Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-30
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THAT man will be tbs death Of me
YET" sal Paul lowering.
he looked worried, but not angry.
"Thee means Dick Hardy"
"Yes."
"What has he been doing to thee
nowT'
The questioner was friend named
James Martini Deighbor.
"He's always doing something, friend
Martin. Scarcely day paases that /
don't have complaints Of him. Yeater-
day one of the boys came and told NJ
that he saw him throw a stone ut my new
Durham COW and struck her in the
head"
That's very bad, friend lowering.
Does thee know why he did this2 Was
thy Durham trsspaasing on bis
groundsT'
" No, she was only looking over his
fence. He has spite against me and
mine, and does oil be can to injure me.
You know the fine Bartlett pear tree
that stands in the corner Of my lot adj
joining his property"
"YeA"
1.-TWO large limbs, full Of fruit, stretch
ed over on bis side. | was out there
Just now and discovered that he had
sawed of those two fine limbs that hung
over on bis side. They lay down upon
the ground, and his pigs we're eating the
fruit"
"Why is Dick so spiteful TO thee,
friend Levering2 He decent annoy me.
What has thee done 10 himf
Nothing of any consequence"
Thee must have done something.
Try and remember,
/ know what FIRST set him out /
kicked an ugly dog Of his once. The
beast, starved at home, / suppose, was
all the while prowling about here, and
snatching up everything that came In
his way. 0ne day / came upon him
suddenly aud gave him o Tremendous
kick that sent him bowling through the
gate Unfortunately as il has tarned
out, the dogs master happened TO be
passing along the road. The way be
swore at me was dreadful | never saw
more vindistive face. On the next
morning, a splendid Newfoundland,
that had raised from pup, met me
shivering at the door, with his tail cut
OIL | don't know when felt 20 badly,
Poor fellow his piteona looks haunt me
now. had no proof against Dick, but
have never doubted as to his agency in
the matter. In my grief and indigns-
ton Isaot the dog, and so put him oat
Of my sigh"
"Thee was hasty in that, friend Lever,
ing" said the Quaker.
Perhaps l was, though l have never
repented the act met Dick few days
afterwards The grin Of satisfaction on
his face | accepted as an acknowledge
ment of his mean and cruel revenge
Within week from that time one OF mi
COWS had her horn knocked of. /"
"What did thee do
az went to Dick Hardy and gave him
piece Of my mind.
"That is, thee scolded, and calleS
hard names, and threatened"
"Yes--iust 90 friend Martin
add any good come of itG"
"About as much good as II ha'
whistled to the wind.
How has il been sincef
No change for the better. IL grows
II any thing, worse and worse. Dicl
never gets weary of annoying me-
Has thee ever tried the Law will
him, friend Levering2 The law shout,
protect thee"
40 yes, I've tried the law. Once b,
ran his heavy wagon against my car
riage, purposely, and upset me in tn,
road. made narrow escape of m,
life. The carriage was 30 badly broker
that 1t cost me 6fy dollars for repairs
A neighbor saw the whole thing, an,
said il was plainly intended by Dick
So sent him the carriage-makers bill
at which he got into towering passion
Then threatened him with prosecution
and be laughed in my face malignsntly
/ felt that the time had come 20 act ID
cidedly, and sued him, relying on tn
evidence Of my neighbor, who had seel
the act. But my neighhor was afraid {
Dick, aud 80 worked his testimony tbs
the Jury saw only an accident instead {
purpose to injure, and gave verde
accordingly. After that Dick Hard
was worse than ever. He took an evi
delight in annoying and ipjuring me.
am satisfied that in more than one in
stance he left gaps in his fence in erde
70 intice my cattle into his fields, ths
he might set his savage dogs on then
and hurt them with stones. Il 10 NOR
than child Of mine dAres to GROSS hi