The Wyandot pioneer., July 21, 1853, Image 1

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VOL. I, jS'O.vI
THE LAST LEAF." '
BY, OLIVER WENDELL DOLMWJ
Hi.
T saw liim nnee hpforp. . , , T
As lie "passed by the dwr .,.
And Again' .,
Hie pavement ktoncs resound
' .Ashe totter'r tlie ground, '
'VVitb liU cane. Y ;")' .
j-ThoyMthat hi Ms primp,
, , Erf the pursuing kuife of Time ' '
, Cut him down, ! I M
Not a bt'tter man voa fouiul "
" By the crier on round
'Through the towii.
' But now he walks in tlie street,
And he looks on all hneet, .
.!? Sad and wan,' " ;
, i And he thak' his feeble head, v
, That it Boeno as if ,he said . ,
V . 'They are goue.' 5 .5
The niojsy marbles re-it ; ;
On the lina that he ban nrcsstd
'
ar r ! '
In thir bloom,
' ; And the names he lores to hear
' Has been carved for many a year i- "
. . . "On tlrtrtontb. i L . . l I s ; A
.0 Jly grandmoihe.r ha said ' - "; 5
. r (Poorold lady, she is dead '
: f. Long ago!) : ,
'hat he hadn Roman uose, r :
Ai!d hi cheek Vas like a rose . ;
; ' ' ' In the .snow.'
But now his i:Ve is thin,
"And it rest upon his chin -.
' Like a staff; ' ,
,!, And a croolc is in his back '
And a melancholy crack. , - r 5' ;
In his laugh. .
. . 1 know it i a sin . ; ;
I'or ma to sit and grin , ,.: ..
At him there: , -
But his old three cornered hat, '
. And knee-breeches, and all that, '
. . i, Look bo queer. ,,;
: ,'And if I shonld live to be .:: i '
i The last leaf upon the treo' ; ,
,. lu the spring, , .
' ' Let them smiled as I do now,
At the old forsaken bow, '
Where I clin-'.
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. From the "VVesteru Emporium
SQUEEBOB; ;
"".; OS, ; " . ,'J ,
rEGGY SKOOT12YE,
.miE.'MAID OF DARKE COUNTY.i
BY SiOCUM SLUGS, ESQ.
CHAPTER 1. -:
' qeeeobJ
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It was in the spring of the year, about,"1
.' A. :v v-y. - s ." V - ' ''' 4 M'
the time the frogs begin to go pe-de-
r r x-i ' ; V 'fi'l ' ;
' ' "i.-'!Jlif vi" i.vT'w-!f- -...i
-i It was, I h'ave said, in the spring of the5;
- vearl at the close of the day,' when; -fet
i -fore-dhe door of a small log cabin, might -
" "Sme Ibecn seen a maiden of about -eigh-'t:
'. teen summers and a dozen winters.' Shcf 5 'Then it is all over. - If he swears by j'the saussVe-chopper'?.; ji'erp; 1 must fix:
-'. sittin"- on an inverted suar-trouh,"' ouV two hatfuls and a half, there is some ' for the weddm,' and had to chaw every bit
shelling corn for an old rooster, with just ! chance of getting him pleased; but if he j of the mince-meat wicli my teeth!' .';
'three feather in dp tail: the fourth had shears by .three hatfuls, there is no The old Avomanwas soovcijoyed at the
dropped out '.when he was running to get chance. . ' ' ' .sight of Peggy, and her wounded lip pain-!
rthe corn. The gul had shelled two rows j 'What shall we do?' ed her so much, that she ran put of doors, 1
ind a half of corn fromthe'cob, andhadj- 'The only remedy is for us to get mar- hunted a clean, soft spot,'' tumbled over,
. " started the Jirst grain of the ' last half of , ried as soon as possible. We. -can '-: then and went mt'o tantrums. Peggy was for
. ; itKe third row, when Ler attantibn was ar-j Ieare for tho Statc of Massissinewaf un-! gotten for ie time," and no questions were
. lycsted by a noise in" apaw-paw thicket ! tU he's out of the way. He wont go "Uqskca as to her whereabouts. : Alt the at
'jiear by- : -.r;,n r: i:n'i' Massissinewa he's afraid of '-the . gallini-jtntion bestowed upon'the old w.Sman.
' -.i -I'spect it's only brother Josh ' bringin'
- another punkiri from -the field-' said -the j
i maiden and resumed her occupation H j
-" ' ' She had scarcely
rcely finished thethird rbw;:httlie time.' Good night!' - '
' when she looked up and saw a person
.standing at her side with a piece of stove-'
"Jpipc on his head, v ' ' ' iT ' i'
'bj iiWhatarfe your name?' 'enquired the
.maiden; vi;",:; 'I !.:-h'-.v :-.r;:-,J
-V ''Squeebob!-was the -reply.' -t SI"
;; ' 'Who oniiirth i'squeebob?'--
'Me am chief of Catawampus Braves
Squeebob has ten' wives.'fifty pet porcu-'i
pnesand-fivo warriors.' ' ''' ?
' 'Uutelll' 1 ?
. 'Squeebob-wants': chaw tobacker
. 'Squeebob may go to grass
; ', VV hite maiden has offended. Squeebob ! ,
i -When frogs go chcr-qur'-r-r-r-'uuk, Squiee-
bob swears, by three hatfulls of muskee
t tcrs, be will , carry. , white' maiden . off in
3Wamp.'. j f'.- v i; ;"
; , And : Le ,ranaway . squealing" like a
4
, .-.CHAPTER
-'' h' u -..rna warmsq;. 1 ; (J ; .
