The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-04-29
Almost a Sickles Tragedy.


We can this week congratulate the cit
izens Of Upper Sandusky upon the fact
that our quiet little town is determined to
keep pace with the age in which we live.
A circumstance recently occurred in her
corporated limits which shows that she is
at leas! making an effort to follow in the
footsteps of the great "city of magnificent
distances"
One night last week, (and very dark
and dreary nightit was, too, an incident
occurred in this place, which, had it not
been for single trivial circumstance
might have resulted in the death Of one Of
our citizens. A few days previous to the
night alluded to, resident Of our town
left home with the intention Of being ab-
sent week, at least, and probably longer,
but having been more fortunate in the
transaction Of his business than he expec-
ted, he returned home three or four days
earlier than his good wife expected him,
arriving on the 10 o'clock train from the
east. r4.....
The unsuspecting husband--as any
good and dutiiul husband would do
went directly home, knocked gently at the
front door, when a sweet voice inquired
who was there; he Immediately told her
whoit was, and said he hoped she would
open the door as soon as possible as it was
raining very hard. The door not being
opened as soon as it should have been,
and little more "noise and confusion"
in the house than ought to have occurred
on the occasion, excited the poor fellows
suspicious, and he very peremptorily
commanded his wife to open the door at
once or he would break il down.
After a little further delay, the door
was opened, and the infuriated husband
rushed in, just in time to hear the back
door closed. He never halted, but went
through the house like thunderbolt, and
out at the back door, when he caught
glimpse Of something white Auitering in
the breeze, which evidently was not flag
of truce as it was getting out of his way
as fast as possible instead of approaching
him. He gave chase, and urged on as he
was by the thought Of the damning out
rage to which he had been subjected, as
well as desire for revenge, be fairly flew.
He would no doub have soon had the OBJ
ject of his wrath, the destroyer Of his
peace, in bis clutches, hi it not been for
the little circumstance to which we have
already referred. Just as he gained the
top of the fence, which the frightened 10th
ario had cleared at single bound, he lost
his balance-probably the result Of hav-
ing imbibed too much new corn-and, in
stead Of falling forward, he tumbled back
upon his head and shoulders, which SO
much stunned him that before he recover
ed the object of his pursuit was out Of
sight.
AS he gathered himself up from the
ground his hand came in contact with
something, which, on being held up, prov
ed to be very nice red topped boot, and
in few minutes he confronted his guilty
spouse holding up the tell tale Root as ev-
deuce OF her infdelity. The wife averred
her innocence, but to no purpose in
jured husband may be seen on the street
every day closely scrutinizing the boots
of every man he meets. He is hunting
a mate for the one he has at home.
The waggish friend who gave us the de-
tails Of this little affair, says he knows an
individual who quit wearing fine boots
very suddenly last week, and has since
in stosies'
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