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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-20
5tlrtt Mistrllunl1.
Aunt LiZZiess Courtship-


Why, you see, when my man came a
courtin' ne, hadn't the least thought of
what he was after-not |. Jobie came to
our house one night. after dark. and rap
ped at the door. I opened it, and sure
enough there was Jobie. ,.-
"Come in," seq l.; "take cheer
mo, Lizzie" seq he, '.I've come on
an arrant, an / elwus do my arrants
fust.'
"But you had better come in and take
cheer, Mr.. W.
"No, I can't. The fact is, Lizzie, I've
come on this 'ere courtin' business. Ny
wife's been dead these three weeks, an
everything's gon' to rack an luin right
'long-Now, Lizzie, if you're a mind to
have me. an take charge of my house,
an my children. an my things, tell me,
an I'll come in an take cheer: if not
1'H get some one else to-"
"Why, / was skeered, and said:
eff you have come on this 'ere courtin'
business, come in must think ont a lit
tle."
''No, can't till l know. That's my
arrant. An I can't set down till my ar
rants done''
81 should like to think ont day or
two ..
"No you needn't, Lizzie
"Well, Jobie, if 1 must, 1 must; so
here's tn ye, thea"
So Mr.. W---came in. Then he went
after the squire, and he married us right
off, and I went home with Jobie that very
night.
| tell ye what it is, these long courtin's
don't amount to nothing at all. Just as
well done in hurry.
Better Get sem First.
About 80 years ago, there resided in
the town of Hebron, certain DR.. T., who
became very much enamored ola .beauti-
full young lady, resident of the same town.
The Doctor was strong Presbyterian.
and his lady-love a decided Baptist.
They were sitting together one evening
talking over their approaching nuptials
when the Doctor remarked:
II am thinking, my dear, of two events
I shall number the happiest of my life. -
"And what may they be, Doctor?''
remarked the lady.
lone is the hour when I shall call you
'wife for the first time''
''And the other?"
cit is when we shall present our frst
born for baptism
"What. sprinkled.'
eyes. my dear. sprinkled."
"Never shall a child of mine be sprink-
led.' s
"But mine SHALL" s
"They shall be, hey?"
eyes, my love.''
"Well, sir, then can tell you tha
your babies won't be my babies. Sc
good night, sir.' 81 sfaa i'T ,s9sia
"Crow, want to ak you connun
drum 8 @
"Well, Julius, succeed; rs open for tn
Question" a s1 az
: "Can you tell me why de art of self-d
fence am like ribber at low tide?'' =
eNo Julius, dosen't sea no similarit,
: In de two subjects, SO. darfor, I guys
up" s@tsssS
"Well, den, I'll tell you. Itis sinpl
because it develops de mussles You
the most ignomouse niger neber seed.
"Yah. yah!.I know all de time whs
dat was. didn't want to say muffin j
> ak me again and see if can't told you
$ The report that Edwin Forrest hassol
n his castle on the Hudson to Bisho
G Hughes, for nunnery, is denied,
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-20
Touching Incident.
One more unfortunate
Gone to her death.

The New York papers. few days
since, noted, among their city items. the
death Of young woman, who, at mid
night, went on board Brooklyn ferry
boat, and when in the middle Of the
stream, threw herself into the water and
was drowned. The body. when recover
ed, was recognized as that Of Lizzie How
ard, girl of about twenty, who, two or
three years since. innocent and hand
some, came from Roxbury, Massachu-
sets, and fell into dissolute life. She
finally became devotedly attached to a
young man. who latterly has repulsed
her, and particularly SO on the evening
previous to her death. After this rebuff
she went TO her boarding house, thence
to the ferry boat as above stated. A
Photographic likeness Of the young man
whose conduct caused her death, was
found upon her person. The girl was
buried in Greenwood, the landlady Of
her boarding house, her fellow, fallen,
boarders, the undertaken and wife, and
Christian clergyman attended the buri-
al, paying the expenses of the same
At the grave the clergyman delivered a
brief burial service, and then one of the
companions of the deceased, amid the
tears of all those assembled, the bad as
well as the good, read Hoods "Bridge
of Sighs." A more. appropriate burial
service over the remains of one of the
!" unfortunate thus having finished her
wretched career, could not been used.
One more unfortunate, -, {
Weary of breath, .... :.
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death.
Take her up tenderly.
Lift her with care;
Fashioned SO slenderly,
Young and so fair.
Touch her not scerr fully,
Think of her mournfully,
Gently and humanity ;a.s 81
Not of the stains of her.
All that remains of her
Now is pure womanly.
Make no deep scrutiny,
Into her mutiny
Rash and undutiful
Past all dishonor, .g :
Death has left on her
Only the beautiful.
N v T.
.s The bleak wind of March
-.. Made her tremble and shiver z
But not the dark arch
Or the black flowing river:
Z Mad from life's history,
Glad to deaths mystery, 1-
Swift to be buried
Z Anywhere, anywhere
a. Out of the world s 7a
In she plunged boldly,
No matter how coldly
The rough river ram e't q.
sra Over the brink Of it
Picture it--think of it,
Dissolute mani
& II K X Il
a Perishng gloomily,
Spurned by contumely,
Cold inhumanity.
Burning insanitys @
Into her rest. ss
Cross her hands humhly, .ss.zs-,s.s.=
AS ifpraying dumbly. A ,-e
Over her breast
Owning her weakness,
Her evil behavior ssz
And leaving with meekness
Her sins to her Saviour!
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-20

