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Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-14

You cruel, wicked mother" sobbed
Susy, when I'm almost killed. too y she
screamed, defiantly. 81 don't care a bit
for the butter; so nowr'
u shouldn't think you did," said her
mother, wiping the spoiled dress and
Fighting matters as well as she could. ssIf
you had behaved yourself and minded
me, you would have had the butter by
this time. Now you've spoiled the whole
OF 1t, and you must go without the new
dress intended TO buy you after l had
sold it."
Susy choked and threw herself on the
ground. Thenehe thought better of it,
and sprang up again. Her face grew
stern and resolute. She turned without
speaking, and marched straight up the
knoll and off to the barn, sure of loving
sympathy in that direction. She entered
the great barn. The hay piled against
the windows made it dark
"Papap she called, with q savage in
tonation. t'Papa"
"Well, pet," came the response from
behind a big truss of hay.
MY mother whipped me. She bea.
BEAT you, ducky. What fort" came
back, in an indignant tone
Cause fell down N rolled n hurted
myself" cried Susy, with terrible sobs..
'Sho, sho" repeated the farmer. BEAT
my little girl, did she? Well, I'll tell you
what, Susy; we shall have to beat Mamma,
/ guess, with the big whip"
Yes, Papa" and Susy dried her tears
at once. "Where is the whip, PapaP
lean go after it," .r
The farmer laughed behind the hay.
81 don't believe you could find it Just
now, Susy, come to think of it; and
can't 1aora II
well wait till after supper. You needn't
go back to the house. You Just go and
salt the sheep, and we'll see to mother by
and by"
Susy deliberated few moments. She
thought of the innocent-faced sheep, and
the dear, white fieeced little lambs, that
came to her call SO readily; but, above all,
the feeling that her father trusted her
gave her the greatest pleasure.
81 guess that will be better" she said,
slowly turning. And out she tripped
with the pan of salt; and among the
pretty creatures who were crowding
round her Susy forgot to nurse her ven
geance. When she went home, her face
was radiant and her heart at peace. She.
never thought of the promised punish
ment till her mother went upstairs to
bed with her. Then, as she was unbut-
toning her shoes, she suddenly lifted hey-
self with grave face, exclaiming: "Oht"
well, Susy, what is itf" asked Mrs.
Lane.
Why forgot something" said Susy.
"What was it, dear?"
''Why, did it make you very happy to
whip me this morningl" she asked.
81 didn't really whip you, Susy. But
you deserved a real whipping" said her
mother, suppressing smile.
Because, when papa said we must
whip you, was 50 glad. Only he was
very busy then, you know, and he didn't
remember were he had left his whip; and
then salted the sheep, and forgot all
about it. And OH mamma, there was
one funny little lamb that looked like
Molly Ashly. He did, truly"
''Father, what fancies you do put into
that child's headl" said Mrs. Lane, when
she went downstairs. ''The idea of tell
ing her that you would whip meI'
Poor little thing" laughed Farmer
Lane. 81 knew the sheep would make it
all right, and they did."-M Y. Indepen-
dent.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-14
Stage Thunder.

SOME fifty years ago one Lee, manager
of the Edinburgh Theatre, with a view
to improving the thunder of his stage,
ventured upon return to the Elfzabethan
system of representing a storm. His en-
terprise was attended with results at once
ludicrous and disastrous. He placed
ledges here and there along the back
of his stage, and, obtaining a parcel
of ninepound cannon-balls, packed
these in a wheelbarrow, which a car
penter was instructed to wheel to and
fro over the ledges. The play was
" Lear" and the jolting of the heavy
its uneven path over the hollow
stage, and the rumblings and reverbera-
tions thus produced counterfeited most
effectively the raging of the tempest in
the third act. Unfortunately, however,
while the king was Drawing, in front of
the scene, the pitiless storm at the back,
the carpenter missed his footing, tripped
over one of the lodges, and fell down,
wheelbarrow, cannon balls, and all The
stage being on a declivity, the cannon
balls came rolling rapidly and noisily
down toward the front, gathering force as
they advanced, and, overcoming the fee
BILE resistance offered by the scene, struck
it down, passed over its PROSTATE form,
and made their way toward the foot
lights and the fiddlers, amid the amuse-
ment and wender of the audience, and
the amazement and alarm of the Lear of
the night. As the nine-pounders ad-
vanced toward him, and rolled about in
all directions, he was compelled to display
an activity in avoiding them singularly
inappropriate to the age and condition
of the character he was personating. He
was even said to resemble a dancer
achieving the terpsichorean feat known as
the egg-hornpipe. Presently, too, the mu-
sicians became alarmed for the safety of
themselves and their instruments, and
deemed it advisable to scale the spiked
partition which divided them from the pit,
for the cannon balls were upon them,
smashing the lamps, and falling heavily
into the orchestra Meantime, exposed
to full gaze of the house, lay prone, be-
side his empty barrow, the carpenter, the
innocent invoker of the storm he had
been unable to allay or direct, not at all
hurt, but exceedingly frightened and be-
wildered. After this unlucky experiment,
the manager abandoned his wheelbarrow
and cannon balls, and reverted to more re-
ceived methods of producing stage
storms.-Appleton's journal.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-14

