The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-01-14
PIPER SANDUSKY, OHIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY IA, 1853.
ne inmemorial had enjoyed a state Of
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What, all the world turned holiday
q kers! Alas poor misguided mortal,
piping in darkness--"s ,aoi'an,a. r.u
Don't 60 thar. strangerl You'll b.
I to shift for yourselfif yeou du.''
"And why my good woman!"
'How do yeou know that I am goot
"msn! none Of your CANNON here.--
s. ks my word for it and ride off from
At house Of bad luck" and the !" good
oman" having delivered this mysteriou.
junction drew her scarlet robe more
losely aronnd her, to screen her person,
''" presume from the scorching rays oI
'e sun, and slowly hobbled away.
whats all this about" cried our nj.
us friend, waxing more wrathful than
ecame his holy character; call the mas.
rr; our horses are tired out. What's
Nth the house?" .. .s.ia ..,. .......
why, sir" answered a boy in smock
Who stood at the horses head; "why, sir,
here be dead man iu the house, and"
he answered in whisper. "our Mag
says that there was some thing wrong"
"Fools," said the traveller, turning
% his young companion, whom We will
'"ll Phillip Rivers; 'let US alight and
'olve the mystery for ourselves" and
uiiing the action to the word, he sprans
rom his saddle and quietly led his horse
beneath the old fashioned portal of the
nm. Phillip followed. Bonifsce soon
made his appearance. but with none Of
hat smiling visage or honeysd speech
which usually dislins uishes mine host
70 bills of fare were in his hand, no
raise OF forthcoming dain'ies were on his
ps /; all he brought into the presence Of
ur traveller was a countenance as woe.
eyone as generally greets hand-cutf or
sheritf''s officer.
"How now my friend" SAID the senior
questrian, "does death so rarely visit
our fellow villagers that this sudden sp.
earance causes such great ensstion?"
"Tis An nwful business, SIR, aid the
ublicsn who seemed superior to bis sta.
on -" but walk in, walk in, gentlemen.
nd if you would hear the history and
i've a word Of advice. why there is none
at woald be as grateful as Sam Win ert
lat's myself" g... .es .l !
"Let us accept his profered confidence,
hispered the Mormon priest; "inscruta.
Ie are the ways Of God; who can say,
ut let us enter" t.- h',# ..t.
For the bene fit of cur readers we con.
ense the loquacious Sam Winters mar
tive into few words. A stranger had
rived there yesterday evening. had re-
red to rest and in the morning been
und lifeless in his bed. ..............
".It wasn't only his DYING continued
e disconsolate inn keeper, " though
at was bad enough. for never body
ould sleep in the room rgaiu. il they
,ard ont but | have inimies in the
ace, and Bessie Walters and Jim Jowl-
(and n host Of other rusticated cogno-
ems had spread it about that there
ust be something wrong in 81 sudden a
ath. Wha, can Ido?" ........ .. -.
lis there no clergyman" inquired
,ilip "that could have advised you in
e matter?" H.,...... Ii
"Clergyman!'' uttered Sam Winter,
orrow bit Of parson do We see hsre
cept on Sunday; he lives at t'other vii
,e." = '.' f'.e
And there no medical men within
sch?" pursued Philip. ''.4
"Lor bless you mol" cried Sam, "and
'o'd pay for dead mans doctor stuff
d I've been so furricd like, and my
ssus'' (anglice, wife, J is away but I'll
I'd Joe at once that l will, "and he has .
led to the door. t
"Stay!" exclaimed the Mormon, "stay I,
4 witness the power Of the prophet Of O
, Lord. the dead restored to life. But
It / would see the corpse. Lead on" :
His voice was commanding, his man. i
r impressive: in a few, moments he +.
IS ushered into the presence Of tho dead.
70 body of the unfortunate, man was