The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-06-01

trouble | had in relieving my poor oxen teach
es me to sympaihise with others in IN same
situation answered Simeon. Don let a:
waste words about it. neighbor. Is il impos
sible for me to 60 home and leave you here
in the bog, and night coming on
The team was soon drawn out, and Sine
on and his men went away, without waiting
for thanks. When Reuben went home thai
night, he was unusually silent and thought
ful. After smoking awhile, in deep conlem
plaiiou, he gently Knocked the ashes from
his pipe, and said with a sigh, Peg. Simeon
Green has killed mel What do you mean?
said his wife, dropping her knitting, with a
look Of surprise. You know when he first
came into this neighborhood, he said he'd
kill me- replied Reuben and he has done
it. The other day he asked me to help draw
his team out ofthe bog, and | told him | had
enough 10 do 10 attend 10 my W business
To-day my team stuck fast in the same bog.
and he came with two yoke OF oxen to draw
it out. i felt sort of ashamed TO lave him
lend,me a hand, so | told him | didn't. want
any Of his help. but he answered, just as plea
sed rs if nothing contrary had ever happen
ed, that night was coming on, and he was
not willing TO leave me there in the mud III
was very good ofhim,' replied Peggy. He
is a pleasant-spoken man and always has a
pretty word 10 say 10 the boys. His wife
seems to be nice Ieighborly body, too.'
Reuben made no answer; but after medita-
ling a while, he remarked, Peg. you know
that big ripe melon down a, the bottom
of the garden? you may as we'll carry il over
there in the morning. His wife said she
would, without asking him to explain where
over there was.
But when the morning came Reuben wal
ked back and forth, and round and round,
with that sort OF aimless activity. ofien man.
Tested by hens, and fashionable oilers, who
feel restless, and don't know what 10 run after.
At length; the cause o. his uncertain move
nents was explained. by his saying. in the
form Of a question. q guess l may as well
carry rhe melon myself, and thank him for
his oxen! ln my furry down there in the
marsh. | didn't think to say l was obliged TO
him.
He marched of toward the garden, and
his wife stood at the door, with one hand on
her hip, and the other shaden TIE sun from
her eyes, TO see ifhe really would carry the
melon into Simeon Green's house. Ii was
the most remarkable incident that had hap
pened since hermarriage. She could hardly
believe her own eyes.-He walked quick, as
If afraid he should not be able 10 carry the
unusual impulse into action if he stopped to
reconsider the question. When he found
himself in MIR. Green's house, he felt extreme
ly awkard, and FASTENED 10 say, Mrs. Green,
here is a melon my wife sent YOU, and we
reckon it's a ripe one.' Without manllesting
any surprise at such unexpected courtesy,
the friendly matron thanked him. and invited
him 10 sit down. But he STOOD playing with
the ZACH of the door, and without raising his
| eyes said. May be MIR. Green amt in, this
morhing?'
'He is at the pump. and will be in directly,
| she replied; and before her words were spo-
ken. the honest man walked in, with a face
as fresh and bright as a June morning. He
stepped right up 10 Reuben. shook his hand
cordially. and said, i am glad 10 see you,
neighbor. Take a chair.
Thank you, | can't stop, replied Reuben.
He pushed his hat on one side. rubbed his
head. looked out ofthe window, and then sd
suddenly, as if hy..a desperate effort, The
fact is. Mr.. Green, l didn't behave right a.
bout those oxen.'
Never mind. never mind replied Mr..
Green. Perhaps ! shall get into the bog
some OF these rainy days. III do. / shall
know who TO call upon
why you see,' said Reuben very much
confused. and avoiding Sineon's mild clear
eye, you see the neighbors about here are
very ugly. IL had always lived by such
neighbors as you are, ] shouldn't be just as ]
am
sAh, well. we must try 10 do TO others
what we want them TO he 10 u.s. ~rejoined
Simeon, you know the good book says so.
| have learned by experience that f we speak
Lid ,r,ar1C ua 49, Ii --I--- r. -
to make others happy,it fills them with a wish
TO make US happy. Perhaps you and J can
bring the neighborhod round in time. Who
kuows2 Let us try. Mr.. Black. But come
and look at my orchard, want 10 show
you a tree which have grated with very
choice apples. 1fyou like. l will procure
you some scIons from the same kind Of
stock
They went into the orchard together and
friendly chat soon put Reuben at his ease.
When he returned home, he made no re-
marks about his visit. tor he could not vel
summons sufficient greatness Of soul 10 tell
his wife that he had confessed himself in the
wrong. A gun stood behind The door in rea-
diness TO shoot MI. Green's dog for having
barked at his horse. He now fired the con
tents into the air, and put the gun away into
tuc OdTH Iiou MA ud1s ucuCcfOTtH, nt
never sought for any pretext to quarrel with
| either the dog or his master. A short time
after, 10 Smith, TO his utter establishment saw
him pat Trowzer on the head, and say, Good
fellow.
Simeon Green was far 10 magnanimous
to repeat TO any one that bis quarrelsome
neighbor had confessed himself the most 10
blame. He merely smiled as he said to his
wife. 4 thought we should kill him, after a
while
Joe Smith did not believe in such doctrines
When he heard Of the adventures in the
marshi he said, Simeon Greene is a fool
| When he first came here he talked very big
about killing folks if they didn't mind their
Ps and Qs, But he don't appear to have as
much spirit as a worm. for a worm will turn
when il is trod on
Poor Joe had grown more Incorporate, and
more quarrelsome, till al last nobody would
employ him. About a year after the memo
rable incident ofthe watermelon, some one
stole several valuable hides from Mr.. Green
He did moi mention the circumstance IN anv