AN OLD HERo.-The Oswego Times
vouches for the following statement:
In the town of Constantia in thiscounty.
among those who cast their vote for Free
mont was Gideon Bently, soldier of the
Revolution, one hundred and sic years of
age, and the father Of thirteen living chill
dren-the ancestor of sir generations,
numbering in all two hundred md twen-
ty four souls descended from him in a di-
rect line. As the old hero deposited his
ballot for Fremont his mind went back TO
the scenes of Seventy six and in tones
tremulous with emotion, he exclaimed,
Eighty years ago l fought for Freedom.
and now I shall uote for Freedom
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-20

~ A mixture of honey with the purest
CHARCOAL will make the teeth as white as
snow a
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-20

"Pat. you have dated your letter
week ahead is not SO late in the month
by one week, you spalpeen.'
..Troth, boy, indade an its jist myself
what is wantin' swate Kathleen to get it
in advance of the mail. Sure I'll not care
if size gifts it three days afore its writteps
me darlint' SD
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-20

to part with the tiny clay bust which will
ever remind me Of you. And now, Louiee,
you who have been so kind to the son,
will you promise me sometimes to visit
the humble home of my mother, who
will miss me sadly 2"
g Indeed I will, Joe and shall tell
her grand stories of young sculptors,
whose first works were not made even IN
anything SO durable as clay. Father told
me ever so many the other evening
The name of one was Canova, who made
his first appearance in-what do you
think, Joe 20 a
II am sureI cannot tell. have only
read few histories, and know but few
great names" 2sss8
We'll, Joe, it was in an ornament of
butter for the princes table, and | will
tell your mother all about it, and make
her laugh when she feels like crying, be-
cause you are so far away and I will
show her your name in the papers. when
you become famous, and oh, can't go
any farther my imagination would quite
run away with me /"
4 Joe clasped little Louiee's hand in his
own SO stained with the dark clay. and
said lowly, !" Remember me at night,
when you pray! |" So they parted, and
though their paths might never cross
again. holy remembrance would I" the
good fairy of his clay studio +" be to Joe,
and sacred treasure to her, the farewell
smile of the boy-sculptor. 4
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-20

There is moral ID the withering re,
5uke Of Erastus Brooks more precious
than an hundred ordinary triumphs, for
in the annals of party warfare there is to
be found no examples of baseness and
prohigacy comparable with that display
ed by the infamous New York Express.
The just indignation Of People, outrage d
by the rascalilies of that Demagogue and
his mendacious Journal, will, while his
fate is remembered. restrain kindred ex-
periments upon popular credulity.-AB.
Ere Jour.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-20

Prentice of the Louisville journal. late
ly let off the following:
''The editor of Georgia paper calls us
half-witted. If we are SO, we have, by
Just one half, the advantage of him:
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-20

3 The report that Edwin Forrest hassold
his castle on the Hudson to Bishop
Hughes, for nunnery, is denied,
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-20
81 Bpautifllt 5torp.
.r From the Ladies Wreath.
THE IMAGE BOY.