.'Squcebob's last squeal' 5-et echoed -in
the distance, when a person5 was seen
;swiftly I approaching from another Idirec
: lion, riding back foremost on'a mule." He'
- i itopped suddenly; at the door of the cabin'
. n'rwl aAArceifA ttiA mmAfn 'tline ' '-' l"-
and addressed the.maiden,:thus:
' ' , 'Does Corporal Ebenezer Skooteye' .re
. . .'No! but he lives -in that far. house,'
' 'Ana nas he a aaugnterY'
" Kof he has notliin' bultaKal! and broth-
.-cr Josh..-. . , "'. ;'. :'"
" "Her name is lVinrv.?'
tlh huh!
Skooteyc's. near Tadpole swamp, State
mj. xit vi.ii . . , T ,
, 'Well,' see here, . Mister, jist ; read that.
,'ar letter for me,' X '.haven't enough lar-
n n.
.'I Jaave hardly time; 1 must go all the
way back to Frog-Town yet to-night.'
. Whftre is Frog-Town? Ia it a very
firrin' place?' ' ; ;:' - "''' '
'Frog-Town is ten miles to the south
east. It contains one tavern, one stable,
'" 'Can you tell me where slvc is?' ' ! the eye; knocking him backwards -Out of f icr Vmch; the bakc-overi should he hea
; . i;mthei varment'.' ' 1 . ''; 1 ' '';;. 'i ;jthe wheelbarr6w.:J'J He ;bcllowed-xike ahddandhc-pbked into' it; to produce' pPr
' Well,1 here" is a leicl've brouglit you ! tumbling onT, and all was silent.'- ipirti&dU''' ,-iH' ' lr; '-,
:all theway from'FrogTdwn ?; a' ' " V-BuwhLp Ipbke of that, the"oldwo-
w .I OT, Skooteycrat;: CHAPTER Vu, g-i her eyttand
smotc-Tiphse; ' 6m Log-peri,-"a '"'thick- ; 'I'lVli'ist jou!' "But lie fiund ha Pg-p'T he old woman gate'" a1 feCream, and
r r i. e " t it . - t , - , - - i
one
en -coop
a pot-bench!' r
white
seven geese, five niggers; and a mule
this is 'the mule.' ! ' :! - '' I
L "Well,' Mister, I guess you'd better read i
, an ash-noppc r, a nay:taCk; and gy in her usual place, -lie looked a" mo-1 msiung out ot the house, seized a spade,
The 'inhabitants' are4hrefc' m'ent; and then ciaculated: ' " i ' " 11 5 1 iumned into the horr-fcen. und irave the ho r
men, and one woman, two children, 'uoniouna it; she s cot m bedandhasn t a severe
that 'ar letter, fori can't read a drap, and . along, smelling of the ground like' a dog
daddy's -worse off than lam,' for 'he can't !'af:er whichiieagam hurrie'd into Ihe Louse,"
hardly 'kce.' ' " ' '' y' ' ' ' J-7 'i'yelling: " ;;"-' "::t! :y :' :;'":
'Giveme the letter; ' It says: " j ; Squecbob!: Squeebob! ' lie's' carried
:- :- Fro3-Town, April 1840. ! Peggy off! I have"fbund his tracks"!'"
Dear Pkqgv: If Squeebob, the Cata-
j'wampuij Chief, comes along your way,
I give him anything he askes for. I have
(hired him to kill lizzards, all summer, and
he is a good hand at it. Don t refuse look just like the prints of a sled-runner ; ready for the wedding. Preacher Grub
himanything, for the world; ' he is easily --and nobody about here lias a sled,' binhoe spelled out the certificate authorize
offended, and very desperate. If you ; : The shanty was now in an 'uproar; 1 ig him to 'marry Nicodemus Squashins,
insult him, he will never forgive you, but - peach must be made immediatelv ; 1 no Blacksmith's Student, of Frog-Town;'! to
; carry you off, and feed you to pet porcu-
!-ipincs, " Beware!' ' ; ' !-'
!!' J ' ; xoui's.devotedlv. - '
Yours devotedly
I .if-"" ; :!: ,
imcodemus cquasiiixs.
; ! When tlie' last word was pronounced,'
TeyAvent into conniptions and flum.':
mixed. The mcs'n-nT' win.' mounted Corporal got astride ot the cow; armed t-upper was aiuuf on me inuie unu w pptuaie cour mciusi
his mule, and rode away inthe ' direction' himself with a hand-saw, maul and wedge, 1 everything was in readiness for the opera-,ing a like, fee- to Ihe plaintiff's attorney,
"from which lie had comet ;" . ::' 'sausage' chopped and sythe. Josh Gtrad-Hion of getting married. "-This job Grub- ; Sq. 92. Upon the verdict being deiiv
':' '' ! --" ' t .: : idled a hoop-pole, and carried a double- j binhoe commenced, in '"original styles and j,9.red to the-Justice, and before judgment
' CHAPTER III.
TIIE INTERVIEW1.
PeiTA'y had lain, she knew not how lon
for she had forgotten to look before she
fainted.' Tut when she came to her sen-
sesitwas late in the "night. The moon
-.j; - , . ; . , , : , ,
was shining brightly, and she gazed round
u;::iJ..!La' ! r...n - i ,'
gill HllUtlUJlUl.. i 1 kMil J liU UCIlVIVi
in nh'Mt fr"n,it Jnt.W .r. "V,U !
