The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-07-31


ting them. Now, either she told a
shocking falsehood, or must have been
slightly affected in the upper story. Did
| not see her with my own eyes? And
as to myself, I had only imbibed twice
that day. I was saving up, in truth
for the party, for l knew Mrs. G. had a
: cellar of glorious wine, and had no de-
sire to mix it with anything indifferent"
: "Well, what occurred the next. day?"
tsWell, policeman called at my Office
and asked me fora private audience. He
begged me to see the chief of police, Mr..
:. Mattsell, at once. The officers, he assured
! me, were on my track. A description of
t my person had been telegraphedin all di
rections, to make certain of my arrest
should attemp to leave the city,"
"But what for?'
"That is exactly the interrogation I put
to my City Hall friend. BUTT was clear
that he only looked on it as an innocent
ruse, for he simply lifted his eyebrows,
shrugged his shoulders, gently COM
menced whistling Casta Diva and walked
off," Ee l aaaaa saH Hw3
). $50 you went to the chief?'' sat5sA :.
Without losing moment. I told him
| had learned that was wanted, and ac-
cordingly was on hand. He was an old
s friend and hence felt certain of good
treatment. "a. ~ q.
"But why don't you give the woman
} up, Harry" said the chief If you do not,
: I shall be compelled to hand you over to
the hands of justice. But stop! Here
. comes the gentleman himself whose heart
: you have broken; Harry; whose home
: you have despoied, whose hearth you
7 have made desolate? ~. =
"And who should walki in but Mr. Will
son, .9 a T~urT a.4e
"'Oh, sir! he exclaimed as the chief
: introduced me, tfor, Gods sake. return to
: me the wife of my bosom, and the child of
my affection. Do not, implore you, rob
e me of all that makes life dear to mel
: Do not, if you have the feelings of man,
? drive a broken hearted husband and faith
i er to absolute despair ..o ,a.f,.r
: ''Why, what in the mischief bad you
I done" 8F s
J Nothing! Nothing whatever; but
IL
Mrs. Wilson the night before, as well as
: her child -
Il F 'And had she really eloped, after all?
P 81 didn't know. They said SO. They
4 bitterly accused me of abducting her, ane
u Mr.. Wilson would listen to no denials or
y my part of innocence in the affair. I ad
. mitted that had been at Mr.. WIS house
y that had seen his wife-thatI l furtive
u ly made my egress as he came in; but o
: course I refused to betray the ladies. ane
! l could not betray their whereabouts.
= "My admissions very naturally in
'e creased the suspicion against me. Ever
'e ' the chief took me aside, and privately tol,
~ me, as a friend, that he would advise m
y to drop such a shameful piece of gallant
ry, and grew quite eloquent in his des
n cription of the domestic misery I wa
creating. In vain l protested my innocenc
}, 1t only annoyed him. Atlast, however
~ thought struck me. At what hour. MI
= Wilson, did you say your wife left you?'
cat eleven O'Clock last night the neigh
hors say, in a carriage, with the child an
her trunks, and accompanied by a gentle
r man very like YOURSELF aa
~ cit did not take much time to prove a
= abb, you may imagine, in such a case {
y this. The chief soon ascertained that,
~ eleven P. NJ, had eaten supper atTay
~ lor's, and found no dificulty.in bringin
u forward my friends who hadspent the e1
o'' tire evening with me, and accompanie
u me home at twelve P. M to rest. 4f
ai' "But who did Mrs. Wilson elope with
az "Ah! that was the question. | new
found out my self for nearly year afte
- - ward. " -s4A -2 ~H
,ns "One day had gone to Baltimore {
"A business. when, in Pratt street, near E
taw, l was astounded by meeting my ov
g missing suit of Clothes! I recogniz
" them in moment The wearier Of the
Oh seemed to be a perfect stranger to II
? ? "a Ny first impulse was to collar him as
,;.l thief But then [ was in strange city, a
,r;, where was my proof? ~o-s;a
!, !. 1.-THE rogue's GOODNESS was deliciol
bod He appeared to comprehend his. positi
90 in moment. Yet he paused in front
the me, looked me keenly in the eye, a
,;nt burst out into uncomfortable laughter.
odv You may fancy whether or not was
. - dignant. And thea he had the audac
fgy to walk up to me and extend his hal
with Harry, my old boy, how are yo
tho just as if we were old acquaintance"
uon "By Jove! it must have been Antoine
= in male attire?" Msfs ,
You're perfect wizard" /" ezclain
and Harry. ~ss 54ss4s
re. "And 1t was she, then, who had gon