Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-12-10


ment of votes to be correct. o.-,1 .r,
Witness our hands in attestation thereof,
at the office of the Clerk of Ottawa
County, this 18th day of November in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-six. 7
L. M. S. SMITH, Chairman of the Board
Of Co. Canvassers. Eos
| E. w. BARNS, Deputy Clerk and Secreta-
ry of Board of the Co. Canyassers. an
1a CoNouERINe BY KINDNEss.-I once had
neighbor-a clever man who came to me
one day and said, Squire White, want
you to come and get your geese away" ="
Why" says l, "what are my geese do
ing9" aa1 - .ee A.1
"They pick my pigs cars when they are
eating, and drive them away, and / will not
have it," ggr Il" I'D
"What can Ido9" said /. 1911 q
"You must yoke them"
"That have not time to do now,g said l.
81 do not see but they must rum" lf1 ~
eff you do not take care of them SHALL"
said the shoemaker in anger. What do
you say Squire White!"
81 cannot take care of them now, but 1
will pay for all damages"
Well" said he "you will find that hard
thing, l guess" 'etI 'n
So off he went, and heard terrible
squalling among the geese. The next news
was, three of them were missing. NY chill
rem found them terribly mangled and dead,
and thrown into the bushes. "Now," said !,
"all keep still and let me punish him." ?
In few days the shoemakers hogs broke
in my corn. | saw them, but let them re-
main a long time. AT last l drove them all
out, and picked up the corn which they had
torn down, and fed them with it in the road;
by this time the shoemaker came up in great
haste after them.
Have you seen any thing Of my hogs?
said he."
5 eyes, sir, you will find them yonder, eat
ing some corn they tore down in my field"
: ''In your feld?"
"Yes, sir" said l, "hogs love corn you
know; they were made to eat it."
!, "How much mischief have they done?"
40, not much," said l. , +
Well, off he went to look, and estimated
: the damage to be equal to bushel and a
half of corn.
,. 40, no" said I, I" it can't be- ~
eyes," said the shoemaker, and / will
pay every cent of the damage" .c 1s
L "No" said |, "I shall take nothing"
/ After some talk, we parted, but in a few
/, days | met him on the road, and we fell into
10 conversation in the most friendly manner
But when started on he seemed loath to
% move, and paused. For moment both OF
us were silent. At last he said: .....a
y q 81 have something laboring on my mind. ;.
70 "Well what is it~
II "Those geese. [ killed three of YOU,
0f geese, and shall never rest until you know
how | feel; am very sorry" And the
" tears came into his eyes.
90, WE'LL" said I, " never mind I suppose
u my geese were provoking" -.
W The shoemaker blushed and went home
I'll The next winter when we came to settle, ths
re shoemaker determinedto pay me for my corn
l never took anything of him for it. bu
eli when my cattle broke into his fields after this
he seemed glad, because he could show how
or patient he could be-. ... 81
on on Now" said |, to my. children, "conque
'o' yourselves, aud you can conquer with kind
9 ness, where you can conquer in no other way.
AN OLD ONE The Newburyport Herol
for says: pro.
"Mr. Solomon P. Felker, in cutting
ng stick of white-oak timber the other day
,rs, opened upon tree toad that had come {
lty us from former generations" as Webster sal
the to his fish. Over him had grown sixty y-seve
one grains or rings of the oak, indicating ths
or that had been his home for sixty-seven yea
% at least, where he had existed without al
sof, food or water. AT first he paid no attentio
the to being turned out in the world again and r.
lth mained perfectly torpid. But, after lying
the sun few moments, he marched off sho,
ard ping mad, and just as fresh and vigorous
a new one." iH o''
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A BEAUTIFUL SIeNIFIcATIoN.-"A Alab
ma signifies in the Indian language He
we will rest" A story is told of tribe
the Indians who fed from q relentless foe in Il
wa, trackless forest of the Southwest. Wea
and and travle-worn, they reached noble rive
SKA which flowed through beautiful country
be- The chief of the band stuck his tent-pole j
t OF to the ground and exclaimed: " Alabam
lee Alabamaw Here we will rest! Here
and will restw sf el pyrb
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