The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-06-28
.AxiEoInfiueucenof Music. ~

.azago influence of Music. s4an4H
2 So1nelyears sineeih tenperanee mi
moved with his-familg from South Ca
olina tethe, WestO The sparseness If
the population andTthes continual trav-
el past the place rendered il, a. neees
sary act of humanity in him frequently
to entertain travellers who could hot
goifarther o' Owing to the frequency off
these calls, s,he3resolved to seflarge his
house sndlppt mp the lpsualsignr nroaa adt
! Soon after this, an election came in:
the triumphant party felt that it was a
wonderful Victory, and some Young
blools Of the majority Determined. 2.in2
honor Of it, to have q regular blow,
out Accordingly, mounted on their"
prairie h horses F1 they syst stafFtsa fFt6ssa 81, aic2ta
Ever! yearS!ae tavern on on thcir9 ci9a ,e IVA hWFaas vis'
tied, and the variety thus drank pro-
duced a mixture which added to tseJ
noise and boisterousness Of the party
In this condition they care about a
dozen in number, to,out qtiiet tenper9F
ance tavern The landlord and lady
were absent-the eldest daughter, four"
teen years Of age,'f and ffte Younger
children, were alone in the house.3 I'Y"
These gentlemen, ffor they called
themselves such1 asked tfoF liqdor'.o sfif
ave keep. none, Was the feply Of
the Young girl. 'i'H 'n'ayd 1t"d' fed Eae
s'What do you Keep tavern For rtkent"fr
''For the aocommo dationT Of travel.J
ers.'' ) 93i1 io s19iiin~ adI 9Ii~ai ~
'fW elluaccommodate US, with some.
thing to drink .,.,.. Lii.
you will see by the ssgn that we
keep temperance tavern
GA temperance tavern :" Here the
children cluster around their sister.)-
'sGiye me an axe, and FIJI cut downtheI
sign" lft..5 .37g a. -G~ pals dsltla ssxRs
7,."You will find one at tbs, weed; pile,t
sir -.
Here the party, each one; wfth an
oath, made a rush to. the woodPTEe iexiI
claiming F--GoilEH 9sii 10 idsf sii,iiIg
rs'Dewn with thessign = Down with
the isignr"'ae ads H.. sod, sit.sgs .s,f
But the leader, iIr going ,e'sas, ,dIscovt.
cred in an adjoining room a splendid
piano.and its Accomplishments. ''N' yHH
Who makes this thing ??''--
sad He.qdf II yi1aln n9tf syed F9sn )fsf,
Il play sometimes ss, : IS, said she, il
modest way. '''''.''' '''''' . ''-i 'i''' -
Hs'You do? Give1usl d tane.'Ss t. aoisi'
'sCertainly, sirs ''iahd taking the STOOL
while the ehidrelrformed a circle close
to- she sang d played 'eThe Old Arm,
Chair" Some of tfem had never heard
the piano before; others had not heard
one foryears. The tumult soon hush
ed, the whip=aa1ds spur gentlemen were
drawn back from the wood pile, and
formed a circle outside the children. ,,
The leader agaTm spoke: aWfn you
be so kind as to favor us with another
song 2" -Gj1HrI T0t t1HO9 9d3 ii39runa
Another was played, and the 1cllil-i
dren becoming re-sssured, ,some eff them,
joined their sweet voices with their SIS
ter's. -
One song would touch the ynapathfes
of thesstrangers, another nless them iff
griefj one would arouse theiFz patriet-T
ism, another their chfvalry and benov-
olence, until at length ashamed to ask
for more, they eash made q bSo b6w,'
thanked her, wished shera tgoods
noon, and left,as qrietly as giif they had
been to- funeral suaizo~e, zgr, al. 80
Months after, this occurrence her
father; IN travelling, stopped at a village
wherea gentleman accosted him; /; i'ssDI
,t"Are You Col. P of S---S?pYnsw
7SssI am ae;.f., y, s,c .,tt al sr,y hos
5t"sWell, sir. I Was spokesman of the,
party who so grossly insuTted your in,
nocent family, threateninglto cut down
your sign, and spoke so rudely to yours
children. You-haxe, just-eause to be
proud '' f21yotrn daughter, ,sEsiry-T
her noble bearing and fearless courage
were remarkable inroire SO. Young, and
unprotecteAq Can you. pardon me sir.a
| feel that ! can never forgive myself
EsIs fz TI3tts- FIEEr fIys ~ s5gTTtgs}sa9 fFsT4
E The other night at one Of the
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