The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-12-31

Down the road like a shadow,
wrath she sped. It was but shor
walk to the the river, and in a fey
moments she had caught up with th
men, while her cousin were far be
hind.
Harl what was that? A sick
ening, despairing cry, wall of NOR
tai agony that had passed the bound
of endurance. Rose recognized ii
and answered involuntarily. Witt
that one burst, Charley Vance CAV
up hope, and turned upon his pur
suers. In the moonlight, his eye
glal ed back to those fierce balls, ant
there was deathly pause. The
suddenness amazed the unreasonins
brutes, but the foremost crouched t.
spring.
A ball went whizzing by. so close
ly that he felt the hot breath upol
his cheek. Then yell, ending in .
howl of maddening pain. :Anothe
report, and footsteps, voices yet he
did not stir.
LOB, Charley! Charley" and tn,
next instant Rose lay senseless Il
his feet.
AT first he could not think, from
utter surprise and a sense of delive
ance that overwhelmed him. HI
knelt beside her, trembling in every
limb, and the rest thronged around
The discounted enemy were retiring
with savage cries, and two corpscs
lay stretched upon the ice.
can't imagine" he began trem-
ulously.
"Don't try" said George. "It's
the strangest thing that ever hap
pened. Can you walk home? I'll
take Rose" And Grorge picked
her up as if she had been q baby, but
not before Charley had pressed one
convulsive kiss upon her lips,
The little cavalcade marched slow
ly homeward, for Charley's strength
was well-nigh exhausted. Afar they
heard angry .nuttering, but it was no
cause of alarm. Rose soon revived.
Finding herself in her cousins arms,
sic struggled and called Charley.
"He needs some one to help him
along" George explained good-na-
turedly.
"Let me walk-I am quite well, :"
she said with touch OF the old i'm
periousness and being fred, she was
by Charley's side.
my darling !"-and with fsr-
vent clasp she was held to his heart.
"Oh, Charley I've been SO selfish
and cruel 1 wonder if you ever can
forgive me +? And that / should have
endangered your life for my foolish
,aprices 2,
She quite broke down there, and
ended with sob.
"Hush, dear Thought once it
was all over with me, but God inter
posed. In that moment, as He can
bear witness, my soul was filed with
sweetest memories of you. But I
don't understand how they all came
to my assistance.
"'rlie strangest part Of it.
"Don't spoil the story, Rose"
said sentinel George, who was bring
ing up the rear.
So it was kept until they were all
in the spacious sitting room
Dr. Caltron was electrified at seeing
Charley. His sister was quite her
self, with the exception of q head
ache.
The curious explanation was made
at length, and those who could not
could as little deny.
Then Charley repeated his adventure
them all with his narrow es
cape. .-...a
They had gained on me so fast,
that it seems as if | could not have
held out another moment. Beside
the short distance on the river, there
was the walk up to the house, and
at that instant my courage out utter
ly. Thank God for the assistance !"
ar ,sc's bright eyes were full of
tears.
III nc was no,more dancing, and
Rose cared to be attractive for only
one. Charley lay on the sofa after
they had all dispersed, looking pale
and fatigued, but the spirit beside
him was as bright as her own name
sake, and perhaps as sweet.
"Chariey'-her voice was low
and faltering-"I wont make you
wait until midsummer. You may
take me any time you like, and I il
try to be a blessing instead Of a
trouble. 1 love you dearly, dearly.
l shall never teas you aboutit again
'sMy dearestn p and he kissed the
tender lips for their fond confession.
''Why I'd run all the risk again for
so sweet reward. "
But Rose never heard the story
of his wild flight without a shiver
and prayer of thankfulness.
End of a Husnbug
OHIO Democrats will do well to
ponder the following from the
ablest Of the Democratic papers
the New York World:
The pretense Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer that Mr. Pendleton's green
back theory is still live issue, is
sheer nonsense 1t was argumen-
lively exploded by Governor Sey-
mour's able speech in June. 1t was
for all purposes killed by the Con-
vention in July in the successful
struggle 10 defeat its author. The
October and November elections
gave it the finishing stroke, by
showing that it could not command
the sur port of Mr.. Pendleton's own
State. Having been thus repudia-
ted, ritter a short lived popularity,
by the Democratic National Con
vention, by Mr.. Pendleton's own
State of Ohio, and by the country,