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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-04
cts Me-

Passing neat little martin box of a house
last evening, we happened to see a man wait
ing at the door for admittance. At the in
stant green blind above just opened little
way, and by the gas light we caught glimpse
Of pair of brilliant eyes, and futter of
something white, and bird-toned voice soft
ly said, 'Who's therc1' Its me- was the
brief response. The eyes and futter disap-
peared from the window, like stars in cloud,
and we almost fancied, as we passed on, we
could hear the pattering Of two little feet upon
the stairs, winged with welcome.
1t was triae, it happened in an instant,
but it haunted us for an hour. It's me -
Amid the jar Of the great city, those words
tell aloft, and met with glad response.
It's me and who was 'me!' The pride
of hearts life, no doubt; the tree vine
was clinging to ; the Defender of the Faith
full in the best sense Of the word.
It's me Many there are who would give
half their hearts, and more than half the hope
in them, for one such recognition in this wide,
wide world On Change, In the directory,
at the post Office, he was known as A. B. g.,
Esq, but on that threshold, and within those
walls, its me, and nothing more; and what
more is there one would love to be
Few of all the hearts that beat so wildly,
warmly, sadly, slowly, can recognize a true
soul amid the din and darkness of the world,
in that simple and eloquent IT'S me. As if he
had said,
"Nov I'm nothing to oil the world,
For I'm all the world to thee"
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and smiles and frowns by turns, that she may
retain them near, or repel them from her.
In plain WORDS, she is cOquette, fiirt, and
Hold, rash boy, said his father, interrupts
ing him, 'you know not what you say
No, father, my words are true, as know
from experience. At first, like others, was
attracted by her beauty, but soon detested her
for her coldness Of heart
Enough, William said Mr.. Wilson, ris-
ing, know that it is my will that you sheuld
marry Julia Edmonds.'
Father, / cannot, answered the young
man. ,
Obey me, or leave this house forever said
the father, pointing towards the door.
Then | choose the latter alternative, ,
proudly answered the son, as he rose to de-
part rather will l become the child of for
tune, TO be carried hither and thither BY nv
destiny than wed a being whom never car
love. Father, farewell, and he departed, per-
haps never more to return to his stern parent.
AS he stepped into the street, he stood for a
moment irresolute as 10 what course he should
pursue, and then hurried into dirty by-street,
where he exchanged his fine clothes for others,
cheaper and coarser. From that time he was
not heard from for several years, and in what
manner the reader will soon see. Return
with me, dear reader, and let US take retro
spective glance at events which occurred be-
fore the opening Of this sketch.
Paul Wilson was person immensely rich,
and he thought that wealth alone was the only
means of becoming happy. Money was the
basis upon which all his plans were founded,
and il was for that reason alone that he wished
to marry his only son with Julia Edmonds, as
she was heress to great wealth. Bet his
plans in this respect were futile, as the reader
has seen, by the refusal Of the child to do as
he wished
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-04
Curious Facts.

The sense Of smelling, tasting, and even Of
feeling or touching, are liable to lnnumerable
cases of deception. 1t is mentioned IN the
Museum Of Art and Science, that If two fin
gers of the same hand, being crossed, be-
placed upon the table, and marble or pea is
rolled between them, the impression will be,
if the ewes are closed, that two marbles or
meas are touched. If the nose be pinched,
and cinnamon be tasted, it will taste like
common stick OF deal. Many substances lose
their flavor when the nostrils are stopped.
Nurses, therefore, upon right and scientific
principles, stop the noses Of children when
they give them doses Of disagreeable medi-
cine. Ifthe eyes be blindfolded, and butter
milk and claret be alternately tasted, the per-
son tasting them, after few repetitions Of
the process will be unable to distinguish one
from the other.
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turn, or till sumo indication Of danger induced
them to take 10 fight. They show also the
same sagacity in searching for water discover
ing al once the places where it is most readily
found in the sand, and then digging for il with
their hands, just as men would, relieving one
another in the work, il the quantity of sand 10
be remuved be considerable. Parkyn's Life in
A6ySsinid
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as ever. The iron had undergone regular
process of digestion. and the surface Of il was
deeply honey-combed by the action Of the
juices
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-20
A Grand Wedding.

