The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-06-12
Selest 2uttgv.
e5 From the Continental Monthly. I
HOW MIR. LINCOLN BECAME AN
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clatter,
Each one in the house crying, 'Ho! what
the matter?' @
All jumped out Of bed and ran hither ant
thither,
Scarce knowing amid their alarm why O
wther; d"
But soon it was found mid the tumul
and din,
That burglars were making attempts t
break in. 0
And now there arose DER the turmoil an
noise, ~ p"
The woodmsn's loud summons addresset
to the boys
The boys quickly came, and on looking
around,
AT one of the windows a ladder wa,
found,
And on it a burglar, who plying hi.
trade.
A barglarious opening already had
made
Now the woodman, though making this
nocturnal sorlie,
All armed and equipped, at the rate Of
'lwo-iorty,'
Called halt, and proposed, before firing
To question with care what had better be
done. ..l ...a. .n
Forthwith he assembled council of war,
10 gravely consider how fast and how
far, sEs a t.a
In case OF this kind it was lawful to 60.
Some said, smash the ladder, bat others
said, No.
There were many objections to that, and
the chiei,
Was the constitutional rights of the thief;
That ladder was property all men agreed,
And as such Was protected, secured,
guaranteed; ... s....
And ii twas destroyed, our greatest Of
laws.
Could not be upheld and maintained 'as
il was. .....
But others replied, That ladders the
-s ohief ... -.. ...#.
Supporter, as all men may see, of the
M thief; t..... ........
Let's aim at the ladder, and if it should
fall, ,u
Let the burglar come with it, or hang by
the wall
As well as he can; and by the same token,
Whose fault will it be if his neck should
be broken?' r.--.. .,..
70 which it WAS answered, That ladder
may be
The chsltel of some honest man, d ye see.
Well, then, We pay fort No, neyer!
says ",
To be taxed for that ladder III never
agree; a.i e- .ssy .a sragyy N
You have brought on this FUSS said v,
mad and still nsdder; .r.s.s
You always intended to break the mans
j. ladder; ....
You have been for long time the people
deceiving, Ia %
With false and pretended objections to
thieving; #s.5 .
{ou never desired to have robbing abol-
ished; .fl A
,ou only have sought TO have ladders
demolished s.--4e +,a... IA
Pray hold!' said another, perhaps while
we're trihing ba 4a est4.s
About this old ladder, the thief will be
rifiing e 4 N
he house of its contents, or, yenturing
further, ..e..
lay set it on fre--the children may
murder ..fi
Jan't help it, says "; though he muir
der to-day, art @,! bas| /
Iho knows but tomorrow the murderer
may s-.. .as
epent and reform; then who, shall re- I
store .fI r
he ladder all perfect and sound as be- /
fore? =. tjsar /
ut whether or no, can never consent
hat the thief and the ladder should !
make descent, Sd
'hich hsply might hurt burglarious i
brother, sq sa,.ssms.
r totally wreck and demolish, the other ),
he woodman bade Silence + He cried S
out, 'Ho list 7 5,,- ;,
zen called on the burglar his work to
desist'
nd made proclamation throughout all
the town, r..f,. se r. Ii
lat il in specified time he came down it
i'd gave firm pledge of obeying the :,
laws, ....t. .....'..s ..,,... -. =
might heep his old ladder all safe as a
it was;' y. ..-,...- -, Il, al
It if he pursued his felonious infant, 81
yond the time given, he'd cause to be a,
id the conflict OF arms and the cannon's o'
loud thunder, q, Is. .,.a, a
missile to knock his old ladder from al
under. - 4. -, -..l.,...,... or
en- pausing q see the effect Of his :, :,
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