The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-09-12
The QW0ker's ReremOc.

bors that Is, they lived within half q mile Of
| each other, aud no person lived between their
respective farms, which would have Joined, had
not stIip Of prairie land extended ltsrlf suill-
cicn'lj TO keep them separated. Dood was the
oldest settler, aud from his youth up had eater
ia'neu singular hatred against Quakers there
fore, when he was informed that Lawson, n reg
uar disciple Of that rlass " people had purchas-
Ell The next fHtm To his, he declared he would
make him glad Ia move away again According.
~, ~ sirn Uf Irtty annoy yances waa CotnInencrd
by him aud every time one ~ laWsUn's hugs
ehanrrd 10 stray upon DOOd's place. ho was bssrt
by men aud dogs and mosI savIsgely abused
Things PROGRESSED thus for NEARLY year, and tie
Quaker, - man or decided peacr principles ap-
pcafrd "a no Way TO Tssrni the injHrirs FresiVrd
al lh" hands " his spiicful neahbor. Hut mni-
iers we're draw ing tO n crisis for Dood more "a.
ragged than ever, al the quiet Obadiah. made oath
that hr ~Uuld du something before long, 10 wake
~ the siunk ~ LAWSON Chance favored his
design The Quaker had hish-hlood-d HllV
wh''h u" hat h'rn very rairful In raising, aud
"h"h ~H- just itut wars old Lawson hDk
gt"'' iiidr ~ this Hniiua and had refused isrse
-uui ~ uiunry hI i,t
tue evening, u iitilr after sundu~u, az Mau
lIo'd was passing af.nnd his ,,,tn field, be- d..
cOvErssl the hlly ir,~iinR iu thu little sittp ,t
prairie land Tia, separated the iao far,ns aud H..
conceived tie h~lli.h d'.isn of throwing ud two
of ihf"r rails ui his frnr''. that the horse might
~" INT" his rOfn 'lafing the night. IT, di 81,
"hh ih" next nIni ming. bright aud ratl, ha
sli"nld-rrtl his rife And lrii the hun-r Not IunY
after his aisrnr', hired man whom be- had r.
crnil, employed h,Hrd III. =, hu ui his gun aud
in y irw minulrs, DuOi CONSIDERABLY exriied nhd
"ni - breath, ra,nr h"rTying inio the hou,-
VIII" ir stated that hr had shoi ahd ~uunded -
hu'k ; that the DEER had Atiarks-l him, aud H.,
had hardly rrraps,l With his lite
This story was credited by all hut the newly.
rmplU! III hand, who had takru dislike To Wait
and tom his manner suspected that something
was wr"ng lie therefore sitpI~d quietly AVA,
ir0'n the h"nsr. aud going through the irld ~
the hiIrri"n Of the shot. he ,ni,irnly rame up.,n
l.aw>'n's lilly. sirr'ch'd upon the rarih. with -
bull"i-h"i" ih'"ugh the head num whirh H.,
warm load ~Hs still oozms
III" rtlinai Mas warm. aud could not hat.
l"rn kiii'i su hour. he hastsnrd back TO IT.,
d~'lli"g al lhHai. ~ho nrt him In the yard, aud
d"mand''i -''n'-~lai roughly. where he had b~-n
We hr'H {" 80" II YOUR bulh made sure wurk
W Nj l.swsunr hlil. .'' vas the instant rrIuri
Wait i'siri iOf - inuu,rnt, bui ca lrriiug him.
srl he h'f""lt shouted, ''do ,uu dare To -, !
kIll''i her
How Il" you knuW she Is dead :. rrI.lird the
man
Io'"l bit hi. lip. hrsiinlr,l u n,,.u,rut. .nd the
inrninR, Walked intu the hoIs-
c"npl" ~ dat- passed \, and the morhins
oi The 'hird uur had hrk-n. ~ ,hr hIr-d mAn
met ttrhd l.'wsuii. riding Iu sratrh at Lis hil,
lew words "i explanation rnsur'l. Nhrn ~ith
= hraVy heart. the QuSk-r turned his horse aud
rode home. where lee iniortnrd the f. ',Ir uI Ilr
late oi h'- lilly. No threat of TrriiminaIiun ~.
capped him lac did not even 90 TO Law To rv,ovrs
damages but ralmly awaited his plan aud hour
"i r"v"ug". II came At lMst
Watt lh"Hf had - Durham heier for whirh be
h"i paid hrHvy price. aud upon which lIr count.
81 Ia make great gains
tue morning, just Hs Obadiah was sitting iow
:" breakfast his eldest son came in With the in
formation that riRhb1r bOod' heif-F had broken
down IT," 'rnr-. catered the ward, aud after sa,-
inI m"-' a. the rarhagv. had iran,I,ird down
ii'' W"l-matr r''- oi.i the vrgtL,h.,. the, euu-
i"uri. "u' 81 ni -halc mischief Impossible 10
rrair
And What did iliru do With hcr, jacob e.
quietly ask-,l Obahiah
81 l'i h't in the iafn.tari
'uid thrr brnl her
I never sifu'k her a blow
RIGHT. Jacob. night cit down To tbs break
ia't' aud ~l"n 'i""r Eating. will attend To the
hriirt 90
shortly Aiiri h- had hnsil-d hir Irlast, Law
son mounted huis' aud tod, uVri To nood =
wh" wHs sitting und - the l-prrh IA front Of his
hOu-r. and sho ~ hc hrhrii the Quaker dsnuunt.
supposed hr wAs roniiug tu demand pay for his
I'LL, Hni s'titii, sWOTr hr would have Ia 90 Ia
Law for Il u hr did
"tiu"l morning. ncighbuf Duud how 10 thy
iamil! ? exclaimed 0hadish =. he mounted the
sieis. and SEATED himself ia n chair
All well believe. Was the reply.
Z have n small affair To s-iilr With thee this
morning, and came rather early"
-" surr"s", groWled Watt.
This morning my soI found thy Durham
hciIer "a my garden, where she has destroyed
good deal
And what did La do with her p demanded
DOod his brow darkening
What would thee have done with her had
she been IN! heller in thy garden ?" asked
obadiah.
"l'd shot her !" teiotied Wait madly, ''as |
suppose you have done but suppose we are
even now ileifer for Gly Is only liz for tat"
'Neighbor DOod. thou knowesi me not IL thou
ihinkest ! would harm hair OF thy hsisrs .
back She is in my farm-yaFd. and not even =
blow has been struck her, where thee eau get her
any time. | know thee shot my Oily but the
evil one prompted thee TO do Il. and lay no evil
10 heart against my ncighbors. ! came TO tell
thee where thy heier is aud now lll 20 home" "
Obadiah rose from bis chair, aud was abou, TO
descend ihe siele, when he was stopped by Watt,
who hastily asked, what was your hlly WORTH
"a hundred dollars is what I asked for her, "
replied obadiah.
Wait moment" aud Dood soon returned,
holding some gold in his hand. Here's the
price OF your filly and hereafter let their be a
prasaniness between u.s."
Obadiah mounted his horse, aud rode home
with q lighter heart aud from tha, day To this,
Dood has been as good neehbor as one could
wish 10 have being completely reformed by the
returning Of good for evil.