The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-25

out OF ten, he is a greater sufferer from
these outbreaks than any one else. In oul
actions towards him, than. it is a much
higher and better motive for us to be gov
erned by desire to aid him in the corree
ton Of this evil, than to look merely TO tht
protection of ourselves from its effects. Dc
you think so?"
.'Yes. It does seem so"
"When thus moved 10 action. we are, in
degree, regarding the whole neighbor
hosd. for the evil of which We speak affect:
al, and, in thus suffering ourselves to be
governed by such elevated and unselfsh
motives. we gain all that We possibly could
have gained undsr the mere instigation OF
policy and great deal Iicte. But to bring
the matter into still narrower compass
Inan oor actions towards him and every
one else, We should be governed by the
simple eonsiderstion-Is it righti If a
spirit of retaliation be not right then it
cannot be INDUCED without mutual In
jury. OF course. then, ii should never
prompt nste action, or if cows or hogs get
into my feldoE garden, and destroy my
property tis 70 blame most2 Ofcourse,
myself I should Hsse kept my fenees in
better repair, or my gale csosed<rhe
animals, certainly are not to blame, for
they follow only the promptings of nature
and their owners should not be censured,
for they know nothing about it. 1t would
then be very wrong for me te injure both
the animals and their owneis fot my OVID
neglect-would it not?"
'Yes,-I suppose it would"
so at least it seems to me. Then of
course, ought not to injure neighbor Bar
toms COWS or hogs, even if they do break
into my cornfeld or garden, simply be-
cause it would be wrong TO do SO. This is
the principle upon which We should act,
and not from any selfish policy"
After this there was no more trouble
about farmer Grayis geese or cattle. Some
times the geese would get among Barton's
hogs, and annoy them while eating, but
it did not worry him as it did formerly. If
they became too troublesome, he would
drive them away, but not by throwing
site and stones at them as he once did.
I,s in the fall the shoemaker brought
in his ball for work. 1t was q pretty large
bill. with sundry credits.
PAY day has come at last" Mr.. Gray
said, good humoredly, as the shoemaker
presented bis account. "Well, let us seei"
and he TOOK the bill to examine it, item af-
ter item.
"Whst is thisl" he asked, reading aloud
q credit for one bushel Of corn.
'tIts some corn had from you.
Il reckon you must be mistaken. You
never got any corn from me-"
"Oh yes did. 1 remember it perfect
y. It's all right"
"But when did you get it, friend Bar
ton? l am sure that haven't the most
distant recollection oft"
'My hogs got it." the shoemaker said,
in rather low and hesitsting tone.
'Your hogs1"
''Yes. Don't you remember when my
hogs broke into your field, and destroyed
your cornl"
''Oh, dear! Is that its oh, no, no,
friend Bartonl 1 cannot allow that item
N the bill"
"Yes but you must. 1t is perfectly Just
and shall never rest until il is paid"
81 can't indeed. You couldn't help your
logs getting into my field; and then you
NOV, friend Barton"-(loweringh his tone:)
My geese were very troublesomel"
The shoemaker blushed and looked con.
used; but farmer Gray slapped him fsmi- |
iarly on the shoulder, and said in lively, |
heerful way --.-.-.---.-.-- -
Don't think anything more about it, |
riend Barton? And, hereafter let us en-
reavor to do as zoe loould be done by, and |
hen every thing viii 60 as smoothas clock
york"
"But you will allow that item in the
I'LL" the shoemaker urged perseyeringly. |
''Oh no, couldn't do that. 1 should |
hink it wrong tomake you pay for my own
r some of my mems NEGLIGENCE in leaving
own the bars"
''But then," (hesitatingly) those geese.
killed three. Let it &c for thsm."
''1f you did kill them-we ate them. So
hat is even. Mono, let the past be for
often, and if it makes better friends and
eighbors of us, We need never regret what
as happened"
Farmer Gray remained firm, and the bill
7as settled, omitting the item of 'corn,"
rom that time forth, he never had bet
sr neighbor than the shoemaker. The
ows and hogs and geese of both would oc-
sionally trespass-but the trespassers were
lways kindly removed. The lesson was
ot lost on either of them, for even farmer
iray used to feel, sometimes, little an.
Dyed when his neighbor's cattle broke
lto his fields. But in teaching the shoe
1sker lesson, he had taken little of it
imelf