The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-10-15


.geance; and then ] trust, he will be salts
fed. deserve punishment for my folly.
though hardly more than have already
received. But suppose Peters thinks
differently
The case against Mr.. Peters is GER
taiDly quite clear suggested Mr.. Good
year. He has laid himself open to a
prosecution
NO doubt Oft. But | have no feelings
of liberalization left in me. All desire 10
punish him has gone. Let him finish his
work OF revenge, aud then, | trust, shall
have peace =
i willsee yon again this evening" said
Mr.. Goodyear, rising suddenly, aud leav-
ing the rom before Pendergast bad time
to oppose bis hasty departure. Nntlong
after be stood at the door of Peters dwell
ling. He found the owner in the midst
of his family. After sitting with him a
short time, he asked nhave some private
conversation with him, aud they retired
To another room. As 0 as they were
alone he said
"Yon must pardon my interference in
a matter that YOU may think does NOT
concern me But your good as well as
the good Of the man you are prose
cutting SO bitterly. has led me to step for
ward, III the hope that you win accept of
my mediation.
lyon alIudeto PenJergast, | presume
said Peters, coldly.
Il do
i have nothing to do with him. He
~slandered a witness that testified against
himin one ofthe trials we had, and that
individual is justly defending his charac-
ter
You may not be aware replied Mr..
Goodyear to this. that tits not only well
understood that you are The instigator in
this matter, but that you furnish the
means of %earrying on the suit
Peters looked a little surprised, and q
little indignant, al this allegation.
Il hayelbeen informed to night resum-
ed MIR. Goodyear, That there are two or
three men ready 10 come forward, and
not only prove you TO be the real prose.
cutor. but to prove that you have been
: heard to declare that you meant to ruin
Pendersast totally before you were done
with him.-His lawyer has this matter
clearly before him, and is now urging up
on his client to a suit against
you for conspiracy, which. you are aware,
is a very serious natter
'Let him do it. He'll not Brighten me
He'll find that there is no back out in
Thomas Peters. didn't commence the
game. | was forced into it: and I1lfgh;
Till Idle rather than to yield an inch
When he commenced this business he
ought 10 have been more sure of the
ground he stood upon; and ought to have
known his man better. His bill oriress
/, pass was an insult, and his suit to rec0vei
1t rank injustice
80 he now acknowledges
What
Peters looked half blank with astonish
ment, and elevated his eyebrows unit
they formed bold arches in his forehead
He says continued Goodyear, tina
r tits now clear to him that he was wrong
, although he thought he then was right
B but that he was blinded by passion to d
a what he has since a hundred times re
a GREETED having done. He thinks, and S
: do !. that he has been sufficiently pur
$ ished forth error he committed, and thi
l. TO push him on to ruin, and his family I
beggary, savors more of persecution tina
q of Justice
why has he not said this to mel'
"You must make sume allowance for
mans natural pride. Think how impo:
!. sible it would be for you to go and max
d such an acknowledgment to an enem
e who was prosecuting you as you are no.
) prosecuting liml"
n Peters did think, and he feltthe fore
of this presentation of the case.
When did you hear him say this?' h
o asked.
Tonight. His lawyer was urgin
e him to commence a suit against you f
conspiracy, saying that he had all tn
o proof necessary to fix the charge upo
you, and make conviction sure; but h
said, No.
'Whyl'
d He said he wanted peace, not wa
n that he had commenced the war %unjustl
Ie from an error o. judgment and iguoranC
h o facts since brought to his notice; al
now he meant it should terminate, eve
$. though he was stricken to the earth ney,
ar to rise again. He said he felt no resen
ment towards you. That had died in h
# bosom. He would rather do you GOO
h than harm. Infact the poor man seen
completely humbled and broken down
81 spirits, and no wonder. He has a youu
10 family to whom he is fondly attached
n His wife you know to be one of the be
te ofwomen. All acknowledge that. III
prospect of having all these turned 0
" of their pleasant home is enough 10 bret
any man down. 1t would break yo
rs spirits. 1t made my heart sad to look
10 mis- face, aud hear the tone Of his voic
n. The lawyer urged the suit against y,
It. as. his only hope, but he said, No, n,
q. All neighbor Peters, if you had seen hi
~ asI saw him, it would have touched yo
feelings as it touched mine. Be mercif
then, and have this suit abandoned.
am sure he will make any just ackuoy
81 edgement to the man whothinks his CHI
or acter injured