Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-08
lime 8, 1912.

10 the Ciotneo-vofu WINE ne was cor
nering his sheep into the close pen. III.
Non-Resistant went down into the door
yard. along BY the side Of the clothes.
yard, when conversation took place
The following is in substance part O
the language used
Neigh5Or IL have taken the liberytc
pass through your yard.
Non ResistGnt:- see you have and
think it would have been polite thing
in you to have consulted my feelings in
the case, before occupying here in the
manner you have.
NsighbOr THAT was of no conse.
quence 10 me or 10 you--this is public
land am now occupying. and i: is moth
ing to you'll wish you to go off and
mind your own business.
Non-Resistant:--I know il is public
land. But as the public had no use for i,
fenced i and occupied il for a clothes
yard. Do you think you are doing as
you would like to be done by2
Neighboy :-Yes-exactly.
-Resistant ~ cannot believe It.
| do not believe you would submit TO any
such thing as you are imposing upon
me.
Nsighbor:-I sha'n'tquarrel with you.
nyOu will 60 off and mind your own bus
mess. | will attend 10 mine.
NOn-ResistGnt You will not quarrel
with me, because you cannot-you can
not drive or drag me into quarrel. L
will leave you. alter telling you that |
consider you TO be consummate tyrant
and a bad neighbor, and that all your
Degbbors know it. I
Subsequent Concentration.
Non. Resistans :-I wish you not to
nsundersiand me. wish you 10 under
sand that il is not simply your passing
through my door-ysrd with your sheep
hat | take to be exceptionable conduct in
he case. think much more Of the 9TH
apart ofthe trespass. | consider your
Whole course in the case to be a gross out.
ags upon good ne;ghborhood.
Mighboy:-I sha'n't quarrel with you
don't preach peace. l practice ii |
The Non Resistant was not as mild
md as non-resistant in his. manner OF |
soaking as ne ought TO have been. under
Zoe excessive provocalion- But the case
sclled 10 show the attitude that others |
'h'a 10 occupy towards Non. Resistants.
This shameless individual who commit.
W this shameful outrage is one of the
host influential members oil the Baptis! |
nurch in Brandon. Now look at his !
rsuon. His language was manifeslly |
rsigned TO be cutting rebuke TO the Non
Resistant for presuming to open his mouth |
the case, and perhaps for the slight
SEEMING Of the gale. Ile did not preach
ace- be practiced i'll And how did he |
pnctice it2 BY breaking open the gate
nd violently occupying the premises be-
Ugng TO another. without consent or
ADsulta.ion For Non Resistant to
tenur in words against such an out
age. is monstrous quarrelsomeness! But
anoiher-professing christian though !
be-so perpetrate il, is practical peace
ness Il remicds me of what H. G. |
Wight said in his article headed" hard
wds-hard knocks" If Non Resist
Ms in view Of all the violence and sin
" meet, scold' little sometimes, il is
out Of character. But their opponents
profess TO be followers Of Christ and
lear out mems bowels and beat out
brains, and il is all IN character
avery persons who are most ready to
n Non Resistants &c be offenders for a
are generally the frs. TO claim for
'a'slves the privilege Of retaliation in
y even 10 breaking limbs and heads.
'estroyirg life at discretion.
would not justify NOTWITHSTANDING, or
hem justified. in the least manifest
dany other spirit but that which
T" Christ. regret that through the
Of nature. the habits Of education.
~s strong provocaiions they every
e have to encounter. they are NOT al