The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-04-05

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hosp Of dry brush. in second the Egyp-
| tisn darkness is djspcllcd by bright flame
which leaps six feet into the mir, and
brings the sleeping figures aud tho near
I est trees in fOll rclicC
"Slos, what does it all meant Task
cd.
1T moatr. squire" replied the Amcri
can. speaking with his usual deliberate
d nwl-'tCo'vCS!
"Wolycsl" [ rc-cchocd "Thcu those
two cleaning eyes that I took for glow
worms, wcrr--"
"a wol's eyes squire; and guess his
friends wcrut ur Off aWsitln' kndor auN.
ious o. hcor of their scout. Harh II
ths darncd th.nos aint ogro1nIu' and I-
montin' over their disappointment, as surc
us my names Sius Wood.'
One, moro the long, low howl, incN-
prcssjbly sod aud lcar,u', was heard at
greater distance. Now that knew what
Il implied, it made the blood curdlc in my
vcinr.
~ shall never forget VOLTS howl |
exclaimed: ] heard that accurscd sound
. in my dream us plainly as ] hear i now.
4 But are We not in some daugcrl" aud !
began mechanically to pilc up more wood
upon tho blazing drS.
/ "No fears now, squire" replied tho
Yankee coolly; "tho cowUrdly critters
dorsu't come NIGH fire like thUt. Re-
sides I rckou the rcllcr scared 20 with
that ere burning chip has told 'tm It's
no 90 by this time. They're as cunnin'
ss humans, Is thom critters. Aye, be Oft
and good rillunco toyc,ye bowling var
Imints!' hc added, ns the low wall wss
once more hoard dying away in the dis
tancc.
Notwithstanding the assurance thutthc
wolves were rctrcotug, tookgroot pleas
urc in seeing the fire blaze brightly, for /
know in that consisted our protoCton--
i suppose we have had narrow escape
| said to my companion, who besides my
self was the only ono awake IN the camp.
/ 81 reckon I've sueu q narrower them
he replied. why, that Gre skultin
scout dnrn't have give wurnin' t) the rest
Of tho pack as long as single rcd ember
remained. The critters is dread .ul Oisar-
cd Of fire.
"Wall," | replied, 81 am not at all sor-
ry I 0wuko whom / did. But as we're the
only two awake in the camp, suppose
you tell mo this narrow escape you al
ludt to-Jhat is &c you don't feel sleepy"
"Mc, squire. | uint sleepy; not a NOR
SCI. ! Icoulda't sleep morscl 1t tried.
] feel too kinder happy like 70 have cotch-
/ ed that darned sncHkin' scout sioh lick, ,
and the Yankee laughed, quite ticklod at
the recollection. 81 guess he had il rite
slick ntwecn the eyes. ! knowcd he lolt
Il by tho bark he gave. Well, squire, III
give me considerable satisfaction to mar
rate to you my adventure with the ternal
critters. guess squire, il be a matter
Of ten year Ogonc that Deacon Nathan
had rais.n away down in Yarmouth
where | was reared.
"What il a raising askcd'
"Well, | guess, it's u buildiu' bee" re-
Joined the Yankee.
"And pruy what is building beel'
inquired, iorl am a. wiso as l was be-
+ fore"
"You sec, squire, when You want &c
got anything done up right ava, in d
hurry, all TO onct like, whether its Hal
bcatin', or apple parin', or corn huskin
aud the ncighbors all round come Hnd
help work that's a bee; and buildin
, boc, or a raisin' is when they want to Dol
up the frame Of house or barn"
ooh that's building bee. Now un
. dCrstuad'
"Weli, guess II were pretty biz
barn that Deacon Nathan were agoin t
raise and so we had considerable sigh
Of boys, and a regulnr spree; and when i
came TO draw towards night the deacon
he says 10 me, 'Silas,' says he, Il dom
kinder lc Cl easy about lcuvin' this here
barn unprotected durin' the dark watch
cs Of tho night. The heart Of man is dci
perutoly wicked, and there's some loalori
in the village and there's no end TO board
and shingles lying about; and no, Siaa
what will you take to stop here al
night"
"Deacon," says I, "whpt will yo
giye!,'
Woll, you see the deacon was eYerlaS
tin close where money was concerned
5 so he put on a long face, and screwed hi
lips together, and says very slow, "woult
dollar Silas, be about"
"Deacon," says | taint worth my Will
to stop for that but ir you mako it fou
&. don't mind If | do"
"Silas Wood, ," says the deacon, Gain
i you unreasonable! How ean rob m
Z. family to that oxtentl"
Z You see the deacon was remarkable nj
{ Gus man, and whenever he sold the moi
Z sperrts or shoes, or fannels or other no
r tions out Of his store, for about thre,
= times their vally, and stepped il out o
e wages, he always talked about his duty
p TO his family. Vol, we Chartered an,
chuilered for a considerable spell, and al
last we concluded 10 strike bargaia al
two dollars md q pint Of rum. The boy,
, was a pretty we'll almost cleared out
when Dave Shunyser comes to me anC
says, Sllas," says he, "bo IL true you're
ogoin' to stop here all niphtw
"lreckon ! ant going 10 do nothir
else" says /,
"Tako a FOOLS advice" says Dave
"and do nolhin' Of the kind"
, "What fort" says /.
j "Cause," says he, "there's several re-
/, ( scdi and the deacon knowed you 10 be q
kinder desperate chap o. be wouldn't have
axei YOU"
:. "Why man alive" says /, "where's the
J danger to come fromW
"Why," says Dave, "ain't you ahoerd
, there's been wolves seen in the neighbor.
hoodl Didn't the Deacon tell you as
! how he lest two sheep only the night be-
f ore lastl You darsn't make a fire be,
cause orthc shayin'sj and the barn ain'l
} boarded up"
"Days," says ], "don't you think tc
+ mill tho urool ovrr INV ewes that .rgahiop
and then have il to say you circumvented
I Siles Wood. lrecon / can read ou ca
sy as book. You'd ike to arm them two