Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-10-05
The Quaker's Revenge.

nelghoors; that is they lived within q
half mile OF each other, and no person
lived between their respective farms,
which would have joined, had not lit
tie strip of prairie land extended itself
sufficiently to keep them separated. Dood
was the oldest settler, and from his youth
up had entertained singular hatred
against Quakers; therefore, when he
was informed that Lawson, regular dis
ciplc of that class of people, had pur-
chased the next farm to his, he declared
he would make him glad to move away
again. Accordingly, a system of petty
annoyances was commenced by him; and
every time one of Lawson's hogs CHANGED
to stray upon Dood's lace, he was beset
by men and dogs, and most savagely
abused. Things progressed thus for
nearly year, and the Quaker, man of
decidedly peace principles, appeared in
no way to resent the injuries received at
the hands of his spiteful neighbor But
matters were drawing to crisis, for
Dood, more engaged than ever at the
quiet of Obadiah, made oath that he
would do something before long to wake
up the spunk of Lawson. Chance favor
ed his design. The Quaker had a high
blooded FLY, which he had been very
careful in raising, and which was just
four years old. Lawson took great pride
in this animal, and had refused large
sum of money for her. FL. .l.
One evening, little af er sundown, as
Watt Dood was passing around his corn
field, he discovered the filly feeding in
the little strip of prairie land that separ-
ated the two farms, and he conceived the
hellish desi ign of throwing off two or
three rails of his fence, that the horse
might get into his corn during the night
He did so, and the next morning, bright
and early, he shouldered his rifle and
left the honse. Not long after his absence,
hired man whom he had recently en-
ployed, heard the echo of his gun, and in
few minutes Dood, considerably excit-
ell and out of breath, came hurrying to
the house, where he stated that he shot
at and wounded a buck that the deer
had attacked him, and he hardly escaped
with his life. r.-.
This story was credited by all but the
newly employed hand, who had taken a
dislike to Watt, and, from his manner,
suspected that something was wrong.
He therefore slipped quietly away from
the house, and going through the field
in the direction of the shot, he suddenly
came upon Lawson's filly, stretched upon
the earth, with bullet hole through her
head, from which the warm blood was
| still oozing.
The animal was still warm, and could
not have been killed an hour. lie hast
ened to the dwelling of Dood, who met
him in the yard, and demanded, some
what roughly, where he had been.
give been to see if your bullet made
sure work with Mr.. Lawson's tilly," was
the instant retort.
Watt paled for moment, but collect
ting himself, he fiercely shouted, edo you
dare say killed her." .,.. ..
GLOW do you know she is dead ?" re-
piled the man. . '-
Dood bit his lip, hesitated moment,
and then turning walked into the house.
A couple of days passed by, and the
morning of the third ore had broken, as
the Tired man met friend Lawson, riding
in search as his tilly.
a few words of explanation ensued,
when, with heavy heart, the Quaker
turned his horse and rode home, where
he informed the people of the fate of his
filly. No threat of recrimination
escaped him; he did not even go to law
to recover damages, but calmly awaited
his plan and hour of revenge. 1t came
at last.
Watt Dood had a Durham heifer,
for which he had paid a heavy price, and
upon which he counted to make great
gains.
One morning, just as Obadiah was sit
ting down to breakfast, his eldest son
came in with the information that neigh
Dor Dood's heifer had broken down the
fence, entered the yard, and after eating
most of the cabbages, had trampled the
we'll made beds and the vegetables they
contained, out of all shape-a mischief
impossible to repair. --
"And what did thee do with her, ia
cob ?" quietly asked Obadiah. s.l ID.
II put her in the farm yard"
''Did thee beat her ?" .l
81 never struck her blow.n
"Right, Jacob, right; sit down to thy
breakfast, and when done eating l will
attend to the heifer." .E
Shortly after he had finished his re
past, Lawson mounted horse and rode
over to Dood's, who was sitting uLder
the porch in front of his house, and who,
as he beheld the Quaker dismount, sup
posed he was coming to demand pay for
his fillv, and secretly swore he would
have to 90 to law for it if he did.
"Good morning, neighbor Dood; how
is thy family 2" exclaimed Obadiah, as he
mounted the steps, and seated himself i'll
a chair. ..,
"All well, believe" was fhe reply.
''I have small affair to settle with
You this morning, and so came rather
early" .i.... ..,......., F.. .....-.-.
$50 suppose" growled Watt.
"This morning my son found Thy Dartt
ham heifcr in my garden, where she has
destroyed a good deal" -
"And what did he do with hers ae1
manded Dood, his brow darkening.,
eWhat would thee have done with her,
had she been my heifer in thy garden =
asked Obadiah t---.-.s.,,
'Pd shot herr retorted Watt, madly,