- - ; . " f - .-u tt : . -', I
man approaching on stilts. He stood 1
'; "t
uliuiu lilt: liir.iuv n, ctuu snjti.v
j ' 'Peggy!' ' ' " s ' ! '! : 1 ' '
' 'Nicodemus!' 1 ' : i '"
' Their faces met, and a noise was
heard which sounded like hitting a eow
over the back with a shingle. .,
,' 'What are you doing out so late?' said'
: Nicodemus. ' -'f -: ' ' '"' '
'What" brings y6u here?' exclaimed .
Peccrr. '' -; '""
'Squeebob has been here?' said ' Kdcp-'l
demus.
- 'Yes!'
' V 'And you insulted him?'
'No! I only woulden't give him a chaw
tobacker '' ''
we-dca-cr.
'Whv?'' '-' ' ;
" lli .
'Cause I'hadn'tnone ' '
" 'And what did he sav?' ,
tcr!
swamPs -
two
'-Three.': ;
Pers lucre. , . . ; , - , i
uen, ico .
t's 5 go right off, and see prca- :
cncr Grubbinhoe.- Uay alter to - morrowj -
uooa Dyei - - -
tAnd" Nicodemus put his "stilts in' bish
pocket, and galloped away on -his hands '
and feet. ,. ' - - '
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" CHAPTER IV.
squeebob" - AGAir: (
" Peggy ye t stood on the ; verge of the
sWamp,1 looking at the blue streaks which ;
rlNicodemus had left in his wake, when
few minute s Squeebob stool before her. ;
;:.firt x. : -f J . .' L J .ci..' -L . vrv
I Xl 1 LT. 1. . P .1 M r! , --! .-..! i 1 ... c .-7-1 t - ! - ...
, ; . . . , . .-. , ,4 - , - : T ' , , Y n an iu:5cuie corner oi tnu grave-3'ara s 10 De aa.ninwiercQ DV iiie m?;ce. nut '-aa ai'" iui.m luo.i'Oii bc'uo Ju':! c s- f.-i
I that he would carrv me off in the it with her teet, hke buck-makers used to. , m ,-.1o , - . , - - ,f .. . r, . - . '.. : . . -r v,.u c ja,..-..,. Vjfi,.
, iuai ne ouia tariy me cu m u.e . . .,' ..- .... '- . .- of Tadpole Swamp, there may be seen a i if the persons chosen as arb trators be vtt absence, "the same may be sec aside, upon ! ;Jon ,a . - W,
snore, ov inree uaums oi musKce- '.j'-' " -(WV nwiaiusi- i l : . e . j. j i It - -, ' ' , , .-' ,- ... -; . u w .,,1.4 u,...,;.-f ,.-. 1,;.-. 1 . . - .
i'-, ....r:..: ... ,. tramntlieir mud witiioxen. Khe exclaim-!,.. , ... , ..... -y . - x , T . - . . t. ... - i j . jo"-"" -v .e-6:-;; . v.-
s-.vear by three hatfals, or only ed, thev ens.eiea. . .. ,, : .:-c, .:..!- . j --. o.... j : e - -, .. , ..,1 3.?. v .t;.-i,: 1 . . -. 0 - . . ., :
.." . i- ,4-; ?; "--"'j :'"-' - ; .-i-. - 1 cqu.iMiiiita, auu on x ceax, piutiy ounoay mcms 101 uieixi 10 a-rtna ai tr.e lime and! i i...vu . crmt and caised such .ar.peal to be .cool-
and a halt? . .- ' - i . 'Wny,. where pn?..airth,. are ...ypu:. been-hi,,, Kt.;x tfih i.,, 'n -n,A ,' ton f7.,"vs'-f:r -.nh ?rrh-rr..-Tit. r.r.-i" . - r - " 1 1 . : -: , -: - -
( -'-t .sue neara a'souna whien she tooU: to be!-' Just as the shades oi night were deepen-
J that Of 'a frog." She -answered it with - a :;hig arPund,' the Doctor was seen appro'a'ch-
IV i .i.l similar sound, when it ceased; .and ' in a" hopping 'on one .leg,' and ' carrying' hi.s!
vymie maiuenmocks oquteuou, --saiuitp a cabbage-head,, ana alter ,an examma
hc. - ' ' - ' ' '!' : ; I tion of the old J woman," pronounced her
'Squeebob; - lies' thought it was a
bull-frog!' said Peggy
. ..... . r l ...7 . .
!' said Peggy. 'What did' you J He'.aclnimistered 'a dose of aqua' maravo
sk for again? '? :UiX ' ' lous;'and'ordered hourly "drinks' of polly-
come back for
'Vhite maiden is trying to fool Sque'e- 1
bob; but she can't escape!' ;M ' :
Saying' this he gave a shrill whistle,
'when a' monkey appeared with an ' arm
I'M of corn-cobs. Squeebob selected one
Of the largest and fitted' it to Peggy's
mouth, gagged her 'with ' it, and ' seizing
ana - seizing.
her in his' arms,5 Carried her a ' short-
dance; and placed her upon' a wheelbdr-
row, wmcn wenL Dy -peiiows power. -
Giving it full wind, he "sailed ' rapidly-Va-j
way. ' ' " " "
On the- wheelbarrow; went, over logsj
aiiu stones. tequeebob sat composcaiy
ion his -heels, and tookVpinch of" snuff: a
1, r , JL X W I
sma11 luanti!y fuinto Peggy's face, and
..:Tgettig, into" her nostrils," caused her tatinr-thc 'old' woman in the bos on the wind,
I sneeze, xu iuwhoiv, snc Diew .ir.e coDjin, then turning the crank to 'Shake' her
lout of her mouth;-striking Squeebob in'i wril: -sfid start, f ho "i rr!nlatibh5of the'-hfood i
,
muiuiv.ir whs uiiwimur in ui
O t O ;
16 " east. :
Corporal Skooteye turned oyer
r m' bed,
grunted and' then called out; ' .
