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

Time slowly moved along, and the day ar
rived when the populace were to make choice,
by ballot, of ruler, 1t was day of intense
interest throughout tie world, and day. 700,
which will rebound in the worlds history while
time shall last. Not only did the northern
head feel anxious about this day, butthe Hydra
also, showed signs ofintense interest, for his all
was at stake, and'if Albion failed, he too must
fail In his designs. The day too, was one well
adapted to the condition of this beautiful is
land Heretofore, nature had beheld the nw-
full struggle only with a sigh, but as this day
began to dawn, she no longer could control her
passions, but burst forth into an irresistible
food Of grief. She had behcld her children
slaughter each other by tn housands, saw Them
destroy beautiful edifces, and broth er reeking
in The blood Of brother. Her>bosom was bap-
tsed in crimson dye, as it issued from her
wounded and dying offspring She had seen
them destroy her image in the lovely forms, of
the slain, and as this day drew nigh, she
thought it best to wash away this blood with
with her tears. and as a new era in the history
of this island was to date from the events of
that day, the land would be washed clean from
the pollutions with which it had heretofore
been contaminated. How sad and mournfl
docs that day seem which nature has chosen for
melancholy and weeping She ats upon her
thousand hills, the blasts of her breath. damp
and chilly, pierce through the thick" covering
snfxbe weary traveller, while the tears penetrate
Il is already chilled and somewhat shrunlen
form. Such days westyle the melancholy DAYS,
the saddest Of the year; VIII lie bowling winds,
and trembling woods, make nature seem SC
vefe! .-8
But on this day she was as calm as themourn
er, when having lost his last friend, sits sad and
lonely, while only tears can come to his relief.
She wept, but her tears were only to cleanse
the polluted island. As the flood was intend.
ed to wash away all the pollution and contatni
nation Of the antidiluvian world, so were ma
lures tear-drops on that eventful day, intended
to cleanse this beautiful island Of all its pollu
tion and leprosy.
A. was contemplating the various scenes
enacted around. me Thoughtful heard very
strange voices in all directions, chanting fu-l
neral dirge, and listening attentively, Icould
distinguish the names Of Albion and his narty.
At the close, Echo announced the almost unan.
imous choice, by the populsce of the northern
head Of Bellona as ruler In an instant, "a it
were, all nature seemed to change. A variety Of
the most soul stirring music with which the.
ear could be delighted burst forth from almost
all parts Of the island The days of the muses.,
when they rayished the oriental world with
their sweetest strains of music, were enacted be
fore me, while all nature. seemed to participate
in this joyous banquet Of Futerps. The boom
ing of cannon, joining with their hoarse notes
the chorus chantcd by these Genii, reverberatcd
through the length and breadth of the Island,
while the chirping of the feathered songsters,
the lowing kline upon thousand hills, and the
bleatiug Of the playful lamkins which covered
the beautiful lawns with their snow white
forrtis-all tended to make the scene more en- |
chanting and soul inspiring. The freedom of
the island from the shaekles Of Slavery, was
chanted from one end oft to the other-the an |
cient songs chanted in the days of Nestor,
were sung with even greater enthusiasm now
than tlien, while all things seemed moved to
rejoicing at the dawn of this new era. The !
raging whirlpool had disappeared, and onlyit
hollow roarings could be heard in the distance
---the Hydra had dwindled to one half his usu-
al size, while the monsters across The water,
stood dumb founded at the outburst of applause
which now shook the island as had the raging
maelstrom, as it now only preyed upon the Hy
dra and his northern sympathizes. The island
was safe. l too was joyous, and while chanting
with the rest, awoke, and behold it was all a
dream: (THr END.)