The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20
An A rd ent Politician at Prayer Meeting
...His Idea of His State. -=.

An Ardent Politician at Prayer Meetine
..-His Idea of His State. .zs.
A Democrat of the Grand River Val.
ley not often seen iE church, recently at
tended Methodist prayer meeting. We
shall call him Squiggle by way of con-
cealment. In short time his counte-
nance lost its usual oily, jolly look, and
he became oblivious of the solemnities
going on around him, and plunged intos
profound reverie over the recent defeat OF
his party in Maine, which he had been
discussing that morning. AS he reflects
ed, his face naturally elongated, and his
jaws dropped. Noticing his serious and
solemn LOOK, and not remembering ever
to have seen him before, one Of the brsth-s
ern took him to be stranger Of religious
turn of mind, and leaned over his bench
and remarked: s-ezz4e =
Brother these are refreshing sea-
sons?' ris
Squiggle gazed vacantly at the spesk-
er and groansd inwardly. The brother
pursued: ....z~ --afes,
'sIt is good to be here:'' s-: SO s4a
Squiggle, still absorbed in reverie,
groaned again. 4=tt
Brother, do you think of your uturs
states' z.ss
At the word estate" the eyes of our
Democratic friend lost their dreamy hue
and his jaws elashed into place like a rat
trap.
"Statep' he exclaimed, bringing down
his clenched fist on the back of the quest
toners bench, with an emphasis that
startled our worthy brother greatly
t'Thunder! it is gone Black Republican
| by $1,000 majorityp E
Capture of Robber Under Difficulties.
An Olney (Ill.) correspondent of the
Vincennes Sun gives the following act
count Of the arrest of Thread, the mail
robber, in that place few days ago:
P. NJ. Cullen, of Olney notifed Gil-
more, special agent, of the whereabouts
of Thread, the mail robber, whose pres
ence was much desired at Springfield be-
fore the dissolution of the Union made
the United States Courts of no account.
Last night Gilmore, Sheriff Johns, Con-
stable Lynch, and two or three Others
took hack for Edwards county, few
miles north of Albion, to investigate the
house of one Peters, the brother-in-l law
of Thread, where it was reported Thread
was secreted. sfa ssa Z
About midnight the possee arrived and
after secretiug the axes and other deadly
weapons about the premises, opened the
unlocked door, entered Threads ROOM
pulled him out of bed, and handcuffed
him in moment. amidst the cries of Oh,
sister! Peters! Help! Murder
Mrs. Peters, who is young, athletic
woman, struck the floor in her night gown
like she tiger-gave scream and CALI
ed "Ball !'-seized hickory stick and
laid out Gilmore timber and helpless
The dog followed and took Johns by the
leg. Peters caught Linch and downed
him; Frenchman Of fthecompany came to
his fescue--a blow with the fearful stick.
aimed at Johns head. caught in the folds
of the heroine night gown and saved the
head of that "public functionary''-six
or eight shots made the dog silent forever
"a lamp broken over the females head,
cooled her ardor--various kicks, cuffs
and buffets sent Peters off for help
Thread would not move to get into the
hack-so by the hair, legs and clothes he
was thrown in--brought to olney, and
is now on his way to Springfield by rail-
road. .s