The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-04-09

tunate neighbor from observation; and,
by her agreeable and well-timed gayety
succeeded in diffusing over all an atmos-
phere Of joy and social merriment, which
made time pass unheeded. Genial smiles,
wit, and song, and merry laughter, were
in an abounding and exultant flow, when
the festivities were abruptly checked by
the appearance of the servant whose ab-
sence had long ago been forgotten, with
an announcement, in loud tone, that
Mrs. Wiley's teeth could not be found!
There was moments hush in the
surging swell ofvoices, and then a stimuli
taneous, but suppressed laugh passed
around-all eyes were upon the unfortu-
nate little widow: a tumult of feeling, an
ger, modification, and horror, conyulsed
those lovely features. With one glance
of unmitigated agony, humiliation, and
disgust, around the circle, she darted
from the table, and, plungingly wildly in
to the recesses of an obscure passage
way, and out at the open door, into the
embrace of night and darkness, disap-
peared forever from admiring friends and
adoring lovers, leaving the company, pet
rifed with astonishment, to digest their
supper and their surprise at leisure.
Not trace other has been found since
Tradition, however, tells of beautiful
and distracted female, who may be seen,
at times, fitting about the neighbos hood
Of M on dark and wintry nights. with
a face of lovely agony, ophelia-like locks,
and one finger upon his lips.
From DIR. Bartlett's .s sAnglo-Saxon."
The Force of Imagination.
Some years ago, near the town OF
Reading, Berks county, Pennsylvania.
there lived cozy old farmer, named
Sweighoffer-of German descent, and ac-
cent. too, as his speech will indicate
Old man Sweighoffer had once served as
a member in the Legislature, and was,
therefore, mo fool )" and as he had
also long commanded a volunteer corps
of rustic militia, he should hardly be sup
posed inclined to cowardice. His son
Peter was his only son-a strapping lad
of seventeen and upon old Peter and
young Peter devolved the principal cares
and tolls of the old gentleman's farm,
now and then assisted by the old lady and
her two bouncing daughters-for it is
very common, in that State, to see the
women and girls at work in the fields
and, upon extra occasions, by some hired
hands. s..
Well, one warm day in haying time,
old Peter and young Peter were hard al
it in the meadow, when the old man drops
his scythe, and bawls out -
go, mine Gott, Peter +"
"What's de matter, fader!" " answers
the son, Strengthening up and looking at
his sire.
%, mine Gott, Peter !" again cried
the old fellow.
"..Donder = echoes young Peter, hur
rying up to the old man.
80, mine Gott, der snake bite min,
leg !"
! If anything in particular was capabl
of frightening young Peter, 1t was snakes
for he had once nearly crippled himsel
for life by trampling upon a crooke,
stick, which clamped his ankle, and S
horrifed the young man that he likeI t
have fallen through himself.
AT the word snake, young Peter fe1
back, nimbly as a wire drawer, and bawl
! ed out, in turn
"Whcre is der snake 2"
! "Up my trowsis, Pcter--o, min
: Gott :"
40, mine Gott +" echoed Peter, jun
orr kill him, fader; kill him :" -
"No-a, no-a, he kill me, Peter com
r quick--get off my trowsis IA
But Peter the younger's cowardic
! @overcame his filial affection, while his fea
: lent strength to bis legs, and he starte
: like scared locomotive to call the ol
e burly Dutchman, who was in distal
a part of the field, to give his father Ii
with the snake.
(; Old Jake, the farmers assistant, can
: bounding along as soon as he heard tt
o news. and passing along the fence wher,
e on Peter and his boy had hung the
: +" linsey woolsey" vests. Jake grabbe
: one of the garments, and hurried to Il
old man Peter, who still managed to ket
n on his pins, although he was quaking ar
: trembling like an aspen leaf in Jul
t gale Of wind.
y go, mine Gott Come, come quic
b Jacob. He bite me all to pieces-he
d up mine Leg
!. Old Jake was not particularly sens
: tive to fear; but few people, young
old, are dead to alarm when a "pize
v GUS reptile is about. Gathering /
j: the stiff dry stalks of stalwart wee
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