On last Saturday evening as we were
coming down street, we were rather taken
by surprise at seeing very great crowd
assembled near the tin shop of Messrs.
Mugg; and upon arriving at the spot we
found some gentlemen raising funds for
the purpose Of getting license for a cople
to get married. The conditions of the
purchase money were these, that if sufi-
cient funds to buy the license were raised,
the wedding was to take place on the
street and in the presence Of all those
who pleased to assemble to see the novel
sight. The money was soon collected,
and in a short time the Probate Judge
was found, when the license was issued
but without the lady's name, and the
ceremony had to be delayed until the
name was inserted, which was soon done
and all were ready for action. Just at
this moment the court house bell began
ringing, the gong sounded, the tin horns
sent forth some disconnected sounds and
all present (quite crowd) yelled. The
bride and groom, nothing daunted at the
music, came forward and took their place
upon platform in front of store, while
the Justice, after making few appropri-
ate remarks, swore them in.
After the ceremony was over, the bride
and groom knowing their rights, saluted
each other with kiss, and then started
off the happiest of the happy, amid the
shouts of men and boys, the ringing
, of bells, the blowing Of horns and th'
music of all combined. The age of th,
lady could not be much over sixty, ant
: the gentleman is about fifty. We heart
ofno good cause why they should not b
= united in TIE holy bonds of welded lovt
i for from all appearance they were mad
to enjoy each others society Wha
: think you Mr.. and Mrs. Lear?
Then let Hymen oft appear,
In saffron robes, with taper clear.
With pomp, and feast. and revelry
% With mask, and antique pageantry.''
70 (So they did
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-20
pic-Nic Party.

On last Thursday, the day set apart for
good time and Picnic by our ladies
came, and with it the most beautiful day
dawned upon our fair land, and indeed,
we had a good time.
The crowd was all at once excited by
the appearance Of person dressed in
something after the Boomer style, and
having musical instrument with as many
prongs to it as the animal with seven
heads. He struck up tune and soon
every one came to stand, and loud was
the voice for short time. emusic hath
charms" &c.
The cars came in from Kenton at about
ten o'clock in the morning, bringing seve-
raj couple to join our people in the fes-
tival. The Kenton ladies, beautiful, pleas
ant and intelligent, departed in the even
inc for their homes, but not without leav-
ing lasting impressions behind them
Their smiles and bewitching ways have
made insertions in the hearts of some of
the Wyandots that will be as lasting as
| time. The men, talented, courteous and
noble, no doubt, have the best wishes, yea,
even the affections of some of our fair la
dies
Beside the Kenton folks we had few
couple from Little Sandusky to add to our
joys and pleasures; and if every body did
not enjoy the party, it was not our fault,
for we did.
The ladies of our own town deserve
much credit for the arrangement of the
table and the many nice things that were
upon it. Their sweet smiles and courte-
Gus ways held in check to some extent,
the hearts and affections of our own dear
boys. Upon looking about and seeing tie
Wyandot ladies, we had no cause to re-
gret our happy location. In the language
OF Mr.. R. ''May the ladies always be
blessed with plenty of beefsteak and NUT
on-chops''
The dance at the Pierson House in the
evening was very pleasant, a real good
treat. We did not see one dissatisfied per-
son in the room, and where everything
goes off so smoothly, we are bound tc
think there must be real enjoyment in it
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-20
ChoIera. and its Location.

1t has been said to Us that some papers
have been publishing report that Chole-
ra was very bad in this place, and we
take pleasure in saying that it is all hum
bug. We have had but one solitary case
in our town this season, and that case, a
man who lust came in and died in about
six or eighthours after his arrival, bringing
the disease with him. We have not even
had the symptoms Of cholera in any one
case since or before the death of that one
individual, neither do we expect anything
of the kind henceforth, as now we have
board of health, who of course, will
keep all manner of sickness at bay.
This season Upper sandusky has been
as healthy and prosperous as ever before
known. Sickness of any description has
scarcely been known in our town the whole
of the present season. Every person has
been speaking of the good health anc
universal prosperity of this place. VIZ
make mention of these facts merely tc
stop any false impressions that may have
been circulated abroad in relation to ouI
town and its health
Again, we will just say for the beneh
of the timorous, that our board of healtl
will insure your lives for few months
you VIII come to Upper Sandusky, ST
don't be alarmed. If You want to-ge
away from every description of disease
call around this way.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-20
To the Democracy.

The Democrats will find call in to-
days paper for the primary meetings to
nominafe candidates for Clerk, Recorder,
Surveyor and Commissioner. We hope
thatthe primary meetings will be well at
tended so that the nominations will be
satisfactory to the whole party. Now i:
the time for all difficulties to be settled
and now let US all show our preference.
and then after the nominations once made
unite upon the nominees.
q We have the utmost confidence in tn,
capacity of the Democracy to make goo'
nominations, and we know they will, an
therefore, we can safely say that our sue
cess is sure beyond doubt.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-20
Political Parties.

