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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21
From the Western Emporium.
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PEGGY OOTEYE,
THE MAID OF DARKE COUNTY
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1t was in the spring of the year, about
the time the frogs begin to go 'pe-de-
weet,' or before they get hoarse with
croaking-the time of which write was
in the early settlement Of Darke county
lit was, have said, in the spring of the
year, at the close Of the day, when, at
the edge of an immense swamp, and be-
fore the door of small log cabin, might
Save been seen a maiden of about -eigh-
teen summers and dozen winters. She
was sitting on an inverted gar-trough,
shelling corn for an old rooster, with just
three feathers in his tall the fourth had
dropped out when he was running to get
the corn. The gil had shelled two rows
and half of corn from the cob, and had
started the first grain of the last half of
the third row, when her attantion was ar
rested by noise in a paw paw thicket
near by. s sfa s.d ( s-.5 ,t4asat
-aa'tI spect it's only brother Josh bringin'
another punkin from the field, said the
maiden and resumed her occupation.
She had scarcely finished thethird row
when she looked up and saw a person
standing at her side with piece of stove
pipe on his head ~
~ ohi'What are your name9' enquired the
maiden ti gfsosit bsgehs 1f4g,j
~ i'Squeebob!' was the reply. q ~
- who on airth is squeebob?' 13.
y Me am chief of Catawampus Braves
g;Squeebob has ten wives, fifty pet porcu-
pines and five warriors 1a 3f
~ sDu tellh az 81 gslf 13 ae*
'Squeebob wants chaw tobacker.'sab
'Squeebob may go to grassFs at
- White maiden has offended Squeebobl
when frogs go cher-qur-r-r-r-unk, Squee-
bob swears, by three hatfulls of muskee-
= ters. he will carry white maiden off in
swamp tlisipm5 ope ftaga
land he ran away squealing like a
pig. - ~ DouoH
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21
CHAPTER VI.
TIE WEDDING.


1t was evening again. The mansion Of
Corporal skooteye was brilliantly lighted
with iron lamps, in which burned double
distilled and refined 'possum fat. The
guests were all gathered, to witness the
marriage ceremony; but the old woman
had not recovered. ThcDoctorwas there,
and puzzled about hercase lie at atlength
thought. Of a dernier resort. Preacher
Grubbinhoe had brought his wind nil and
bake-oven along, the Doctor spoke Of put
ting the old woman in the boz on the wind
mill, then turning the crank to shake her
well, and start the circulation Of the blood;
after which, the bake-ovcn should be hca-
tod, and She poked into it, to produce per
spiration. os. 2..3 4 't's ''
Buswhen he spoke Of that, the Oh wo-
man gave a grunt, opened her eyes, and
rolled over. The Doctor sad his words
had produced a powerful effect upon her
Grubbinhoe declared that it was a won
derful miracle but, had it happened ii
our day, the cause could no doubt be ex-
planned by means Of Mesnerism and th5
Spiritual Rappings. Again she opened
her eyes, and asked: q
Peggy, did you milk the cow?'
No; the pig sacked her agin,' was Chs
4 q N
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21

Z ExTRAoRDINARY DELUsIoN INA CLER-
cYMAN.-Wanted by a Rector, who is a
disciple of Hahnneman, Curate, who
will undertake the cure of souls by hom-
oeopathy-on q corresponding salary.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21
. CHAPTER ".
sQUEEBoB AGAIT.

|ss' 1-'~t SQUEEBOB AGAIN. ~ toit55't
I. Peggy yet stood on the verge Of the
swamp, looking at the blue streaks which
'Nicodemus had left in his wake, when
she heard sound which she took to be
thatof frog. She answered it with a
similar sound, when it ceased; and in g
few minute Squeebob stood before her.
White maiden mocks Squeebob, said
be. f
'squeebob lies-I thought il was g
bull-frog!' said Peggy. What did you
come back for again. = a'
+ White maiden is trying to fool squce-
+ bob; but she can't escaped
( Saying this he gave shrill whistle,
when a monkey appeared with an arm
full Of corn-cobs. Squecbob selected one
of the largest and fitted it to Peggy
mouth, gagged her with it, and seizine
4 her in his arms, carried her a short dis
dance, and placed Ter upon a wheelbor
row, which went by bellows power
Giving it full wind, he sailed rapidly a
way. = -
On the wheclbarrow went, over log
and stones. Squeebob sat composedly
on his heels, and took a pinch Of snuff: {
small quantity ellinto Peggy's face, ane
getting into her nostrils, caused her t.
sneeze. In the effort, she blew the col
out OF her mouth, striking squecbob il
thecye, knocking him backwards out 0
the wheelbarrow He beloved Ike
COW, tumbling over, and all was silent.
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Morning was d&wning il Tie east
!, Corporal skooteye turned oyer in bed
gruntcd and then called out;
'Peggyp
/, No answer. He called again;
Peggy it's time to getup and get break
fast.
Still no answer. The Corporal go
wrothy, and lcape1 out of bed exclaim
ing:
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21

