The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-02-18
As this was All Hallow Eve, the dread

AS tnlS was All l1all0w Eve, the dread
full inclemency Of the weather did not pres
vent the negroes Of Hurricane Hall from
availing themselves OF their capricious
old masters permission, and going off in
a BODY to a banjo breakdown held in the
negro quarters Of their next neighbor.
Upon this evening. then, there was left
at Hurricane Hall only Major Warfeld
Mrs. Condiment. his little old housekeep
er, and Wool his body servant.e
Early in the evening the old hall wa
shut up closely, to keep out as much al
possible the sound Of the storm that roar,
ed through the mountain chasms and can
nonaded the walls of the house as il de
termined to force an entrance. AS soor
as she had seen that all was safe, Mrs. Con
diment went TO bed and went to sleep.
1t was about ten o'clock that night that
Old Hurricane, well wrapped up in his
quilted flannel dressing gown, sat in bis
well padded easy chair before warm
and bright fire, taking his comfort in his
own most comfortable bedroom. This
was the hour for the coziest enjoyment 10
the self.indulgent old Sybarite, who dear
ly loved his own ease. Very comforta-
bic was Old Hurricane; and as he toasted
his feet and slipped bis punch, while Lis
black servant, Wool,applied the warming
pan to his cozy couch, he fairly hugged
himself for enjoyment, and declared that
nothing under heaven would or could
tempt him to leave that room and that
house and 60 out into that storm on that
night. Just as he had come to this en-
phatic determination he was startled by a
violent ringing of the door bell. Order.
ing Wool to 60 and see what was the mat
ter,he hastily arrayed himself in his sleep.
ing habiliments and jumped into bed, de-
termined not to be intruded upon, or tc
be called out of his room on any account
whatever. t ..'... ...o
At this moment Wool reappeared.
"Shut the door you villain !! Do you
intend to stand there holding it open on
me all night!" vocifera ted the old man.
Wool hastily closed the offending por,
tails, and hurried to his masters side.
"Well sir, who was it that rung the
bell ?" ee 7' ''
"Sar, de Reverend Mr.. Parson Good
win, and he say how he must see you
yourself, personally, alone!" -'z
"See me, you villain! Didn't you tell
him that had retircd?"
ayes, Marse, I tell him how you were
gone to bed and asleep more'n an houl
age. o.and be ordered me to come and wake
you up, and soy how it were a matter 81
life and death?" "
"Life and death? What have 1 to do
with life and death? Iwont stir :? II the
parson wants TO see me, be will have TO
come up here and see me in bed. A,eT
"Mus' fetch him reverence up, sar?'
"Yes, wouldn't get up and &C down
to Washiugton-shut the door you
rascal! or I'll throw the boot-jack at your
wooden head?"
Wool obeye | with alacrity and in time
to escape the threatened missile. a'
After an absence of few minutes he
was keard returning, attending upon the
footsteps of another. And the next min.
ute he entered, ushering in the Rev. Mr.
Goodwin, the parish minister Of Bethle-
hem. ST. Mary's. aio' "od ora a1oal
iu"How do you do? How do you do?
Glad to see you, sir! glad to see you,
though obliged to receive you in bed
Factis, | caught a cold with this severe
change Of weather, and took a warm ne
gus and went tobed tosweat it off! You'll
excuse me! Wool, draw that easy chair
up to my bedside for worthy Mr. Good
win, and bring him glass Of warm ne
gus. 1t will do him good after his long
ride IN 81 sa .4.s,b adt Az tl3 -
II thankvyou Major War6eld! I will
take the seat, but not the negus, if you
please, tonight. aae1 gross i Fa n
"Not the negus! Oh, come now, you
are jokingl Why it will keep you from
catching cold, and be most comfortable
night cap, disposing you to sleep and
sweat like babyl Of course you spend
the night with us?" 'a'., .
l'"I thank you, no! I must take the road
again in a few minutes" dts
"Take the road again to night Why
man alive it is midnight, and the snow
driving like, all Lapland."I ,bue.l a.3W
.'Sir, l am sorry to refuse your protfere
ed hospitality and leave your comfortable
roof o.night,, aud sorrier still to have to
take you with me-" said the pastor grave
ly. sagol 81 ls3 .fGdi iR fssm .g8 hts 3g
a.ssTake ME- with you'll No, no., my good
sir!'no. no, that is too good 2 joke--7haa!l
ha "' -. n: - ~, 's' =.
rs "sir, I fear you will find it a very Sc
rious one! Your servant told you that my
errand was one of imminent urgency?"
"Yes, something like life and death"
sa "Exactly- down in the cabin, near the
Punch Bonl, there is an old woman dy-
ing---.'' ihel 5d' 60 53Sgca1 Do sv3
There, knew it. I was just saying
there,might be an old woman dying. But,
my dear sir, what's that 10 me? What