The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-05-07

awkward, and fastened 10 say, .Mrs. Green,
here is meIon my wife sent you, and we
reckon lis a ripe one" Without manifest
ing any surprise at such unexpected cour.s-
81. the friendly malron thanked him, and in
vited him to sit down. But hs stood playing
with the latch Of the door, and without rails.
ing bis eyes said, "May Be Mr.. Greea aia't
in, this morniugi' l.r.sfsa So.
"Hs 10 a. the pump, and will be in direct
ly," she replied; and before her words were
spoken, the honest man walked in, with =
face as fresh and bright as June merning.
He stepped righ, up TO Reuben, shook bis
hand cordially, and said, 81 am glad 10 see
you, neigbbor Take chair. Take chair"
"Thsnk you,I can't stop" replied Reu-
ben. He pushed his ha, on ono side, rub
bed his head, looked cut of the window, and
then said suddenly, as ifby desperate effort
"The fact is Mr.. Green, I didn't behave right
about the oxen" -- . ' .,
"Nsver mind, never mind" replied Mr.
Green. "Perhups l shall &c, in the bog
again some Of these raiuy days. If ! do,I
shall know whom 10 call upon"
"Why you see," SAID Rsubea, still very
much confused, and avoiding SimeeDs mild
clear eye, "you see the neighbors about here
are very ugly. I'll had always lived by such
neighbors as you are, shouldn't be just asI
am" FIX r.. -,,- NJ ..,
"Ab, well, We must try TO be 10 others
what we went them 10 be to u.s." rejoined
Smeok. "You know the COED book say 80.
| have learned by experience that five spsak
kind words, we hear kind eel oes. Ifwetry
to make others happy,it fills them with a
wish to make US happy. Perhaps you aud I
can bring the aeighborhood round, in time.
Who knowsi Let US try, Mr. Black, let uS
try But como and look at my orchsrd.
want to show you tree which have graft.
ed with very choice apples. If you like, l
will procure you some scions from the same
stock" So. .,s, la, +--er -rsn
They went into The orchard together, and
friendly chat soon put Reuben at his ease.
Wheu he returned home, he made no re.
marks about his, visit; for hs could not as
yet, summon sufficient greatness Of soul 10
tell his wife that he had confessed himself
in the wrong. A gun stood behind the kitch-
en- door, in readiAess TO shoot Mr.. Green's
deg for having barked a, bis horse. He now
fred the contents into the air, and put the
gun into the barn. From tina, day, hence
forth, he never sought for any pretext TO quar-
rel with either the dog or bis master. A
short time after, Joe Smith, to his utter as
tonishment, saw him pat Tower GU the head
and heard him say, "Good fellows
Simeon Green was far too magnanimous
to repeat to any one that his quarrelsoms
neighbor had confessed himself TO blame
He merely sV1ed as no said to his wife. ~
though, we should kill him, after while"
Joe Smith did not believe in such doe
trines When he heard Of the adventures
in the marsh, be said, "Sim Green's fool.--
When hs first came here he talked very big
about killing folks, if they didn't mind their
Ps and O.. But he dom. appear TO have az
much spirit as worm; for worn will turn
when it's trod upon"
Poor Jne had grown more intemperate and
more quarrelsome, till at last nobody would
employ him. Abouta year afler The memor-
able incident Of the water melon, some one
stole several valuable hides from Mr.. Green.
He did not mention the circumstance 10 any
one but his wife; and they both had reason
for suspecting that Joe was the thief The
next week, the following anonymous advsr.
tisement appeared in the newspaper Of the
county: ls aae,g 4.58L .sagss.qsfA ao
"Whoeyer siols lot of hides on Friday
night, the 5.h ofthe presen, month, is here
BY informed that the owner has sincere
wish to be his friend. If poverty tempted
him 10 this false step, the owner win keep
the whole transaction ssc'st, and win glad
y put him in the way ofsstainins mosey BY
means more likely to bring him peace Of
mlnd." . b-i u.y 5s.s ia, s,ss ~,
This singular advertisement of course ex-
cited good deal Of remark. There was