National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-01-14

sharply, with a dreadful sinking of
the heart. You don't mean to tell
me there is any such danger
Pm afraid so,' he replied, eyeing
the COW professionally; lit looks a
little scaley; but you had better go
and find Herman Brayton, and tell
him all about it; he is better posted
on cattle diseases than half the cow
doctors in the country; and it any
body can save the critters life he
cam
Rachel turned back on the road,
feeling half dazed and wholly fright
ened. Her father was SLOW to niger
bot she did not like to think what
the consequences might be should he
discover that his girl had been in
strumen,al in killing a neighbors
COW. Her pugilistic spirit had 0Ozed
out, and left her in had scrale.-
How could she face those Braytons
with her story; and how could she
beg pardon and assistance aS it were,
Of Herman Brayton, toward whom
she had begun to feel "a settled dis
like!
While she was hnrrying along
wit burning cheeks, turning over
these wietched thoughts III her
mind, and feeling very humblr, Il
young man sprang over the low wall
by the roadside. aud politely raised
his hat. He wore farm laboiers
blouse and checked shirt; but his
manner had a charm quite foreign
in the hnnespun youths of the neigh
hDrhOOd.
Excuse me, Miss Henderson, he
said at once. Il knew you 10y sight,
and seeing YOU go by thought | would
take the Ol po!tunliy to send word
to yOur father that six of his COWS
are in my harnyard. Or course, he
can haze them on demand. Old
! beSS, l believe they call her, has Il
vicious pair of horns. She slipped
her hamper, and let the others info
my huckwhrat field. shall leave
it to Mr.. Henderson to estimate the
damacr,fo from what report says OF
him, | know he will be inclined t.
do the fair thing
For a moment Rachel stood quite
overwhelmed by the lesson in Chris
tian fUrbearance which Herman
Brayton had uncOnsciously taugh,
her: but at last the tears would
come to relieve her painfully excite,
state of feeling, and must admi'
that for the moment her c0ndut'
was not at all in keeping with The
character of Il high strung, spiritet
girl. How concession WAS made
do not quite know but certain it is
that Herman, as old Mrs. PettigreW
expressed il, took "a shinetO Rachel
even in her tears.
Don't distress yourself about
Brindle,' he said soOthing!y, as soon
AS matters were made plain to him
Il understand COW doctering pretty
thoroughly and l think l know jusl
what to do fOi her. You have beer
sadly pestered With our unrul,
animals this summer; but mns'
say 10y way of apology, that the oit
place when we moved in was neither
hen HOT pig roof. Crops were press
ing, hands short and OF course
some things were neglected. B'
assured you shall have nothing O
the kind to complain of in the tu'
ture, Miss Henderson, unless you
take me up for treaspassing; for
mean to come over some day and
arrange a treaty OF peace
That evening Herman sent 8
messenger To say the COW was ou
OF danger. and ~ s.r.".so n"w Aut'
tering awoke in RachcIs heart.
A few weeks later, when the first
snow was lying on the GROUND, ont
Sunday morning in church the par
son took Tor his text these words -
Love your enemies. DO good t.
them that dcspi,etuily use y'u' -
and Rachel. turning around caught
Il glance from Herman Brayton''
eyes, which shot forth mischief ant
triumph. When she walked ava,
at noon, Herman joined her in thu
most natural manner possible.
'Do you know. Rachel said he,-
show | construed the minister's text
To me it sounded like this: Love
them that stone your chickens, An,
scald your pigs,alni drive Your cow
of to pound: and ii did not sren ;
very difficult command 10 obey
Mrs. pc,tigIcw, who WIS walkin.
behind, nudgcl her daughter Es
ther,and whispered, u allus told yo'
how 1t would come out
Now the Henderson and Braytol
farms are united in one,and Herman
has demonstrated to his nrighbors
by his tail grain and his fat meadow
lands, the reasonableness of scicn-
tifc farming. lie never ties o
joking his wife Rachel about he
war,aid il she expects to hear th'
end of IL during the term Of he
} natural life | fear she will be disap
pointed.
New York has u "walking car."--
II is drawn by u horse, and instea'