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rossrFu n BY M. c. tMETcALF.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-20

his neck forward and look, with as much
seeming anxiety as Beecker himself, for
the man stealing into the ring.''-
]" Who can it be 2" repeated the speak
er: and then assuming countenancc Of
overwhelming astonishment, and with
uplifted hands,. he exclaimed :, "As l
live, it is Millard Fillmore +" whereupon
the old gentleman rushed forward to
Beecher's side, yelling out !: "Is't Fill
more ? Where ?-where !? I don't see
him !" Beecher bestowed most dis
tressingly ludicrous look upon the old
gentleman, looked still more comically
at the audience. and but the tintult
that followed we will not attempt to de.
scribe.-Medind Tribune, Oct. 25th.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-20

"14nd you're as big a liar as-as-as"--
and the little one hesitsted for connpar-
ison--'syou're as big a liar as Erastus
Brookst" ftriumphantly. ~
The bigger boy was silenced. He had
no comparison to equal that, and left the
little one master of the argumentative
6eld.-Bg6alo Express.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-11-20
NUMBER 9.

VERDIrT ORA NEGRO ISquEsT.-We
de undescribed darkies bein Kurner's
Juray on disgust, to sit on de body OBJ de
nigger Sanlbo, now dead and gone before
us, have been siltin' on de said nigger
aforesaid did, on de night OBJ de fusteents
OBJ November, come to his death by fall
in from de said ribber, whar we find he
was subsecomely drowned, and afterwards
was washed on de ribber side ,yhar we
spos he was froze to def"
A NOVEL CoNDENsED. Moonlight night
shady groye--two loyers--eternal f.
delity--young lady rich-young man
poor-very proud--very handsome--sure
to make fortune--old folks in rage
swear eternal vengeance--young folks
won't past--die frstAydthstic scene
moonlight again--rope ladder young
lady's window opens-fight--escape--
pursuit-capture-old folks relent-die
young folks get married-move into
the old mansion-have little children
much happiness-FINIs. s
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-01-25
Anecdote ofnFat nTnn.

bridget said lady in the city of Got
ham, one morning as she was reconnoiter-
ing in her kitchen, to her servant, what a
quantity of soap grease you have there
We can get plenty of soap for it, and we
must exchange it for some. Watch for the
fat man, and when he comes along tell him
l want to speak to him."
ayes, ma'am," says Bridget between each
wbisk of the dish cloth, keeping bright
lookout of the kitchen window, and no moy-
ing creature escaped her watchful gaze. AT
last her industry seemed to be rewarded, fol
down the street came large portly gentle.
man folri hing a cane, and looking the pic
tura of coed humor. So, when he wa
in front of the house, out she few and in
formed him that her mistress wished tc
speak to him.
"Speak to me, my good girl?" asked the
lgentleman.
ayes, sir, wants to speak to you, and says
would you be good enough to walk in?"
This request, so direct, was not to be re-
fused; so in state of some wonderment up
the steps went the gentlemen, andup-stairs
went Bridget and knocking at her mistress
door. put her head in and exclaimed:
"Fat gantleman's in the parlor ma'am.' >
So saying she instantly descended to the
lower regions.
''In the parlor?" thought the lady, What
can it mean, Bridget must have blundered, .
but down to the parlor she went, and up
rose our fat friend with his blandest smile
and most graceful bow.
"Your servant informed me, madam, that
you would like to speak to mc-at youl
service madam"
The mortified mistress saw the state Of
the case Immediately, and smile wreathed
itself about her mouth in spite of herself, as
she said:
"Will you pardon the terrible blunder Of
a raw Irish girl, my dear sir? told her to
call in the fat man to take away tho soap
grease, when she has made mistake, you
see"
The jolly, fat gentleman leaned back in
his chair, and laughed such hearty laugh
as never comes from your lean gentry.
"No apologies needed, madam" said he
''it is decidedly the best joke of the season
Ha, ha, ha, so she took me for the soap
grease man, did she? twill keep me laugh
ing for months, such good joke!"
And all up the street, and round the cor
ner was heard the merry laugh of the ole
gentleman as he brought down his cane
every now and then, and exclaimed "such {
Joker
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-01-25
Bad Company.

One of the worst habits a young person
of either sex can fall into, is that of keeping
bad company. Impure Dords stain TIE tab
lets of a virtuOus mind; and the more we
hear of them the less nice becomes our sense
of the refined and pure. Too much care in
the choice of companions cannot be taken.
Intimate friendships should not be made
without due reflections; and with casual
acquaintance, whose conduct and eonver-
sation viii not benefit us, we should have as
little to do as charity and circumstances will
admit The mind is an exceedingly deli
cate substance, and its purity is soiled by
even the slightest contact with vice; and
once the leprous spots are left upon it, no
after regrets can wash them out; they be-
come part of the Individual blemish
that remains indelibly fixed upon the soul
An hour spent in bad company may prove
a source of regret for years, or worse, the
stepping stone to vice or crime. Be care
f1l, then, with whom you associate.
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Sale of n Wife.