1 cgg5 . j
No' answer. 5 T.To. -nallot amiti ' '""
Foggy it's' time to etun and oretljreak-'
fast. ;
Still
w j
no answer. ' The Corporal got
wrpthy, and leaped "out of bed exclaim-
ting:
UPPER j5A-N)USKY-, OHIO, THURSDAY, JULY 21; 1853;,
Ibeen, atall!'. ' '
The old man ran out of the house and
looked in Wcr 'direction! He" then ran
J 'Maybe it's somebody else's track-,'
'suggested the old woman'.' " -; ; .
'Somebody else's thunder!' cried the
old man; 'don't I kiow the trac-ks? They
time must be lost; nobody ' lived near !
enough for them to apply foi-'sistance;
;rnnd 't.hrv must, tiVrn out "e-n nspMlipm 1 1
...1 T ,., ... .1 1 l.
.'he old woman ''mounted 'the
Jti:. a uw um muiu.ui luuuuieu :
family ox, armed with a pitch-folk, broom,
fire-shovel, meat-axe,' and crow-bar. ,;'The
,.-. . ' . , .1
i barrel shot-'nin';' with' the lock broken off, i
butcher-knife," boot-jack and screw-dri-
cr" . '
ieu.ana equippea, inepany - i---" v '
fctout' the old ,Ieading(the van.jers, and repeated the baptismal and sacra-
-T oca oqueeooo s iracK, unuuney
omc to the wreck of ids " wheflharrow
c"mt 10 ? 'c ms A,ncc.jt.now.
This the old woman' tied behind he-r on
-
IlCr 0X' antl tl!tJ Resumed the Search.
Tl.v r.rl VuiXJ in i4'ir,' '' u '
mey nunled,.aud nun.ed m am,.uniil ;
tn'rft tl.an' 1.'lf f.ho VlVv waa cwiit Vviir.v. !
.. .- nuvu
; they retraced their steps in sorrow. But
few words were spoken.' The old woman's
-under lip hung down so .'low that the "ox
'stepped on it, and hurt it severely. ' The
Corporal. took snuff, to make him sneeze
Rnd bring tears from ' Lis "eyes, and ; Josh'
ran his head into the black swamp mud, as
a sign of mourning not being aware of i
the met that he had a sumcient quantity
nSL article on his face already. . The
,sun was almost down, when the party
' reached their home. Josh was sent to take
' care of the animals, while the Corporaland
his 'f& entered the houseV.' "When" they
; opened tlie door, what was their surprise
",- ,
'; upon beholding their lost daughter, Peq-o-y!
4f ,. ; ,- . . : . :? , ' .
i She had a " sugar-trough the same one
that she had " sat on nvjiile "fccduig "the I
.gone so long, and what was' you doing with
A side-saddle was procured, fastened on
the bar,.'ahd; Josh mounted on itand 'de-
atched 'for' Doctor Qwlsnout, at Auger-
hamBJnd When lie came near the Doc-
tor's liouse,Hhe fence stumbled, "and sent
hlm WhiVling'onward in the air. He saw
the Doctor staading ;m thedoor, !and do-
YwtiiyoA V.io mrjcjcoffi'oc li rnv " rnrn tt
1 1 . i v t liJ.J ij . i . . . .t. i ... v. t . i.i. i. . x l . v. i i . uy
a' dexterous movement, he turned himself
around, and flew" back' towards home.
he velocity was hot quite sufficient tq car
ry hini' baCk;;but he 'remembered 'having a
small quantity in his pocket, ;which lie ap-
pld, and reached home in safety: '
horse on his shoulder.' lie. tied his horse
" . . , ; i v. ';.
disease a sevcre"attack of skpoteynome'try ."
wog tea; promising to be back again the
next evening.
r.
CHAPTER VI."
THE WEDDING.
si
It Avas evening again: The mansion of
Corporal Skootej-e "was brilliantly lighted
ikooi
amp
dis--!;'win iron lamps, in which burned double"
distilled ancT ' refined 'possunf fat. The
guests were all gathered,, to witness the
Carriage ceremonyj but the J bid "woman
had hot'recovered. " The Doctor was there,
an(J puzzled about Ker case:;u He at length
tv,- w h: ii-r- f.RKrf. : 'fr -Kr-r
Vtl ' A 1.1 V V VI XXX A. A I - V ' X V AXV. LW A I UJ.,!
Grubbmhoe had 'brought his wind-mil and"
"bake-oven along; the Doctor spoke ofput-
(roired over. ,. The Doctor said hi words,
rolled over.
had produced a fb'weffui ettect'.ii'on her;
TGrubbinhpe.declared 'that it was ' a ' won -
'derful 'miracle;' but,' had it happened ir
our day, the cause could no doubt be ex -
i..t -v,2;v.tt,f nT.ttU ii..''
Snir.it.nkl-Raf.riin ' AoirV ''sh,. ct., -
x... -,n h
her eyesg and aiked; .
7 "aj fi-iVTT rt 1 1 it-i rvi 1 1 . r i T-i r - " . 9'
2fo; the pig sucked her Kgin,f Was the!
answer.
pumme
' 'Why did you tell her that?' asked the
Doctor of Peggy, 'her excitement might
prove fatal.' -!,f!-";!f H ' -f!-,'t;'; ;:
'Oh,' the hog didn't suck the cow,' an-"
swered Peggy; 'but it always makes marm
so mad, when " it docs happen, that' I
thought if anything would bring" her' to,
that would. " You see, it started thecalke
latiori of the blood, and perduced inspira
tion!' - : ' ' '- ' - - ';'r ; "?