one smoke -honse, one hog pen, a chick
en-coop, an ash-hopper, hay stack, and
a pot-bench. The inhabitants are three
white men, and one woman, two children,
seven geese, five niggers, and mule
this is the mule a3%J
! well, Mister, guess you'd better read
that 'ar letter, forI can'tread a drap, and
daddy's worse off than I am, for he. can I
hardly see.'
sGive me the letter. It says:
73ar FRoa- Town, Aprl--1840.
DEAR PEGGY:-If Squeebob, the Cata-
wampus Chief, comes along your way,
give him anything he askes for. l have
hired him to kill lizards, all summer, and
he is good hand at it. Don't refuse
him anything, for the world; he is easily
offended, and very desperate. If you
insult him, he will never forgive you, but
carry you off, and feed you to pet porc,l-
Fpncs, Beware! .# .a
Il Yours, devotedly.
ls3 N1coDEMus SQuAsrINs.
/ When the last word was pronounced,
Peggy went into conniptions and fum
mixed. The messenger again mounted
his mule, and rode away in the direction
from which he lad come.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21
CHAPTER III.
THE INTERVIEW.


Peggy Lad lain, she knew not how Ions
for she had forgotten to look before she
tainted. But when she came to her sen
ses it was late in the night. The moor
was shining brightly, and she gazed rount
in bewilderment. Presently she behclc
an object far out in the swamp: it was {
man approaching on stills. He stood
before the maiden, and spoke
Peggy
.Nicodemusp
Their faces met, and noise was
heard which sounded like hitting a COW
over the back with shingle.
What are you doing out SO late?' said
Nicodemus.
What brings you here?' exclaimed
Peggy.
'Squeebob has been here?' said Nico-
demus.
| 'Yes!'
And you insulted him?'
No! only woulden't give him a chaw
of tobacker.'
/ 'Why?'
+ Cause, I hadn't 'tnone'
And what did he say?'
He swore, by three hatfuls of muskce-
tcrs, that he would carry me eff in the
swamps.' ~
Did lie swear by three hatfuls, or only
two and q half?'
Three
Then it is all over. If he swears by
only two hatfuls and a half, there is some
chance of getting him pleased; but if he
swears By three hatfuls, there is no
chance
I What shall we do?'
+ 'The only remedy is for US to get mar
ried as soon as possible We can then
leave for the State of Massissinewa, un-
til he's out of the way. He wont go to
Massissinewa-he afraid of the gallini-
pers there H0
Then, let's go right off, and see prea-
cher Grubbinhoe. Day after tomorrow
night is the time. Good night
fGood bye!' q
And Nicodemus put lis stills in his
pocket, and galloped away on bis hands
and feet.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21

4 ly7'Iou bachelors ought to be taxed,
said lady to resolute eyader of the
moose matrimonial. 4 agree with you
perfectly, nla'am,' was the reply, for
bacheorism certainly is a luxury
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21

Re- The latest storyis that told Of a
Rhode Island speculator, who picked the
feathers from a Shanghai hen, spotted
her black and yellow, anl sold her to a
travelling museum for a giraf.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21

G9 john Adams was once called up
on fer q contribution on behalf Of Foreign
Missions. I have nothing to give for
that purpose, said he, but there in this
vicinity six ministers-not one Of whom
viii preach in tie others pulpit. Now /
will give. as much as any other person
forthe purpose of civilizing and christian
izing these clergymen.'
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21

E- My notions about life says Sou
I3they,) ere much the same as they are
about traveling-tEere IS a great deal OF
amusement on the road, bus, after all,
one wants to be at rest
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21

Gzs~ Said one to an aged friend, I had
a letter from a distant correspondent the
other day, who inquired if you were in
the land CT tie living No replied the
saint-like, venerable man, 'but | sIn 60
ing there This world is alone the world
Of shadow, and the eternal is the only
one Of living realities.'
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21

in the county, then such notice shall be
served by leaving copy thereof at his
usual place of abode in such county, of
time and place of the trial of tic right to
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-04-08
A Royal villain.

