The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21
UPPER s-\NDUsKY, OHIO, THURSDAY, july p, 1858.

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f' IN hist you!' BuS lie found no Peg
gy in her usual place. He looked q mo-
mcnt, and then calculated: So
3*i sConfound it, she's rot in bed and hasn' t
been, at all!' e ft.a1 et1 e aH-
The old man ran out of the house and
looked in every direction He then ran
along, smelling Of the ground like a dog
after which he again hurried intothe house,
yelling: s ti3a
7 'squeebob! Squeebob! He's carried
Peggy off! have found his tracks'.
Il Maybe it's somebody elses tracks, ;
suggested the old woman
Somebody clse's-thunder!' cried the
old man; don't know the tracks? They
look just like the prints of a sled-runner
and nobody about here has sled,'
The shanty was now III an uproar;;-
seach must be made Immediately no
time must be lost; nobody lived near
enough for them to apply for assistance;
and they must turn out en- masse, them
selves. The cid woman mounted the
family OK, armed with pitch fork, broom,
tire-shovel, meat-axe, and crowb bar The
Corporal got asflide of the COW, armed
himself with hand saw, maui and wedge,
sausage chopper, and sythe. Josh strad
died g hoop-pole, and carried a double
barrel shotgun, with the lock broken off,
g butcker-knife, boot-jack and screw dri-
YER
Thus mounted and equipped, the party
set out, the old woman leading the van.
They followed Squecbob's track, until they
came to the wreck Of his wheelbarrow.-
This the old woman tied behind her on
her OK; and they resumed tie search.
They hunted, and hunted in vain, until
more tLan half the day was spent, when
they rctraced their steps in sorrow. But
few words were spoken. The old woman 5
under lip hung down SO low that tie OK
stepped on it, and hurt it severely. The
Corporal took snuff, to make him sneeze
and bring tears from his eyes, and Josh
ran Lis head into the black swamp mud, as
a sign Of mourning being aware Of
the fact that he had a sufficient quantity
of that article on his face already. The
sun was almost down, when the party
reached their home. Josh was sent to take
care Of the animals, while the Corporalsnd
his wife entered tie house Wien they
opened the door, what was their surprise
upon beholding theirlost daughter, Peggy!
She had sugar trough-the same one
that She had sat on willie feeding the
rooster-full Of dough, and was working
it with her feet, ike bIick-makers used TO
trampthcir mud with oxen, She exclaim-
ed, as they entered
Why, where on airth are you been
gone SO long, and what was you doing with
the sausa age-chopper? Here I must fix
for the weddin,' and had tochaw every bit
Of the mincemeat. with my teetI!'
The old woman was SO overjoyed at the
sight of Peggy, and her wounded lip pain
ed her SO much, that she ran out of doors,
hunted a clean, soft spot, tumbled over,
and went into tantrums. Peggy was for
gotten for the time, and no questions were
asked as to her whereabouts. All the at
tention was bestowed upon the old woman.
A side-saddle was procured, fastened on
tie bar, and Josh mounted on it, and de-
spatched for Doctor Owlsnout, at Auger-
ham Bend. When lie came near the Doc
tors house, the fence stumbled, and sent
him whirling onward in the air. He saw
the Doctor standing IN the door, and de-
livered his message as he flew. Then, by
a dcxterous movement, he turned himself
around, and few back towards homo
The velocity was not quite sufiiciensto car
ry him back; but he remembered having a
small quantity IN lis pocket, which Le ap-
piled, and reached home in safety.
Just as the shades Of night were deepen
ing around, the Doctor was seen spproach-
ing, hopping on one leg, and carrying his
horse on his shoulder. He tied his horse
to a cabbage head, and after an exanaina-
ton of tie old woman, pronounced her
disease severe attack Of skooteynometry
He administered a dose Of aqua rnarayo-
lous, and ordered hourly drinks Of polly
wog tea; promising to be back again The
: next evening.
a.s CHAPTER VI. 91.3 s
THE WEDDING. -
Tt 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
7 marriage ceremony; but the old woman
I had not recovered ThcDoctorwas there
and puzzled about hercase. He atlengtl
thought Of a dernier resort. Preachel
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