The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-13
soner, casuist, and good counselor. he was
''looked up to- and abided by.


as they proposed and split upon. The
very nearest they could to a mutual ces-
sation of the hostilities, was to appoint a
committee of three, to wait on Mr.. Bulk
ley, state their case and get him to adju
dicate. They waited on the old gentle
man, and he listened with grave attention
to their conflicting grievances.
at appears to me- said the old gen.
tleman, ''that this is very simple case
"a very trifing thing to cause you SO
much vexation."
$50 say" says one Of the committee.
81 don't cell it trifing case, Mr..
Bulkley," said another.
mo case at ALL" responded the third.
1T amt eh?" fercely answered the
first speaker.
"No, it amt, sir' quite as savagely
answered the third.
dts anything but a trifiing case, any
how" echoed number two, sto expect
to raise the minister's salary and that new
steeple, too, out of our small congrega-
ton"
"There is no danger of raising much
out Of ycu, anyhow, Mr.. Johnson" spite
fully returned number one.
Gentlemen, if you please" beseech
Iinoly interpo ed the sane,
'I haven't come here Mr.. Bulkley to
quarrel, said one.
"Who started this?" sarcastically an
swered Mr.. Johnson.
mot me, anyway" number three re-
plies.
"You don't say did, do you?" says
number one.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
"Mr. Bulkley, you see how it is; there's
Johnson
"Yes. Mr.. Bulkley,' says Johnson,
"and there's old Wrinkles, too, and here 5
Deacon Potter, also
II am here" stiff1y replied the deacon,
''and l am sorry the Reverend Mr.. Bulk
ley finds me in such company, sir!''
| ''Now, gentlemen, brothers, if you
please" said Mr.. Bulkley, "this is ri
diculous,-"
$50 say" mourned Mr.. Wrinkles
GAS far as goa are concerned it is RI
die culous,'' said the deacon.
This brought Mr.. Wrinkles up standing.
'Sir!" he shouted ''sirp'
"But my dear sirs--" beseechingly
said the philosopher.
"Sir!' continued Wrinkles, "sir! l am
too old a man-too good Christian, Mr.
Bulkley, to allow man, a mean, despi-
cable toad, like Deacon Potter
"Do you call meme despicable
toad?" nenacingly cried the deacon. '
Brethren, said Mr.. Bulkley, eff
am to counsel you in your difference,
must have no more of this unchristian
like bickering.'
II dc not wish to bicker, SIR" sait
Johnson. & 9.>@
"Nor don't want to, sir" said TIL
deacon, "but when man calls me toad
mean, despicable toad
"Well, well. never mind,' said Mr.
Bulkley; "you are all too excited now
go home again, and wait patiently; o.
Saturday evening next, will have pre-
pared and sent TO you written opinion {
your case, with full and free avowal {
most wholesome advice for preservin
your church from dissolution and your
selves from despair" And the commit
tee left, to await his issue.
Now it ch ,nced that Mr.. Bulkley ha
a small farm, some distance from the tow
: of Colchester, and found it necessc ry, til
" same day he wrote his opinion and &C
vice to the brethren of the disafecte
church, to drop a line to his farmer r'
. garding the fixtures of said estate. Ha,
!, ing written long, and Of course, elab'
a rate essay to his brethren, he wour
). up the days literary exercises with de
r patch to the farmer, and after reverie
himself, he directs the two document
IL and mex: morning dispatches them
!. their several destinations.
: On Saturday evening full and anxio
= :. synod Of the belligerent churchmen to-
- place in their tabernacle, and punctuall
, :, as promised, came the despatch from {
- Plato of the time and place,--Rev Jol
Bulkley. All was quiet and respectf
nc attention. The moderator took up t
= document. broke the seal, opened and
~ pause ensued, while dubious amazeme
en- seemed to be spread over the features
OF the worthy president of the meeting.
as ''Well, brother Temple, how is it
as what does Mr. Bulkley say?" and anot
OF er pause followed.
"Will the moderator please proc eed
od said another voice. =
N The moderator placed the paper up
IN the table, took off his spectacles. wip
ny the glasses, then his lips--replaced
= specs upon his nose, land with very bro
on grin, said:
ed q Brethren. this appears to me to be
"a vary cip,,nlor letter IN cav the least Of