Louis Napoleon for several years possessed de-
voted friend in Mrs Howard, who was his mis-
tress. This woman, though ruined yet possessed
certain noble qualities of character. Through all
Louis Napoleons ill-fortnue, she chung to him. and
now he casts her off. A correspondent of the
Tribune says
@ But for Mrs. Howard who had always re-
manned attached to him in good or evil circum-
stances long before she returned to France, could
scarcely believe that the father of her two child
rem would abandon her for lady who was not a
Princess. She was at the Tuieries when she re-
ceived the message that the Emperor about
marrying Mademoisele Montijo. In a fit of pas
sion she threw two magnificent Sevres vases to the
floor and broke them. She returned to England
with princcly fortune a few days back. Her
children got Ducal title from their illcgtimatc
father, if | nm well informed, that of Bcaure
gard"
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FOREIGN NEWS.

Late arrivals from Europe represent the
affairs of Italy as deplorable:
IrALY.-At Milan there is no relaxation of
Austrian Despotism. The numbero of arrests
made in Milan between the 9th and the 25th
of February was over 600, notwithstanding
which" says correspondent of the Augs-
burg Gazetts, a.the robberies were committed
in the streets one night recently, by fellows
armed with long daggers." Passage through
the gates is now permitted, but every passen-
ger must be provided with regular pass
port, or permission of residence. The Ar
my in Lombardy is to be reinforced by seye-
raj brigades, one of which must already have
reached Milan. An augmentation has been
made to the force, now numbering $4,000
men, on the frontier oil Ticino.
At Mantua. affairs are in little better
condition than at Milan. Three persons
were to be hung at Mantua on the Sd, for
political offences, namely: n. Speri, Of Bre-
cia, an amnestied refugee; Count Montanara
of Verona; and Grazioli, the mitered abbot
of Revere, over 20 years of age. Twenty
other persons have been condemned to death
or to 20 years hard labor in irons, and los
more are under prosecution.
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Grace Greenwood I'm Italy.

From private letter from Grace Greenwood.
who is still residing at Rome, we are tempted TO
extract few line, which will be sure to interest
her friends and admrers--whose name is legion.
She writes -e t
al have had delightful tour thus far and am
enjoying every hour l spend in glorious Italy
The cltmase seems peculiarly fitted for me-or
for t-for never was so well, so strong and hear
ty as have been since landed in Genoa--nesr.
ly two months ago. l like life in Rome exceed.
ingly-for it's double hfe--that of III ebehutiful
Present--noble and lovely in It's sunsuildcd and
flower wreathed ruin--and that of the glorious
Past never felt so profoundly grateful to God
for the gift Of poetic temperament as ] have done
since found myself in Itayfor it is the poetry of
this land, of Rome especially, in which have the
most exquisite enjoyment-a pleasure unceasing
and inexpressible. know that ne enc can feel
more kenely and constantly than the sentemeas
Of its art, recognize more reverently the silep'
invisible presence Of the spirit Of its ancient eoJ
aud power, haunting its wondrous ruins, and sol
| emnizing its delicious art
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-04-08
HARMONY 81 the N. ". Democracy.

The war which ragged so fiercely in the
State of New York in 1S4s, between the
Hunkers and Barnburners, is being renewed
with great bitterness. A recent attempt in
the Legislature of the State to eyade the en-
dorsement of the inaugural of President
Pierce, has called forth rolley of denuncia-
tons from the Albany Argus (the leading
bunker crgan,) and its echoes in various
parts of the State. The Argus calls the
Barnburners, conspirators, traitors abolition
lists, and declares them enemies of that peace
ful and glorious democratic measurable
Compromise and Fugitive Slave Law. In
the mean time, many of the leading demo-
cratic Journals of the barnburner section of
the party, are giving the Argus, and the sla-
vocratic journals that fall into its category,
terrible Kidding. The Buffalo Republic leads
Oft after the following specimen:
Of all the corrupt sheets which hypocriti
ically and practically flourish the democratic
flag, we like less to hear the Albany Argus
discourse of Democratic principles and dem
oeratic harmony. 1t has outraged and tram
Piled upon every thing that pertains to the
democratic principle, and is the authorize
exclusive author-of all the mischief, dissen-
sions and schisms, which have disturbed the
harmony and paralyzed the power of the par
ty, and Frustrated it at the feet of its weaker
adversary, where it has been kept, in the
state and nation, particularly in the latter,
from the time when it villainously turned
traitor to the lamented WRIGHT, and aid.
ed the wings in the election of the state-pris-
on deliverer, in his stead
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Laws of HeaIth.

