Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-11-24

towards his corn field. When he arrives
there, he found four large hogs tearing
down the stalks. and pulling of and eat
ing the ripe ears of corn. They had alread,
destroyed a good deal. But he drove then
out very calmly. and put up the bar
through which they had entered and then
commenced gathering up the hslf eater
ears of corn, and throwing them out in thI
lane, for the hogs that had been so sudden
y disturbed in the process of getting
liberal meal. As he was thus engaged Mr.
Barton, who had from his own house, seer
the farmer turn the hogs out of his corn
field. came hurriedly mp, and said,
II am very sorry, Mr.. Gray, indeed
am, that my hogs have done thisl 1 vii
most cheertully pay you for what they hav'
destroyed"
s-Oh, never mind. friend Barton-neve
mind. Such things viii happen occasion
ally. My geese, yoa know. annoy you YER,
much SOME etimes."
Don't speak of it, Mr.. Gray. The,
didn't annoy me half SO much as i'm
egined they did. But how much corn d.
you think my hogs have destroyed? On,
bushel, or two bushels2 Or bow much?-
Let it be estimated. and will pay 20.
most cheerfully."
mo. no Not for the world, friend Bar
ton. Such things will happen sometimes
And, besides, some OF my men must have
let the bars down or your hogs nevel
could have got in. So don't think any
more about it. Itwould be dreadful if ont
neighbor could not bear little with an
other.
All this cut poor Mr.. Barton to the heart
His own i'll natured language and conduct
at much smaller trespass on his rights
presented itself to his mind, and deeply
mortified him. After a few moments 81
lence. he said.
: ''The fact is, Mr.. Gray; l shall feel bet.
ter if you viii let me pay for this corn. My
hogs should not be fsttened at you ex.
pense, will not consent to its being done.
So / shall insist on paying you for at least
one bushel of corn, for 1 am sure they have
destroyed that much, If not more"
But Mr.. Gray shook his head and smiled
pleasantly, as he replied
''Dont think any thing more about il,
neighbor Barton. II is matter deserving
of no consideration. No doubt my cattle
have often trespassed on you, and will tres
pass on you again. Let rs then bear and
forbear."
All this cut the shoemaker still deeper,
and he felt still less at ease in mind sfteI
he parted from the farmer, than he did
before.
"You told him your mind very plainly,
Ihope." said Mrs. Gray. as her husband
returned
'I certainly did" Was his reply.
I'm glad you didl / hope he will think
twice before ne kills any more of my
geese"
81 expect you are right, Sally. Idon't
think we shall be troubled again."
'.And what did you say to him. And
what did he say for himself"
Why he wanted very much to pay me
for the corn his pigs had eaten; but i
wouldn't hear to it. 1 told him that il
made no difference in the world. That
such accidents would happen sometimes. "
''You did2'
Certainly, did"
''And that's the way you spoke your
"'ua 1917 e n.y. ana 1t had -ths dssirsd Of
feet. 1t made him feel ten times worse
than if 1 had spoken angrily to him"
'Well, perhaps you are right, Mrs. Gray
said, after q few moments OF thoughtful ST.
lence. II like Mrs. Barton very much
and now / come to think Of it, 1 should
not wish to have any difference between
our families"
sAnd so do like Mr.. Barton. He has
read the Chautauqua Farmer q good deal
and derived instruction from it's entertain
ing columns, and find it very pleasant to
sit with him, occasionally, during the long
winter evenings. His cnly fault is his
quick temper-but it is much better TOR as
to bear with, and soothe that, than to op-
pose and excite it, and thus beep both his
family and our own in hot water"
''You are certainly right" Mrs. Gray
said, ''and / only wish that could always
think and feel as you do. But am lit
tie quick. as they say"
''And so is Mr.. Barton. Now Just the
same consideration that you would desire
others to have for you, should you exercise
towards Mr. Barton. or any one else whose
Lasty temper leads him unto words or ac-
tions that in calmer and more thoughtful
moments. are subjects of regret.
On tbs next day, while Mr.. Gray stood
In his door from which he could see all
over the two or three acres of ground that
the shoemaker cultivated, he observed two
OF his own COWS in his neighbor's corn
field, browsing away in quite confented
manner. As he was going to cali one OF
the farm hands to 60 over and drive them
out he perceived that Mr.. Barton had be-
come acquainted with the mischief that
was going on. and had already started for
the feid of corD-
''Now we win see the effect of yesterday &
lesson" the farmer said to himself, and
tEen paused 70 observe the manner of the
shoemaker towards his cattle in driving
them out of the field. In few minutes
Mr.. Barton came up to the cows-hut, in
stead Of throwing stones at them, OF strik-
ing them with q stick, he merely drove
them ont in a quiet way, and put up the
bars through which they had entered
"Admirable!" calculated Mr.. Gray.
s'What is admirble?" asked his wife who
came within hearing distance at that mo
ment
"why the lesson / gave our friend Barton
yesterday works admirably"
"How so?"
why two of our COWS were in his corr
field few minutes ago destroying the corr
at rapid rate"
"welll What did he do To them2" in 9
quick, anxious tcne.
He drove them out"
''Did he stone them, or beat them?"
''Oh. no. He vas as gentle as child to
ward them"
"You are certx inly jesting."
mot L Friend Barton has not forget
ten that his pigs were in my corn field yes
terday, and that turned them out with
out hurting hair of one of them. Nov
suppose I had got angry and beaten his
hogs, ~aat do you think the result would
have been2 Why, it ia as much more prob
able that one or both of our fine cows would
have been at this moment in the condition
of Mr.. MELONS old brindle"
81 wish you wouldn't say any thing more
about old brindle," Mrs. Gray said. trying
to laugh, while her face grew red, in split
of her efforts to keep down her feelings.
"Well, / won't Sally, if 1t worries yoa--
But it is such a good illustration, that
cannot help using it sometimes.
al am glad he didn't hurt the cows,
Mrs. Gray said, after q pause,
"And so am /. Sally. Glad on more
than one account It shows that he has
made an effort to keep down his hasty, ir
ritsble tsmper-and ii be can do that, il
will be favor conferred on the Who'll
neighborhood. for almost every one com
plains, at times, of this fault in his char.
acter."
s.It is certainly the best policy, to keer
fair weather with him" Mrs. Gray remark
ei-'a man Of his temper could annoy NJ
a good deal"