-Peggy was right. Her plan brought
the old woman straight. They were now
Peggy, daughter of Corporal Ebenezer
St(oteye,:and Betsy, 'his wife of Tadpole
bwamn all of the State of Darke Countv.
SS.' JSicodemus hadbroughta log-
XX 'tr ' i : fV lv tmiie h-irt hvrtn rr , to i,v.
vV.vxv w.,,
lled, drawn by three oxen.toconvey them
jtoMassissincwa, the. next morning the
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got through in the incredibly short space of
one hour! During this time, besides go
ing through with the marriage ceremony,
lrt TMTior.luil i'vnn ovrrirYV niQfla turn tm-ii?-
; - y -
! he had nmshed, to pxill JN icoaemus to one
, ,
!slde, and dun him for his twenty -hve cents.
As soon as 'the performance was over,
tnQ whole party' made ft" break for the ta-
, , , . .
ble, and commenced a whole destruction
of the eatables.
: And here our story ends. As for Mr.
Nichodemus Squashins, all we can learn
of him is, that he became a 'Squire in tlie
State of Massissidewa, and his descend
ants : became noted for their many inven
tions of patent spindles, wooden nutmegs,
&c. -
The Rev. 'Mr. Grubbinhoe lived to a
good round age," and finally died; and
there was found in his old homestead a
small leathern bag, which was supposed
to containing the fees' of many a marriage
ceremony; and as the amount was some
three dollars and twenty-five cents, it gave
rise to many a law-suit that occupied
many a term of Court, -'as it will ' many
mere. ;
Frog-Town; has considerably increased in
size)' may 'be seen there; 'and some' old
man who was' 'known to the poets "will re
count the story of Peggy Skooieye the
maid of Darke county -
Seli"isiikess axd Benevolestce. The
selfish man that lives for himself alone,
wiio neither ministers to or cares for the
kindly sympathies ' of others, is like the
stagnant pool of water, a lifeless, useless
being, fit only to infest the social world
with pestilent moral disease; while the be
nevolent heart, that is ever open !,to' Ihe
sympathies of others, and continually send
ing forth its springs of kindness to minister
comfort to' needy souls, is like the' beauti-
FfuMake among the hills, which receives
into itself the cool rivulets from the moun
tains warms them in its own sunlit bosom,
reflects -back 'the smile-' -which admiring
heaven bestows on its own loveliness, " and
then sends forth its gladdened waters,1 in
'rejoicing streams, to give new verdure ;to
the plains, and beauty to the meadows be
low. 'You will always see fragrant lilies
floating on the drosom of such a," lake, and
cheeiful- smiles' playing on the countenance
that "radiates the loveliness of such a heart.
. , xtS" John Adams was. once called up
on for a cpntrihution on behalf of Foreign
Missions-. , 'I have nothing -to give for
that purpose,' said he, 'but there in this
vicinity six niinisters-not, one of whom
will preach in. the other's pulpit. Now I
will give -as much as any other person
for the purpose of civilizing -and christian
izing these clergymen.' ; . , . -. : ;
-jlS'Said one to an aged friend, I had
a letter from' a distant correspondent the
other clay,' who inquired if you "were" in
the land of the living.' 'No,' replied the
saint-like, venerable' man," 'but I km go
ing there. ' This world is alone the world
of shadow, -and the eternal is the only
one of living realities.' . ' . ' ;
SJT' i'ly notions about life (says Sou-
arc, i much the same as. they are
about traveling there is a great deal of
amusement 'on the road,, but, after all,
onewants to bo at rcst.1
- itST: The 1-aiest story is that told of a
HhPde Island speculator, who picked the
feathers from- a Shanghai fhen,:; spotted
her,-black -and yellow and sold -her.. to; a
travelling museum for a giraff. , . s ..
r-fU- : .-:" ':. .... . L '
i sSv'l ou bachelors ought to bc taxed
Csaid. a lady -to ft resolute, evader ;'.of the
li - oos
hoose matrimoniil. ; 'I agree .with: you
1 perfectly - maam,' was J the reply; 'for
, bachelorism certainly is a luxury.'
- - ' r '. ". -'-
" Extraoreik-art Delusion is'a" Cleu-
gyman. Wanted by a Rector, Avho is a
disciple of Hahnneman, a Curate, who
undertake the cure of souls by hom-
wilh undertake the cure of souls by h
oeopathy on a corresponding salary.
... , O 1 Al ' 1 " w I Ci.U.V-l viitl-' tiJ Li.V
-in
i -"'-an Acr.',i;u""ii',;,':5 ''
Of Jurisdiction and Procedure before Jus
. tiecpof the Peace.; aud of lhfe duties of
: j.Cpnstblcjn Ci;U..Casee. ,J ,;
, Seo. OQ.If either the plaintiff or de
fendant iu their bill of particulars claim
more, than twenty dollars, the case may
be , appealed, 'to the Court of Common
.Pleas, but if heither party demand a
-greater sum than twenty dollars, and the
case is tried by jury, there shall be no ap
peal. , ; " .'' .-; r . i .
