The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-04-08

I have no such feeling. For l am not
angry with neighbor Barton, who. 'fas
done himself much greater mo5E ybak,
he has done me. But l wish him 70
understand how wrong he'afstfy 4bat.b&I
may do SO no more And tRSHh We SILL
have no cause to complain of him, 'nof
he to be grieved, as | am sorry he is, at
his own hasty conduct. But while am
talking here, his hogs are destroying my
corn." o1
And SO saying, farmer Gray hurried
off towards his corn field. When he
arrived there, he found four large hogs
tearing down the stalks and pulling off
and eating the ripe cars of corn. They
had already Destroyed great deal. But
he drove them out very calmly, and put
up the bars where they had entered, and
then commenced gathering up the half
eaten ears of corn, and throwing them
out into the lane for the hogs that had
been SO suddenly disturbed in the. process
of obtaining liberal meal. As he was
thus engaged, Mr.. Barton, who had from
his own house seen the farmer turn the
hogs out of his corn field, came hurriedly
up, and said
"I am very sorry, Mr.. Gray, indeed,
| am, that my hogs have done this. l
will most cheerfully pay you for what
they have destroyed"
ooh, never mind, friend Barton
never mind. Such things will happen
occasionally. My geese you know annoy
you very much sometimes"
"Don't speak of it, Mr.. Gray. They
don't annoy me half as much as imag-
ined they did Brs how much corn do
You think my hogs have destroyed One
bushel, or two bushels (? Let it be
estimated, and l will pay for it most
cheerfully."
"Oh, no. Not for the world, friend
Barton, such things will happen some
times. And, besides, some of my men
must have left the bars down or your
hogs could never have got in. So don't
think any more about it. 1t would be
dreadful if one neighbor could not bear
/ All this cut, .poJr' Mr.. B@toH to the
heart. His own ll-natureG. Language,
and conduct, at much smaller trespass
on his rights, presented itself to his mind,
and deeply mortified him. After few
moments silence he said:
! The fact is, Mr.. Gray, I shall feel
better ie you will let me pay for this
corn. My hogs should not be fattened
at your expense, and | will not consent
/ to its being done. So shall insist on
paying you for at least one bushel of
corn, for am sure they have destroyed
that much, if not more"
But Mr.. Gray shook his head and
smiled pleasantly as he replied:
Don't. think anything more about
! il, nsighbor Barton 1t is a matter de-
serving mo- consideration No doubt my
cattle have often trespassed on you and
Eyill trespass on you again, Let.us then
hbear and forbeaif.''.. -, 4
X All this cut the ,shbsaskssr still deep
tfSs, and he felt sti deeper, and he felt
FAill less at ease in mind after he parted
llhtSsm the farmer TRAN he daBefore. But
sefJohe thing he resolved, land that was
Itany Mr.. Gray f5r'his 'eun which his
hots had eatenI.' s. b,''n a.
TYou told him ''your mind pretty
Iplainly, l hope," said Mrs. Gray, as her
husband came in.
"I. certainly did," was the quiet re-
ply. ~ |
"And am. glad, you had, spirit
enough to, DOH! / reckon he.will think
twice before he kills any more of my
geese, ...,..,..
CT expect you arc;. right, Sally.
don't think we shall be troubled .again."n'
"What did you say to him And
what did he say for himselfi' q" rI
,".sWhy he wanted very much to pay
me- for the corn his pigs had eaten, but
| wouldn't hear to it. l told him that.
lit makes no. difference in the world
that such accidents would happen some
"You' did 7" 81 .f....,
Certainly / did,"
"And that's the way you spoke your
mind to him'?'h9r /; -
Precisely I'll had the desired ef-
feet. Itmade him feel ten times worse
than if had spoken angrily to him. He
is exceedingly panied at what he has
done, and says he will never rest until
he has paid for that corn. But | am
resolved never to take cent for It. 1t
will be the best possible guaranty can
have for his kind and neighborly conduct
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