The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-11-12

| process OF publication, and thou must he
I content to remain wherc thou liCst until /
| am done with thee. Thou Just prolancd
the name OF thy Maker, friend James" con.
/ tn1ed Nathan, confess, dost thou repent
| thy wickeduess?'
No-hauged if | do" growlcd Jim.
! Thou pcrvcrse man." replied Nathan,
! IN an imploring tone, "say thou rcpcntcst
, thy wickcdncss.'
III be hanged il do" said Jim
Wilt thou not ~ calmly replied the Qua
! kcr; "must use compulsory means | will
compress thy windpipc again unless thou
! giNest me AN answer in the Affirmative
say quick, art thou sorry?"
No. l--l--y-c-s,' shrickrd jim. in a
gnrgling tone, as the Quokcr's grip light
ened, yes am sorry
Is thy sorrow u godly sorrow?" in
quired Nathan.
Jim rather domurrcd TO giving an affirm
ativc answer to this question, but II gentle
squeeze admonishcd him he had better
yield.
Yes" replied jim, my sorrow is a
gOdly sorrow
"a godly sorrow lcadeth 10 repentance, ''
replied Nathan, " we are progressing finely.
lhou said but Just now continued he.
that was u canting, lying, Cowardlv.
misunderstanding hypocrite. Thou wrougcd
me in asserting these things, and sandcred
my persuasion. post thou recall those
assertions
Yes" replied Jim, 81 do; now let me
up
al am not done with thee vet" said Ma
than. "Thou hast been a disturhcr of the
peace OF this neighhorhood, time ont of
mind-thy hand has been raised against cV-
cry man--thou art bruwlcr. Wilt thou
promise me that in future thee will lead a
moro pcaccahlc liie--that thou wilt love thy
neighhor rs thyscHg'
yes answered Jim, hesitatinglv, "all
but tile QuukCrs.'
Thou must make no exceptions, replied
Nathan; " insist on an Affirmative answer"
1T say yes to that will die first
struggle now cusued between the two,
but Jim had his match
Thou must yield James" said Nathan,
insist ON it, and he again grasped Jim
by the throat 81 wllLcholic thee into sub
mssion-thou must answer atlirmativcly-
say after me, promise to love my ncighhor
us myself, including the Quakcrs."
won't say that replied Jim I'm I've
cursed it do"
don't, replied Nathan. wilt thou Weld d? "
mo | won't-I'll be blasted il 10"
answered Jim.
"Ihec had better give in" replied Ma
than. Il will choke thee again, if thee does
not-see, my grip tighteus"
And Nathan did compress his grip, and
! the choking process went ON. Jims face
first became distorted then purple-his
tongue lolled out, and his eyes protruded
from their socRets-his body writhcd like
Il dying mans. Nathan persisted in hold
ing his grip until Jim became entirely pas
! sive--he then relaxed his hold. Sim was
slow in recovering his speech and his
senses; when he did, he begged Nathan.
for mcrcy's sake to release him.
"Whcn thee will make the promise | eX-
act from thee, | will release thee, but no
sooner replied Nathan.
jim saw he was powcrless and that the
Quaker was rcsOlutc, He felt it was no use
to persist in his stubborncss
will give in he replied, " promise
to love my neighbor as myself"
Including the Quakcrs, said Nathan.
Yes. including the Quakers,' replied
Jim.
Thou maycst arise then. friend James" -"
answered Nathan" and | trust the lesson
thou hast learned to-day will mako a more
peaccablc citizen OF thee, and hope better
man.
Poor Jim was entirely lumblcd; he left
the field with his spirits completely cowed
Not long after this occurrence the story
became bruitcd about. This was more than
Jim could bear. He soon after left the
scene of his many triumphs and his late
disastrous defeat, and omigrated to the
Far West" When last | heard of him.
he was preparing to make another move.
Being pressed for the reason why he again
emigrated he said colony of Quakers were
about moving into the ncighborhood. He
was under obligations to love them. but he
was of opinion that distance would lend
strength to his attachment.
THE following are some of the most re-
markablc cases of rapid marches on mil
itary record;
Roman infantry marched frequently u
distance Of twenty miles in five hours. each
sold cr carrying from fifty to eighty pounds
OF baggage. Caesars lrgious marched four
hundred and fifty leagues in twenty-threc
days In 1850 Mcdonald marched forty
miles in single day, crossing rivers and
climbing mountains. Claual, after most
extraordinary efforts at the battle of Sala-
manca, retrcatcd forty miles in twelve
hours. In 1914 Napoleon marched his
army for the purpose Of succorng Paris,
seyenty-five miles in hirty-sx hours.
Geueral Crawford, in Sbain, marched
three thousand men sixty-two miles in
twenty-siX hours. In 1903 Wellington's
cavalry in India marched sixty miles in
thirty-twO hours. Before the battle of
Tunucl'abad. in India, the English cavalry
under Lord Lake, are said to have marched
seventy miles in twenty-four hours,