The peace loving and law-abiding citizens
of the town of Webster, had their ideas of
morality rather agitated few days since,
by the announcement that one amongst them
had sold his wife to another for a considers
ton. 1t seems that the man with his wife
were the tenants of another, and the wife,
who always said that she did not intend to
die until she had got on the upper shelf of
society, who was probably member of the
free love association, was drawn towards the
landlord, who is, or rather was, singular
man, by passionate attraction" and de-
manded IN instant return. There IS no
doubt but that the demand was complied
with, from what the husband saw, where
upon he became quite dissatisfied, and hint
ed as much. Things grew no better fast,
until the husband not finding his hints re-
garded, spoke right out and objected to the
way matters were progressing. This opened
the way for negotiation, and after long
pickering and bantering the husband agreed
that the landlord should have his hog, his
wife, and garden 'sass" for five hundred dol
lars, and writings to that effect were imme-
diately drawn up, sealed, signed and deliv'
cred, and the woman was transferred forth.
with to the arms of her fortunate posse5sor
I-Rochester Adrertiser, Dec. s.
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AiI Sorts Of Paragraphs.
The Household 'sGood Night.s


SCOOP NIGHT!" A loud, clear voice
from the stairs said that it was Tommy's.-
"Dood night" murmurs little something
from the trundle-bed-a little something
We call Jenny, that filled a large place in
the centre of one or two pretty large hearts.
"Good nightr' lisps little fellow in plaid
rifle dress, who was christened Willie about
six years ago.
Now | lay mo down to sleep,
pray the Lord my soul to keep;
III should die before wake -
and the small bundle in the trundle-bed has
dropped off to sleep, but the broken prayer
may go up sooner than many long petitions
that set out great while before it.
And so it was @good night all around the
homestead; and very sweet music it made
too, in the twilight and very pleasant mel
Ody it makes now, as we think Of it for it
was not yesterday, nor the day before, but a
long time ago-so long that Tommy is
Thomas Somebody Esq, and has forgotten
that he ever was boy, and wore what the
richest of us can never wear but once, if We
try-thc first pair of boots.
And 50 it was good night all around the
house; and the children had gone through
the ivory gate, always left little ajar for
them-through into the land of dreams.
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ting liquor to which madly resigned my
self a year ago"
And the unhappy man wrung his hands
in the agony of his contrition.
"But how is it that Amelia had tasted
no foods it possible that you"
"Yes, yes, l know what you would say,
what you suspect, doctor. Yes was that
brute l took the basket of provisions your
kind wife sent Amelia the evening before
and pitched them into the street just after
your servant had delivered it, And that is
what l did with all the baskets you sent,
swearing at Amelia at the same time that
she was so mean spirited as to receive char
ity. Ihave starved her you see and wrong
ed her in every way through my drunken
rage. The halter is too good for me. Let
the law do its worst. Hanging alone will
serve as some retribution for my insane cru
cities" Horace raved on in this way and
in the midst of his rawlings We found our
selves at his miserable home.
The gentle spirit of Amelia had departed
and strange to say, her boy also lay dead
beside her
The law took the once proud, brilliant
Horace - in hand. He was tried, found
guilty, and sentenced to be hung. But be-
fore the sentence could be executed, the un-
fortuato man had gone to higher tribunal
to be tried for the deeds he had done, when
were provoked by the maddening bowl he
had put so rashly to his lips.
Father, mother and son-were gone,--
One short year of sin on the part of the one
who was bound by honor to cherish. and pro-
tect all three, had crowded life off into the
unfathomable charm of death.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-01-25

A CAPITAL HIr.-Mr Galloway, of Ohio,
made capital hit in the House on Thursday
last. He was demonstrating that freedom
constituted in this country the only true and
vital distinction of that nationality" which
had been so much harped upon, and illus
trated this view by reciting the preamble
of the Constitution, which declares the OBJ
ject of the Union to be to secure the bless
ings of Liberty to ourselves and to our pos
terity." Mr.. Marshall, of KY, interrupted
him by inquiring if "niggers were included
in his posterity!" "Yes," retorted Mr.. Gal
loway, quickly, perhaps in yours, but no
in ours" The point was made with won
derful effect of manner, and dashed through
the hall and galleries with electric rapidity
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-01-25

