Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-10-18
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KILLING AN ENEMY
EY T. :. AETHrH.

That man viii bc the dta Of me vet,
said Paul Ieverin~.
He looked worried In, not angry.
Thee means Dick Hardy
'YeS.
-What has he been doing 70 hcc now:
TIE s.qncstiOner was Friend named
Isaac Martins neighlor. -
Hes always tIesine something. friend
Marlin. Scarcely day passes that don't
have complaint of him Yesterday one OF
The boys came and told me that lie saw
him throw a s:Onc at my new Durham
COW. and hit her ON the head
That's very bad friend Lcvcring Can
tlIcc say why he did this: Was thy Dur
ham lrcspassing on his grounds
No. she was only looking over his fence.
IL has spite against ne AID mine. and
does all he can 10 iniaie inJ C~lou know
the fine Bartlett pear tree that stands in
the corner OF my lot adjoining his proper
ty:'
Yes.
Two large limbs. full of fruit stretched
over on his side. Iou would hardly think
il. but it true was out there just now
and discovered that hc had sawed of the
two fine limbs that hung over on his side
They lay upon the JoADd and his PIGS
were eai.ns the ir,iit.F
'Why IS he 50 spaeinl to thee, friend
Lcycring: lie does not annoy me. What
has ihcc dore TO him:'
Nothing of any consequence.
Thee must have done somctliinS-;ry
ard remember.
i know what first set him ovt kicked
an ugiy cog Of his once. The beast. half
starved at home. | suppose. was al the
while prowling around here. and >natching
M everything that came in his way. One
day ] Gang Hron hiag gsuddenlE zand gare
him. rem, ntlous Hck that se1thim hOwl-
ing fhro,igll .rie gate Unioruliefely rs it
be passing that way. eThe Va BE swore
ybldictve fsfc Om Oh ncxt morning, q
spleedid New lounalrl ihaiI had raised
fro,iT pup. m t m 'r,iiycrinr stihe door
with his tail cat oh. don't know when
| have felt so hallv. Poor fellow. his pit
agairsi Dick. but never doubted his a~cn-
g. in the matter In my grief and indig-
nation. shot the dog. and 80 put him out
Of my sight
I Thee was hasty in tliat. friend Lcvcring.
said the Quaker
PERHAPS was. though have never re-
pcnied The aCf. I net Dick n few days
aficrward Thc-srin dissatisfaction ON his
lace accepted as an acknowledgment oi
his mean and cruel revenge. Within a
week from that iimc one of my COWS had 4
horn knocked of.
W hal did thee do?'
4 went TO Dick and gave him piece OF
my mind
That is. thee scoldcd. called hard names.
and tlreatened,
--Yes-.iuSt 20, friend Nartin.f
Did any good come a ~
About a. much a if | had whistlcd 10
the wind
How has ii been sincc:'
No change for the better. II grows. il
/ ANYTHING. worse and worse. He never gets
weary of annoying me.
Has thee ever tried the law. friend Lev
cring: The law should protect thee.
Yes. I've tried the law. Once he ran
his heavy wagon against my eauiagc, pur-
pOSelv. and upset me in the road. fmadc
Il narrow escape of my life. The carriage
was - badly broken il,at it cost me fifty
dollars for repairs. \ ncighbor saw the
whole thing and said il was plainly intend
/ ed by Dick. So | sent him the carriage
makers bill, at which he got into n tower
ing passion. Then threatened him with
I prosecution. and he laughed in my face
Indignantly. ie.tthat the time had come
To ACT deciSively. asrl sued him. relying ON
the evidence of my neigEGor. who had seen
the affair But my ncighbor was afraid of
/ Dick. and SO wOrlci his testimony that
/ The jury saw only an accidenf instead of q
purpose to- iniurc. and gave their verdict
Iacconlin9lv. After that Dick Hardy was
worse than ever. lie took an evil delight
in annoying and irjuring me. | am salts
/ fed that in more than one instance he left
gaps in his fences in order to- enticc my
cattle into lis iiehls, that he might set his
savage dogs on them san.lnTt them with
/ stones. 4 chil1 OF mine dare not cross
/ his premises. Only last week hc tried to
/ put his dog on my little Florence. who
sirayed into his field after buttercups. The
dog was less cruel than his master. or she
would have been torn by his teeth. instead
of being only badly frightened by his
! bark
1t 5 hard case truly, friend Lowering
Our nei.slbor Hardy seems possessed of an
evil spir,.'
The very spirit of the devil was an
swered with feeling.
Hes thy enemy. assurelly. and if thee
I doesn't get rid of him, he will do thee
greater harm.
i wish could get rid of him.
Thee must. il thee would dwell in safe
ty. friend Lcvering'
The Quakcr's face was growing very Sc
rious. He spoke in a lowered voice and
bent toward his neighbOr in IA confidential
manner.
Thee surely must put him out of tht
WAY
Friend Martin. The surprise of Paul
Levering was unfeigned.
! Thee must kill HIM
| The cOuntenance Of Leyering grew blank
with astonishment.
Kill him.
If thee doesn't kill him, he'll certainly
kill thee, one of these days, friend Lever
ing. And thee knows what is said about
self-preservation being the first law of ma
ture.'
And get hung?'
Il don't think they'll hang thee coolly
returned the Quaker. Thee can go over
to his place and get him alone by thyself
Or thee can meet him in some hv road =