Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-11-14
HOW TO MANAGE NEIGHBORs,

White, wan: you to come and get your geese
away"
why said I, 'what are my geese doingr
'They pick my pigs ears when they are eat.
ing, and drive them away, and will no, have
VIVA, can DO 2 said /.
You must yoke Them
THAT have no time to do now, said |;
q do not see but they must rum
'lf you do not take care OF them | SHALL"
said the clever shoemaker in anger. VIVA,
do you say Esq. White
j cannot take care Of them now, but | will
pay you for all damages
Well said he, you will find that hard
thing, guess
SO off he went, and heard a terrible squal.
ing among the geese. The next news from
the geese was that three Of them were missing.
My children went and found them terribly
mangled and dead, and thrown into the bushes
Now said |. all keep still and let me pun
ish him" In few days the shoemaker's hogs
broke in my corn. | saw them there but lie,
them remain a long time. At last drove
them all OUT and picked up the corn which
they had torn down. and fed them with it in
The road. By this time the shoemaker came in
great haste after them.
Have you seen any thing Of my hogs" said
he.
yes, sir, you will find hem yonder eating
some corn which they tore down in my field
In your feld?'
'Yes, sir said 7, hogs love corn, you know
they we're nude TO eat it,
How much mischief have they doner
20, not much said |.
Well, off he went to look, and estimated the
damages TO be equal 10 bushel and a half Of
corn.
'Oh, no. said !, i, can't be-
Yes said the shoemaker, and will pay
you every cent Of damage.
NO. said |, you shall pay me nothing
My geese have been q great trouble TO you
The shoemaker blushed, and went home
The next winter when we came TO settle, the
shoemaker deter mined to pay me for my corn.
| no. said /, shall take nothing
After some talk, we parted but in day or
two me. him on the road, and fell into con-
versa,on in the mos, friendly manner. Blu,
when started on, he seemed 10th TO move and
| paused. For q moment both Of US were sl~
lent. At last he said, Il have something la
boring on my mind
'Well what is iiF
'Those geese. | killed three or four OIL
your geese, and shall never rest Till you know
how feel. am sorry And the tears came
in his eyes.
ooh, well,' said I, never mind l suppose
my geese were provoking.
never took any thing OF him for II; bu
whenever my cattle broke into his field ate
this, he seemed glad, because he could show
how patient he could be.
Now said the narrator, conquer yourself
and you can conquer with kindness where yol
can conquer in no other way
THE SWORD OF NApoLEAN.-Ihe follow
ing is an extract from narrative Of III
captivity Of Napolean, recently published
by his faithful follower, Count Mon,holon
1t records one OF the most sublime incident
in history:
Edwards the close Of the day. the Nor
cumberland and two frlgates filled wit
troops cast anchor by our side.
Immediately afterwards, Lord keit
came on board the Bellerophon, accompa
med by Admiral Sir George Cockburr
whom he presented to the Emperor, an
| who was about 10 convey him 10 Saint lie
lena.
+ The instructions OF Lord Bathurst, minis
ter OF the colonies, gave directions to sui
/. iect the baggage to the most minute exam
Y nation, and required the surrender to 1t
Admiral OF all money, articles OF value
4 gold or silver or diamoads; ~. arms wei
TO be demanded as from prisoners Of war.
1 The last point gave rise 10 one OF tho;
!. silent, but sublime scenes 10 which my pc
is wholly unable to do justice, but the in
e pressveness Of which every one will VI
i. derstand by reading the simple but failhi
f narration Of what took place.
4; The Admiral had been received by II
= Emperor in the stale.cabin. Bertrand ar
a my self stood behind, with our backs TO Il
J. stern windows.
e General Gourgaud remained by the sta
l, DO ,rd guns, prepared for any event. IT
/. Emperor, few feet in front Of US, appea
II ed 10 expect that he had only to recei
O their adieus, when Lord Keith, a, leng
n res,gning himself to the execution OF an c
der which was at variance with the who
OF his long and brilliant military career, a
=. preached the Emperor, and said. in a vol
=, subdued by lively emo,ion-"Eugland {
a mands your sword"
v The Emperor Ivy a convulsve momel
r. placed his hand upon that sword which
a. Englishman dared to demand-the terri
j. expression of his eye was the only rep
. never had it been more powerful or mt
ts penetrating. The old Admiral was asto,
III ded, his tall figure shrunk, his head VIII
in with years, Tell upon his breast, like Il
o, of a criminal shrinking before the senter
DIS o! his judge.
II The Emperor retained his sword.
NJ, The two Admirals salu,ed the Empe
ce with respect accompanied by deep emoll
/ and withdraw without uttering a word