The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-03-20
UPPER sANDUsKY, OHIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1856.
The Minister and the Devil.

The Minister and the Devil.
The Rev. Mr.. Blank, Of the Episcopal
Church. after laboring in an ancient and
very respectable town in Louisiana long e.
nough to have planted a vineyard and ca
ten the fruit thereof, became discouraged
and very justly disgusted with the peo-
pie. He determined to leave them, and in
his farewell sermon he thus unburdened
his heart and conscience:
"And now, if there is any man in this
congregation that can prove he ever paid
me dollar, it shall be refunded to him on
the spot.
He then gave out hymn to be sung,
commencing with these line:
..LordI what a wretched land is this,
That yields us no supply"
And having thus shaken off the dust
of his feet for testimony against them,
he gathered. his robes about him and re-
Served them right" saith the world.
But .'.hard times" among the clergy are
not confined to the profession in this coun-
try. A London minister, no more fastid
ious. than our brother in Louisiana, lately
astonished his congregation by informing
them that he had a personal interview
with the Devil, which happened on this
wise. - &C.,. -. IL.
81 was sitting" said he Sin my study,
when I heard knock, and the door open
ed, and who should walk in but-the Dew
! il! ,..a.-.
GLOW dye you do?' said he.
pretty well, thank YOU said I.
"What are you about?'' said he: pre-
pairing your sermon for nextSnaday?
..Ah!' said he, 1 dare say you think
you are doing great deal of good
"Wel,' I said, not so much as I could
wish; but little good, I hope
..You have a large congregation said
he.
"Well, pretty large, I said.
! ..And dare say" he remarked, tyor
are proud of them?.
/ tNo,' said I, sthat I am not, for not ont
third of them pay for their sittings!'
s'Y on don'tsay SOP said the Devil, ii
great surprise.
eyes, that I do repeated not one
third OF them pay a penny for their sit
ting ~
"'Well said the Devil, then I say the.
are shabby lott %
The congregation took the hint so yer.
!, explicitly given, and marked increas
!, was observable in the receipts of the treas
ury.
f BRAVE WoMEN.-A correspondent c
S the Rochester Democrat writing from Ore
: gon, gives the following illustration of fe
male heroism in that eountry:-I hav
f nearly filled this letter about Indian wars
, suppose you have the papers which wi
? give you an account of their depreciation
: on our borders. This often brings ou
/ traits of emale heroism, otherwise nc
: known to themselves. A Mrs. Harris, a
; Puget's Sound, killed three Indians befor
they conquered her. Another.up South, a
! the head waters Of the Willamette, Q
) rather on Rogue river, whose house wa
RI attacked and her husband wounded, bu
while dy ing told her to load gun, kee1
: up the defense Of her house and family
:. She loaded several guns and kept ther
: IF all day. At evening, she slipped ou
during their absence, and taking he
e child, wentinto the thieket. They missin
4 her from the house, searched and discoy
a, cred her, but she kept them at bay wit
a her trusty frelock until next day. Whe
! she was relieved by aparty of volunteers
:, who drove them of. Poor womanl wha
: soldier she would make. s4s1 AZ
ToMBoYs-The public mind is awakening
to the importance of physical education
At the recent ladies' exhibition of gym
nastic, enthusiastic and dancing exercises
given at Professor Stewart s rooms, i
a Boston, DR.. ]. Y. G. Smith, Mayor. in hi
: speech to the parents and teachers Will
e distributing the prizes, addressed then
e at much length on the importance of de
: veloping the muscular apparatus of chill
dren, and made the pertinent remark
THAT the little girls he knew when a boy
: who used to climb trees and fences wit
the boys. and were called, 'tomboys' b
: their mothers, were now, wherever found
! leading women in society, with stron
$ limbs, rosy cheeks, and constitution tha
Q will last.-LJe Illustrated.
wA man had sign up, "Cheap la
;, dies Shoes for Sale here He fonud tha
v not woman entered his store. No won
+ der. The ladies don't like to be calle
r | 3 L IL j.