The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-11-22


have been at this moment in the condition of
Mr.. MELONS old briudc'
i wish you wouldn't say anything more b ut
old brndlc,' said Mrs. Gray, trying to laugh
while her face grew rcd III spite ol her efforts TO
keep down her feelings
We'll, won't, Sally, If It worries YOU, But il
is such good Illustration, that cIunct hel us
ing 1t sometimes
Il am glad he didn't hurt the cows, said Mrs
Gray, after pause.
And so am l. Sall- Glad on more than one
account. 1t shows that he has made an effort to
keep down his hasty, irritable temprr--and if he
can do that, it will be favor conferred on the
whole negEbOrhUod, for almost every one com
plains, at times, of this fault in his character
1t is certainly the best policy. To keep fair
weather with him. Mrs. Cray remarked. Tor a
man Of his temper could annoy Us a good deal
That word policy, Sally, is not Il good word
replied her husband II conveys a thoroughly
selfish idea. Nov, we ought 10 look for some
higher motives Of action than mere policy-mo
uyes grounded III correct and uHscifish priuci
pies
But what other motive but policy, could We
!: po'S"jy have foTTl'ang np with-ss4ssiss'Aa ea's
outr ,geous conduct -
We should reflect that Mr. Barton has naturally
hasty temper, AMI that, when excited lac does
things for which be is sorry silerwarIs-and
that IN nine cases out Of ten, he is a greater suf
ferer from those outbreaks than any one else In
our actions towards him, then II is q much high
{ er and better motive for rs to he governed bv n
desire to nId him in the correction Of tins evil
than to look merely to the protection OF ourselves
from It's effects. Do you not think sOf
'Yes ], does seem So
/ when thus moved to action, we are. IN de
gree, regarding the whole ucghJorhood for the
evil Of which we speak affect, all And in thus
suffering ourselves to be governed by such elc-
waited aud unselish motives. we gain all that we
possibly could have gained under the mere iu.
, stigaron Of poUcy-ani grsat deal more, But
to bring the matter into a still narrower com
pass. IN all our actions towards him and every
one else we should be governed by the simple
cons!lera,Ion-is it right: Ii q spirit Of reia.ia-
ton be not right then it cannot DO INDUCED
without n mutual injury. Of course, then, il
should never prompt u, to aston Ii COWS OF
hogs get into nay field or garden, and destroy my
. propu'y--who is to blame mos,i Of course.
. myself ! should have kept my fence, in better
} repair or my gate closed. The animal, CERTAIN
ly are not to blame, fr they follow onY the
| promptIug- Of niturr--and THEN owners snDud
not be censured. for they know nothing aboa. i.
1t would tlcn be very wong for rle 70 nure
both the animals and their owners lor my own
neglrct--wOu.d It not
'Ies--l suppose 1t would
So at least 1t seems to me Then Of course
ought not to inGrc ncighbor Btltuns COW, u!
hogs, even if they DO break into my corn field or
garden. simply because it would be wruns to do
So This i tie principle upon which We should
act and not from any selfish policy
After this there was no trouble about farmer
Gray's geese or cattle. Sometimes the geese
. would get among Mr.. Bartous hogs and annoy
them while eating, butt did not worry him as it
r did formerly. II they became too troublesome
hc would dive them away, but not by throwing
sticks and stones at them as he once did.
Late in the fall, the shoemaker brought in his
bill for work. 1t was pretty large bill, with
, sundry credits.
Pay day has como at last. said farmer GRAY.
good humorcdy a- the shoemaker presented his
accouNt. well, let US see = aud he took the bill!
to examine it item after item.
, What is this T. he asked, reading aloud
Or BY busheI OF Corn 30 cents
I7 some corn had from YOU
i reckon You must be mistaken. You never
got any corn from me-
Oh yes DID, remember it perfectly. Its
/. alright
Bot when lid you get it. friend Bar,onl I
am sure that | hayu't the most distant rctolec.
ton of IT,
Ny bogy got IT, the shoemaker said, in rather
low and hestaging tone
!, Your hogs
ss@. Yes. Don't you remember when my hogs
..Broke INTO your field, and destroyed your corn Z
Z oh. dear Is that 1t Oh, no. no, friend Bar