The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-03-20

the grave. About three rods from the
house and coming directly towards it
was the hunter who few moments ago
leftus SO merrily-but Oh. how changed,
as pale as a cold corpse; his wild eyes
raised so imploringly towards us. stagser-
ing, tottering, ready 70 fall, his life blood
staining the pure snow as he came. -
Having exhausted his strength in vain at
tempts TO call US to his aid, now that he,
knew we could see him, he only raised
his poor, .mangled, bleeding hand and
beckoned us to come. School was for
gotten ia an instant. We met him, and
as the hope Of meeting once more with his
school mates, which had sustained him
through all those awful moments OF ago
ny gave way at the moment of its fulfil
ment, he sank into the arms of his weep
ing comrades. groaning out "Oh! boys,
I'm killed, Ineyer can get over this. -
We carried him short distance toward
the nearest house, when he asked to be
laid down and called for water. One
who loved him almost flew for it, but ere
it came he had tainted. A sorrowful
group was that, gathered around what
seemed dead or dying, classmate, lying
on the cold snow, all fee ling that no earth
liz power could save him.
By this time Mr.. Carr, the nearest neigh
Dor, had come to our assistance, and
by putting little snow in his mouth he
revived; and when the water came he
quaffed it with the eagerness of one rea-
DIV to perish with thirst. .'Take me to
John Carr's,', said he and we took him
with all possible speed. As soon as he
SO far revived asto talk, he told us the
whole painful story. He was standing on
Il log, with his loaded gun in his hand.
when by some accident it slipped from
The log and lodged with the muzzle point
ing upward, and the jar of the fall explo-
ding thecap the wholeIcontent~ of the gun
were discharged in his breast, after pas
sing through the left hand, and mangling
! it dfeadfully. He bade US ali '.good bye. .
IS we gathered sadly round his bed, and
told US calmly that he would die, which
we all felt to be only too true, yet we
hoped as long as their was life.
I Cn,nr.,1 na11,I -, bo oo,,rSe
Of few hours. and upon examination
pronounced the wounds mortal, the ball
having entered about the first floating riib
of the right side, passed upward through
the right lup 6 lodging in the region of the
clavicle. He died after suffering TWEEN.
ty three hours. Sometimes his suffering
was very acute; but much Of the time he
was perfectly calm, telling his agon
lied friends that he was going to see Ma
I1y his sister, who died few months ago
seeming not to regret the fatal accident
which brought SO much agony to all.
Lilies ftful fever ovel, he sleeps we'll p
But sorrow sits with dropping wing
over the hearts of his youthful friends
and they are not alone in their sorrow
lall who knew him regret his loss and W.
can only hope that the sorrow which
bows SO many youthful hearts to the dus
in sadness may prove blessing in teach
ling them caution; and bless them more
deeply than to render life more safely
guarded from accident by drawing tn,
holy bands offriendship more strongly
around the living hearts united by mutua
griefs and lessons in the same school o
sorrow. And as memory calls up every
unkind word. every ungrateful action to
ward the departed one, for in this per
verse and gainsaying world offences mus
needs come, the grief which rends tn
, [heart asunder viii surely teach us to b
more faithful in the discharge Of our dut
of kindness and labor Of love toward thos
who are left. Fame had never sounde,
his praise from her hollow trump, but hi
goodness has more lasting home in ou
! hearts. His, name may never have beer
heard among the great ones Of the Ian,
but we have an abiding hope that it j
written in the lambs book Of life. World
honors have never clustered round hi
4 head to seattle bis brow with their burnin
i Ileaves, but his honest heart was pure
] and that is all God requires or man nee
care to know. LOVEZILA. q
Z A Cure FOR SMALL Pox.-A prescriF
ton for thecure Of small pox. scarlatin
a and measles, has been communicated
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