well, and continued to jog on by the side of Miss Blivins until that thoughtless

young lady gave him a slight tap of her switch, when he shirted off like a streak. Rhe spurred up her little mare after the enraged horse, but was speedily left behind. The horse rushed madly on, and in crossing a broken pgrt, of the road, two miles from Lebanon, fn Wilson county, he threw ilia rider violently to the ground. The rider’s foot caught in the stirrup, and he was dragged-along the rough road at the rate of twelve miles an hour, at the heels of the inftiriated horse. His bones were nearly all broken, and he was gashed and-ipiingled up in a most frightful manner. The hOrse didn’t stop till he ran into the square, at, Lebanon, when he felt down exhausted tuid died in a few minutes. The mangled remains of the.rider were gathered up, put in a box and sent home to his friends.