The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-09-07

apSoIphS eHu W a00ohip pIloI, WHlcn Is Tie
cause of his untiring assiduity You
should have little charity for the fellow,
and taking Crockett's motto, "be sure
you're right before you go ahead."
mo, we know nothing of him; and if
circumstances are as you suppose, it will
be his own fault if they are discovered too
late, for we have tried often enough to
scrape an acquaintance with him. You
had better not take up on his side if you
do not wish to incur the displeasure of the
whole Office. Good night"
had some charity for the fellow and
was resolved to see him righted should he
get into difficulty. I soon saw that he
was very unpopular, and that /, as / felt
rather disposed to make allowances for
him was considered as his friend. Many
were the jokes cracked at our expense.
Whenever the "Quaker corner" (as the
place occupied by us had been dubbed)
was mentioned, auniversal litter ran round
the office These little things irritatedm me
some, but as 1 was not the principle object
at whom these arrows were aimed, re-
solved to forbear and let him be the first
to speak.
81 say, fellows" said a rowdy looking
customer, who went by the name of Zeke,
edo Quakers ever have camp-meetings?"
eyes," answered another, ''they have
camp meeting over there in Quaker COR
-ner every night That fellow camps out
upon the floor every nap he takes"
"Well," said another, GIVE heard of
boarding at the market house and sleep
ing on the bridge, but 1 never saw an il
lustration of it'before''
"Wonder if they wouldn't take in boar
ders?'' asked the first speaker "I'lL see
if they don't want the rules and regula-
tions of the house printed. If they do,
I'll board out the bilL'' q
glanced at my neighbor to see how he
bore this ridicule. His face was flushed
and his lips firmly compressed, as if to
choke down the rising Indignation. But
he said not word. [ fancied, however,
that he picked up the type faster than
usual. 3 ~s
Things could not go on this way much
longer, for as god-like quality as forbear
ance is, it cannot hold out against every
thing. saw that storm was gathering,
and prepared to act my part as a man
when it burst forth. ash 4s
1t was Saturday afternoon the hands
were ranged round the ''stone," with their
bills in their hands, awaiting to be paid
off. "Quaker' happened to be at one end
of the stone, and Immediately opposite
him stood Zeke. AS usual "Quaker" was
the observed of all observers" and sly
whispers, which was answered by litter
or nudge of the elbow, passed round the
group. AS the foreman paid Quaker the
amount due him, he gave him new quar-
ter dollar to make out the change. This
did not escape Zeke's eye, and he said in
tone loud enough to be heard by all
eff the eagle On that quarter had life,
and 1 were State prison convict, I would
not swap places with it, for my confne-
ment would be far more preferable to be-
I - Joo4I,
This was the hair that broke the cam
ELS back With the exclamation, "Y ou
d--d scoundrel!' he made one bound
and with a stunning blow brough zeke to
the floor. Then jerking off his coat, and
placing himself in a fighting attitude, he
turned to the astonished group with "come
ON now, cowardly ruhians. If you can
notlet me alone peaceably I will make you
do it by force. I have borne your insults
long enough, and if you have any more
to offer come on with them!'
This challenge was sufficient. Goats
came off and sleeves were rolled in min
ute. I saw that my friend would be apt
to get the worst of the fight and forcing
him into corner, exclaimod:
Gentlemen, one word, if you please
It would be cowardly for you all to attack
this man I will not see it done. And if you
will attempt it, have something here
(tapping my breast significantly that will
stop it. He is not to blame he has only
resented an insult, which any of you would
have DONE You have all insulted him
: because he has conducted himself strange,
/ ly; let him explain his conduct, and per
haps we can make up our quarrel. He
owes you an explanation not you, he
certainly does to me. And now, sir, >
said I, turning to him, 'I demand it O
!. you as right"
i He hesitated moment.
:. "Come, my friend" said I, ''let us have
, it, whatever it is, and at once put an enc
to this quarrel"
"Well, gentlemen" he said, Il am no
5 disposedto lay my private affairs open te
: public gaze, but I suppose I must do it.
: Know then, that from my earnings, 4 mus
: not only support myself, but my mother
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