The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-01-11

JouHihabs beys tho, hSd bteu ever 20 1t,
ield good d, si s,d inuw all ubou; il, coas,
aIore, ard, bearing the dispute. he said
Father, there nesdlt DO no trouble abeu
hst. for .hisius eaa, tevst grow lh,r. I,
aia' the right his er land .GI this Ies, suJ 70,
cOuicn'i Bs vor mskr thistle grow there !
/ you should try ss lrs z ns you 1--we"
$50 Gueh the better" rad JarelEan, "r-,
I'm d,termiaed tie H;.olc world shall kno0
there aip'i ia !hi,I'ns tkrrr, aud shan, nepei
be any there std III vrile il IN large letters
on boUrd Had set il on post by HE eide u
tho rosd where every body gees along, aus
ibo wiring shall be, there .hsnt aeUer bs M
his''es aiioutd 10 erop on .oid.sp fill
Ard While their blood vas up, Jonathan
went 10 work ant pat up bss sign hoard, all
viii ont il lsF2e lsliers. Aiihai, John iuru.
ri US red fire. aud rsIitd his boy : ard went
10 work end .us greqt high fence acres the
farm bei~ecn him ard Jonathan, so higl,
that Ihsy had 10 ee, ur al ladder loo look
over il. Aud vixen ives done. John went
up oL The ladder and lu"ked over, and called
oui as loud us he could call. /" Good hy jena.
has, I've d4ae ailh you forever" :" | csn'l
bep that. saif Junathnn, here shant never
be 90 ai.ils. allowrd 10 grOw on gold OPP c
field"
Aflef this the fsrilics lived rn.irely sepa.
raie, and got nlnng the hrsr ~ey they could
hui ~i'h ,nnch less comfort than they used
- hive S.ue tang, that lons haa raIsed
he bad Hs nuch esin Us ae knew whal o DO
wnh, aud 1t foited on We gionaG. Atd sorne
other thugs thet he sie'ut rn,<e aud ssuniod
very much, ~ns rot'ing on Juhus ground.
Aae pest so Twas With John on 'tother sidr
"a! Ise icrce. Thugs wcn' o. IN this way few
years, md they elln', know uiuch about hov,
Than heard John ur Top ef The lsdder, csliiun
oui mos bitterly, Brother Jnaathnr, Broth
er Jonathan. 10 come the S,'verluck klrs are
here, !ickia my h",s hnif to death, ihIas hin
"i '.Ia with ih;s'ies, md scratch ihelI ewes
UuI. Do come aud brIng our boys over and
belp drive EN- swpy."
But you've 6onc with US forever" said
Jonathan sua besides It's loo much Of a
Job to get over that fence. ! dun'i see hut
you'd have 10 hsh' your battles cut ,av best
9ay you caa, Rcyrcmbcr always told ou
that ycu heller weed nut lhe,a ihisiles. If
YOU had followed NY advice they wouldn't
now he sctatchn your boys eyes out hut,
Iu-tesd "l that, ycuI boy $ might nos b. aver
a!ons si;s ny bays diggiu 10 sold.apple
fold"
God nrrle frld be hanged Y said John
81 wish | never hud heard Of it. and hen
this encc weuldn't beer here 10 prevent
your coming ovrr to help Us"
The up.ho; Of ihe matter vas, Johns hoys
all got a dreadful hckln, which they didn't
ger over for Iong tune, snd The Silver huc.
kles carried cfi ns nnch lnnder as they had
mind 10, and made John si,e 'cm deed s,rp
uf his land
Some iime after this, while JJpa;han's
boys were busy diegin down on guld.appe
field, tie verbuc kIes, who had awal been
~ra by about the field agreed wi the Gold.
thread family, who lived south Of EN-, and
~lth the families Of The Bohcas aud the Shu.
sons, Who lived over 'toiher de Of the pond
10 ca together ard give Jonsthau's hoys a
iicSing and ros the orchard. So down they
went IN whole f,cks shG smarms, aud The
first thing .'oaslhoa's boys kn they we're
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the worst of II. Jonaihqn heard The cutlery
ana run putting ard sweating doHu to the
high fence, and looked lhroueh c-ocS, ard
called out 10 John, Brother John, Brother
Jaha, the Siis-rhuckIc., sr1 the GDldthreads,
and tie Boheas, and the Shush lns are swarm.
ing over on eoid.sppc field, snd fell ntoul of
my boys, and lm atiaid they II haif kii EN-.
Ia h, Iaiu a
'em away
J.hn put hls finger up TO the eide Of his
nose, and -ass he, Brother Jonathan, Ill
tell you what 'us, my BOYS are out Of the
scrape now, aud reckon they letter keep oui
Of II. And, besides, lhcy We had one all fiei
thrashjn lately, aud ! reckon ,hal's tholr
part"
The upsho, of the mollcr this time ves,
,ha loua hans boys got an awful iruhhin,
and had their orchard all rohbsd, and the
Sverbucktes .sd ,ha GoIdlhreads, and the
Bnheas, and the Shushon, went olr with the
plunder.
M, long after this Jonathan was walking
one day along by The high fence, thltkin s,d
rumina,ia and he thought hr would look
through the crack and speak 10 John. And,
as he pu, his face TO the crack, John was hat
minute putting his face 10 IL 10 speak 10 Joae.
lhan and their noses almost hi; each other
"Hullo," says John, ",s thai you. Brother
Jona,haa7 How do you ell do to day : !
should like TO shake hands with YOU, but
canl get my head through this crnck, 80 you
must take the will for the deed
"Well, it seems TO be pity" said Joua
than, i" that this fsueo should stop our sh4kn
hands. Don't you think, brother John, It
would be as well If it was ont Of The way, aud
We should agree to live together again and
help each other along as We use to-
"That's Jest wha, I've been thinkin Of"
said john.
81 guess we should both fare the better
for il" said Jonathan.
"l reckon we shond," said John.
Well, the upsho, Of tho matter this time