there hours together and hardly made an
impression on it. j revere that library.
Ii is the authors friend. don't care how
mean book is, it always takes one COPY"
la copy of every book printed in Great
Britain must by law be sent to the British
Museum, law much complained of by
publishers. "And then every day that
author goes there to gaze at that book,
ana Is encouraged to go on in the good
work. And what touching sight it is of
saturday afternoon to see the poor, care
worn clergymen gathered together in that
vast reading room cabbaging sermons for
Sunday. You will pardon my referring
TO these things. Everything in this mon
ster city interests me, and I cannot keep
from talking, even at the risk of being in
structive. People here seem always to
express distances by parallels. To a
stranger it is just little confusing to be
so parabolic-so to speak. / collar citi-
zen, and think am going to get some
valuable information. ask q man how
far il is to Birmingham, and he says it is
twentyone shillings and sixpence. Now,
we know that don't help man any who
is trying to learn. find myself
down town somewhere and l want
to get some sort of idea where 1 am
being usually lost when alone-and / stop
q citizen and say How far is 1t to
Charing CrossY Shilling fare in cab,'
and off he goes. suppose if / were to
ask Londoner how far it is from the
sublime to the ridiculous he would try to
express it in coin. But am trespassing
upon your time with these geological
statistics and historical reflections. Twill
not longer keep you from your orgies.
'Tis real pleasure for me to be here, aid
l thank you, for the name of the Savage
Club is associated in my mind with the
kindly interest and the friendly offices
which you lavished upon an old friend of
mine who came among you a stranger,
and you opened your English hearts to
him and gave him welcome and home
Artemus Ward. Asking that you will
join me, / give you his memory"
In deep silence, and with much feeling,
the company present rose and drank to
this sentiment. Then, after some mo-
ments, the newcomer was heartily
cheered, and the members went up to
make his acquaintance. Soon after,
Mark Twain went off to the Gayety
Theatre with some friends, and saw
Byron's play, "Good News" and cali
Baba" Ia new extravaganza, in both of
which Toole appeared, and in the latter
of which he had the most absurd gag,
crying out: Gas Mark Twain says in the
Jumping Frog Lie on, Mscduff, and
thingumbobbed be he,'" etc.-LoRdon Cor.
Cincinnati Commercial
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-14
UPPER sANDUsKY, OHIO, THURSDAY NOVEMBER A. 1s72

so, Creecher, how could you p she
says, looking out of the window little
bit put out, but so sweet, too, bless her
pretty face Ay, it was Lady Felicia
herself, as bonny as fairy
''Why, your ladyship p says l. "Well,
I'm pleased to see you. Bless you I've
kept your hair for you, my dear, and I've
done it all up in the most beautiful way.
Come in, my lord" says 1.
ooh, I'm not a lord" says he; "I'm
only plain Jack Thompson, of the Holt"
and says he, "Creecher, l owe her to you,
my boy"
"Why, how's that?" says L
Says he: 1.-THE Dock of Dovencourt
were wild to have her, and they say he'd
asked Lord Cromer, her father, for her,
the very night she was burned; but when
he heard she'd lost her hair, and was
likely to be disfgured, he cried off, else
they'd have forced her into it; but then /
stepped in and carried her away"
AYE" said l, "and much joy 1 wish
you, Colonel Thompson, says /; ''and
hope you'll accept this hair, sir, as wed
ding present"
"All rightl" he says, "Creecher;" but
he left a bit of paper on my counter. 1t
was a check for hundred guineas.
So didn't lose by the job, after all.
And the carriage comes for me every
fortnight, to take me to the Holt, to do
the hair of the young people there
Chdmbers's Journal.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-14
A Camp Meeting in the Olden Time.