Sec: 91.: If on appeal by the plaintiff,
he shall uot ; recover a larger sum,., than
twenty dollars, exclusive of interest since
the rendition of -the judgment before the
J ustice.. he shall be-, adjudged to pay all
costs in the. Court of Common Pleas, (in
cluding a fee of five dollars, to defendant's
attorney,)- and in case the .defendant shdl
lKm?,rn S,R'-n r OTTO r Hn hi-nnhr i .
r- - v..wm
jiars, and lie appeal, - and do not recover
twenty dollars,-he shall in. Uke .manner
! nmr.oH o.-..-. . . .-. 11.. l !. 1 1
being rendered thereon, each . juror shall
be entitled to. receive litytecnts at; the
hands of the successful party; which shall
be -taxed in tlx; costs against his adversa
ry, .. When the jury shall -be unable to
agree upon a verdict, tlie same compensa
tion shall.be Daid them bv the narLv. cal-
ling the jury, and the same. snail be;taxtd
. . j... . i j
t..in tlie cost bill against the losing partv.
.f-xa f , " f". y" innwi; oi.ttit .uc
j tried by a jury before a Justice of the
Peace, either party shall have tlie riht to
except to the opinion of the Justice upon
any. question of law. arising during tlie
trial of the cause; and when eitlur, party
shall allege such exception, it sh all t e the,
duty of the Justice to sign and seal a bih
containing such exception if truly alleg
ed, with the point decided, so that the
same may be madtpart of the record in
the caiue.
Arbitnttiofis.
oec. .vi. At any time befora tna.
judgment rendered, the plaintiff and
tenaant, consenting thereto, may have
the cause submitted to the arbitrament
of three disinterested men, who "shall bc
chosen by the parties; and if the ' aibitra-
tors, be "present; they shall h ear an d de- j
'ermine the cause on oath or animation,
be served by any constable or the par -
ties, as they may agree. The fees of ar-
bitrators shall be the same as that paid to
jurors.
Sec. 95. When the arbitrators
convene and be qualified they shall pro
c-eed to hear and determine the cause, and
make out their award in writing, which
shall be valied when signed by any two of
them, and return the same to the Justice;
who shall thereupon enter such award oni
his docket, and, thereupon render judg
ment and issue execution, as in other
cases. :, ; .'
Sec. SC.' Every mdyment rendered On
such award, shall conclude the. rights of
the parties thereto; unless itshall be made
to appear to the Justice of the Peace who
rendered such judgment, and .within ten
days from the. rendition of the. same, or
to the Court of Common Pleas, on an-
peal, that .such .award .was obtained , by
fraud, p.nmjril.ion. or other irn.tit tvjsiis
. Sec. S7, ..Whenever satifactoi y; p-roof!
shall be adduced before such Justice with-
in the period aforesaid, that such ; award i
fi LAWS OF OHIO-
other undue mean?, it shall he competent,1 jlgmenlj may be.enxred fyr the red
for such Justiceio. set aside - such award ! due. A defendant need not remit such
. ' 1 x 1 1 1 ,l
tl-r.rr-T-Ai. tiwpp,1 in s-nr-h Inal fri;l arrl
judgment, , as if such -a
ward, Lad ; never!
been made.. '.;
Sec. 93. Bui no appeal shall be allow
ed to the court of common pleas, from a
judgment of a Justice of the peace ren
dered on an award, unless the p?rt'y pray
ing such appeal shall file with sneh Jus
tice' an affidavit-, therein' stating that he
or she docs verily bedieye that such award
was obtained by fraud, corruption; or
other undue means.
Sec. 99. And if on appeal from thejudg
meut of a Justice rendered on any such
award, the court of common pleas shall be
satisfied thatthe award was obtained by
corruption, or other undue means such
court shall set aside the award, and pro
ceed to hear and 'determine' the cause
on the merits, as in other eases of ap
peal. Sec. 1C0. But if the said court shall
he of -Opinion that the award was-hot ob
tained by fraud;' corruption or other un
due means, the v . shall 'render' iiidgmcnt
thereon and for the costs of suit; and a
ward execution asr in other cases." ' !- ;
Ti id of the rigid of property Jt$&'o7i or
ctli.cneu.
cec. iui. mien a cojSE.ii'KSievy
i on or attach prcpcrtyilhtef''-J5y1rxiy per
son or persons othe.Wifi-Vthfe ' party a--
gainst:whorn the gafipif. Pr attachment
issued," the- clai
yor'claSmants shall'
give three days
gi ve three days flViScMri wig, to. the) the adverse party with air least tone good
plaintiff' or his gioTfound with-jand suffice n't surety to be approved of by
iu the county, then such notice shall b
served by leaving a copy thereof at his
usual place of abode 4n siich county, of
time and place of the trial of the right to
such properly 'which trial sh all ' be had
before some:t justice' 'of the township at
lea.St"br.c day piiorto thW time appointed
for 'the said of suciv fVoriertV;"
Sec; ' 1 C-2. ' Tf on the trial the Justice J
suaii be satiated Irom the proof that the!
property, or any part thereof, belongs to
the claimant or claimants,' such justice
shall render judgment against the party
in whose favor such execution or ; attach- i
ment issued for the costs," and iuo cxe-
cution therefor, and shall, moreover, give
a written order to the constable who levi-
ed on, or who may be charged with the
duty of selling such property, directing
him to restore the same, or so much there
of as may have been found to belong to
. , , ....
such claimant or claimants.
Sec. 103. ' But if the claimant or:
it
claimants fail tocst'ablishhis or their right
to 'such property or to iny part thereof,
the justice shall render judgment 'against
Klirh (-.l'J.n-"-rnl.
aut or claimants ior the costs
.1 , , i . - ,
cnac nave accurrca on cccount oi Euch
jtrialrand issue execution therefor, and the
constable thall kot be liable to the cki-
m
:uu or -'claimants ' lor the property so
taken.
