The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-11-03

'It is too late, 'swas the reply" "Skan-
dar, the porker has just driven in all his
pigs, and they are putting the chain round
his neck in the chapel and all these peo-
pie that thou seest collected are to be-wit-
nesses of his marriage with Carine."
Matthias smote his breast with his hands
and the sides of his mule with his heels,
and galloped through the crowd shouting
out that nobody should be made slave
that day but he. The chief of the mon
astery, on learning what was the matter,
smiled and said, "That the porker had
previous claim" but the monks, who,
perhaps, looked forward to the enjoyments
which the merchants wealth would afford
them, ingeniously suggested that he had
the best claim VINO had hesitated least
Carne's opinion was asked; and she see
ing both of her suitors resolved heartlesslv,
condemned the enamored porker to iber-
ty, and said: 'Let the chain be put upon
the neck Of the merchant The cere-
mony was Immediately performed; and,
whilst the head of the convent was pre-
pairing to begin the interesting rite of the
marriage, brother Boag, treasurer of the
monastery, set off to take an inventory of
the wealth which had thus fallen under
his jurisdiction. .
It is said that Matthias never gave
single thought to his lost property, being
too much absorbed in contemplating the
charms of the beautiful Carine The on
ly stimulation he made was, that he should
be allowed to go out to the pasturages
with her; and next morning he found him
self in sober seriousness helping to drive
Naharah and its companions down to the
waters side. -...- t...-z.
Meanwhile, the Governor of Tarsus
heard what had happened to Matthias,
and was stricken with rage, and caused
his mule to be saddled and his guards to
be mounted, and set forth to the monas-
terry and summoned the chief, saying
"Know, O Monk, that Matthias is my
/ friend; and it cannot be that he shall
be thy slave, and that all his wealth
shall be transferred from my city to the
monastery He is liberal citizen, and
[ may not lose him from amongst us
The Governor spoke thus by reason of
certain loans without interest, and pre-
sents (over and above the purse and the
string of pearls which the merchants has
presented at his first coming, with which
Matthias had freely obliged the governor;
who also hoped continuance Of the same.
Whereupon the chief of the monastery
hid his hands and was humbled; and the
Governor and he had parted with a good
understanding and agreement.
1t fell out, therefore, that after month
of servitude Matthias and his bride were
called before an assembly of the whole
monastery, and informed that the condi-
tions- imposed were simply for the sake of
trial. Nearly all the wealth of the mer-
chant was restored to him, and he was
liberated and led back amidst applauding
crowds to his palace at Tarsus. Of course
: he made liberal donation to the monas-
terry, over and above a round sum which
: Boag the treasurer had not found it in
his heart to return with the rest Being q
just and generous man, he not onl y re
lieved the Jew from the consequences o
his wager, but made such presents to the
Christian tailor, that he had no longer any
| need to ply the needle for his livelihood
| Tradition dilates with delight on the hap
piness which Carine bestowed on he1
t husband, who used always to say, 'stha
with wealth or without wealth, with liber
: ty or without liberty, she was sufficien
t to bring content into any house, and t.
: make the sternest heart happy -