The order of the day would be almost
uniformly thus The horn (which was
long tin one, hung in the preaching g-stand)
was sounded at sunrise, when it was ex-
pected that all persons in the tents would
rise. Half an hour later it was blown
again for family worship, which must be
observed in every tent, after which break
fast was prepared and eaten. At eight or
nine, according to the season, the horn
announced prayer meeting in the tents
at ten it proclaimed preaching after that
followed prayers at the stand and call
for mourners, or, as it was more correctly
and elegantly expressed, an invitation
to such as desired an interest in the pray
ers of those present from conviction
that they were Sinners Then came
recess for the midday meal, and after
this there was preaching again at two p.
m. There were prayers at the stand and
mourners called forward again, after
which there was usually an adjournment
to the open part of the ground, and
grand prayer meeting organized in "the
ring" The ring-meeting was formed in
this way If there were many mourners
at the altar, as it was called-that is, two
or three designated benches in front of
the pulpit-some one in authority wonld
order a removal, on which some active
fellows would shoulder a few benches
and carry them to the square, and
have them placed in a convenient manner
and ready for the mourners to kneel by
or sit upon Before these were removed,
but in an incredibly short time, enough
stout young men would join hands around
the benches to form a compact inclosure.
These again were inclosed by an outer
ring of those who were the first to spring
to the place, that they might have full
view of the proceedings; for it was un-
derstood that the circle was not to be en-
tered, except by the mourners and those
who were to talk and pray with them
| The young people of the country were
generally good singers, and knew the
| hymns and tunes mostly in use, and the
numbers who would join in the singing
would now be surprising. Two resolute
ones of the living wall of this ring would
be designated as at orce doorposts and
doorkeepers, who, at their discretion, ad-
mitted per sons within the enclosure. The
mournsrs were then brought on, and, en-
tering, knseled at the benches, while
brother of leading voice would start
"Come, We sinners, poor and needy" or
some similar song, in which every availa-
BILE voice would join, not brick of the
wall of this tabernacle keeping silence.
Then followed a prayer, then song, and
| then prayer, and at last a steady stream
of song and supplication, running togeth-
er like the parts of fttgue, harmonizing
in spite of all discord.-LippiRootP Mdga-
| zine.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-14
Are You Ready for Winter.

When this question is asked in the
farmers pages, it has reference to barns,
cellars, hay, root crops, and all that sort
of thing, but when we ask il of the boys
and girls, we have specially in mind
skates and sleds. Were the skates last
spring left anywhere that it was mos.
convenient TO drop them, so that you
will now have to hunt them, one at a
time? or were they carefully tied to-
gether, the irons first rubbed over with
oil, to prevent rusting, and hung in dry
place where the leather would not mold?
The sled too, or cutter, as some call it,
has it been left out where the sun has
so shrunken it that its joints are shaky,
and the iron so covered with rust that
you cannot tell whether they are iron or
not? If you neglected these things last
spring, you will find it so much trouble
to repair damages, that next time you
will take more care. 1t is now Novem-
Der, and to some boys and girls skating
and Shedding haze already come, and to
others it will soon be the season for these
healthful winter amusements, so we ask
if you are all ready for them. If not,
hand at any time. If the skates are rusty,
oil them and let them stand for few
days; then rub the rusty spots with oil
and emery. If you cannot get fine emery,
securing brick or coal ashes will do, but
1t will take more rubbing. Then, if the
leather straps have become stiff, as they
will for want of use, wash them with
castile-soap and water, and while they
are still damp, rub them with neats-foot
oil, such as is used on harness. So with
the sled. See that the rope is strong, and
if any joints are loose drive in a wedge,
and if need be, get some one to give it a
coat of paint, if you cannot do it your
self. Then do not forget to put the things
put your hand on them at any time. The
tops, balls, bats, croquet set, and all that
will be wanted in few months, and it is
much easier to find them and care for
them now than it will be at the time they
are wanted. AsTicultuTTSt.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-14
Youths Department.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
NO. l..

