The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-06


hood should be enlisted in the search
AS they neared the house they heard
merry voices, and bounding joyfully for
ward, they caught their respective wives
in their arms.
1--WE have had such a delightful time
that we could scarcely make up our
minds to come home again!' exclaimed
Kate, mischievously. as she looked up
into Harry's woe-be-g gone face, Il hope
you have enjoyed yourself shooting"
Never had poorer luck in our lives!"
replied Harry. "Did you catch any
thing?"
"Look!" exclaimed the ladies, holding
up well filled basket OF fish. (but they
forgot to add that they had bought in
stead of caught them.
The young gentlemen, fearful of ridi
cule, concluded to keep quiet upon the
subject of their days adventure, so they
bore their aching heads in silence At
length one of them ventured to inquire in
subdued voice,
"You are not going fishing tomorrow,
are you?'' t
"Not unless you go Shooting was the
reply. "Will you stay at home?"
The desired promise had almost been
given, when friend of theirs, who had
been on similar expedition, but with
rather better success, entered and exclaim-
ed,
"Well, what success?"
"Not any" was the reply.
"Not any! Why you didn't &c to the
right place; come with me tomorrow,
and I will show you game enough to last
you this one while. -
The temptation was too strong to be
resisted-thc days trials and alarms, and
the wife's request were alike unheeded,
and they retired that night promising to
rise early the next morning, and set forth
on a second expedition.
"Well, then, Kate, we shall have to
fish again." exclaimed, Nellie as she bid
her friend good night; then leaning clo-
ser she whispered, "we will contrive to
do the business up tomorrow at all
events"
The morning came. and before Frank
and Harry were sufficiently recovered
from the fatigues Of the previous day TO
rise, their wives had commenced their
short journey.
''Oh, dear!' exclaimed Frank, as he
at last proceeded to array himself, show
miserably these new shirts are made, I
have knocked the buttons off of every one
of them, and now what shall do?''
''Use pins
The pins were putin so clumsily, that
frequently during the day Frank found
his fingers bleeding from the wounds they
inflicted.
.'There's the sleeve Of my coat almost
entirely out!' cried Harry.
"Pin it in,' suggested Frank.
"Oh, dear!' sighed Harry, ''if Kate
only hadn't gone out. These pins will
kill me before the day is over" But
conscience whispered, sit is your own
fault that she has gone
The huntsmen now set forth, we'll pro-
vided with breakfast and dinner; but
while they were aiming their first shot,
some strange dogs kin,lly disposed of their
provisions; again everything went wrong
and after spending number of hours in
fruitless attempts to shoot something,
they resolved to give up the business en-
tirely and return home
| AS they approached the house, com
pletely worn out and faint for want OF
/ food, they received the tidings that their
wives had fallen into the water, and thai
one was dead, and the other was dying
Their fatigues were now forgotten as they
hurried quickly to the spot There, ex
tended on the grass and surrounded BY
several people, was Nellie-her clothes
dripping with water, and her long, darl
hair hanging in confusion around her, {
strange contrast 10 her pale face. Kate
sat by her side-an unnatural wildness il
her wringing her hands and show
inr SIGNS of madness.
! "Oh! my wife my own darling, speal
to me!'' exclaimed Frank, snatching Mel
!, lie in his arms, and pressing her to hi
e heart. @ - E
$ An almost imperceptible smile playe,
c around her lips, but she felt that her par
v was not yet finished, and she lay motion
n less in his arms. He gazed upon he
i closed eyes, and thought of their pleadin
d look when he announced his intention {
G leaving her and her friend to spend th
], day together, and thought, What
e they were opened upon him then for th
1t last time" and he reproached himse
le for leaving her, as having been the caus
h of her death. All was breathless silenc
if around, even Kate's unnatural shrek
r. were hushed, and she rested quietly
l. Harry's arms. -.
E. ooh, Nellie! my own sweet one,
in again broke forth Frank, tspeak to M