Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-04


crowded with the elite of the city, with
a salary equal to any demands he might
make, with the best singing in the
city, and all the popular appliances,
who had suddenly resigned, and pri-
vately left the country, to go no one
knew where. M f.{
The story is a romance. The ex-
PLANTATION came after the minister had
completed his European tour. Atmid-
night the door bell of his parsonage was
violently rung. Going to the window,
the minister saw a man standing on his
door-stone, and he demanded his
business. He came with message, he
said, from'a dying woman. Hastily
dressing himself, the good man came
to the door and received the message.
just around the block was poor
woman, and she was dying. Her only
treasure was babe. She could not
die in peace unless her babe was bap-
tized. Ifhis reverence would. come to
her dying pillow, and administer that
sacrament, the blessing of poor dying
woman would be his reward. 1t was
much to ask, and at midnight too, but
his great Master, who loved the poor,
would not have denied such u request
as thisu
His humane and religious sympa-
thies were aroused, and the minister
followed the messenger. Common
prudence would have said, Take 4
policeman with you. Call upa friend,
and get him to bear part in the cere-
mony." But, dreaming of no peril, he
went on his way to do, as he thought,
his Masters will. He was soon in a
dissolute region, in a street notorious
for its uncleanness. The messenger
knocked at heavy gate, that closed
up a narrow, dark alley. It opened i'm
mediately, and slammed behind the
parties like prison door. Through a
long, narrow, and unwholesome entry,
that seemed to be an alley-way covered,
the parties took their way. They
passed up narrow staircase, broken
and rickety. Lewd women were passed
on the stairs. Dark featured and viii
| liainous-looking men seemed to crowd
the place. With his sacred vestments
on his arm, and his book of service in
his hand, the minister was ushered
into dark and unwholesome-looking
room. The door was closed behind
Thin, and locked. A dim candle on the
table revealed the outline of a dozen
|; persons, male and female. of the most
abandoned and desperate class. His
inquiry for the sick woman, and the
child TO be baptized, was greeted by
fshouts of laughter. He knew he was
victim. He demanded the reason for
this outrage. lie was informed that
his friends who had invited him there
wanted money. His standing and
| character were we'll known. He was
in one of the most notorious houses in
New York; his midnight visit to that
place was well known, and could cas-
ily he proved. If he paid one thousand
dollars, all would be well. If not, his
ruin was certain. Instead of detying
the villains, calling on the police, OF
contiding in his congregation, he
Thought he could hush the matter up
He auieh have known that it would all
| come out. and that every dollar he paio
would be used as evidence against him
as means to eXtort more. But he
was thoroughly frightened; would moi
have the thing known for the world
his hand was in the lions mouth, ant
he must draw it out as easily as he
could; so he gave his obligation to pay
/ the money promptly at noon the neX'
day, which he did. Of course new de-
mands were made from time to time
He was doggcd in the streets. Sus.
picious-iooking men stopped to speal
with him on the corners. Notorious
! men rang his door-bell. Mysteriou:
notes. from ignorant, low-bred, ant
vicious persons,-as the spelling ant
language showed.-came to his hands
and into the hands of his family. Th
poor man was nearly distracted. Ill
paid away his own money. and Dor
rowod till his reputation suffered. In
+. threat of exposure hung over him lik
: an ominous sword held by hair. In
moment of desperation he decided t
Eleave the country. which lie did. to tn
/ astonishment and regret of his friends
On his return from Europe, the rec
| for settled in Massachusetts, over
small rural parish. He was 500
tracked to his country home. Black
Il mailing was renewed. His old terro
;: came upon him. Again he acceded t
the extortion. The police of New Y or
at length came to his relief. In search
ing for other game, they came upo
proof that the minister was in the hand
:, of black-mailers. Letters were foun
containing Information of his wherea
bouts. how to terrify him, what sum
to demand, and at what time his .salar
e was due. He was relieved from h
: pursuers. The large sums he had pal
s were not refunded. His spirits WEI
= broken. and he has never recovered h
Il i position. l saw him not long since
IS Canada. He holds subordinate pos
u ton. and is preaching to small pa
&c ish. He will die victim of blacl
> mailing.
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