Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-04-25
NElGmRoRs' QUARRELs.

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Most seople think there are cares e.
nough IN The world, and yet many are
very industrious TO increase them. Ono
of the readiest ways, Of doing this is 10
quarrel with neighbor. a BAD bargai1
may ,ex man for week; and bad
debt may trouble him for a month, but
quarrel with his neighbors will keep him
IN hot water all the year round. ......a g
/ Aaron Hands delights in fowls, asd
his cncks and hens are always scratching
up the fowerbeds of his neighbor, Will
lam Wilkes, whose mischievous tom cat,
every now and then, rans off with chick
en-. The consequence is, that William
Wilkes is one-half the day occupied in
driving away The fowls, and threatening /.
to screw their long ugly necks off; while
Aaron Hands in his periodical out
breaks, inyaribly vows to skn bis neigh.
bor's cat, as sure as he can lay hold of
! him. af s.,-s, .....s .s.,zr .--,...s. $500
Neighbors! Neighbors! Why can you
no, be at peace! Not all the fowls you
can rear, and the flowers you can grow,
will make amends for life of anger. ha-
lred, malice. aud unchari.ableness.-
Come to some kind, hearted understands
ing one with another, and dwell in peace.
Upton, the refner, has a smoky Chin
ney, tha, sets him and all the neighbour
hood by The ears. The people around a.
buse him without mercy, complaining
tina, they are poisoned, and declaring
that they will indlct him a, the sessions.
Upton fiercely sets them a, defiance, on
the ground that his premises was built
before theirs. that his chimney did not
come to them, but that they came to his
chimney.
Neighbors! Neiglbors! practice a lit
tie more iorbearance. Had half doz-
en of you waited on the rcfiner in kind
ly spirit, he would years ago have SO al
tered his chimney, tha,is would not have
annoyed you. 49, ...''.sf .t .-..'.s.
Mrs. Tibbcts is lhoughtless, if il were
no, SO she would never have had her
large dusty carpet beaten, when her neig.
bor, who had Il wash, was having her wet
clothes hung Quito dry. Mrs. Williams
is hasly and passionate, or she would
never have taken it for granted that the
carpet was beaten on purpose to spite
her, and give her trouble. As tits, Mrs.
Tibbets and Mrs. Williams hate one an
other with 4 perfec; hatred.
"Neighbors! Neighbors! bear with one
another, we are none of us angels, and
should not, therefore expect those about
MS IN he free from faults .. ".-
They who attempt TO out-wrangle a
quarreisome neighbor, 60 the wrong way
to work; kind word, and still more Il
kind deed, will be more likely TO be sue.
cessful. Two children wanted to pass
by q savage dog, the one took a stick i'll
his hand and pointed il at him, but this
only made the enraged creature more f,i-
rious than before. The other child a.
Gopted diiferen. plan, for by giving the
dog piece of his bread and butter, he
was allowed to pass, the subuued animal
wagging his tail nquietude. Ifyou hap.
pen to have quarrelsome neighbor, con-
quer him by civlitv and kindness, try the
bread and butter system, and keep your
stick out Of sight. That is an excellent
Christian adnlonition. "a soft answer
turneih away wrath, but grievous words
sir up anger. #s
Neighbors' quarrels are mutual re-
prnach, and yeta stick or a straw is suf.
ficient TO promote them. One man is
rich, and another poor; one is church.
man, another dissenter; one is Con-
serative; another Liberal; one hates ano-
iher because he is OF lhesame trade, and
another is with his neighbor because he
is Jew or a Roman Catholic.
Neghbors! Neighbors! live in love,
and then while you make others happy,
you viii be happier yourselves.
That happy man is surely blest,
!. Who of the worst things makes the best;
j. Whilst he must be of temper eurst, i
s.a Who of the best things makes the worst.
"Be ye all of one mind," says the A.
postle, "haying compassion one for ano-
lher, love as brethern, be pitiful, be
courteous; not rendering evil for evil. or
railing for railing, but contrariwise bless
ing" roa rich lAan | would say, hear
with and try TO serve those who are be-
low you; and TO poor one s..
Fear God, love peace, and mind your
labor; 4,
And never, never quarrel with your
neighbor.
AGE OF PRosREss.-T The Washington