We most earnestly call the attention of
all factionists, fanatics and all other per-
sons, to the well written article on the
outside of to-day's paper, headed as
above. The article is from the Pittsburg
Union, and contains facts that cannot be
successfully refuted. We would like to
have the Vice President and those who
were furnished with money to carry them
to Columbus to spree on to read this ar
ticle. Democrats will there see the folly
of flying off the handle and going after
strange Gods, and alighting in the midst
of the enemy's camp.
Let US remember the grand and truth
full saying Of Gen. Jackson, that Eternal
vigilance is the price ofliberty." and then
the enemy do us no harm but if we
were TO sleep upon our watch we would
be taken. The enemy of Democratic men
and measures are the very ones that are
now soloud for no-party, abolition, mon
grel convention, with few disappointed
office seekers from the Democratic ranks
Who were at the head Of the mongrel
convention at Columbus The ''same
old coons Of forty''-those who drank
hard cider and gnawed gingerbread, and
have nothing for principle but the defeat
of the Democracy. Before the campaign
is over they will be asking for the sup
port of the people without why or
wherefore" Just mark the course these
ring leaders pursue, a l if you are a
Democrat if you don't Sc sights, we will
be responsible for anything hat you may
cali for.
We have carefully exam..ed the names
of the officers of that convention, and as
far as we are acquainted with the names,
they are those of Wings or disappointed
ofice-seekers, who have always been kick.
ing out of our traces. 1t is true there
were few, and but few exceptions to this
very fact.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-20
A Curious Traveller.

In the year 1888, left Constantinoplc
on my way to Varna, and from thence pro-
ceeded up the Danube in miserable
steamer, on board of which was person
age of high distinction belonging to a
neighbouring nation, whose manners and
habits afforded me amusement. He was
courteous and gentlemanlike in aremarka-
BILE degree, but his domestic habits differed
from those of his countrymen. He had
numerous suite of servants, three or four
of whom seemed to be sort of gentlemen;
these attended him every night when he
went to bed, in the standing bed place Of
the crazy steamer. First they wound up
six or seven gold watches, and the great
man took off his boots, his coat, aud don't
know how many gold chains; then each
night he was invested by his attendant
with different fur pelisse, which looked
valuable and fusty to my humble eys.
Each morning the same gentlemen spread
out all the watches, took off the furpclisse
and insinuated their lord into a fashionna-
BILE and somewhat tight coat, not the one
worn yesterday; but on no occasion did |
perceive anything in the nature of ablution
or any proof that such an article as clean
shirt formed part of the great mans
travelling wardrobe Curson's S Armeaio
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-20
Money Plenty.

''Money is scarce" in every body's
mouth, and why is it scarce; OF why
should it be scarce? Statistics show that
there is now in the United States two hun
dred and thirty and half millions in spe-
Gle. Of this something less than sixty
millions is in the Banks and twenty-seyen
millions in the Sub Treasurry-leaying
in the hands of the people no less than
$145, 500, 900 in actual coin All this
vast sum is outside of Banks, and held
wholly beyond their control.
The Buffalo Courier hits nearly every
croaker's nail on the head, when it says
that for those who live beyond their earn
ings no amount of money in the country
could make easy times, becsuse the pres
ence of money, in the community, ayals
nothing to him who has not wherewlth to
buy that money, and pay for it. Hence
the large swindle of Schuyler and of Kyle
both of New York; and the failures Of
brokers and merchants there; and hence
too, the attempt of PEvERELLE, of tha
city, the otheraight, to burn his own store
house-not for his insurance, for he hao
none, but to conceal the fact that he had
used other peoples property, that hao
been stored with him--and SO on, to the
end of the chapter; extravaganza beget'
ting crime, and this procuring lodging ii
the States Prison, if petty crime, and
free flight to Europe, via. Canada, If /
be extensive enough to make the culprl
ga gentleman.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-20


Gen. Cass and the Popular Sovereignty.
The distinguished Senator, Gen. Cass,
in answer to an invitation to attend
Democratic celebration in Philadelphia,
wrote one of his own style letters such as
every man can read and understand, and
as the discussion on popular Sovereignty
in the Territory of Nebraska has created
much confusion, we will give an extract
from his letter. The General contends
that the people Of the territory have the
right to make their own laws and regula-
itons. He is right out on the popular
sovereignty question, and contends for
the rights of all men in whatever territory
or region of country, He says
And I cannot but express the hope that
when the great American principle the
great human principle-indeed the right
of all men to legislate for themselves up
on every question of internal administra-
tion-is assailed and condemned on this
side of the Atlantic, that the Democracy
of Pennsylvania will march to its support
as firmly and unitedly as did their revolu-
tionary fathers when q similar effort was
made on the other side of the Atlantic,
and England sought to rule her colonies
by the same pretences, claiming that her
Parliament had the right oflegislation, in
all cases whatsoever, over distant regions,
as 1t is now claimed that Congress has
the same righto Of oppression over our fell
low citizens living in remote Territories
prstexts to justify acts of arbitrary as
sumption, the world is full of them; bu
, whether they come in the guise of philan
, thropy, or in any other shape which the
love is fertile in assuming, they are equal
ly to be condemned and repudiated.
) The only safe principle Of self-govern
ment. Give to those to whom belong th,
{ rights and the responsibility, the powe
to provide for them. To vary the Ian
guage, but to retain the sentiment of Nj
Jefferson, we may well ask, if men in tn
Territories are unfit to goyernthemselyes
have they found angels in Congress in til
shape of men to govern them? 1t can
=, not be that such an assumption, SO cor
" trary to all we have done and claimed, ca
= be sanctioned by the people of this cour
try Far from the Democracy be sue
an act of tyranny and political suicide.
"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-20
Arrest of an American in nron.raal