, ART f CLE VIII.
Jail:; nzetils.
IC-l.
Jndo-m
meats. that the actio;
be dh:med without prejudice to a new
action may be entered with co::U, in the
following cases:
1 When the plainiilf voluntarily dis
isscs the aetion before it. is finally sub-
j fitted.
2 tV hen he fails to' appear at the time
xA
- i ; ' -i"
iCIl
or vritiiin or.e i-our
. . : . - i -1
ter.
. . . -' . '
When it h objected at the ti hd and
a Fp.
pears Dy u;e evidence tuat tne action is
brought m tne wrongtownship.
Sec. 105. -If the plamtitf fail to appear
ai the return day of the summons, and
his. bill of particular be not'liled and evi-
dence be lore the Justice, the action must"
be-dismissed. If. the defendant fail to
01 "l tne.piooi on ms pare, me
appear at .the xeturnaay 01 the summons jby tLe justice of the -peace, 'and for 'ail
or if either party fail to attend at the time ' ts that..have accrued in the cou-i" fid
lRpdtowmcn a uu na. oeen aojoamea, 01 cxqcnm thereon, or .such court
de tan to make, the necessary bid oi particu- msv" ' the ccncnt: of E;;h " ?Y;nf;1L,:. .
pio.ee tue lequeoi uie?eiatj anJ rcmanj tie c io ,tl-"
j adverse -party, and judgment must be j jtica of the Peace, '" to be thereaf;e
j g'en in con.ormity wii-a-ihe b:!i; .ot par- j .
irs ana proo
l.u. 11 i;t:i uu 'iiii; j f uau u-aii
1 tered:
'' 2 Tna
or corneas juagmcnt
ioi the co-.-
iwarded against him.
i nat he notity m . vmang tne op-
-
posite party, hu
agent or attorney, or
cause ii to oe sone, oi cue opening oi sucn
; judgment and of the time and place -of
trial at least five days before the time if
j the party reside in the county, and if he
be not a resident of the county by leav-
.-! i J C xL xt 3 1 C
ing -a, written notice thereof at the office
of the Iustice ten days before the trial." -Sec.
107. Upon a verdict , the Justice
I must immediately render judgment ae-
cordingly- When the trial is by the Jus-
ticer. judmenf must be entered immedi -
ately alter: the cloee ot tne trial, it inc ite- j'
fc-ndanthas been arrested or. Lb" property j
attached: in other cases it must be en;er
ed either at the close xf the trial or if tlieij
T !. xl.'.. .1. T A. ..!!.., ;, .1
itjusiiuc biivi utt,uo,,tuni:fi tiitt. i-v tun -
J rider, on,or by the.foi
i bo'dl dftVS .liiCiUSlVC.-
h day thereafter,
Sec. IoC
When tho amour
au3 to
: whicli
mcr panv
x, s i
exct
ihe sua
duitiee i:3 aucaon.
d to enter, iudg-
rcmit the
OVP-SS Silt!
ay Y.iCLf.oia sprung ui
Oil, and a recovery ' i(
(h(
icun
.. i
-; h.;
off and allowed, or any pari thereof,
not' bp a bar to Lb sahccpent act
ua .for:
the'f. mount, withheld.
' Sec. 1C9. If t
defendant'
before, trial, oiler in writing' to allow jud
ment to be -taken agamst Lim.fora specifi -
.ed sum,; thc.'pTaiatiif may immediately
iiave juagmeni
icrrnrn. f hprc iirfi v.-ir.n tl:n cosis
then accrued..." But if he do not
ceep:
such oiTer before the trial and fall to re
cover in the action a sum equal to the of-
fer, he cannot recover : cost-j accrued af
ter the' oiler, but costs must be adjudged
against him. ' Bui the '-offer and failure to
accept, it cannot be given "in evidence to
anect the recovery otherwise than as to
costs as' above 'provided.' J " ' I' ".I
Sec' 110. Where judgment is render
ed in a case where 'the defendant is snb-jc-ctto
arrest and imprisonment, it must
be so stated ia the -judgment,
tered in his docket. sl
and
en-
A f") 'n r nT -7 T -v
: - j'lppeaut. . t
;!S:Eci:lli. Ia all cases ..not , otherwise
specially provided for by law, either par-
tymay appeal irom u,e Lnai juagmeui oi
any Justice of the peace to the court. of
common pleas ot the county,, .wen
iiido-n-ient, v.-s rendered. . .
tne
fcEC. -lliJ. xne par.y appealing Miau,
, - . - ....... ; . - -.- 11 -
! within den' 'davs:from the rendition of the'
j iudment, enter into an 'undertaking '"tofan detention, or furcible detention oFreal
such Justice, in a sum not less than fifty
dollars inagy case, nor less than double
j the' aar- of the "judgment' and costs
cbnefft '
WHOLE t'NO;' 1)54
1-Tlialthe appellant will" prosecu!s
"!3 appeal to eixyct, auJ.witiioat unncces-
j.sary dehvr; ; " ' ,t.
j " 2 That if' ju-mcat' b3'" ainil 'a-
gainst him on the appeal; he will sl-ify
such judgment and costs.
fSueh undertaking need not be si -ne l
by the appellant. '"
" Sec. 1 13. And the T?ai! ."Justice", shall-
make out a certified transcript of his pro-
eeedings, iucjude'thc undertaking taken
for such appeal and shall," on" demand,
deliver the seme to the appellant, or ht?
