The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-14

F~AS " ""~S y ttN" Il w. So ~ "~y 'A-NAN
than it was part OF mine
."Wal,, says Jedwort, i look at It in
my way, and you've a perfect right to
look at il in your way. But Pm goin'
to make sure O. my way, by putin q
fence round the hull concern
t'And you're usin' some of my rails
fer to do it with y says the Deacon.
"Canyou swear'f they're your rails3'
"'Yes, I CAM they're rails the fresh
ct carried off from my farm last spring,
and landed onto yourn.'
80 I've heard ye say. But can
you swear to the particular rails? Can
you swear, for instance, It this ERE is
your railY or this ERE onei'
"'No; can't swear to precisely
them two,-but---' Hl
"'Can you swear to these twof or to
any one or twoY says Jedwort. NO,
We can't. Ye can swear to the lot in
general, but you can't swear to any par
tic'lar rail, and that kind O. swearin'
won't stand law, Deacon Talcott. /
don't boast Of bein' an edicated man,
but know suthin' o. what law is, and
when know it, dror aline there, and
toe that line, and 1make my neigh
bors toe that line, Deacon Talcott.
Nine p'ints of the law is possession, and
I'll have possession O. this ERE house
and land by fencin' ont in; and though
every man t comes along should say
these ere rails belong to them, III fence
it in with these 'ere very rails
"Jedwort SAID this, Wagging his OBJ
stinate old head, and grinning with his
face turned up pugnaciously at the Dea-
con; then went to work again as if he
had settled the question, and didn't wish
to discuss it any further. ~
= GAS for Talcott, he was too full Of
wrath and boiling indignation to answer
such speech, He knew that Jedwort
had managed to get the start Of him
with regard to the rails, by mixing few
of his own with those he had stolen, SO
that nobody could tell 'em apart and
he saw at once that the Westinghouse
was in danger of going the same way
just for want of an owner to swear out
clear title to the property. He did
just the wisest thing, when he swallow
ed his vexation, and hurried off to alarm
the leading men of the two societies and
to consult alawyer. ''eN 9-''..i ~
He'll stir up the old town like
bumble-bees' nest, says Jedwort. 'Hur
ry up, boys, or there'll be a buzzin
round our ears fore we git .through!'
{" 4 wish ye wouldn'tPa!' says Dave
why don't we tend to our own bust
ness, and be decent, like other folks
I'm sick of this kind of life
~ aQuit it, then,' says Jedwort.
"'Dc you tell me to quit itf say
Dave, dropping the end Of rail he wa
handling. g ,sa ..,r..a w.
"'Yes, do; and do it dumbed quick
if ye can't show proper respect t
your father!'
'Dave turned white as sheet, an
he trembled as he answered back,
should be glad to show you respect,
you was man l could feel any respec
for .s4. 4a., s5s,. -ss
"At that, Jedwort caught hold Of tn
iron bar that was sticking in the ground
where he had been making hole for
stake, and pulled away 1T .'l'll max
a stake-hole in you!' says he. 1T
3 enough to have a sassy hired man round
without bein' jawed by ones own chill
s dren!' H.4.y .gt.,g ~
"Dave was out Of reach by the tim
! the bar came out Of the ground.
"Come here, you villain! says th
g old man. .''A
"I'd rather be excused, says Dave
s backing of. 4 don't want any stake
holes made in me to- day. You told NJ
e to quit, and Pm going to. You ma
steal your own rneeting-hoGses in future
! / won't help lss.rHi i've !. .i.a
.eThere was short race. Dave
! young legs proved altogether too sma,
for the old waddler's, and be got OF
Q Then Jedwort, coming back, wheezin
8 and sweating, with his iron bar, tnrne
savagely on me. 5J.. ~ I,'i y. O., la4.
e s3 "P4e good notion to tell you
60 toopt ls9gr, h 70 -a.aa.s5 y
e "'Very well, why don't yer says
J, 'Pm ready '1a &, IN ..,',... ,... 4 ~.
d "There's no livin' with we, ye're 81
" tin SO dumbed sassy? What | ket
y ye for is a mystery to me- /. ~.
"'No, it amt; you keep me becauI
n you cant get another man to fill n
d place. You put up with my sassfor Il
money / bring ye in 2, lam w ..a
= "Hold your yawp,' says he, and {
and git another load of rails. If ye s
l. Dave, tell him to come back to worl
] ~ did see Davey but, instead Of te
9, ing him to go back, / advised him
IS put out from the old home and getif
s. living somewhere else. His mothers
n Maria agreed with me; and whenit I
ID old man came home that night, pa
9, was gone. 7nl oaai isss1 p
er s.When I got back with my seco
10 load, | found the neighborS ASSEMBLE
v to witness the stealing Of the old me,
up ing-housei and Jedwort was answer
ny their remonstrances. ldt e-n 81 ig lsil
" y I" "a meetin- house is a Tespectal
ry kindao' propty to have round, says
p, The steeple III make q good show
m hind my house. q When folks ride
lie they'll stop and look and say "TheT
#; a man. keeps, a private meetin' house