Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-07-22
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with his troublesome neighbor. And az
the 'shiltless' are tho last to admit the
justice Of any complaints against them,
It was perfectly natural that MouIton
should regard himself as deeply outraged,
and retaliate with as much feryency of
hate as he could find time for itwas
certain that this state Of things did not
improve the international re lalions Of the
kingdoms of Mouton and Slocum. The
former grew daily more and more care-
less OF his business where attention would
have beueftted the other and Slocum
grew less and less tolerant of the Short
comings Of Moulton. Somehow or otA-
er it would appear that when people in
the country do find occasion to quarrel
or to hate, they do it with more intensi-
ty than city folks find necessity or occa.
sion for. What the cause may be, we
shall not undertake to say but such
would appear TO be the fact and i, came
to pass at length that neither of the farm
ers could have a more civil appella,ior
for each other than that feliow,' while
they were rather apt TO apply even more
depreciatng terms. The only lawye'
in the village looked on with great deal
of interest, and did not fail to listen when
either talked in bis hearing. Nor did ho
fail to quote the law when he found OPP
portuni,y to make out a case Of construc-
tive trespass; and to intimaielhnt a great
deal had been done in less cases though
for his part, he hated litigation. and
never would do anything to encourage it,
But as his influence did not unfortunate
take the same direction as his express
ed wishes, there were those who had
their suspicious Of the sincerity Of his
peaceful declarations. Ayoung lawyer,
without clients and with an earnest dis
position to accumulate, would be usually
suspected to have any feeling rn,her th.n
repugnance to lawsuits. But man
needs finesse as much in the country az
in the city--sometimes even more. One
word, however, in the last sentence, we
must recall. A man needs ariilice no.
where. Fair dealing and above board
is both the surer and the safer path.
CHAPTER n.
Ii is one of the perversities Of the gen.
lie sex that some Of the best and fairest
specimens will contrive 10 be boru Of
parents the least likely Of any in the
world to own such children. This is in
some respects, however, the result Of
accdent-but the wonder is that such
girls will persist in loving and
respecting those for whom other people
can entertain no such sentiments. After
all il is blessed blindness which hides
from children the failings of their pa
rents-or conceals the ugliness Of their
faults. There is proyerb that no man
is hero TO his vale, Dc chambre. The
same thing would bo true of ones chh-
Iren only that the faults which they
cannot but see, they cannot but excuse
aud in proportion as any one else might
deem man less worthy Of affection, his
children love and cling TO him Rcbec-
ca Moulton dearly loved her father,
with all his unamiable qualities. As Il
man fares III with the world, he naturally
makes his family suffer for his misior-
unes 1t is comfort TO have somebody
ipon whom you can reflect what the
world visits upon you a churlsh and
comfort, certainly, but one
which the best OF men cannot wholly
orego. Moulton was very far from be-
ug one of the best Of men, or anything
ike it and conse quently, he had mo-
about visiting every one
IF his disasters upon his sehoh-
hTS. hOulluH, WHo nuu as eoou y TtSW
10 be sour as her husband, and who fully
vindcated her claim 10 that privilege,
was not always safe person to attack,
and consequently poor Rebccca became
At last, as she wns his only child, the on
y subjcc, Of his i'll nature.
1t was happy for father and daughter
hat Rcbecca was Of the most angelic
emper. Obscrvant beyond her years,
md gifted with great common sense
aud good Judgment, she understood her
Ta,her's difficulties better, perhaps, than
he himself did, and was ready to make
all allowances for the continual causes
Of irritation which surrounded hlm. His
farm affairs, and his bushes So generally,
had fallen so lamentably behind hand
that it required his utmost struggles to