Placing the little hats all In a row.
Ready for church ON the morrow, you know;
Washing wee faces and little black fsts;
Getting them ready and 1T to be kissed;
Putting them into clean garments and white;
That is what mothers are doing tonight.
Spying out holes In the little worn hose,
laying by shoes that are worn through the toes
Loking DER garments so faded and thin
Who but mother knows where to beginf
Changing q button TO make II look right
That Is what mothers are doing tonight
Calling her little ones round her chair
earring them lisp forth their soft evening PRAYER.
j Ielling them stories of Jesus Of old,
Who loves to gather the lambs to his fold:
w atching, they listen with childish delight
That Is what mothers are doing tonight
Creeping 90 softly to take last peep.
After the little ones all are asleep;
Anxious to know II the children are warm
Tuckfng the blackets round each little form.
Kissing each little face, rosy and bright
That Is what mothers are doing tonight
Kneeling down gently beside the white bed.
Lowly and meekly she bows down her head,
Praying as only a mother can pray
"God guide and keep them from going astrayl''
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-14

ton Territory, and the town was filled
with youngsters from the adjoining coun-
try, who waited for the wagon all day in
vain. Determined to make something of
the occasion anyhow, they secured a
hall, hired fiddler, and had a lively time
dancing. But about 10 p. m. steam
whistle was blown, a band was heard
marching up town, and the sound of
hammers was heard at work preparing
the circus tent. About midnight the
pavilion was up; soon after the music an
nounced that the circus was ready, the
rural dancers came flocking in, and the
sawdust was lively till cock-crow, when
the circEs disappeared before sunrise on
board the steamboat again.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-14
Poetry.
BEssty,AHDe THE sQuIREs SON.

m
,,,,REsazz; Was fair as fair could be,
With 3 smile for every one,
And many fhAre were who knew full well
She would marry the squire's son:
The squire,s son was rich and proud,
But TO Bessie he bent his knee;
The village gossips the story told,
Ana my heart was sad. An me!
But Iworked away at my blacksmith's trade,
EsA Lest thinking should make me mad;
And the squire himself drove up one day
aCome, work with a will, my lad;
FOR Bessie, the village belle, will ride
syOnfhx horse now want shod
Andsmy son shall her happy escort be-"
fahsWefed him with NOD.
All, weI1f remembered many time
: 81 When Bessfe had walked with me,
ga And how had hoped that some bright day
We could nearer each other be.
sSi Bat did my work and when day was done
wondering what the young squire had said
To Bess as they rode that day.
The shadows grew long, aud longer still,
ASI neared low barred gate
~ Where, whenwe were better friends than now
Bessie for me would wait.
And thinking of that, my eyes I raised,
And the dusky hour grew bright,
4 Bof there she stood, with her own dear smile,
Waiting for me that night s-se4
The stars above, and the sleepy birds,
.szsaWerew watching us there, we knew;
- but little we cared, as the shadows rolled
From hearts that were still found true
"And what OF the squire's SON" said l.
uAhS VIII, did you quite believe
That Bessie would give her hand to one
ss<4s Whom her heart could not receiver
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-14
A Benevolent Dog.

