The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-02-18

1t was proper overture to the tale that
was about to be told. Conversation WAS
impossible until the storm raved past and
and was heard dying in deep revsrbraiine
echoes from, the depths Of the Devils
Punch Bowl. bae .stls b 5. 10 ea qcob
ct is some thirteen years ago" began
Granny Grewell, "upon just such night
Of storm as this, that was mounted ON
my old mule Molly, with my saddle bags
full Of dried YARDS, and stilled waters and
SIGH, as l allus carried when I was out
'tendin on the sick. l was on my way
a-goin to see lady as I was sent for 10
tend" lc,l. ,L,,i as Sa.a,d 49,
"Well master! am not shamed to
say. as never was afraid Of man, bsast,
nor spirit ! and never stopped at going
out all hours Of the night, through tho
most loansomest road, if so be I was called
upon SO to do. Still l must say that just
as me and Molly, my mule, got into the
deep, thick, lonesome woods as stands
round the oldHiden House in the hollow.
| did feel queerish; case it was the dead
hour Of night, and it was said how strange
things were seen and hearn, yes and done,
too, in that dark, deep, lonesome place.
seen how even my mule Molly felt queer
too, by the way she stuck up her ears, stiff
as quills. So partly to keep up my spirit,
and partly to courage her, says I, Molly
says I, what are ye afraid on /? 4 Bsla
man Molly But Molly stepped out
cautious, and pricked up her long ears Al
the same. t..4.s 49, s,5l t,o,s..e,
''Well, master, it was SO dark could
not see yard past Molly's ears and the
path was so narrow and the bushes was
SO thick we could hardly get along; but
just as we came to the little creek ~ they
calls the Spout, cause the water jumps
and jets along till it empties into the Punch
Bowl, and just as Molly was cautiously
putting her fore foot into the water, out
starts two men from the bushes and seiS-
es poor Molly's bridle!' 41IS
Good heaven!" exclaimed Major
Warfeld. tsa o9 e.l,
swell, master, before could cry out,
one Of them williams seized me by tho
scruff Of my neck, land with the othcRhand
on my mouth he says:
"Be silent, you old fool, or I'll blow
your brains out!'' ,se ~, ,m .sgda
"And then master, l saw for the first
time that their faces were covered over
with black Grape. couldn't g. screamed
if they'd let me, for my breath was gone
and my senses we're going along with it
from the fear that was on me. asris
"'Don't struggle, come along quietly
and you shall not be hurt says the man
as had spoke before. ss .el 1rsg srsGt
Struggled I couldn't a-struggled to .
saved nv soul I couldn't speak I
couldn't breathe liked to have drop
ped right often Molly's back. One on
'em says. says he: Nh gilr.sag .na5o7
".Giye her some brandyr And t'othsr
takes out flask and puts ii to my lips
and says, says he: 49, liza 81 an
{, Here, drink this s-aisT
"Well, master as he had me still by
the scruff o the neck I couldn't do no
other ways but open my mouth and drink
it. And as soon as I took a swallow my
breath came back and my speech. 3
"'And oh, gentlemen" says I. 'ef it's
your money or your life you mean. I
haint it about me! Deed clare to the
Lord a mighty hain't it's wrapped up
in an old cotton glove in hole in the
plastering in the chimney corner at home
and efyou'll spare my life, you can 60
there and get it, says I. -
"'You old blockhead,' says they, I'VE
want neither one nor t'otherl Come along
quietly and you shall receive no harm.--
But at the first cry or attempt to escape
this shall stop your And with that tho
william held the mizzle Of pistol 50 nigh
TO my nose that I smelt birthstone, while
tother one bound silk Handkerchief
round my eyes, and then took poor Mol.
ly's bride and led her along. I couldn't
see, in course, and I dissint breathe for
the fear O. the pistol. But I said my
prayers to myself all the time. pss4s
"Well, master, they led the mule on
down the path, until wo coined to .
place wide enough to turn, when they
turned us round and led us back outen
the wood, and then round and round,
and up and down, and cross ways, and
length ways, as ef they didn't want me
to find where they were taking me. 'i'.f
swell, sir, when they'd walk about IN
this fused ay,leadiu' Of the mule about
mile, knew we was in the woods D.
gain--the very same woods and the very
same path--I knowed by the feel Of the
rloco and the sound 0f the hushes A va
hit up against them each side, and also
by the rumbling of the Spout as i tum.
bled along toward the punch bowl We
went down and down, and lower. and
lower, and lower, until we got right down
in the bottom of that hollar. si1'9 sl'l
"Then we stopped. Agais wa opsas
ed, Iput up my hand 70 raise the hand'
kerchief, and see where ! was; but jusf
at that minute, I felt the mizsle o the