| Children should be taught to use the left hand
as well as the right.
| Coarse bread is much better for children than
fine.
| Children should sleep in seperate beds, and
should not wear night caps.
Children under seven years of age should no,
be confined over six or seven hours in the house
at time-and that time should be broken by fire.
quent recesses.
Children and young people should be made to
hold their heads up and their sholders back, while
sitting, standing, or walking.
The best beds for children are of hair or in win
ter, of hair and cotton.
From one to one pound and a half of solid food
is sufficient for person in the ordinary vocatons
of business Persons in sedentary empoyments
should omit one third of their food, and they will
escape dyspepsia
Young persons should walk at least two hours
a day in the open air.
Young ladies should be prevented from band
aging the chest We have known three cases of
insanity terminating in death, which began in this
practice.
Every person, great and small, should wash all
over in cold water every morning.
Reading aloud is conducive TO health.
The more clothing we wear, other things being
equal, the less food we need.
Sleeping rooms should have fireplace, or
some other mode of ventilation besides the win
dows. ~
Young people and others cannot study much by
lamp light with impunity.
The best remedy for eyes weakened by night
use, is fine stream of cold water frequently ap-
piled to them.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-04-08

4 IL.
$50 much the better; stupid, and ugly
and disagreeable,' humphl Do YOU know
am going to run off with you =" said the Lit
tie old maid, 'we shall see, what we shall see
Miss Hatty!"
Five years rolled away. A new life hat
been opened to Hatty. She had grown in.
to tall, graceful woman. Her step was as
light as fawn's. Her face not beautiful
certainly, if tried by the rules of art; and
yet, who that watched its ever varying ex-
preston, would stop to criticises No one
cared to analyze the charm. She produced
the effect of beauty; she was magnetic; she
was fascinating. Miss Tabetha was satisfied !:
she knew it would be just so.
They had almost forgotten her at Lee
house; once in while they wondered "if
Miss Tabetha was not tired of her." Miss
Tabetha thought she would let them know !
Unbounded was their amazement when Miss
Tabetha ushered "our Hatty" in! 1t was
unaecountabte! She was really, ALMOST
pretty" Still there was the same amount
of heart in their manner towards her; and
the little old maid could not have kept with
in bounds, had she not powerful reasons of
her own for keeping quiet while
"By the way, Miss Tabetha," said Mr.. Lee,
"As You are blue stockings you can en-
Tighten men as to the author of that charm
ing little volume of poems that has all the
literary world astir? 1t isn't often get up
on stills, but I'd give something to see the
woman who wrote it"
Miss Tabetha's time had come Her ewes
twinkled with delight! She handed him a
volume, saying
swell here is book 1 was commissioned
to give you by the authoress herself"
Mr.. Lee rubbed his glasses, set them as
tribe his nose, aud read the following on the
fly leaf
"To my dear father James Lee; from his
affectionate daughter, the Authoress.
Mr.. Lee sprang from the chair; and seiz-
ing his daughter by both hands, exclaimed
"Hatty Lee l am proud of your'
Tears gathered slowly in her large eyes, as
she said, "Oh, not that, dear father; fold me
once to your heart and say-HArrY LOVE
YoU."
Her head sank upon his shoulder, and the
old man read his child's heart at last he saw
it all all her childish unhappiness; and as
he kissed her brow, her cheek, and lips, said
in choking voice-"Forgiye your old faith
er, Hatty"
Her hand was laid upon his lips while
smiles and tears chased over her face, like
sunshine and shadow over an April sky.
Oh. what IS fame to woman? Like the
"apples of the Dead sea-" fair to the sight,
ashes to the touch. From the depths of her
unsatisfed heart cometh ever voice that
will not be hushed. Oh. take it back-on-
ly give me LOVE.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-04-08

