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prevent man being both Senator and .
Representative, SorrHERN RIaaTs.
How to Overcome Evil. :; f.
THE following mode of taking. rsvenge-
we confess is hard to. adopt but if every
body would practice it, occasions for re-
| venge would soon become much less ire.
queut,:- ~ {: 70.
~ once had a neighbor," says Mr.. White,
"who, though a clever man, oame to ma
one day and said: Esquire White, I want
you to come aud get your geese away.-.
| Why, said i, what are my geese doing r
They pick my pigs ears when they are eat.
ing, and drive them away, and I will not
have it, What can do q said /. you
must yoke them That have not time to
do now said I; / do not: see .&but they
must rum If yoa do not take care Of
them, | SHALL said the clever shoemaker, ia
anger. 'What do you say, EsquireE w hitef
cannot take care of them now; but I
will pay you for all damages.' well, said
he, you will fnd that hard thing, + guess
$50 off he went, and I heard terrible
squalling among the geese. The next news
from the geese was that three Of them were
missing. Ny children went and found them
terribly ,nangled and dead. and thrown into
the bushes. 5s 4 =. ssssS |sss.sSSa Z;
snow said I,s.all keep still, and ie. me :
punish him. Ina few days the :shooma-
lsers hogs broke into my coru. 4 saw them,
but let them remain a long time. At last /
drove them all out, and picked up tho corn
which they had torn down and fed them
with it in the road. BY this time the shoe.
nakef came in, great haste after them. q.
Have you seen anything of my, ,hoasY.,
said he: Yes, sir; you. will ;findthem yon-
| der, eating some corn which they tore down
in my field In7your field z yes, SIR :
said /; hogs love corn, you know W--they
were made to cat IT,. How much mischief
have theyalone =? % mot much, said /. 4
"Well ,of he went 70 look, and estimated
tue danageto be equuf to a bushei and az
half OF. corn.s ~ &
s'Ol,s no, said. !, /, 1T can't be.' sYes, q
said the shoemaker; and + will .pav S Syoa
eyety cent. OF damage said tyou
shall l pay me: noIhipg geese have been
sThe shomaker; ;blushads and went home.
The next swinter, Whenfwec Came ossettle; ne
seemed determined tos pay me for. my corr.
NO, said Isl,alf Ike snothing:, & IS 4,
After. some, talk we pr ed but in a day
or twoI met hili, In tfiesroad; and fell into
conversation in The .anost. friendly manner:
But when Istarted pn; he seelneu 10th TO
move, aIdI spalsed. For a. tnouieht both
oSshs were silent AT lost hea said :5sf have
Something laboring son m9 mind .WelI,.
Whit is ita' Those geese - I Killed three
of ypur geese, and slAiH t,eyertest Until YOU.
know how feel. I am Isorry.' = And the
tears came in Ehis eyes. @ d, HnlI, said !.
never mind; oppose ny geese were very
provoking Z, =, :.
J II never. took anything 81, ,ht,n ort as;
bpt wheneyesmy cattle, bfoka into. hisfeId
after, tbiF, he. seemed glad ys because ler
could show y ! how: patisnt m ha fontd be- 4
:"Now, :, saia:tb paftaser conquer your-
sell. land yotsoan ttqusfa with kindaess::s
where youtan conquer ilsno other sway.
"a, pan named HIN terS .lias been fined :.
one thousand aoufs, and ttasited SIX sIases:
at Nav Orleans, for them is such b I
ndaundrsas 70 separate sInot her and
contrary 70 ilas lave Of Lpaisa1as
IS recent 6itiol of So ,asnarsssIs 4
Esn elepliautS was seem to pscl & Sup the III
hay tfRI j, when 40 frishpnR Rsis
claim e lb = what sottt Sc 8! lasss
Kasfaekyl llald ss 81,
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