Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-12

would have joiued, had not little strip
Of prairie land extended itself sufficiently
to keep them separated Dood was tie
Oldest settler, aud from his youth up had
entertained a singular hatred against q Ia
Ecrs; therefore, when he was informed
that Lawson, 4 regular disciple Of that
class Cf people, had purchased the next
farm to his, be declared be would maxi
him glad to move away again. Accord
ing'y, sysieai Of petty anuoyauces was
commenced BY him, aud every time one Of
LawsoAs hogs ch4ucel to stray upon
Do0d's place, he was be-et by men aud
d,ss, anu most severely abused. Things
progressed thus for nearly a year, and the
Quaker, a man Of decided peace priuci-
pies, appeared II no way TO resent the IN
jurics received at tie hands of his spitefu.
neisLbor. But matters were drawing to q
crisis, for Dooi, more euraged than ever
at the quiet OF OBADIAH, made oath that
lie would Do something before long to
wake up the spuuk of Lawson. Chance
favored his design. Tie Quaker had
high-bloodel horse, Or fly, according to
the western mode Of spcaLiug,) which lie
had been very careful III raising, and
which was just four years Old. Lawson
took great pride il this animal, and had
refused large sum of money for her.
Oae evening, litilc after suu-ioSn, as
Watt Dood was passing around his corn
f:!I, he discovered the FLY feeding in the
lii;!e strip Of prairie land that separated
the ,wo farms, and lie conceived tie hell
ish design Of thro~iug Of two Or three
rails ot his fence, that the horse IL! -ht get
into the corn during the night. lie did
SO, aud the next morning, bright and
early, lie shou.lercd lis rife and left the
house Not long after his absence, hired
man whom he lad recently employed
heard the echo Of bis gun, aud in few
minutes Dood, considerably excited and
out Of breath, came hurryiug to the house,
where lie stated that lie had shot at and
wounded a buck-,hat the deer had at
tackled him, aud he hardly escaped with
bis life.
The story was credited BY all but the
newly employed hand, who had taken a
dislike to Watt, and, from his manner,
suspected that something was wrong. He
therefore slipped quietly away fEom the
house, and going through the field in the
direction of the shot, he suddenly came
upon Lawsou's FLY, stretched upon the
earth, with bul!et-hole through the head,
from which the warm blood wass still oozing.
The animal was warm, aud could not
have been killed an Lour. He FASTENED
back to the dwelling of Dood, who met
him in the yard, and demanded, somewhat .
where he had been.
1--WE been to see if your bullet made
sure wogk of MIR. Lawsol's fly was the .
instant retort.
Watt palel fora moment, but collecting
himself, be hercely shouted;
"DJ you dare to say killed her p
GLOW do You know she is dead.' re-
piled the man. .
Dood BIT bis lip, hesitatcd moment,
and then turning, walked into the house.
\ couple Of days passed BY, and the
morning Of the third one had trohen, as
the hired man met friend Lawson, riding
in search Of lis FLY. NJ threat Of re-
elimination escaped him he did not even
20 to law to recover damages, but ealmly
lwaitel his plan ami hour Y. revenge. 1t
came at last.
Watt Dooi had 4 Durham hcifer, for
which he had paid heavy price, and up
N which be counted to make great gains.
One morning, just as Obadiah was sit
ing down, bis eldest son came in with the
uiorma,ion that neighbOr D0oi's heifsr (
,ai broken down the fence, entered the ;
ard, and after eating most Of the cabba- !
,es, had trampled the well made beds and
he vegetables they contained, out of all
hapc-a mischief impossible to repair.
"And what did thee DO with her, ia
Oh 2" quickly asked Obadiah.
II put her in the farmyard.' :
"Did thee beat her p
81 never struck her blow
"I;ight, Jacob, right; sit down to thy
reaksast, aud when done eating, viii at =,
md to the he;fer." +,
Shortly after he hai finished his repast, ;,
awson mounted horse aud rode over to
ood's, who was sitting under the porch
front of his house, and who, as he be
I'D the Quaker dismouut, supposed he =
as coming to demaud pay for his FLY, :
ID secretly swore be would have to GO to -
W for it il he did get pay. ~
"GoOd morning, ueighbor Dood how =
thy family ?" exclaimed Obadiah, as he L
ouuted the steps and seated himself in q
alr.
81 have a small affair to settle with thee HI
is morning, and came rather early" III