The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-25
VOL V.---No. Ii.

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down the stalks, and pulling of and eai
ing the ripe ears of corn. They had airead
destroyed good deal But he drove ther
out very calmly, and put up the bar
through which they had entered and the
commenced gathering ue the half cate,
ears Of corn, and throwing them ont In th
lane, for the hogs that had been SO sudden
= disturbed in the process of getting
liberal meal. As he was thus engaged MI
Barton. who had fTom his own house, see
: the farmer turn the hogs out Of his corn
held, came nurriedly up, and said,
al am very sorry, Mr. Gray. ind ed
am, that my hogs have done thisl 1 wi
most cheerfally pay you for what they hav
) destroyed" .fl
'-Oh, never mind, friend Barton-neve
mind. Such things viii happen occasion
ally. My geese, yon know. annoy you yer,
much sometimes.
. Don't SPEAK of It. Mr.. Gray. The,
! didn't annoy me hall so much as i'm
sgined they did. But how much corn d.
you think my hogs have DESTROYED? Ons
bushel, or two bushels2 Or how mucb?-
Let it be estimated, and 1 will pay yoG
most cheerfully."
mo. no Not for the world, friend Bar
ton. Such things will happen sometime.
And, besides, some of my men must have
left the bars down or your hogs never
could have got in. So don't think any
more about it. 1t would be dreadful ifone
neighbor could not bear little with an
other
All this cut poor Mr.. Barton to the heart
His own i'll nstured language and conduct.
at much smaller trespass on his rigAts.
presented itself to his mind, and deeply
mortified him. After a few moments 81
lence. he said.
"The fact is, Mr. Gray; shall feel bet
ter if you viii let me pay for tins corn. Nv
hogs should not be fattened at you ex-
pense, l viii not consent TO its being done.
SO shall insist on paying you for at least
one bushel of corn, for / am sure they have
destroyed that much, if not more"
But Mr.. Gray shook his head and smiled
pleasantly, as he replied
"Don't think any thing more about il,
neighbor Barton. 1t is matter deserving
of no consideration. No doubt my cattle
have often trespassed on you, and will tres
pass on you again. Let us then bear and
forbear."
All this cut the shoemaker still deeper,
and he felt still less at ease In mind after
he parted from the farmer, than he did
before.
"You told him your mind very plainly,
hope, said Mrs. Gray, as her husband
returned.
81 certainly did, " was his reply.
Sim glad you didl / hope ke will think
twice before he kills any more of my
geese"
q expect you are right, Sally. Id5n't
think we shall be troubled again, +"
"And what. did you say to himf' And
what did ne say for himself"
Why he wanted very much to pay me
for the corn his pigs had eaten; but 1
wouldn't hear to it. l told him that it
made no difference in the world. That
such accidents would happen sometimes.
s'You did7''
Certainly, did.
''And that's the way you spoke your
mind to him?"
Precisely. And it had the desired ef-
feet. 1t made him feel ten times worse
than if | had spoken angrily to him"
well, perhaps you are right, Mrs. Gray
said, after few moments of thoughtful ST.
lence. Il like Mrs. Barton very much
and now come to think of it, 1 should
not wish to have any difference between
our families"
''And so do like Mr.. Barton. He has
read the Chautauqua Farmer q good deal
and derived instruction from its 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 us
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, 'fand only wish that 1 could always
think and feel as you do. But am lit
tie quick. as they Eay."
''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 |
hasty temper leads HIM unto words or &C
tions tnat in calmer and more thoughtful |
moments, are subjects Of regret.
On the next day, while MIR. 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 Reighbor's corn |
field, browsing away in quite contented |
As he was going to call one of |
the farm hands to go 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 field of corn
'.Now We will see the effect of yesterdays !
lesson" the farmer said TO himself, and |
then pansed to 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, or strik-
ing them with q stick, he merely drove
them ont in quiet way, and put up.the |
bars through which they had entered.
'.Admirabiel" calculated Mr.. Gray.
''What is Rdmirble2" asked his vile who |
came within hearing distance at that mo
ment
"Why the lesson gave our friend Barton |
works admirably"
i.HoW so?"
''Why two of oor COWS were in his corn
ield few minutes ago destroying the corn
At rapid rate.
"Welll What did he do to them?'' in
quick, anxious tone.
HE drove them out. :"
''Did ne stone them, or beat them?"
ooh. no. He was as gentle as child to- !
ward them"
'sYou are certainly jestipg."
Not 1 Friend Barton has not forget |
en- that his pigs were in my corn field yes
erdsy. and that turned them out with
out hurting a hair of one of them Nov,
suppose had got angry and beaten his
hogs, what do you think the result would |
have been2 Why, it is as much more prob
able that one or both of our fine COWS would |
have been at this moment in the copdition |
Of Mr.. Melons old brindle" >"
81 wish you wouldn't say any thing more
about old brindle,," Mrs Gray said. irving
to laugh, while her ia :e grew red, in spite
Of her efforts to keep doEn her feelings.
"Wel, l won't Sally, if il worries You
Bat it is such a good illustration, that /
cannot help using it sometimes. q"
81 am glad he didn't hurt the cows,
Mrs. Gray said, after pause,
"And so am !, Sally. Glad on more
han one account. It shows that he has
made an effort to keep down his hasty, ir-
ritable tsmper-and ii he eau do that, it
will Be favor conferred on the who'll
for almost every one com {
plains, at times, Of this fault in his char |
acter."
SIT is certainly the best policy, to keep
air weather with him" Mrs. Gray remark
sd-''a man of his temper could annoy us
good deal"
THAT word policy, Sally, is not a good
Vold," her husband replied. 1T conveys |