Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-08-31

uon tnink tney'll hanS thee"
coolly returned the Quaker. ''Thee
can go over to his place, and get him
all alone by thyself. Or, thee can meet
him in some by-road. Nobody need
see thee; and when he is dead, think
people will be more glad than sorry.
Thee needn't fear any bad consequent
ces."
"Do you think Pm no better than
murderer?" Levering's establishment
passed. to horror and indignation. l,
Paul Levering, stain my hands with
blood!"
"Who said anything about staining
thy hands with blood?" The Quaker
was imperturbable.
"Why, YOU"
"Thee's mistaken; never used the
word blood"
"But you meant it. You suggested
murder"
mo, friend Leverng, advised thee
to kill thy enemy, lest, some day he
should kill thee"
''Isn't killing murder, should like
to knoww demanded Levering.
"There are more ways to kill an enc
my than one" said the Quaker. "I've
killed good many in my time, but no
stains of blood can be found on my
garments. My way of killing enemies
is to make them my friends. Kill
neighbor Hardy with kindness, and
thee'll have no more trouble with
| him.
A sudden light cleaned over Mr.
Levering's face, as if cloud had passed
from the sun of his spirit.
"A new way to kill people"
"The surest way to kill enemies, as
thee'll find if thee'll only try"
"Let me see. How shall / go about
it" said Paul Levering taken at once
with the idea.
''If thee has the will, friend Lever
ing, 1t will not be long before thee finds
the way"
And so it proved. Not two hours af-
terwards, as Mr.. Levering was driving
into the village, he found Dick Hardy
with a stalled cart-load of stone. He
was whipping his horse aud swearing
ut him passionately; but to no good
purpose. The cart-whecls were bur-
ried halfway to the axle in stiff mud,
and defied the strength Of one horse to
move them. On seeing Mr.. lowering,
Dick stopped pulling and swearing, and
! getting on to the cart, with his back to-
wards his neighbor, commenced pitch
ing the stones off into the middle of
/ the road. ..'.
"Hold on a bit, fliend Hardy" said
Levering, in pleasant voice, as he
dismounted and commenced unhitch-
ing his horse. ..
But Dick, pretending not to hear
him, kept on pitching out the stones.
"Hold on, say, and don't give your
self all that trouble" added Mr.. Lever
ing, speaking in louder voice, but in
u kind and cheerful tone. "Two horses
are better than one. With Charley's
help, we'll soon have the wheels on
good solid ground again"
Understanding now what was meant,
Dicks hands fell almost nerveless by
his side.
''There," said Levering, as he put
his horse in front of Dicks, and made
the traces fast, zone pull, and the
things donev'
And before Dick could get down
from the cart, it was out of the mud
hole.
Without saying word more, Lever
ing unfastened his horse from the front
of Dicks animal, and hitching up
again rode on.
On the next day, Mr.. Leyering saw
Dick Hardy in the act Of strengthen
ing bit of weak fence through which
his Levering's) cattle had broken once
or twice; thus removing a temptation,
and saving the animals from being
beaten and set on by dogs.
"Thee's given him a bad wound,
friend Levcring," said the Quaker, on
getting information of the two Incl
dents just mentioned, "and it will he
thy own fault if thee doesn't kill him
outright"
Not long afterwards, in the face of an
approaching storm, and while Dick
Hardy was hurrying to get some clover
hay, his wagon broke down. Mr.. Lew
ering, who saw from one of his fields
the accident, and understood what loss
it might occasion, hitched up his own
wagon, and sent 1t over to Dicks as
sistance. With a storm coming on that
might last for days, and ruin from two
to three tons Of hay, Dick could not de-
cline the offer, though it went terribly
against the grain to accept favor from
the man he had hated for years, and
injured in so many ways.
On the following morning, Mr.. Lev
ering had visit from Dick Hardy. 1t
was raining fast.
"I've come," said Dick, stammering
and confused, and looking down at the
ground instead of looking into Mr..
Levering's face, ito pay you for. the use
Of your team yesterday, in getting in
my hay. Ishould have lost it if you
hadn't sent your wagon, and it's only
right that should pay for the use of
it.'
II should be very sorry" answered
Paul Levering, cheerily, "if / couldn't
do q neighborly turn without pay.
You were right welcome, friend Har-