agent, who shall deliver the c-ame to ti e
clerk of the court to which sujIi appeal
may be tfiken on or before the second
day of term thereof, next following' such,
appeal; ind such J usLice shall al;o dehv, r
or transmit the biil'or bill
of particulars
the depositions, and .all other original nk-
jpersif any, used on the trial before l.'m,
j to such-clerk,.- or before', the fcaii zee an I
"yoi rusn .icrm; ana . iva . turther- mo
1 , i -
: eeeuui.''s ueiure tiio jiujaoe ot
ke ive:-X'',
j in that ca,;e thalh cee and be; staverl
i from .the lime of ..entering . iuto . such un-'
deruiking, ; ;; ., , , ; ;
Sec. 114. IIic eltik, oii;reeciuni..;h
transcript, and other papers as aioresai 1
shall file the same, and dockc
I
. c-i-C
i i - rrM. . . . t i r ,i
j btov,' bc, plaintitf iu the . Cck s. Vl
j Common Pleas: and Ikvrtk sl.Tl r..-r,-
eeed, in all respects, in the same laaiuu-r
s though the action had been origiii wiy
Instituted in the said court. ,
Sec. ' 1 1 G. If -the appellant shall fc-.il jo
j jei:'V)
er-the transcript, and other, pRperi.
, u aiiv io liictierii, , ana Lave iii3 a'itai
it any to tnc clerk, and Lave
e ' -- - ... i - - -
, ond day of the tcira of; said court next
afcr such appeal, the appellee may at ih
! same tonn of said eo-rt. file ; a it-nsc-r-
! of the.;- proceeding r?id iudgmait; of
j saelj JusiiCe, and the said caui ' dvti; on
. motion" of the r.r,r(dlee. lie Ah4oA. n-i
"lie court is authorized .and required.
on
his application, either tp enter up a judg-
icn
m ns i&vpr, similar
:to that, entered
d;sniiss the appoa at tte C33i of .t,
proceeded in as if no apiicd had been ta
izcn. - . ,. . .
j upn 11T T" 1-.-
pre
act
a pe tilion pi
Qi
wise neglect to prosecute the same :
judgment, so that jsiicli phuut
,. ,; ,;, in i-i '' ;i,: -'-',, r
j come-nouc-uxxi io sii-.u oe mo tiuiv Oi
;ours. xo render lujgmeaii agamss sucn ;
i ,n0x x- ti, -,.-,x ,x? r :,,,.,..t
i . . J O
rendered against him by the Justice of tho
Peace, together - with interest, accrued
thereon, and for costs of suit, and to
ward execution thereof, ks in other
cases. ' ' '..; :. '' ' " ' . ; ' :
Sec. 110,". If both parlies fail o enter
such appeal within the time, limited' ks
cer-
i tiiica-te .irora.' the. clcik oi tae court-,.
1 ng that the 'appeal was: not 'eiitcicd ;t
being entered" was dismissed as aforekiS,
shall thereupon issue execution 'upon" "the
j-gnieni, in the same manner iCs it ' ii$h
appeal had never been'teken.'''7'-'":'d-''i 'l
-. . i- " -.- f :.' ' i
fcEc. . l i U. " ii any ptrsoa appeaun :.
frcn, a judgment rendered 'in 'his fai-oV,
I shall not recover a greater sum tiiaa' ilia
SH02K. XOl
ch'iujgirentVa rc
re; I
; oesi-j.es eoiii5 b.u,i ' me Xii.eivo, ;-.t.Ci u.ag
. ... x ' , '
thercohevery such appellant sIk.I: jr
t- r 1' ti
ccsts of :f.uch" appeal. ' " - ' : ; :: '
'Si-:c. 11'. When any "p'rea!- '"t hll'
or wiiCn- raagrxlent siiv-li 'oe cn-
tered iii th
c toai i oi common p.ear' v.-.
. c - 1 '
-..-. t
dtrl:,!
ppeuant, tne
surety in tne
hg shall be liable to
t'A ij
fcr tne'wholc'-eriount- of tl
!anddma
recoverir,g atriinst 'the ' ap
oeaant.
I-
When an - appeal ;taka' :o
( the Court of Comriior.. Fleas : shail tliefe
b? 'quashed by rea?ou of irregularity in 'ah -.
ing or consuminaiin-v the same ti e cathe
for quashing shall be - started in-'the -ordt r
of the court, and a transcript of such v
j jor shall be lodged' with such ju'iice,;wh
shall thereupon proceed to "issue execu
tion, in the :same manner as if no appe-:.!
had been taken.' " - ; -"';
- : Sec. 1 2. In procee'dilig on appeal, wh( :i
the surety in the undertaking shall be ih
sufdeient: or such under tahin." may be -hi-sufficient,-in
form or amount itshall be
lawful for -the court, cn 'motion, to order
a change' er renewal of such undertaking,
! ana uireec mat ine same be eernneaxo me
Justice froniwho4-e! judgtrcT.t the appeal
j was taken, or that it he recorded Ju sal. 1
court. - - 1 " - - -
Sec. 123. Appeals i in -the-fellovring
cases. shall rioi be allow d: --'
1 On judgments rendered on" confe;-
c.ori. , - ( , . . . .
f t" '. ' ' ""
-j"' j xiio uuu ixfiwier jv-ir; v
daini ia their bill vf particulara sum ex-
l-UJ!a"
I iio,-!irfp twftpfir T. .11 ..
"'" 3 In the action . for tlie "forcible entry
i proper. y ".-. . .. : .-- ";
j 4 Iu truH of the right of, property,
under the statutes, either levied upon: by
executioner attached, : :. :;.r c"
Sec. 121 . - When thp terra of o-See of ?. .
Justice shall cx)ire between, the dte'.ofV
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