Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-04-12

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you swear to the particular rails p
Can you swear, for instance, that this
ere rail is yourn p or this ere one?'
t NO, lcan't swear precisely to them
n two-but-'
n Can you swear to those two, or to
e any one or two? says Jedwort. NO
n ye cant. Ye can swear to the whole
k lot in general, but ye can't swear to
n any particular rail, and that kind of
n swearing won't stand law, Deacon
l. Ialcott. | don't boast of bein' an ed
n ucated man, but I know something
n about what law is, and when | know
k it, drop a line there, and toe that
e line, and have my neighbors toe that
t line, Deacon Talcott. Nine pints of
y the law is possession, and I'll have
u the possession of this ere house and
r land by fencing ont in, and though
/ every man that comes along sho'd say
e these ere rails are his, I'll fence it in
: with these ere very rails
/ T. 'Jedwort said this, wagging his OBJ
l stlnate old head, and grinning with his
lace turned up pugnaciously at the
I Deacon; then went to work again as
II he had settled the question, and
: didn't wish to discuss it any further.
AS for Talcott he was too full of
wrath and boiling Indignation to an
swer such speech. He knew that
; Jedwort had managed to get the start
r OF him with regard to the rails, by mix
D ing few of his own with those he
had stolen, so that nobody could tell
e them apart; and he saw at once that
the meeting house was in danger of
n going the same way, just for want of
t an owner to swear out clear title to
the property. He did Just the wisest
= thing when he swallowed his vexation
e and hurried off to alarm the leading
V men Of the two societies and to con-
suit lawyer.
a He'll stir up the old town like a
; bumble-bees' nest, said Jedwort.-
+ Hurry up, boys, there'll be buzzin'
a round our ears before we get through :
5 Il wish We wouldn't pa, said David.
S Why don't we tend to our own busi-
| ness and be decent like other folks
l. | am sick of this kind of life,
It Quit it then, said Jedwort'
s DO you tell me to quit it?' said
it Dave, dropping the end Of the rail he
o was handling,
Yes, [ do; and do it dumd quick
n if ye can't show proper respect fol
,t your father
David turned as white as a sheet
" and he tremhled as he answered back
n. / should be glad to show you respect
at if you was man | could feel any re
ID spect for.
At that, Jedwort caught hold of tn,
es iron bar that was sticking in lh
to ground. where he had been making
hole for a stake, and pulled away a
nv it. I'll make stake hole in you! h
nv said. It's enough to have a sass
hired man, without being jawed b
va ones own children
: Dave was out of reach by the tim
vs. the bar came out of the ground.
le. Come here, you young william
nd says the old man.
I'D rather be excused said Dav,
he backing off, | don't want any stak
holes made in me to-day. You ma
les steal your own meeting houses in f
ture; | won't help.
So There was short race. Dave
legs proved altogether too smart #
ed the old waddlcr's and he got Off
Then Jedwort, coming back, wheezir
in and sweating, with his iron bar, tur
ed savagely on me.
the I've a good notion to tell you to {
ed too, siry
Very we'll, why don't you, said
the I'm ready.
There's no living with ye, ye'
we gittin so dumbed sassy! What
, O. keep We for is a mistery to me-
,r's No it amt; you keep me becau
oh you can't get another man to fill L
3es. place, You put up with my sass
the money l bring you in
. in Hold your yawp,' says he, and
no and get another load of rails. If
see Dave, tell him to come back
work
| did see Dave, but instead of tell
.ort him to 90 back | advised him to |
ever out from the old home, and get
and living somewhere else. His mot
face and Maria agreed with me, aud wi
here the old man came home that nj
N a Dave was gone. When | got b'
and with my second lead, | found
O. We neighbors assembling to witness
: ne stealing of the old meeting house ;
ertv Jedwort was answering their rem
this strances.
ddy, "A meetin house s respeota
vas a kind of property to have around,
he he. When folks ride by they'll s
eigh- and say, There's a man keeps
,etin vate meetin' house of his own. |
; the have preachin' in it, too, if | wan
days Tm able to hire preacher of my o
time or | can preach myself and save
and expense
they sOf course, neither sarcasm mol
ce.- gument could have any effect on
! any man. As the neighbors were.g
It for, away, Jedwort shouted after tn
place Cali again. Glad to see you. T
along will be more sport in few days, '
take the dumbed thing away.
says dumbed thing was the meeting ho7
,ver l invite We all to see the show.
!, any gratis. It'll be as good as ci
> and a tarnal sight cheaper. The
at it meu can bring their knittin ant
erfact pals their everlastin' tattin. As