Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-02-28

outlet to the public road
Certainly did, but not through your
farm nor that of any one else
Halpin was not SO fortunate, said Mr..
Dix. In buying his farm he had to take
it with guaranteed right of way across
this one. There was no other outlet
1t was not a guarantee against my
ownership doggedly replied Mr.. Bolton.
Pardon me for saying that in this you
are in error, returned the other. Orig
inally both farms were in one. That was
subsequently sold with right of way
across this
There is no such concession in the
deed hold
IF you will take the trouble to make
an examination in the clerks office in the
county court, you'll find it to be as l
state
l don't care anything about how it was
originally returned Bolton, with the
readiness of passionate men when excit-
ed. I look only to how it is now. This
is nay farm, | bought it with no such con-
cessions, and will not yield it, unless by
compulsion. | wouldn't be the owner of
piece of land another man had the right
to enter
THAT little strip of ground said Mr..
Dix, which is of but tri1ing value, might
be fenced off as a road This would
take away all necessity for entering your
ground
'What!' said Bolton, Indignantly !;
'vacate the land have bought and paid
for? am not quite SO generous as that.
If Mr.. Halpin must have the right of
way, let him obtain his right by purchase.
I'll sell him a strip off the south side of
my farm wide enough for road, if that
will suit him. But he shall not use one
inch of my property as common thor
oughfare.'
Mr.. Dix still tried to argue the matter
with Bolton, but the latter had permitted
himself to get angry, and angry men are
generally deaf as an adder to the voice of
reason. So the neighbor, who called in
the hope of turning the new occupant of
the farm away from his purpose, and thus
saving trouble both to himself and Mr.
Halpin, retired without effecting what he
wished to accomplish.
1t would be doing injustice to the feel
ings of Mr.. Bolton to say that he did not
feel some emotions of regret for his pre-
cipitate action. But having assumed so
decided position in the matter, he could
not think of retracing step he had TAX
en-. Hasty and positive men are gener-
ally weak minded, and this weakness gen
orally shows itself in a pride of consis-
tency. If they say a thing, they will per-
severe in doing it, right or wrong, for
fear that they really are weak minded.
Just such man was Mr.. Bolton.
'Pve said it and I'll do it, That was
one of his fayorite expressions. He re-
peated it to himself now, to drive off the
repentant feelings that came into his mind.
| AT dinner time, when Mr.. Bolton sat
down to the table, was placed just before
him print of the golden butter sent to
his wife on that very morning by Mrs.
Halpin. The sight annoyed and reprov-
ed him. He felt that he had been hasty,
unneighborly, and it might be, unjust /;
for as little CLEANS of reflection came
breaking in one after another, upon his
mind, he saw that a right of way for Mr..
Halpin was indispensable, and that, if his
deed gave it to him, it was right of
which he could not deprive him without
acting unjustly. Passion and false reas-
oning would, it is true, quickly darken
his mind again. But they had, in turn,
to give place to more correct views and
feelings.
Just try some of that butter. it is de-
licious 7 said Mrs Bolton, soon after they
were seated at the table.
don't care about butter at dinner
timo, replied Bolton, coldly.
But just try some of this. l want
you to taste it, urged his wife. Its fla
vor is delightful. | must so over and
see Mrs. Halpin's dairy
To satisfy his wife, Mr.. Bolton took
some of the butter on his plate. He
would rather have thrown it out of the
window
Now try it on piece of bread, said
Mrs. Bolton. i declare You act as
if you We're afraid of the butter. What's
the matter with you?'
There was no reason why Mr.. Bolton
should not do as his wife wished--at least
no reason that he could give to her. Ii