New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-26

vas something wrong IN the smile. and no hse-t
"nstever IN the pressure of HE Hand.
i've We peen inyestxs ing that matter YOU
brought tony notice, !" usid NJ Tsrl. and 'h;s
counteuance assumed grave aspect. - 50
All Hsys you' Well, sir. did younos md
GUS one" r.
al was sure Of it, from what In,t;, .,;a
He's never at fault in matters Of this kisd'v
You aimed a heavy blow at Mr.. Lss. ~
friend" said Mr.. Earl There was . auick
change in bis manner, followed By pause
Then he added:
But it passed him unharmed, and struck
another ~
Who" eagerly inquired Elder.
Ioarself'' was the startling response.
-" Me! do not understand you, Mr. Earli"
The countenance Of Jason Elder had become
suddenly overspread with alarm
"Itis,s
Yes. But-yours is defective"
Impossible J" exclaimed Elder, turning pale.
:; no. a. al. Mr. Larkin is rarely At fault
IN matters Of this kind He knew tbere wa..
flaw somewhere in the property that once he
longed to my uncle's estate, but erred in this
instance. Mr.. Lee is safe, but vosv tia !. not
worth copper. / am much Obliged to Won for
hunting up this windfall for mel should hard
ly come across it myself; and in consideration
thereof will deal with you as leniently as uosli-
oie- Of course do not expect you to take ~
Tord in regard to the flaw. Its existence how
ever, will soon be demonstrated You had bss-
ter see your lawyer, and ask him to call ON me-
In the mean time, / will say that, for vsrious
reasons, am ready to compromise don't
wish to encounter the vexations, della and En-
pense Of legal proceedings and, therefore. II
you are disposed to meet me amieably, 1 will
Inn bn ton F.
my own mind the sum for which. will execute
quit claim to the property. That sum 10 6ve
hundred dollars - -
Jason Elder groaned aloud.
IL my claim to the property is good-and
know it to be-" resumed Mr.. Earl-.sI / can re-
sover three times that sum. If you compromise
| will act in a spirit of great moderation. But
4 you compel me to resort to law, ! will take all
the law awards
Poor Jason Elder The blow was heavy
one, and it staggered him. Acareful examine
rion by his lawyer only proved the assertion of
Mr. Earl His title to the property was not
worth dollar. Glad enough was he to sccept
the proffered compromise, though at the clear
loss of over FIVE hundred dollars!
Well for Mr.. Lee was it that the blow aimed
with such bitter malignity did not execute the
| will of him by whom it was given. The couse-
quence would, to ali human foresight, have
proved fatal. Not until he was sufficiently re-
covered from his dangerous illness to be out
again, did he learn Of the evil that had been
meditated, and how it had recoiled upon the
head Of his enemy.
His pointed answer was:
| He digged a pit for another, and himself
fell into it's
The declaration of Elder, made to more than
one, that he had struck Mr.. Lee heavy blow,
was remembered in connection with his serious
loss from defect in his title; and for long
time afterwards, he was spoken of, famiiarly,
among those who knew him, as the man who
| struck himself"
broad illustration, this, at what is taking
place daily, in hundreds of instances, around
US. The evil that is meditated against others,
usually comes back, in some form, upon those
| who seek to do their neighbors wrong In
this matter, there is law of compensation
| which acts with unerring certainty The blow
that is struck in malice at another, may not
seem to rebound. But, as surely as it il given,
will its power to do harm remain unspent, until
the circle of consequences is completed ILLUS
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