The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-01-25
ner that The latter completely qusiled be

speaking to an Inferior
excellent Monsieur, for one OF M,
tradei l love not the boiling suns of sum
mer, nor yet The bleak winds of winter
"Since you are so nicely suited, | sup
pose you are what SO few in tie worlC
are, happy"
lyon say taly, Monsieur few
indeed are truly happy. There is ne
happiness without conlentment"
MAt times | think am; but when
see the nobleman riding by in his coacl
aud four, rolling in riches, with servant:
to obey his every wish, and toll hard
for my daily bread, l cannot help think.
ing that God is sometimes unjust"
"And do you ever think Of appropri.
ating any ofthese supel6uous riches tc
yourself?' f#E
"What does Monsieur mean? trus
that nc thoughts Of disobeying alike the
laws Of God and man ever enter into my
mind" .-
Il mean nothing; it was merely an idle
question:: but ! did not stop to talk thus,
but to ask the way to P, ltis get
ting late and must be on the move"
"lf Monsieur is ina hurry,I can d.
rect him to P in about half the
time"
Il shall be much oblige to you my
friend"
"rhis lane begins very near my home
which is about half mile further on.
You had Better stop there, as my wife
can point it out TO you"
Il will do so. Here is reward" ex
claimed the horseman, Offering him a
piece Of gold. rer
The other drew back and refused to
take it, alleging he had done nothing to
deserve it.. TIE hor,eman then put
spurs to his horse and rode away, bend
in the road soon hid him from sight.
Having rode ou until he imagined his
horses hoofs could not be heard by the
charcoal burner, should the latter be lis
tenlng, he disnounted and slen tly re-
traced his steps. He arrived at the
place where he had left his friend, the
the charcoal burner, but the latter was
not to be seen. The stranger fastened
back to his oYse and remounted.
at is as | expected" he muttered
''fhisroad makes large bend here, by
cutting across he can reach his hut be
fore ne, | care little, though, as [ am
torearmed. We shall see who will come
out first. | comprehend why he refused
my gold piece; hs considers itas his own.
aud he thi Ks be may as well take all to
sether; but must hurry on and finish
this business before nightfal."
So saying he put spurs to his horse
and rode off. Ten minutes hard riding
brought the charcoal burners house in
view. As he first caught sight Of it, he
.hought he detected mans face pressed
against one of the windows OF this
l0wever, lie could not be certain, as lhe
ace, if such it was. instantly disappear
d. AT the sound Of his horses hoofs, (
n old woman appeared at the doorway,
nd gazed curiously at him, waited till
e rode up. The horseman could not
elp thinking that the woman was most
tting companion for her husband. The !
Expression Of her countenance was even 3
lore vjlainous. The stranger, however,
id not stop to crtlcse her appearance.
ut saluted her. by saying: {
Il believe, madam, that you are the 5
fe Of the charcoal burner, whom | met e
p the road?" f
The woman replied in the a 1irmative
"rhen am bound for P P-, which Il
wish to reach before nightfall. He told II
e of lane which was r1u;h shorter Y
an the regular road, which he said you c
oufd point out to me-"
Certainly. If this is all Monsieur J.
shes, he can be easily satisfied. You Il
ay see little way up that large tree "
lich towers above the rest. Just be- h
nd that is large rock. the lane enters re
e road on the other sideof it. As 1t is sht
ry narrow and grown up with bushes, BY
u would hardly notice it. But with hs
sse directions you can hsrdly fail." tn
Never You fear; I shall not miss the m