East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-12-07

was u quick change IN ms manner
followed by pause. Then he added
"But it passed him unharmed an,
struck anotherl" ~
Who Z" eagerly inquired Elder.
"Yourselfp was the startling re
sponse.
Mel / do not understand you
Earl ~ The countenance of Jasor
Elder had become suddenly ovorspreai
with alarm.
"Mr. Lees title is perfectly good
at is?"
Yes. But--yours is defective !"
Impossible !" exclaimed Elder
turning pale.
"Not at all. Mr.. Larkin is rarely
at fault in matters of this kind. He
knew there was flaw somewhere in
the property that once belonged to
my unoie's estate, but erred in this in
stance. Mr.. Lee Is safe, but your
title is not worth "a copper. / am
much obliged to you for hunting up
this windfall for mel should hardly
have come across it myself; and in
consideration thereof, will deal with
you as leniently as possible.
OF course, L do not expect you to
take my word in regard to the flaw.
Its existence however, will soon be
demonstrated. You had better see
your lawyer, and ask him to call on
me. In the meantime, will say that
for various reasons L am ready TO
compromise. don't wish to encoun-
ter the vexations, delays and expense
of legal proceedings and therefore, if
you are disposedsto meet me AMIGA
bly,. L will not be too exacting. In
a word, then, have in my own mind
the sum for which L will execute a
quit claim to the property. The sum
is five hundred dollars"
Jason Elder groaned aloud.
off nv claim on the P-~ra-i,. -
good-and / know it 10 be-" resumed
Mr.. Earl" / can recover three times
that sum. If you compromise l will
act in a spirit of great moderation,
but if you compel me to resort to law,
/ will take all the law awards"
Poor Jason Elder! The blow was
a heavy one and staggered him. A
careful examination by his lawyer
only proved the assertion Of Mr. Earl.
His title to the property was not worth
a dollar. Glad enough was he to ac-
cept the profIcred compromise, though
ut tho clear loss Of over five hundred
dollars
Wen for Mr.. Lee was it, that tho
blow aimed with such bitter maligni-
ty, did not execute the will of him by
whom it was given. The consequence
would, to all human foresight, have
proved fatal. Not until he was sutli-
GENTLY recovered from his dangerous
illness to DO out again, did he learn
tho owl A.. i---i Do~ll Ia0aivuucu, anu
how IL had recoiled upon the head of
his enemy.
His pointed answer was:
He digged pit for another, and
himself fell into it."
The declaration of Elder, made to
more than one, that ho had struck
Mr.. Lee heavy blow, was remem-
bered in connection with his serious
loss from q defect in his title; and for
long time afterwards, he was spoken
of Familiarity among those who knew
him, as the "man who struck him.
self"
A broad illustration, Of what is TAX
ing place daily, in hundreds Of in
stances, around us. The evil that is
meditated against others, usually
comes back, in some form, upon those
who seek to do their neighbors
wrong. In this matter there is law
Of compensation which acts with un-
erring certainty. The blow that is
struck in malice at another, may not
seom to rebound. But, as surely as
it is given, will it's power to do harm
remain unspent, until the circle cf
consequence is completed.