The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1856-05-08

l think what DE suffered through that day,
had helped him to,a little self control
Ret niQg 6ooo for Ebii.
Odediah Lawson and Watt Dood were
neighbors; that is, they lived within half a
mile of each other, and no other person lived
between their respective farms, which
would have joined, had not a strip Of
prairie land extended itself sufficiently
to keep them separated. Dood was the
oldest settler. and from his youth up.
had entertained a singular hatred against
the Quakers; therefore when he was in.
formed that Lawson. regular disciple of
that class of people, had purchased the farm
next to his. he declared he would make him
glad to move away again. Accordingly a
system ct petty annoyances was commenced
i by him, and every time one of Lawson's
hogs chanced 10 stray upon Dood's place. he
beset him by men and dogs, and savagcly
abused him. Things progressed thus for
nearly year, and Lawson, "a man of decid-
ediy peace principles, appeared IN no way
to resent the injuries received at the hands
of his spiteful neighbor. But matters were
drawing to a crisis for pood more enraeed
than ever at the qniet Of Obediall, male an
oath that he would do something before
long TO wake up the spunk of Lawson.--
Chance favored his designs The quaker had
a beautiful flly, which he had been very
careful in raising, and which was Just four
years old. Lawson took great pride in this
animal, and had refused a large sum ofmoa-
ley for her.
One evening, a little after sundown, as
Watt Dood was passing round his cornfeld,
ne discovered the filly feeding in the little
strip of prairie land that separated the two
farms, and he conceived tlleheIlish design Of
throwing off two or three rails of his fence,
that the horse might get into his corn dur,
ling the night. lie did so, and the next
imorning, bright and early, he sllouldered his
gun and left The house. Not long after his
absence, hired man whom he had recently
employed heard the echo of his gun, and in
a few minutes Dood, considerably excited
land Out Of breath, came hurrying to the
house there he stated that he shot st and
wounded buck; that the deer altacKed MN,
and he hardly escaped with his life.
The story WAS credited 10y all but the new
| ly employed hand, who had taken dislike
10 Watt, and, from his manner, suspected
that something was wrong He therefore
slipped quietly away from the house, and
gong through the field in the direction ofthe
shot, he suddenly came upon Lawsons fly.
tstreteiied upon the earth, with !, bullet hole
through The Head, from which the blood was
oozing.
| The animal was warm, and could not have
been killed anhour He fastened back to
the dwelling Of Dood, who met him in the
yard, and demanded, so,newhat roughly,
where he had been.
I've been 70 see if your bullet made sure
Of Mr. Lawson's fly" was the instant re-
tori , Z.
{. MI paiei ior aruonieut, but recoiiiecsiirlf,
himself, he fiereey shouted.
'Da you dare say 1 killed her 2"
How do you know she is dead gre
piled the man s5t
Dood bit his lips, hesiIated moment,
and then turning, walked into the house
! A couple days passed by. and the morn
ing OF the third one lad broken, as the hired
man met friend lawson riding In search of
his filiy.
"A few words of explanation ensued when
with y heavy heart, the Quaker turned his
horse and. rode home, where he informed the
people Of the fate Of his fly; No threat of
recriminstion escaped him; he did not. even
goto law 70 recover damages; but calmly
AWAITED his plan and hour Of revenge. Il
came III last, ss,,ss = n !. -. - : - X
| Watt Dood had n Durham heifer, for
whlcl, be had paid a high price, and upon
which he counted to make great gains. -.
Que ,norni,:g just as Obediah was sittine
down 70 breakfast, his elder son came IN
with Aha ipf;,y at;a,, ftt.s,r II \, - 4,