DIsTASCE TO THE SUN--Dickens household
HiorRs give the reader graphic idea of the dis
lance of the sun from the earth, when it says
Imagine railway from here to the sun. How
many miles is the sun from us z! Why, ifwe were
to put baby in an express train, going inccs-
sanity hundred miles an hour, without making
any stoppages, the baby would grow to be a boy
tho boy would grow to be man---the man
would die withoul seeing the sun, for it is distant
more than one hundred years from us. But what
is this compared to Ncptune's distance! Had
Adam and Eve started on railway to GO from
Neptune to the SIM, at the rate of fifty miles an
hour, they wonld not have got there yet, for Nep-
tune is more, than SIX thousand years from the
centre of the system"
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-04-08

WEBsTER's MIsTAKE.-It is rumored-
and on pretty good authority, too-that a
little before Mr. Webster ceased to be NOR
tai, he told clergyman of this city UNI
dertook the defence of slavery after this sort
Before | went into that matter, Twas entrea-
ted by southern men; | was told, if | es-
poused the cause of slavery, was sure to be
nominated for President. | was told this
not only by southern men, but by northern
men-politicians-rnen eminent in commerce
by Doctors of Divinity. Now, l am sat
isied it was the great mistake of my life, and
Ward Beecher and Horace Mann have more
power than l and all the South pnt together.
i Theodore Parker
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-04-08
From the Iowa, & Wisconsi
shctp nnising.

Ed. FARMER Il am making acommoncement
in the sheep business and would like to hear
through the columns of the Wisconsin Farm
er, from those who have had some experience in
the business in Wisconsin or elsewhere in the
Northwest. i am a new beginner in the business
and seek instruction.
| will merely state here, that year ago, start
cd the winter with three hundred and scventy-two
sheep turned out in the spring the same num-
Der. | raised one hundred and forty-two lambs
shsared thirteen hundred pounds of wool--sold
my wool at thirty five cents per b.; (s455,l and
could have sold my lambs for 1884, but kept
them and sold some older ones
My treatment of sheep, may give at some
future time, if any one is DESTROYS, or | should
think it worth a corner in the Farmer.
RUssEI. SMITH.
CercSCO Wis Ian lSS2
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JOHN ELKINS,

NWTOULD respectfully inform the citizens Of Keno
Wv sha and its vicinity that be has just received q
very goodand welsecced assortment JEWELRY con
tanning the following articles: All kndsOf
Bracelets BreasI Finger Rings, Lockets Thmbles
Earnings Gold and silver Pens and Pc Cold Guard,
Fob and Vest chains, Gold and silver Lever Lepinc md
Vertical ntche. Gold Silver and Steel Spectacles, Steel
Reads Clasps and TasSe Razor and Razor StTOpe Pen
knives and scissors Silver Shell and Horn Combs. silver
And German silver Spoons, Plated and Brittana Ware,
Accaeons Cloth Tooth and Hair Brushes Fans Purses
Pocket Books Violin and Violin Strings Eght-Day and
Tnry hour Clocks Toys and many other things hume
r,u4 to meutOn.
Clocks, watches JewcIry, &c,
Carefully repaired and warranted Cash PAID for old Gold
and silver p ma. 1919, no AFT
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-04-08

LAKE LINE OF BoATs.-The propeller
line between Buffalo and this city, during the
ensuing season, will be made up of 81 boats
The full trip Will be made in twenty days
50 that one propeller will leave each port
daily.
The only steamers that we have heard
mentioned as likely to run between this city
and Buffalo, are Lady Elgin, Sultanha and
GLOBE. The Hudson's destination is not
known.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-04-08

CoNsULsHIPs OF THE UNITED STATES
SALARIEs.-We see it stated that the most
lucrative of our consulships is that at Pana-
ma, which is rated at between $4,000 and
100000 per annum. HAVANA is next,
then Liverpool; and afterwards in order
come Buenos Ayres, Matanzas, Havre, Alex
andria and Hong Kong, or Canton. The
Commercial Agency at St, Thomas, Danish
West Indie Islands, is said to be worth from
six to ten thousand per year.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-04-08

The age Of SheP.-The age of sheep may be
be known by the front teeth. They arc eight in
number, and appear the first year, all of a size
In the second year the two middle ones fall out,
and their place is supplied by two large ones
In the third year, small tooth on each arc six in
number. In the fifth year, the whole front teeth
arc large. In the sixth year, the whole begin to
get worn. Iu the seventh year, some fall out or
are broken. 1t is said that the teeth of ewes be-
gin to decay at five or six; those of weathers at
sovcn