The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-04-23


miles to the place of his more permanent
destination. Chester jerks got into the
wagon with an odd combination of feel
ings, with which the ludicrous was just
beginning TO get mixed up. He arrived
at his quarters in safety, passed a sleep
| less night. and awoke in the morning with
a determination to sit down and do some
thing about it. Early in the afternoon,
however, who should make his appear
ance in The county institution, but the
man with, has clothes on his back! The
scamp had been pursuing his proclivities
in anotherplace. and atthis early hour in
the day had managed to get bis deserts.
Before the face and eyes of the officer,
Chester jerks stood up and charged the
yagabond with stealing his clothes while
he was bathing. lie appealed to him
now that he was caught at last, 10 tell
the truth about the affair in B., and to
secure his own release forthwith.
30, that would be mighty nice, now,
John. wouldn't it? Indeed it would,
when we started on shares, you know, to
begin with, and have both of us got to
tee same stopping place SO early! Q, no,
my friend,' said he "you wouldn't de-
sert body in such strait as this hope.
We began together; let's carry it out to
the end!"
| Chester was stupi6ed with the pre-
sumption Of the scoundrel It was no
profit for him to handy words with such
fellow; he merely assured him that be
should have "bone to pick with him :"
in few days and relapsed into quietness.
The first thing and the only thing for him
to do, was to sit down and write letter
to his friend Tom Whiting in Boston,
He told him what trouble he was in, and
how he wanted him to come and help
him. "Come on without an hours de-
lay," said he, ''and bring Esquire Max
well over to the Jail with you'll
Tom was thunderstruck with the news;
and when he had recovered from his sur
prise little, he broke out into one of the
heartiest laughs he ever enjoyed. Of
he posted at full speed, and, on the eve
ming of the same day he started, he was
at the doors Ct the county Jail. As soor
as Chester had regained his liberty, he
was introduced to Miss Mary Maxwell
Tom had whispered the secret of oul
friends visit to B. in her ear, and insisted
that she should accompany her father
and himself over to the county house to
welcome the prisoner back TO freedom
again. Chester was covered with confu
sion, but not SO much so that he coulC
not discern through it all the rare beauty
and grace ofthe Squares daughter Mary
He was slave. the moment he was free
The real thief's clothes were tried or
him, in tbs presence of the Squire, thu
ljailor, and others, and the fit was com
plete. He was tried again, for theft, ane
was sentenced for respectable time no
to the county jail, simply, but to the Stat,
prison. ~ ..
| Thus sadly was the. acquaintance Q
Chester jerks with Mary Maxwell begun
in a jail; but it proved, after all, the mos
t efficient introduction he could Lave had
Her father, having already done hin
such injustice ignorantly, hastcned /
show him friendship of no ordinary kind
Mary first pitied, and next admired-no
: admired isn't the word-him. And th
: result was, that he took up his residenc
! in B. before long, and devoted all hi
time to the pursuit of his profession. an
| The happiness of his wife. -