The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-09-22
there was an elopement. The father load

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ed his double.barrel shot gun. and swore
vengeance, but failing to find the fugitive.
he took to the bottle. His good wife i'm
plored him not to give way to despair,bu
he drank the deeper, and accused her o.
encouraging the elopement.
In three months tho wife died, at the
expiration Of year, whom the young
couple returned 10 Syracuse from Connsc-
ticut. where they had remained with the
parents of the husband, they learned that
the old man after the death Of his wife, ,ol
which he had been Of course apprised,
had sold his farm. squandered the pro-
ceeds and was almost destitute. Learn.
ing their arrival, ,Ansley drank himself in
to frenzy, and proceedipgto the hotel
where they were stopping, attacked the
husband, wounded him in the arm with a
pistol shot, and then attempted the life
of his daughter, who happily escaped un.
injured through the interposition Of per.
sons who were brought to the spot by the
report Of the pistol.
The daughter and her husband returned
to Connecticut, since which time he had
not heard from them. He was SO t to a
lunatic asylum, from which he was dis
missed after remaining six months. In
1851 he came TO California. He had fol-
lowed mining for two years but finding his
strength unequal 10 the pursuit, returned
to the city, purchased a hand-cart, and
the rest is known. "Since then," concur
ded che old man, bowing bis face in his
hands in fgony, II have not tasted liquor,
nor seen my child" I,egret;ed that
had been so inquisitive and expressed to
the sufferer the sympathy that l really
felt for him. After that / seldom passed
the corner without looking for "Pap Ain.
sley." never saw him but to think Of the
sad story he had told me.
One chilly, drizzling day in December
following, a gentleman having purchased
. small marble.top table at an auction
room opposite, profFered to the old man
the job of conveying it to his residence in
Stockton street. Not wishing to accom-.
pany the carrier, he had selected the face
probably giving the best assurance of the
careful delivery Of the purchase.
Furnished with the number of the house
the old cartman, after a pretty trying
struggle with the steep ascent Of Califor.
MIA street reached lis destination, and de.
posted the table in the hail. Lingering
a moment, the lady did not seem to sur-
mise the reason, until he politely inform
ed her that her husband (for such he took
him to be had not settled for the carriage.
every well, I will pay you," said
the lady, stepping into an adjoining
room.
She returned, and stating that she had
no small coin in the house. handed the old
man a twenty dollar piece. He could not
make the change.
"Never mind---I will come again to-
morrow" said he, turning 10 60.
emo. no." replied the lady glancing at
his white locks and trembling limbs, Il
will not permit you to put your self to SO
much trouble, and she handed the coin
to Bridget, with instructions to see if she
could get it changed at one Of the stores
or markets in the the neighborhood.
"Step into the parlor until the girl re-
turns; the air is chilly and you must be
cold;" continued the lady kindly. Come
she added, as he looked at his rough at
tire and hesita!ed; "there is good fire
in the CRATE and no one there but the
children
"It is somewhat chilly" replied tie
old man following her into the parlsr and
taking seat near the fire.
"Perhaps I may fird some silver in the
house," said the lady leaving the room,
"for fear Bridget will not succeed in
getting the twenty changed"
"Come here, little one," said the old
man holding out his hands coaxingly to
the younger Of the two children-a little
girl six years Of age. "Come-I love
little children" and the child, who had
been watching him with curiosity from
behind large arm chair, hesitatingly ap-
preached.
uWhat il ,,our pame dear9n innuirad