Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-06-14
The Law and Manners on the Road.

Inc Law anu manners on tne hOdu'
All of Us have ideas more or less correct, il
regard to the law which regulates our ufc Of
the highways and at any rate, good sense aud
good nature are usually very safe guides few
words on the subject, however may not be amis7
1t is commonly SAID that very one has right
10 halt the road. This il practically true, and
comes about in this wise You and | meet
upon the road-our legal rights are exactly
equal, and both have a right to 90 our several
ways without obstruction sO properly, we say
/ own bali AID you halt The law steps 10 "
facilitate matters and Directs each to turn to-
wards bis rght hand. The road should be
- worked vide enough lo two teams abreast,
then each man has clear title to passage on
lis right hand side of The way and no me has
q right to oJstruct another while on MS own
proper track TINS is true Whatever the load or
The team for if one can drive such a team that
another can pass bun but with difficulty Jr not
~ all, then their nights are no logger equal
/ This point becomes very important IN winter
, Tor il ia no Joke to turn your horse and all into
TIE deep snow whil your neighbor goes smooth
| y along IN the beaten path. No ono has right
~ 70 load his team as 10. 10 be- able TO give up
hall the track 70 whoever demands 1t.
A lOotnan may choose The part winch pleases
ain or any potion OF his right hand halt the
way and the team must yield IL % him. Thlr
is clearly s. in winter anu 40 man is Obliged IL
s.ep into the snow Tor one or two horses lhh
Is the law and the Q urt wards H.
Now for tue manners VI the road Which IN
some instances, vary from the law Their OF.
The lB5 requirement. OF road manners is good
nature and III accommodating spirit. Do Il
others as you would have them 10 10 you. Al
ways b. wllliug To yield more than half thC
space, then you will be pretty sure to be equally
well treated They who exact inches will hay,
inches exacted OF them. If your neigabor ha:
A heavy load, consul, his convenience as far 81
possible you may sometime be loaded 1t ha
DecO ne a practical rule Ut courtesy TO turn GU
Tor wood and logs and for other heavy teams il
winter for they say, I" we often cannot turf
out, and never safely, 50, II YOU want wood, &c
commodate US, which we are very willing to do
But remember u was a favor, not your right
and you have reciprocal duty to perform, or
when am sorry TO observe IS not always born,
10 mind When you have uplolded and an
returning empty, just recolect hat you had tn
whole road IN the morning. and 10 is no mort
than fair that you should be particularly oblig
ing to those whom you meet now, and give then
their full share Of the path
One word IN relation 10 teams goOg the sam
way u which cast many seem to think thcr
is neither law or manners When team come
up behind you, which desires to proceed taste
than you do, that team has right 10 REASONABLE
space and opportunity 10 pass ln--in fact to hal
tue road lor mat purpJse-aud your obstFuctiny
him N hs llwlul desire Is both bad manner
and bad law. II your load is heavy, do the be-,
you can 10 most cases the very least that car
be asked is that you ehOuld stop. This il par
ticularly 50 10 winter. when II Is heavy tai
on any team to iOiUe It into trot in deep snow
made necessary by your continuing at a walk
Ny remrk above in relation to the empted WOO
sled applies here aud, ii one wishes to pass you
remember that while loaded you hsd the Who'll
road
Ono remark more. to and ios the ladies'
First, to them II out walking, keep in thi
path-neyer step into the snow or mud for an
ordinary team, Ii you meet the team, sel
into your rght-hdnd track Ot part of the roa'
and all goes on easily. II The team comes al
behind, step into your leit-hand track then, a
sIeighu are built, the horse goes in the olhe
track, as before. Whereas, ii you continue il
your right hand track the horse OF the toau
must travel wholly IN the deep snow in order /
pass you, and the driver will be tempted u scol
his wife as proxy for the female sex generally.
have this 10 say for the lades---always tur
out Tor them, They are entitled to the rigl
hand half and will you run over them because
in their confusion at meeting one OF the " lord
OF CREATION" they happen to take their ha
out OF the wrong side
close this somewhat lengthy dissertation wit
an appropriate aphorlsm Wheel grease is
great lubrlcator, but good manners are yastl
" ater ones.-N. f. Former