The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-10-31
"Who is this a'' sskt l Nv my


Temple. Nv wich the okkupant there
of is ex-offisho guardian. He hez
only O. part NV en- in his arms-ef
yoo notis, ther are ten Nv EN- under
bis heels"
looked carefully, and notist that
they wuz all labelled with the names
NV the States-those in his arms
wuz those wv the North, and the ten
under his heels wuz them wich he'd
unfortnitly failed in their attempt to
get out NV the Temple From the
heft Nv his he'd onto em, it appeared
ez tho they were under trifin re
straint. Kentucky, Delaware and
Maryland he he'd tightly gripped be-.
tween his thumb and finger.
"Why sleeps he ?" asked l.
"Exhaustion," sed he. ''Sich a
fite ez he hez he'd to retane posses
sion Nv this place! Four long yeers
hev opposin powers attempted door
in wich he wuz assaled at every pint,
and for three yeers hez politikle fite
bin made onto him, during wich he
hez bin betrayed by them he sposed
wuz his chosen and trusted friends.
Last yeer he he'd terrible conflict
with em aud wuz victorious, but the
strain wuz too heavy onto him and
he's bin asleep, ever sence, recoop-
eratin. Besides some Nv his attend
in PHYSICIANS, in whom he he'd con
fidence, proved to be quacks, and
they dosed him with restoratiyes that
however good they mite be, wuznt
precisely the remedy for the time,
and they increased the stupor under
wich he wuz laborin. Besides he
wuz attack with sore head, and in
adishn to all this ther wuz barnacles
and vampires, and the blood suckers
Nv all kinds, wich farther weakened
him. Listen how hard he does
breathe -
And he wuz a breathin hard.
AT this precise mint methawt the
guide disappeared, and ther wuz
agitashen NV the curtins NV the cham
ber. Slowly they lifted and to my
surprise saw feechers which I rec
ognized. Valiandygum peered in,
and seein that the Giant wuz sti
asleep, come in Oh tip-toe, beckonin
others to follow. They cum. Their
wuz Thurman Nv Ohio, VOORHEES, Nv
Injiany, Florence, Sharswood and
Jerry Black, NV Pennsylvany Sew
ard, Fernandy Wood and Morriesey,
Nv Moo York, and Johnson. Pierce,
Bookanan, and the whole glorious
ly company Nv marters. Cautiously
they crept in and timidly ranged
themselves about the sleepin Giant
and communed among themselves.
THAT wuz too heavy load for
him to cary at his age" chuckled
Ben. Wood, pintin to an immense
burden strapped to his shoulders,
on wich wuz written Equality before
the Law
eyes," sed Johnson, s'but he wood
hev got throo with it, but L tripped
him"
cit wuz | who put the stone down
over which he mostly stumbled y
sed Seward in whisper.
"To bizniz! !" sed Nallandygum.
"Let us git wat We kin afore he
awakens," and he and Thurman silly
fingered away Ohio, doin it without
disturbin him much. He did groan
sIitely, and moved uneasily. Shsrs-
wood and Jerry Black very adroitly
slipped Pennsylvania out from un-
der his arm, and agin he started rest
lessly. but sunk back into his slum-
Der agin.
Emdoldened by this, Fernando
Wood and Seymor attempted to steal
away Moo York, wich wuz the piller
onto wich his head restid, and while
they wuz msnooverin it he made a
terrible noise, ez eff he wuz in great
agony.
'sIts the deth rattle in his throat"
piped the ten Stats under his heels,
striven to release themselves.
s'Its the deth rattle in his throat y
shreeked they ell, THROWN CO all
stealth and each grabbin Stait.
In an instant the scene changed,
They he'd over did it. The Giant
awoke, and springin to his feet, glar-
ed fiercely onto EN-.
The deth rattle is it y sed he in
a voice NV thunder. ''Ha Ee you
mistake the snorin w e hard sleep
in Giant for the death rattle! What
hev I done? Sleepin go long and
KNOWN all the time that ssssssins
Ilurked around me-" Shakin the barn
acles of he laid about him lively
Fl pitched Fernandy and Seymour
out head over heels,-one sweep Nv
his right arm disposed Nv Pierce
Bookaran and thst pack, ana ther
missin Chic, and Pennsylvania, he
observed Vafiandygum and Shars-