A little boy seven years old, who had
wandered away from his home and become
lost, was found by policeman on Thurs
day morning, crouched in the corner of a
ward at the corner of Bank and Lake
streets, asleep and half frozen, for the
weather was quite cold. To this should
be added the fact that the boy, finding
himself unable to find his way home, be-
gan TO cry, and while thus engaged,
large dog, apparently cross between the
hound and shepherd breeds, which the
boy had never seen before, came along,
and, appreciating the boys distress
took up position close to the boy, and
remained on guard before him, lending
the warmth of his shaggy covering to
keep comfortable the feet and limbs OF
his human ward. He was in downright
earnest in his selfimposed guardianship,
for when the officer attempted to arouse
the little sleeper, and take him to the
station, the dog manifested disposition
to resist any interference with his charge,
and it required considerable coaxing on
the part of the patrolman to induce
compliance on the part of the
canine constable. He finally conceded
the point, however, and suffered the little
wanderer to be led to the station, where
he was given chance to get good nap
on a lounge in warm room. But the
dog did not desert him even here, seem
| ing to think the boy might require fur
ther attention, and followed on to the
station, stole quietly into the room,
| stretched himself on the floor beside the
couch of his little companion, and when
the Sergeant went thither at seven O'Clock
in the morning, to look after the little
fellow, the dog manifested no little anger
at the intrusion, and stuck by the boy
with a fidelity as devoted as it was won
derful. The little fellow was then taken
to the West Side Station, on Detroit
street, the dog still attending, him, and
taking up position at his feet as soon as
they reached there, and viewing all com,
ers with the eye of jealousy and deter.
mined guardianship. What became ol
the two after this, beyond the fact that
the boy was restored to his home, we
know not; but the peculiar and wonder.
full conduct of that dog certainly deserves
the mention and commendation we here
make of it-CeCeldnd Herald.
A widower observed the third ami
versary of his wife's decease with little
supper the other night The affair pass.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-14

THE Danbury Neans says that commit.
tee appointed to canvass Rhode Island,
has sent for the tent of the Danbury Agri-
cultural Society.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-14

A widower observed the third ami
versary of his wife's decease with little
supper the other night. The affair pass
ed off in an agreeable manner, and the
party separated at late hour in the best
of humOr.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-03-06
NEWS SUMMARY.

A Cotton Exchange has been organized in
Memphis.
Chief Justice Chase is turning his attention to
agricultural matters.
Carlotta Patti has given over 5000 within
the past year, to charitable objects.
The japanese Embassy Will be formally pre-
sented to the President tomorrow.
Gail Hamilton has spent the winter in Wash
ington, the guest of Speaker Blaine.
Gov. Holden's editorial connection with the
Washington Chronicle has ceased.
The Japanese Embassy was formally present
ed to the President yesterday.
The Pope has appointed Rev. DR.. Hendricks
en-, of Waterbury, Vermont, Bishop.
Gov. Palmer, of Illinois, is said to favor the
denomination Of President Grant.
John II. Surratt has quit spouting treason
publicly, and is teaching country school.
The L. s. Treasury will buy a million of
bonds on the 4th and million on the 18th of
this month.
The World is quite angry over Sasfs picture
OF Senators Sumner and Schurz, in HdrperS
Weekly.
Gen. j. D. Cox has been elected an honorary
mem Der Of the celebrated Golden Club in
London.
The japanese Embassy have presented the
Mayor of Chicago with 5000 for the relief of
| the poor.
Two children were burned 10 death in a
house consumed by fire at Scranton, Pa, on
| Friday.
A new sleeping coach has been placed on the
! Louisville ard Nashville road which cost ST.
CO.,
The Baptists of Tennessee are making strong
effort 10 secure the location of theological SEM
mary in this State.
| A Lodge of the Knights of Pythias is IN be
| organized in Memphis in q few days by Gov.
| Brown and others.
Nelson Walker distinguished colored citi-
zen of Nashville, has been admitted TO practice
| in the Supreme Court.
| The committee appointed to solicit subserip-
tons for the rebuilding of the Methodist Pub
fishing House at Nashville has secured $40, 900
II is believed that the Ways and MeansCOm.
mittee will recommend a reduction Of the duty
from seven TO Ave dollars per ton
The Springfield, Illinois, correspondent of the
Missouri Democrat, pledges the Sucker STATE
for 20 90 majority for the nominee of the Phil
adelpha Convention.
The Treasurer of the Missionary Society O
the Nj. r. Church South has recently settled
with the Book Concern of the NJ. Il. Church FOL
$4,000 paid out by the latter for the benefit o
Chinese Missionaries Of the former duri9g tn,
war.
Sir John Colcridge made one of tho longes
speeches before any jury on record, in tn
Iicheborne ease. The reports of it occupied Il "
columns per day in hne print in the Londoi
Times for four weeks. IL WAS a speech of NJ
marbHbe clearness and ability.