The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-01-04

everv person. As watched all the doings O
that vast populaee, the calm, yet deep medta
tions of hoary- headed sises. as they contemple
ted the results Of every dtep taken. and th'
effects such would have upon generations ye
unborn; could not help rejecting upon the
vanities Of human life, and the destructive in
fuenee ambition had shadowed forth in des
troying the happines, Of this once peaceful and
vastly populated island While thus tnedita
ting, by some means, moved away from the
place where had SO long been viewing she
scenes enacted before me, and being deeply en-.
gagged in those sad and mournful reflections.
wandered some distance without knowing
whittier I was going. when . sudden noise and
tottering of the ground beneath my feet aroused
me from my state OF revery, and looking in the
direction whence the sound proceeded, beheld
trightful and yawning whirlpool nearly sur
rounding the northern head, undermining with
the greatest velocity, the very ground where
was standing. as well as where the monater
was lying. stood aghast at beholding this
new danger, and being almost petrified as il
were, with fear, possessed not the power Of re-
moving from so dangerous proximity. The
d crisis was fast approaching when this mael-
strom would forever engulf the northern head
or Hydra, and all this would depend upon the
choice the northern populaee made in ruler
How fearful was the sight that appalled, mel
As the stately ship, while steadily pursuing
her onward course, blowing through the noun
tain waves, now rising to the clouds, now sink
ing to the bottom of>Ge mighty deep. as she is
tossed upon the bosom of the roaring pillows,
so were the heavings Of the ground where lay
this doomed monster, as the whirling1vortex
beneath was fast removing the foundation OF
that beautiful island. Steadily, yet certainly
was this whirlpool doing its destructive work,
yet, all ofthis passed unnoticed by the Hydra
and its northern sympatbizers In fact they
were doing all in their power to overthrow the
island, and sink it in the vortex of those rag
| ing waters. | watched with an anxious eve,
every movement of the northern head, for it
looked to me as though the least movement, on
his part, would only serve to help on the raging
billows in their destructive career. This mon
ster also beheld the fate awaiting him, and ev-
cry precaution was taken in every movement
to avert the threatening danger. The Goddess
Bellona still kept a watchful eye over the island
| and as she had been 80 successful in plotting
the Union populace through the many seas of
| blood which had sprung into existence over
| large tracts of land in the south eastern and
middle portions of the island, the leaders of the
| populace of the larger horn decided, in conven-
ton assembled, that she should still continue at
the helm, directing the ship ofstate through the
new threatening danger, as we'll as the seas of
blood which still covered large portion Of the
island. This decision was received with great
enconiums and plaudito by the Union popu-
lace, who also now beheld the new danger; and
was answered, by the Hydra and his treason
working sympathizes, with anathemas and
bitter cursing.
The plans of the banished leader of the dis
affected populace of the lesser horn were now
carried into active operation, and the party al
ready secretly organized by this infamous
wretch began to multiply, not only on Che is,
land, but the adjacent regions north were thick
lv besprinkled with treason workers, instilling
into the minds of the native populace of those
regions, the pernicious principals set, forth by
him and his notorious coadjutors After much
secret plotting by them for the overthrow of the
Goddess and the Motto, Albion was selected to
be their leader. was much surprised at this,
and while wondering the cause ofsuch move
ment on their part, me thought the nymph Echo
appeared before me and thus aecosted mel
"Be not surprised at this late movement of the
now intense and excited rabble, fer it is q nat
ural consequence. Destruction awaits them !"
Albion, who was once the leader of the great
armies of Bellona, was always a traitor atheart. |
When first the black and doleful looking cloud
began to ovespread the south eastern horizon
of this beautiful island, Albion secretly offered
his services to the Hydra, but was rejected, and
told by Midas that, Belloua could reward him
better than the Hydra, and he could do mcre
service to treason there, than any other place.
place designated by Midas, was accepted, led
forth our armies, had them slaughtered by Myr- |
lads when he might have led them on to victo-
ry and after destroying in this way, the largest
and best army Bellona ever had, was finally
by Achillis, and now is showing to
the world what was always in his heart, At
hearing those words, my surprise was turned
into disgust and hatred toward Albion, whom
heretofore, / had. watched, as it were with a
jealous eye, when portions of the populace had
arisen against him and accused him. of perfdy,
which /, in my blindness toward him could not
see. But now my eyes were opened, l could
see all the faults of which he had been accused |
and, in fact, many more. the tumultuous rab'
BILE of the north, still held their secret lodges,
and in those lodges, each member took asolemn
oath, to lend ne helping hand to ayerthrow the
Hydra, but with every effort in their power to |