Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-06-20

public road. -.. ..-.. ...-.,.
Certainly, / did; but not through you
farm, nor that Of any one else
'HaIpin was not SO fortunate,' said MIR
Dix. In buying his farm, he had TO take i
with guaranteed right Of way across thi.
one. There was no other outlet
Sit was not a guarantee against my owner
ship,' doggedly replied Mr.. Bolton.
Pardon me for saying, that in this, you
are in error returned the other. Original
ly both farms were in one. That was sub
sequenily sold with right of way across
this
THERE'S no such concession in The deed
hold,' said Bolton.
IF you will take the trouble 20 make an
examination in the clerks office of the coun.
ty court, you'll find it 10 be as state.'
Il don't care any thing aboat how it was
originally, returned Bolton with the headi-
ness of passionate men when excited. Il
look to how il is now. This is my farm.
bought it with no such concessions, and will
not yield it unless BY compulsiou. l would
not be the owner o: n piece Of land that an
other man had the right to enter
That little strip Of ground, said Mr.. Dix,
which is of but trifling value, might be
fenced off as road. This would take away
/
sWhatr said Bolton indignantly. 'Va-
cate the property have bought and paid
for? am not quite SO generous as that. If
Mr.. Halpiu must have right Of way, let him
obtain his right by purchase. I'll sell him a
strip from off the South side of my farm wide
enough for a road, if that will suit him.
! But, he shall not use one inch of my proper
| ty as common thotoughfaTe.'
Mr. Dix still tried to argue the matter with
Bolton, but the latter had permitted himself
TO get angry. and angry men are generally
deaf as an adder TO the voice Of reason. So
the neighbor who had called in the hope OF
turning the new occupant of The farm from
his purpose, and thus saving trouble to both
himself aud Mr.. Halpin, retired without ef-
| feeling what he wished TO accomplish.
1t would be doing injustice 10 the feelings
OF Mr.. Bolton, TO say that he did not feel
some emotions of regret for his precipitale
action. But, having assumed SO decided a
position in the matter, he could not think o.:
retracting a step that he had taken. Hasyy
aud positive men are generally weakmiud
| ed, and this weakness usually shows itself
| in a pride of consistency. If they say 4
thing, they will persevere in doing il. right
or wrong for fear that others may think them
vascillating, or what they really are, weak
minded. Just such man was MIR. Bolton.
i've said it, and Ill do il" That was one
! of his fayorile expressions. And he repeat
ed it to himself, how, 10 drive off the repent
ant feelings that came into his mind.
AT dinner lime, when Mr.. Bolton sat down
10 the table, he found, placed just before him
print Of the golden butter sent TO his wife
on that very morning by Mrs. Halpin. The
sight annoyed and reproved h;m. lie felt
that he had been hasty, unneighboi ly, and il
might be, unjust ; for as little CLEANS of re
Election came slreaking in, one after an
other, upon hs mind, he saw that right of
way for Mr.. lIaipin iudispen sable, and
that ifh his deed gave it to him. il was right
of which he could not deprive him without
acting unjustly. Passion and false reason-
ings would, it is true, quickly darken his
mind again. But they had, in turn, to give
place 10 more correct views aud feelings.
Just try some oil that butter, il is deli
cious = said Mrs Bolton, soon after they
were seated az the table.
Il don't care about butter al dinner time
replied Mr. Bolton, coldly.
But Just try some OF This. ] want you TO
taste IT, urged the wife. Its flavor is de
lighlm. ! must go over and see Mrs. Hal
pms dairy
To satisfy his wife, Mr. Bolton took some
of the butter on bis plate. He would rather
have thrown it out of The window.
New try it on piece Of bread, said Mrs.
Bolton. Il declare! You act as if you were
afraid OF the butter. What's the matter with
you?
There was no reason why Mr.. Bolton should
not do as his wife wishej-at least no reason
ILat he could give her. 1t wouldn't DO to
say
4 wont touch Mrs. Haphin's butter be-
cause I've cut of her husbands right of way
across my land, I've nailed up the only out
let there is from his property to the public
road.
No. il wouldn't do to say that. So, moth
ing was left for Mr.. Bolton but TO taste the de-
iicious butter.
Isn't il very fine p said his wife, as she
saw him place ii 10 his lips.
Yes it's good butter, replied Mr. Bolton,
very good butter,' Though in fact, it was
far from tasting pleasant 10 him.
Its more than very gooj,' said Mrs Boil
ton, impatenlly. 'Bu;, wait little while
and III give you something TO quicken your
palate. I've made some curds-you are SO
ford OF them. If you don't praise the sweet
cream Mrs. Halpin so kindly sent over this
Wucu lOu CUffit " tul tteSc Cui Us
shall think don't know what shall
think. --ss.
The dinner proceeded, and, at length, the
desert, composed of curds and cream, was
served.
Isn't that beautiful 2 said Mrs. Bolton, as
she poured some of the cream received from
Mrs. Halpin into a saucer OF curds which
she handed 10 her husband.
Bolton took the curds and ale them. More.
over he praised the cream; for, how could
he help doing So? Were not his wife's eyes
upon him aud her ears open! But, never in
his life had he found SO little pleasure in
eating.
DO you know, said Mrs. Bolton, after she
had served the curds and said a good deal in
favor of the cream, that promise mysel
much pleasure in having such good neigh
bors? Mrs. Ha!pn I've always heard spok
EN- of in the highest terms. She's sister o
Judge Caldwell, with whose family we were
so intimate at Haddington.'
you must be in error about that "
NO. Mrs. Caldwell often spoke 10 me
about her, and said that she had written to
her sister that we talked OF buying this
| farm
4 never knew this BEFORE said Mr.. Boil
| ton. . ~
Didn't you! / thought had mentioned
| it, .. -
NO.
well, it is true. And, moreover Mrs
Caldwell told me, before we left, that she
had received letter from her sister in which
she mentioned that her husband had offer
heard you spoken Of by Judge Caldwell, ano
promised himself great pleasure in your so