The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-01-08

gather around to take a last farewell, and
histremulous hand is extended to bid them
eu;-thoughts of the past and of the
future send their withering arrows, barbed
with the poison of death, to bis bursting
heart; and with one strong, agonizing
struggle, bis ruined soul staggers into the
spirit land to receive its sentence. Pity,
compassion, humanity, would let the veil
drop here, and cover up til the great as
size the doom of the deluded, misguided
wretch, but Divine truth has said, ..All
drunkards shall have their portion in the
lake that burneth with fire and brim
stone. - Spirit ot'Ae Age.
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A Scene in Virginia.
While travelling not long ago in one of
the south western counties in Virginia,
the following thrilling incident took place:
Starting in the stage coach soon after
breakfast, the morning being delightful
one in the latter part of the month of
May, l took my seat on the box by the
side Of the driver, and behind me, on the
top, was seated bright, inteiligent-look
ing mulatto boy, apparently of eighteen
years of age. After being on the road a
few minutes, I turned about and asked
him where he was going. He replied he
was going down few miles to live with
Master -, who kept the stage coach at
the west stand; that he had lived with him
the last summer, and that his master had
sent him down to live with him the COM
ing season.
Turning from the boy, the driver re-
marked to me in an under tone. "the boy
is deceived; I am taking him down TO the
slave-peD, few miles on, where slaves
I-are kept preparatory to being sent to Lou
isiana; this deception is practised to get
| him from his home and mother without
creating disturbance on the place
Shortly we drew near to the place
where the boy supposed he was to stop;
he began to gather up, preparatory to
leaving the stage, the few articles he had
brought away from his home. The dri-
yer said to him in decided tone of voice,
"You are not to get of the stage here -
"Yes I is, quickly replied the boy, Pse
got letter for Master Use going
to live there this summer" By this time
!. we had reached the house, and Master
- making his appearance, John, (fol
that was the name of the boy J delivered
his letter and appealed to Master -
to be relieved from the command of the
driver. The Master made no reply, a:
this kind of deception was no new tfinG
to hin. After reading the letter and fol
ding it up. he was about putting it in hi:
pocket, when it flashed on the mind o
the boy that he was sold and was bount
for the slave pen. He exclaimed in ago
nv, "Tell me, Master, if 1'se sold ~ NJ
reply was made. He exclaimed again
s.TeH me if Use sold This last appea
brought the response. '.Yes, John, yol
are sold"
The boy threw himself back on the to
Of the stage, and rolling in agony, set u
{ such wall of woe as no one in the stag
: could endure; even the hotel keeper walk
a ed away in shame, and the driver hurrie
e into his box and drove off in haste, 1
b drown the noise of his cry.
2 The passengers were all deeply move
a by the distress of the boy, and tried i
h various ways to soothe his wounded an
Y crushed spirit, but his agony was beyon
h the reach of their sympathy.
i When his agony had somewhat abatet
i be exclaimed, 80. if they had only h
e me bid my mother goodbye. They hay
: lied to me! If they had a'told me w'
$ sold and could a'bid my mother goot
S, bye, I'd gone without making the
S, trouble, hard as 1t is By this time v
lc had passed on some two or three mil
h, since leaving the last stand; when drawn
D, near to pretty thick wood, the boy b
lis came tranquil Waiting till he had e
v tered the wood a few rods, he darted fro
III the top Of the stage, and ran into t
n woods; as agile as deer. no doubt wi
e. the feeling that it was for his life. 7
al, driver instantly dropped his reins, a
lis pursued the boy. Proving himself
ge match. he returned dexclaiming, "You s.
af- have done what I could to catch hin
his He mounted his box and drove o
he mile orso, when he reigned up. his hor
of to house, and calling to the keeper, a
ed. "Where are your sons?" He repl
ca they left home this morning, with
his dogs, to hun. a negro, and would not
lid home before night, The driver sail