Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-08-14

ready gone, and he would not have
been surprised, could he have been sud.
denly transported to his cottage, to have
found IL mass of ruins, with the rose
vine dead above the porch, and his vine
yard, and orchard, and fields covered
with mass OF debris from the mines.
He paid his bill at the boarding house
without seeing the party to whom he
paid it, watercd his horses and hitched
thom TO the blackboard mechanically.
and turned their heads homeward with
q look of such absolute hopolcssness
that even Johnny. was silent, his young
spirits overborne by the weight of his
fathers woe.
Several times during the first half OF
the homeward journey the boy tried to
arouse his father by pointing to some
bird, or flower, by the roadside, but II
he heard at all John Parsons replied to
the lad only in monosyllables, or at
random, and again relapsed into the
silence which was so depressing to the
child.
When little moro than half way
home. as they were winding around a
hill upon the edge OF deep gorge. two
deer which had been sleeping in a
bunch OF tall grass by the roadside sud-
denly sprang up and bounded across,
almost under the noses OF the horses.
So Sounexpcctcd were their presence, and
their movement that the horses them
selves, half asleep and Jogging along
under loose rem and with ears
dropped forward, took fright and Jumped
quickly sideways, oVerturnlng the
blackboard and throwing Its occupants
out with considerable force,
Clinglng TO the lines as he instinct
lively did, prevented John PARSONS from
going over the BLUM, and after being
dragged u few rods he brought the
horses to stop and arose TO his feet
unharmed, excepting lew scratches
and bruises about the face and limbs
But Johnny, having nothing to cilng TO
except the pack OF the seat, which was
wrenched from ms grasp III the ,ail,
was thrown violently over tne piull,
ana rolled halfway down lts steep
side, beng caught at last py huge
bowlder winch hau itself 1"ilen down
from above at some previous period,
MIR. Parsons iirst thought when ne
arose was OF johnny ana ne looked
around, hoPihg TO see nun uhiurC anu
scrambllng up the pahk.
But no; ne was nowhere IN siShI
his lather caiieu ohcei shen aSaih-
then ne hasIily tieu the 10" Periec.iy
qulet ANIMALS 10 stunteu mahzenita
Tree by the roadside ana ran PACK TO
look 1or the poy.
Not seeing nun IRON the polnG on tne
road Where the puckpoara was over
turned ne rushed over the oinn' nearly
pltchlnS heaulonS IN HIS haste' anu
scrambled aowh It's slae' coming upon
the oody Oh the poy wnere IL lay' WIN
eyes closed anu one arm peh1 uhoer III
a way IN whlch IL couia only pe II
prokeh' ana WIN ploou ISSUING from
nose ana ears
FOR moment John farsons stooo
with a look OF aw1ui horror on MS 1ace,
ana then ms strength ielG MN anu ne
staggered ana leaned upon 'ne rock
against a,i which Vhe pooy lay.
Inc next instant ms strength re-
turned, ana with great peaas OF per-
splration standing out upon ms race he
kneit down ana placed MS mana over
the iad heart.
Ihere was talnt iiuttering there'
and raising the body IN MS arms he
worked his way up TO the road, coming
out OF tue gorge several roas IN advance
OF where the horses stood hltched TO the
manzenlta bush.
Still holding the body IN ms arms he
attempted 10 unsnap the natter strap
with winch they were tied. intending to
leave 1T hanging to the bush; but the
horses were frlghteneu at SIGHT OF the
imp pouy ana the scent OF plood' anu
drew back.
lie might nave united the strap from
the tree without difficulty, but II thl'
were done IL must De aiioWed To dra2
on the ground ana might cause the
horses to stumble ana again throw nm
from the puckpoard' whlch mad rlghtec
ltselt aIter naVing thrown lts occupants
out. lie laid ms burden carefully OF
the ground untled the strap ana SO
curea IL IN It's place. again illteu MI
chlld IN ms arms got upon the DUCK
poard ana uroVe with as much speed al
ne salely eoulu aown 1he npl' ana ther
turned on 70 lne lel1 lnto u py-roao
whlch ne hne" ieu 70 settler > sliantS
hoG niore ttah quarter Vi iliiie away
py ihe .iihe ne reacneu IL, 1ohnn,
was showing signs OF returning lie
anu nope .na1 ne ln.gne noe pe 81 81
oau!y injured as aI lirsI appeared wa
oeSlnning 10 lho looS lllenI III Ill
ia'tlet pleust'
AS ~ chahceu' .he only occupant o
lne shanly aI tne hoiileh1 was
woman htI , nuspahu peing III tne ieiu m
anu inc chiiofeh al II helShpof Oh Ill
errnnu. T,h. A., -, H.
through lhe open aoor sne saw wv
sg stranger aPPloaching P1s a. WIN lhe ilml ny
pouy Vi emu Al ms arnis' anu unuer
stoou ac once thao an aGciuenI naa nap
peneu. CaIch'hg the ainner-horn ron
va, ,le nan Whers IL l, huhs, sie ran 70 tht tht
pach ooor anu pie" several loiu anl
snarP olasts, theh rusheu pack, an'
Wlthou1 stopping 10 ASK any questlohs
OF even ,or hllh 10 reacn the ooor. calle'
10 10 Mr. PARSONS 10 COME iighI IN, .
tne % same .n % lime arranging inc peo 10 10
ceiye 1he pouy.