The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-01-03

acquaintance with her which had ripened
into love and proposal. Emily was an
orphan, born and reared in distant State
who, after her parents died, came tc
Reyton and tSsided with an aunt, and
supported herself by giving lessons on
the piano, forte, and playing the organ
for salary of $50 year. Notwith.
standing she had a very pietty face and
a lively disposition, Emily was remark
ably sensible little woman, as she s1ffi.
ciently showed by her appreciation Of
Leonard Bell. Farmer Bell was delight.
ed with his sons choice, and was never
tired Of commenting on her excellence.
"No matter if she is poor, Leonard
he would sometimes say, with great
ostentstion of contemptfor wealth, "thats
no more than your mother was when l
married her. She never brought me q
cent, bit she brought me what's thou-
sand times better, a tender heart and a
sensible head, and busy hand. And
look how l have prospered. For Far
mer Belfconsidered himself decidedly d
wealthy man. 91H. .'
Along in October his cattle were all in
shed, and his heart glowtd at sight Of
them. But one morning after he had
been feeding them, and was looking them
over with ar admiring eye, his attention
was attracted by the curious behavior o.
one of his bes: " creatures" who had
her legs drawn under her as if she were
cold; while the muscles of her neck and
shoulders twitched spasmodically. He
did not know at first what.t meant; but
when he saw peculiar discharge from
her nose, and found that her ears and
legs had betoine as cold at ice, chill Of
terror ran through him, for he recognized
the symptoms Of the rinderpest, the new
cattle pestilence. The frightlul disease
ran like wildfre through the herd, and
was conveyed to his horses too. SO that
the whole were swept away in fearfully
short time; and Farmer Bell was ruined
man.
This, then, was his condition as
Thanksgiving day drew high: OF course
the mortgage could not now be trans
ferred the cattle. and he knew Squire
Gripe too we'll to hope that he would give
him an extension now that his properly
was gone. And even if he should, what
hope was there? .#u'
cit Would take me half lifetime to
get two thousand dollars together, Ruth, :"
he said to his wife. ?" Every thing viii
have to go. ] don't know what will be-
come Of US. You'll have to put off your
marriage, Leonard, for the old man has
got nothing for you-not even corner
of the old home to live in. It's hard,
amt It boy?"
4 shall not put it off, father" said
Leonard, unless Emily wishes it., and I
don't think she will. shallt tell her all
about it, and leave it to her to trust her
self to young man with nothing but 4
strong arm and willing heart. It would
be a pity if we could not live comfortably
by our own exertions. Don't be SO down
cast, father. III have home of my own
yet. and corner iu it for the old folks,
too; if they need it. People don't starve
to death in this countr9.'
"Bless your generous heart, Leonard"
said Farmer Bell; al shan't balk you if
Miss Sutton don't; but you'll have hard
putting for while, Tn afraid -,
When Leonard told Emily about it her
bright eyes first flashed with light. and
then dfmmed with tears at the picture OF
he Old folks desoIation which her sym
pathetic heart beheld; but she said:
"My selfish soul IS glad, Leonard, for
now I can help you. Our home will
want for nothing. You have no idea
how much money can earn with these
little fingers; and t that ugly Squire
GRIPPE takes tkeir' home away from them,
your father and mother shall live with
rs, Leonard" ..a- ." ''
Darling gfr,' said the delighted
young man, "yol are prize indeed, and
worthy of a better man than l am. |
naven't had any fears of my own, Emily,
rom the first, and with you at my side
III defy Fortunes frowns."
"Spoken like soldier boy" sud En-