The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-11-07

the door, now gradually entered the room,
and as they did so, John began to flour
ish his cigar and cryi
"Jest you fetch me now If you lay
your hands on me, | II send you whirlin',
il this ere powders good for anythin'.
| don't care for mysel(--Id rather be
blowed through the roof of this here store,
than be rid on a rail--a con(ounddd
sight
This last speech had attracted the at
tention Of the old Frenchmau, who began
to look very uneasy.
"Ha, what dat you shall say?-blow
off de roof from my house?"
"Lay hold of him said the Judge, who
generally attended the execution of his
sentence in person; clay hold of him,
fellows"
"Stand of! Stand of! exclaimed
John at the top of his voice, as he held
up his powder in one hand, and the cigar
in the other. "Do you see this ere cigar
and this ere powder? Jest you lay
youl hands on me, and III tetch 'em TO-
gethcr. III don't now, dad burn me-"
"Mon Dieu! Mon Dieu!" exclaimed
the old Frenchman. go out of my
house, sair--begone with your poudre
and cigar-what lie diable?-will you
blow up my property"
"Well, let 'em let me alone, then PlI
blow all hands up, and myself too, before
I'll be rid on rail"
"Gathcr him up gentlemen" said the
Judge; "tne sentence of the law must
be executed"
The crowd, which had now increased
in number, gradually drew round the be-
sicged Rodgers, aud the end Of the rail
was seen entering the door.
"IIere goes, then!' exclaimed Rod
gers, drawing the cigar from his mouth,
and applying it close to the hankerchiel.
There was sudden rush to the doors,
and confusion of voices crying out
"Stop Stop p "Don't Don't"--above
all of which might be heard the old
Frenchmam crying out, "Murdare! Muir
dare!'
"WelI," said Rodgers, as the crowd
dispersed, "Td just as lieve be killed, as
rid on a rail"
81 tell YOU one, two, several times, to
begone vd your poodre magazine, and
your cigar, VIII you leave my house,
sare?"
But Rodgers could neither be persuaded
nor driven from his position against the
wall, until the old man had prevailed up
on lie Lynch party to withdraw to som'
oi,iance from the door. He then left til,
/ house, much to the reiet OF the ole
Frenchman, but ever and anon, as til,
crowd approached, he would prepare t'
apply ,he match. At one time they ap
preached with more than usual determi
nation, and when they had got quite near
one was heard to say, " bring the rail y
" You try it," said John, "and if yor
don't get into hornets nest, it'll be be
cause fire wont burn powder; now mind
The circle began cautiously to clost
round him, but as John knocked thu
ashes from his cigar, at the same time
producing few sparks, preparatory tt
touching it to the powder, he was agair
suddenly left alone. The individual who
had worried himself considerably by car
rying the rail, in his sudden retreat,
dashed it to the ground, and exclaming,
"Non comatiMe in stQtu copsbustiJus Z
abandoned the attempt--the rest of the
posse soon initiated the example, leaving
Rodgers triumphant.
Thus Judge Lynch, for the first time,
witnessed the most utter contempt of his
authority, and the most determined def
ance of his power.
The following morning found John
Rodgers sober man, and from that time
!orth, he was never seen within the jurls-
dictlon of Judge Lynch, OF T., Florida.
CURI0SITIES OF THE EARTH.
AT the city Of Modena, in Italy, and
about four miles around it, whenever the
earth is dug, when the workmen arrive
at a distance of about sixty feet, they