Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1873-01-30

me for that. Phosphorus is life pro-
ducer, gives health to the body, activity
to the brain, and best of all, brings with
it good spirits.
Under this treatment, carefully gradu-
ated, of course, was delighted to observe
how Jacob blossomed out. He became
gay, vivacious, ight-hearted as any skip
ping antelope. His conversation was
rafting string of pyrotechnic puns; he
would sometimes dance "Juba" by the
hour from sheer excess of glee.
Continuing our hunting, we had by this
time come down to the southwest portion
of Colorado, upon the border line between
that territory and Arizona. Here the
ground is extremely volcanic. On every
side rise huge masses of primeval rock,
tinct earthquakes, jutting in strange for
nations of irregularly shaped crags. The
soil is barren; nothing meets the eye but
the fantastic shapes of the rent rocks.
did not wish to linger in this spot; self
justification forced me to say that; but
Jacob insisted upon it. What fatality in
spired him with the idea will never be
known. Something in the appearance of
the scene seemed to affect him as con-
genial. He leaped and ran over the i'm
mence boulders, and upon the slanting
sides of rocks from very wantonness of
mirth, apparently rejoicing in the aspect
presented by this bare desolation.
Two days had we stayed in the vicinity
of the volcanic section. On the succeed
ing day we were to retrace our steps for
Denver, laden with game and recollec-
tiOns of a most agreeable vacation. The
time came to start, our horses and mules
were ready, the latter burdened with all
our paraphernalia. As we passed slowly
among the boulders, winding in and out,
our eyes were simultaneously caught by
cloud of what looked like dense steam
arising from the west.
whats that?" exclaimed Jacob. "Let
us 60 and see."
tfNo,"I expostulated. eve have set
our faces homeward; do not turn aside" F"
My remonstrances were in vain; I
might as well talk to the wind as to my
headstrong friend. He insisted upon GO
ing to see what was the cause OF this
cloud, and the difference here originated
which ended so miserably. He persisted,
I resisted, until finally he cantered off
alone saying that he would go there "any-
how" OF course I followed him, lead
ing the mules.
Arrived at the place, we discovered
that the stream arose from several hot
sulphur springs, all situated within short
distance of each other. Boiling and hiss
ing, the surging circumscribed contents
of the pools seethed in ever ripping
waves. They, to certain extent,
frightened me. wished to draw Jacob
away from what instinctively felt to be
malign influence. To no purpose. The
freak had seized him that he would battle
in the largest of these pools, and battle
he did.
When he emerged he was covered with
yellow flakes of sulphur. They hung
about him in minute particles; and fur
thermore, as I quickly discovered, he
had swallowed quite large quantity of
the fluid.
| Leaning against q rock, he spoke OF
again entering the pool. / reasoned with
him, demonstrated earnestly. He eretorted
| insultingly, abused me, spoke derisively
of my opinion. /, irritated beyond en-
| durance, goaded by his stinging words
clenched my fist and-and alas! I st,'a1ca
| him.
He aoentof
Unfortunate man that I was, Ihad com
| pletely forgotten that the chlorate of pot
ash, phosphorus, and sulphur uniting haG
| made him human match. Combining
| and mingling, these chemical element!
had transformed him from man into
something which when struck would ge
| off, and that was exactly what he did
Long time I searched narrowly, but NJ
trace, no sign Of him did I ever again see
He had indeed ssgone off,"
That, sir, is my plain, unvarnished tale
fail to see where was wrong. Had my
friend remained man he probably would
have thrashed me; as it was he vanished
yet shall never cease to mourn the un
timely striking of the match called Jacol
Podrington Nitson.