The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-01-05

at last John said he wasn't afraid of that his
land wasrich enough to produce all he wanted
with the thstles on it; and he was sure they gave
character and dignity to his family, for they
sign to every body that passed along the read
that the the family lived ina good rich farm, that
supported 'em without their having to work for it,
They went along in this way for some tine. Johns
children all grew up to be very fond of thistles,
and Jonathans all hated thistes; and if the eous-
ms ever had any sParrng quarrelling it most
always about thistles
AT last a squabble broke out between some of
Johns family and the family of Silverbuckes-
The Syerbuckle family lived on a very large, rich
farm. lying southwest of Johns. But as the land
where they jined hadn't been cleared up and the
line hadn't been fairly run out and no marks set
up, the boys on each side got into dispute about
the line The Siyerbukles said the Sans were
getting on their land. EThey called 'em all Sans
because they were the descendants of old Uncle
Sam. So whole gang of the Silverbukles went
down and ordered the Sans off and told EN- to
keep their own land. The Sans said they was
on their own land, and wouldn't stir an inch back
The quarrels grew SO hot that they soon come
to blows John heard the rumpus, and seeing.
that his boys were ia a great danger of getting an
awful hkin, he called to Jonathan to send his boys
to heplick the Silverbuckles.
W SlI uON, DtGItl6It Sttu JOudbllSti, lAluh
your boys have been very foolish to get into this
scrape, and guess they've been more to blame
than the Silverbuckes But still, as you've got in
to the difficulty, well take hold and help you out
of it''
So Johnathan called his boys out, and they went
over to help Johns; and all the Sans went at the
Silverbuckles and licked 'em like a sack They
drove 'em back and followed 'em half way over the
Silverbuckle farm thrashing of EN- from house to
house, and from field to field, wherever they met
them. AT last the Silverbuckles give up, and
owned themselves liked, and begged the Sans to
quit and 60 home.
Well, the Sans said they was ready enough to
do that but they warn't agoing to have all this
trouble for nothin; and they should demand the
goid-apple field to pay them for there trouble
This was very valuable field on the northwest
end of the Silyerbuckle farm, and took its name
from an orchard on it that bore very rich geld-eo
ored apples. Them Silyerbuckles sot very high
by this field, and declared they couldn't part with
it no how. But the Sans said they must have it,
and they wouldn't stir an inch home till they got a
deed of ii. The Slyerbuckles said they wouldn't
give deed: they acknowledged the Sans were
the strongest and could take it by forceif they'd
a mind to; but they declared it would be an ever
lastn shame and disgrace forthem to do it. Oh,
the Sans said, we amt no robbers to take thing
by force. We have no idea of taking gold apple
field without your consent. We calculate to make
fair bargain of i; ; and will give YOU hundred
and fifty dollars for it. The Silyerbuekle said no,
they wouldn't give deed. Well, then the Sans
you may take your choce-giye deed or take
another lickn all round, for one or tother you
must do. The Silverbucklcs, with bunged eyes
and bloody noses felt as if they was half dead al
ready, and thought they could stand another lekin
no how, SO they gave up and signed the deed vol
unfairly
The Sans went home in high glee about their
gold-apple field, and sot down and talked the mat
ter over; what a fine addition it was to the old
farm and what pleasant garden it would make
for their children and chldrens children to live on
And some of Jonatlran's boys, who were always
wide awake, started right off over to the field, and
went to diggin on it. And when they come home
they brought bags full of rich gold-colored apples
And when some of Johns boys begun to stir round,
and talk about going over to dig and build on the
tapple field, Jonathan spoke to John and said,
"Now, brother I'm entirely willing your boys
should go over on to the apple field and dig as
much as they amind to, and build, and plant,
and SOW and reap; but before they go there is one
thing that we must have fair understanding about,
and that is, they can't never have no thistes there,
for Eve made up my mind that there shall never
be no thistes allowed to grow gold-appie field"
At that, John f1ared right up and said be never
would stand that for gold-appe field belonged to
him much as it did to Jonathan; and his boys
had good right to dig there and build there as
Jonathans boys had; and if his boys chose to have
thistles there, they had right to have thistles
there, and they should have thistles there.
Jonathan declared again that he had made up
his mind ''hat there shant never be thistles al
lowed to grow on gold-apple feld."
While they was disputing about it, one of Jona-
than's boys, that had been over on to the field a
good deal and knew all about it, come along, and
hearing the dispute, he said,
'.Father there needn't be no more trouble about
that, for thistles can't never grow there it amt the
right kind of land for thistes and you couldn'tn new
er make thistle grow there if you should try as
long as you live
$50 much the better" said Jonathan, "and I'm
determined the whole world shall know there amt
no thistles there, and shant never be any there
and I'll write it in large letters board and set
it up on post by the side of the road where ev-
cry body goes along, and the writing shall be- there
shant neper be no histes a1lopoed to groto on gold
apple field
'.Y GU will, will you p says John.
Yes, will p says Jonathan.
Well them says john "Ill tell you what It's
brother if it is the last words have to speak, if
you do that thing I'll split the farm right in tu
and build high fence between US, and Iii never
have anything more to do with you the longest
day I live
at cant haln tb.t,, said Ionatban. an,v mind is