The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-16

Inc sensitive Joseph vas deeply hur
by the insinuation Of selfshness, but h,
answered calmly:
Brother, you wrong me. am sor
ry" g ~, s. -,
g 1t is very well to be sorry after mis-
fortune has happened through your care
lessness! ! Now tell me, if you please
whether you intend to rebuild that waste
weir or not 7" .. l- U.-
Joseph could scarcely control his anger
at his brothers overbearing manner
don't think ! shall rebuild it any
sooner for your dOmineering," he said
dryly.
7" You won't" muttercd Richard, thro
| lips ashy pale with passion. Perhaps you
mean to ruin my crops every year the
same And | am to bear it, / suppose
without muru.ur " n. x
The angry man concluded with threat
which reused the mighty passion of his
brother. Although joseph had, the. day
before, made all arrangement to have the
waste weir rebuilt as soon as the dry sea
son should come, he did not see fit to tell
Richard so, but rebuked him severely for
his overbearance. Fiercer words follow
ed, ending in bitter and lasting quarrel
In vain did James endeavor to recon
cile his brothers Richards anger was
hot, and Joseph's indignation was deep
and stern The former declared that he
could have patience no longer with one
who cared only for his own interests, and
the latter firmly said that he wished to
have no more communication with one SC
passionate, so unreasonable, SO little like
brother, as Richard. M
But the quarrel did not end here. Rich
f ard abused James because he defended
Joseph, and Joseph blamed him for sid
ing with Rich rd, and James became In.
dignant at the conduct Of both. In short
for to give all the circumstances of the
quarrel in detail, would Eli pages the
dying counsel of old Richard Blame was
forgotten, and the brothers parted in an
ger. Richard returned to his farm, and
Joseph to his mill, leaving James alone
in the old family mansion.
All Millbrook was struck with astonish-
ment and the old housekeeper was con-
founded. For month the principle top
ic of conversation was the separation OF
the brothers Blame, whose quarrel was as
much godsend to the gossips and lovers
of scandal, as a breach Of promise or a
criminal trial
But however pleasant subject it might
be to talk about, it was singularly un-
pleasant one to contemplate, for the broth
ers. E=
1t is impossible to describe the discon-
tent of Richard, living with his tenant in
the farmhouse. Everything disgusted
him, from the food he ate to the children
he heard squall. The only satisfaction
he enjoyed in his new situation, was the
unbounded privilege of scolding; an oc-
cupation IN which the fretful man con-
tinually INDUCED.
Joseph was no better off The miler's
family was not the most pleasant family
in the world, and the miller was no asso-
ciate for Joseph. The poor man had but
one resouree-to addict himself to study,
and become morose and melancholy
man.
Nor did James, who was naturally so
cheerful, and so fond of company, suffer
less. He missed the society of his broth
ers; he was always lonely now in the old
house, which seemed SO empty and dreary.
lie could no longer bear to be at home.
So he spent nearly all his time in the COM
pany which frequented his store, to the
great distress of the unhappy housekeep-
er, who pined away like loVc-sick school
girl.
1t was not in their social feelings alone,
that the brothers suffered the consequen-
ces of their unnatural separation. Rich
ard now carried his grist to another mill,
and it was through his influence that Jo-
Iseph lost much custom. Then both OF
the older brothers went great distance
out Of the way to make their store pur-
chascs at Brownsville and Smithtown, in
stead of obtaining their goods of James
for thirty per cent. less than they paid
elsewhere Moreover, James no longer
had Richards produce and Joseph's -four
to trade upon; but others enjoyed the
profit, while the brothers were enjoying
the quarrel. H ta eds ra7ma39.s
Thus matters went on for more than a
year, james anxiously waiting for Rich
ard or Joseph to make the first advances
toward reconciliation they waiting for
each other, and the three making them
selves as miserable as possible s .as
s PART Ill d a#f
1t was the fourth of July. Milbrook
was like a great beehive. The militia
were out, bayonets glittered in the sun,
the roar of artillery filed the air, and a
vast quantity of bad rum was consumed,
In the ardor of patriotism. All good chill