Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-11-24
srirtteo MistellaulI.
THE BUsHEL OF CORN.
ar AnrHuR-

not the best tempered man in the world,
though mainly kind and obliging. He was
shoemaker. His name was Barton, One
day IN harvest time, when every hand on
the farm was busy as q bee, this man came
over to Farmer Gray and said, in rather 0
petulant tone of voice
'Mr. Gray. wish you would send ovel
anc drive your geese home"
Why so, Mr.. Barton, what have my
geese been doing?" the farmer said, in 8
mild. quiet tone.
They &c. into my garden. and win
Il ann very sorry for it. ne nelghbor Barton,
but what can do"
"Why, yoke them, and thus keep them
on your own premises It's no kind of a
way to let your geese run all over every
farm and garden In the neighborhood.
'But cannot see to il now. 1t is har-
vest time, friend Barton, and every man.
woman and child on the farm has as much
as be or she can do. Try and bear it for a
week or 50. and then 1 will see if can
possibly remedy the evil
81 can't bear it, and won't bear it any
longer! the shoemaker said. $50 if you
do not take care of them, friend Gray, i
shall have to take care of them for you"
''Well neigbbor Barton, you can do as
usual quiet tone. II am sorry that thsy
trouble you. but cannot attend to them
now
''Ill attend to them for you, see if |
don't the shoemaker said still more anc-
rily than when he first called upon farmer
Gray.
"What upon earth en- De the matter
with the geese2" Mrs Gray said. about fif.
teen minutes afterwards.
II really cannot tell. unless neighbor
Barton is taking care of them He threat
ened to do SO If didn't yoke them right
of"
Taking care of theml How taking care
of them?"
''As to that / am quite in the dark. Kill.
ing them perhaps. He said that if 1 idnt
take care of them he would. So suppose
he Is engaged in the neighborly business
OF taking care of our geese"
''Johni Williami Run over see what
Mr.. Barten is doing with my geese" Mrs.
Gray said, in quick and anxious tone to
two little boys who were PLAYING near
The urchins scampered of, well pleased
to perform any errand.
"Oh. if he has dared to do anything to
my geese, wall never forgive him. the
good wife said, angrily.
81 u-s-h, Sally make no rash speeches.
1t is more than probable that he he's killed
two or three of,them- R1t never mind, if
ne has de VIII get over ms pet, ana De
sorry for it."
ssYes, but what good Will his being sor-
~ do me? VIII it bring my geese to life?"
"Ah, we'll, Sally. never mind Let us
wait until We learn what all this disturb
ance is about"
In about ten minutes the children came
home, bearing the bodies of three geese,
each without head.
s.Oh, isn't that too much for human en-
durance," said Mr.. Gray.
I'VE found them lying out IN the road,
said the oldest of the two tive children
'And when We picked them up. Mr.. Bar
ton said-''tel your father that have
yoked his geese for him, to save him trou-
bic. as his bends are all too busy to do il. -
I'D sue him for it," said Mrs Gray, in
an indignant tone.
sAnd what good would that do?"
'Why it world do great deal of good
1t would teach him better manners. II
would punish him.
'sAnd punish us into the bargain. We
have lost three geese now, bat We still
have their good lat bodies to eat. A law
suit would cost Us good many geese, and
not leave us ever so much as the feathers,
besides giving rs a world of trouble and
vexation. No no, Sally, just let it rest,
and he viii be sorry for it, know"
''Sorry for IL, indeedi And what good
will his being sorry for it do us. should
like to know. Next ne will kill COW. and
then we must be satisfied with his being
sorry for i'll Now / can tell you that
/ don't believe in that doctrine. Nor do l
believe any thing about his being sorry,
the grabbed, ili-natured wretchi.
s'Dont call hard names, Sally" farmer
Gray said, IN a mild. soothing tone.-
"Neighbor Barton was not himself when
he killed the geese. Like every other
angry person, he was Just q little insane,
and did what he would not have done had
he been perfectly in his right mind. When
you are little excited, you know, Sally,
that even you do and say unreasonable
things"
'.Mel 10 and and say unreasonable
thingsr exclaimed Mrs. Gray, with look
and tone of indignant astonishmenb ''me
say and do unreasonable things when l am
angryf don't understand you, Mr.. Gray. "
MAYBE can help you little. Don't
you remember the churn?"
Eyes, but never mind about ii. :"
80 you have not forgotten how unrea-
sOnable you were about the churE. II
wasn't good for anything-you knew it
wasn't; and you'd never put . jar Of cream
into it as long IS yon lived-that you
wouldn't. And yet, on trial, you found
that churn the best you had ever used, and
now you wouldn't part with il on any con-
siderstion- So you see, Sally, that even
you can say aud do unreasonable things
when you are angry. just as well as Mr..
Barton"
Mrs. Gray saw that her husband was
right, but still she felt indignant st the out
fa1 Co oho< <<<ol
her three fat geese, and after stripping of
their feathers, had them prepared for the
table. r.rs
On the next morning. rs Mr.. Gray was
going slong the road. ne met the sboemak-
er, and as they had to pass very near to
each other, the farmer smiled, and bowed,
and spoke kindly. Alr, Barton looked and
felt very uneasy, but far. 1er Gray did not
seem to remember the unp leasant incident
of the day before.
1t was about eleven o'clock of the same
day. that one Of farmer Gay's little boys
came running 70 him, and crying
''Oh fatheri father, Mr.. Barton's hogs
are in our corn field"
"Then I must go and drive them out, "
said Mr.. Gray. in quiet tone.
''Drive them outr' CALCULATED Mrs. Gray.
ssDrivs 'em out indeedi I'd shoot them,
u -
we'd my geese yesterday
"Bat that wouldn't bring the geese to
life again. Sally" -
s9 don't care if it wouldn't. 1t would
be paying him In his own coin, and that's
all he deserves
s.You know what the Bible says. Sally,
about grieyous words, and they apply with
stronger force to grievous actions No
no-I will return neighbor Barton good
for evil That is the best way. He has
done wrong. and am sure he is sorry for
it And AZ wish him stiil to remain sorry
for 30 unkind ard unneighboriy an action,
/ intend making use of the best meaus fol
keeping HIM sorry"
'srhen you win be revenged on him, any
owl"
s.No . lv-Bot revenged. am not an
with sssighbor Barton. but while am