@ Acorrespondent of the Clevelander,
is in for the quarter offered by the editor Of
the Knickerbocker, for word which would
rhyme with window In witness whereof
read the following:
While Harry sat picking bone,
And Susan was up to her elbow in dough,
Some wicked boy threw stone,
And it went right through the window.
Now, Mr.. Editor, I don't claim to be q
poet, but do claim that quarter.
MIcAwBER.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-01-25
nE The BROOKLYN Eagle thinks shawl

~ The Brooklyn Eagle thinks shawls
should be worn by the masculine gender for
the following reasons:
aft you want to be in fashion wear a
shawl; if to ladies an attraction, wear a
shawl; if to sheep and COWS terror, or like
shanghais in full feather, or even rage upon
the heather, wear a shawl; if your hips are
badly moulded, or your shirt and vest un-
folded, or unpleasant to behold, wear a
shawl; if your courting some fine hnet
wear a shawl; you might wrap your lassie
in it, in your shawl. It's Ike charity on
pins-although 1t causes grins-does your
shawl. If you wish to be dandy wear a
shawl. In word, it is most useful arti-
ele-and may wrap your feet, head, body,
knees, make seat, a blanket bed, muf,
a pillow, wrap-rascal, or a scotch plaid Of
Your shawl"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-01-25

REProfessor Cleveland, of Bowdoin
College, has never been inside of a railway
car. The venerable man about three years
since, made up his mind that he would Wis
it Portland, via K. & P. R. R., and the day
for his journey was fixed. On tho morning
of his intended departure, the worthy Pro
fessor happened to read an account of a
smash up somewhere in the vicinity of New
Orleans. From that moment his old fears
returned, and he has never yentured even to
hope for railroad-ride.
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A JUST HT.-A few Sundays since, a
stranger clergyman, who was officiating in
a church in Providence, R. L, after reading
nearly dozen notices, seeing some half
dozen more before him, remarked that he
supposed he must read them, as he was not
in his own desk, but he thought it really
wicked to adopt that method of cheating
the printer.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-01-25

S. C. WHIrCHER, PEorRIETOR, clyde, o.
rusiy PorteEs attendance TO convey baggage to and
from the Cars fuee Of Charge. Livery Stable Is attach
ed 10 the house. where horses and carriages can at all
times be had. December ~ Ao04-
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re- A gentleman, says Punch, who takes
the morning Journals, and whose attention
is apt to be monopolized by them, remon-
strated one day with his wife for coming
down to breakfast in curl-papers; when the
lady replied: 'Ifyou indulge in your papers,
1 don't see why shouldn't enjoy mine"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-01-25

FANNY FERN MARRIED.-The New York
Ledger makes the following announcement
ave have the pleasure of announcing that
our gifted contributor, Mrs. Sara Paysor
Eldrcdge, $50 renowned and admired as
Fanny Fern was married on Saturday, the
5th inst, to Mr.. Jas. Parton, we'll known ii
literary circles as the author of The Life o.
Horace Greely.
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go&trp
For the Journal.
TO A TEA-TOTALLER.

For the Journsl.
TO A TEA-TOTALLER.
Give me the smoking tea,
Its flavor is so fine,
And while it strengthens me-
The cup I'll not decline.
Twas brought from foreign shores,
Far DER the stormy sea,
lis drank by pious souls,
Then why reject the tea'
Our mothers loved it much
They drank it hot and strong,
Sure, what our mothers did
Can't be so very wrong.
Then set the table nice,
Have every thing at hand,
And on the waiter clean,
Let the old teapot stand.
Cold water folks may laugh,
While they our tea deride,
May say 1t injuries ealth
And costs a deal beside.
Then let them shut their purse
And drink their water free,
While we in cheerful mirth,
Draw round our cup of tea.
Then don't condemn its use,
Don't veto it away,
But on the waiter let
The dear old teapot stay.
While gathered round the board
BE all our forgot,
And we laugh and chat,
Wen drink it piping hot
Cold water has its use,
I've often heard it said,
That when fever ragged
Twas good upon the head,
And in the bathng-tub
When summer days are hot,
How healthful is its
What more refreshing spot
Then let US parties make,
And call neghbors in,
Do as our mothers did
II cannot be a sin;
And while around the room
The laugh and joke goes free,
Wen send with generous hand
The humming cup Of tea.
FREMONT, Jan. 1856. KATE.