Arrest Of an American in Montreal
About a year ago, slave, named Os-
borne belonging to Mr.. John Campbell, Of
Maryland, being employed at Cincinnati,
took notion to run of and go to Cana
da, but was soon anxious to return, and
wrote to his master to allow him to come
back to his service. Mr.. Campbell took
no notice Of the request until lately, when
Mr.. OFT, of Kentucky, friend of his, set
out on viait to Canada. He requested
Mr. OFT, if he saw Osborn, to tell him he
would pay his expenses back. Mr. O..
found him in Montreal, in the employ of
Mr.. Stevens. merchant, and took him
aside to speak to him, up came a half a
dozen officers to Mr.. OFT, who said, "you
are our prisoner" Mr.. OFT requested per-
mission to speak to friend. The reply
was, "no, sir, come on.' Accordingly,
he was walked to her Majesty's Court, hat
in hand, with an escort, arraigned before
two Judges, and asked if he was ready
for trial, and a warrant produced, eharg
ing him with trying to decoy away {
bound servant from Mr.. Stevens, at a loss
of $3.50 per annum. After four hours
trial, Mr.. OFT was found guilty, and ined
costs, charges, &C., IS lis Cd, and i'm
prisioned five minutes. The affair, it i.
{ stated in letter in the New York Herald
created much excitement, and was insti
gated by Abolitonists.
The Lost Soai.
An Indian and his wife went out from
the village to work their chairs, carryin,
their infant with them. The woman wen
to the spring to- get water, leaving the MAJ
in charge of the child, with many eau
tons to take good care of it. When sh
e arrived at the spring she found it dried up
l and went further to look for another
t The husband, alarmed at her long alb
i sence, left the child and went in search
0 When they returned the child was gone
). and to their repeated cries as they war
: dered through the woods in search, the
: could get no response save the wallln
Il cry Of this little bird, heard for the fir
), time, whose notes their anxious and excl
e ed Imagination 'syllabled' into pa pa, II
! ma, (the present Quichua name of tt
|. bird.) l suppose the spauiards heal
: this story. and, with that religious poet
e turn of thought which seems peculiar
5, this people, called the bird The lost sou
s. The circumstances under which the stol
t. was told-the beautiful, still, starlig
g night-the deep, dark forest around-tl
'e faint-red glimmering of the fire fickerir
is upon the old woman's gray hair and ca
/ nest face as she poured fourth the quit
S. raj tones of the language of the peop
now passed away-gave it a sufficient
of romantic interest to an imaginative ma
0, -Hernzon's Valley of the Amazon.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-20

Orr THE TRAoK.--The Express train
met with aslight accident on the Ohio and
Indiana railroad on last Monday night,
about six miles this side Of ;Bucyrus. The
engine, tender and baggage car were pre-
cipitated from the tractb by running over q
cow that was laying OH the tract Nc
great injury done-no one hurt. We
have not received the particulars in full.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-20

A PosER-On Sunday lady called to
her little boy, who was tossing mafbles on
the sidewalk, to come into the house,
"Don't you know you should not be out
my son? Go into the back yard if you
want to play marbles. 1t is Sunday. .
"Well, yes, but ain'tit Sunday in the back
yard, mother ?''--Erchange.
Justso. A great many things are per-
formed in the back yard that persons
would be ashamed to do on the street, but
still the crime is the same.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-20
so they did.

COMING Ur.-We are glad to see our
friends coming with their advertisements
and would recommend them to the notice
Of our readers. See Mr.. S. E. BEcKMAN's
advertisement, and call and harness your
self. He has Harness. saddles and every
article in his line.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-20

HoRr1cULruR1sr.- Horticulturist
and Journal of Rural Art and Rural
Taste, is book that every man in town
and country ought to have. 1t is neat
publication, containing large quantity OF
reading matter, and will be perfect guide
to those engaged in the culture of trees
of every kind. It is published at the
moderate rates of two dollars a year, or
for four dollars for colored, in advance.
Send along your two dollars and get fifty
dollars worth of information per year
This book is edited by P. Barry, and pub
lished by James Wick, jr., Rochester, New
York. Mr.. E. G.. Hall is the General
Agent and wishes to obtain good and
active local agent in or near this place.
Copies Of the work can be seen at our
office.