The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-02-11
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there; would that make the oparter
post thereY'
The laughter of the mo, ot this
sally OF wit, somewhat thawed ont
the icicles of my stubbornese on5 r
continued less uncfvillv. ..Now loot
for traces Of roots" Ny friend knott
upon the ground, and earefuDv brreb
ing away the loose earth and sfo8e-
soon laid bare several spots darl[ar
than the general appearance Of the
ground. Not being familiar with
such matters, neither he nor the
others knew what those dark spots
signitied. knew, and my resent
ment yielding to reason, ! Jumped to
tne spot and throwing myselfOn the
ground, arrested my friends hand
Just as he was about to scrape away
the dark mold, at the same time ex-
claiming.
You are right, here is where the
hickory stood. Now let me show
you all something. You see this
spot Of earth, darker and softer than
the general surface. That is the de-
cayed remains OF, some portions Of
the stump. Twill carefully excavate
and you will see what 1 ind. All
le-e ere bits of wood and bark. III
can find larger spots, perhaps I can
show yOu better proofs. Yes, this
other dark spot is the beginning Of
4 larger root, or Of the remains OF It.
L will carefully follow it. See, it
runs about straight down, between
these slabs Of limestone. This
must have been the top-roOt and
Ilarks the center of the stump or
zee; and this IS just where the earth
IN lay. l have no doubt that this is
lie right starting point"
You see, dear reader, l had BIZ
his time quite regained my good
Iature-I am usually as pleasant as
4 suh-her day. Now, l have not
time to motalize at length; and it is
hardly necessary for me to say
that L have exposed my crossness
md obstinacy in this instance for
JurpOse-yOu see how disagreeable
md Odious ill-nature appears in 9TH
RS. Does it seem less so in YOU?
Well, my friend had convinced
ne ofmy error, to be sure; but I
was tempted to wish he had not
come, or at least not noticed the mis-
axe; for what an undoing Of the
york Of the preceding days, the ne
5essary correction involved. So
Thought the men at least, and they
began to murmer at the loss of so
much time. 1 stopped their com
plants by assuring them that a little
Iguring was all that was necessary;
md if they would be patient I
would soon have it all right. The
,econd thought was sufficient to
show them that while 1 should not
nave taken their word about the cor
Ter, so readily, it was natural that I
,hould think that they, living so long
n the vicinity of the quarter-pOsL
md having its location so often
pointed out to them, would know
noe about where that hickory stood
.I-l 1 would. I sat apart, and
While they spun yarns, cracked jokes,
md talked offarm matters, /, having
J-eviou -ly found the exact distance
Je5waen the two powders, calculat-
ID very readily how far each tally
take must be moved and which
Wy, to correct the East and West
enter line. Then l made similar
inmates concerning the other line,
n-de the rec uisite changes, planted
he stones marking The corners ofad.
Dining property, and by this time
he curtain ofnight closed about us
And the mornin, and evening were
he fourth day. E'oGY.