The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-02

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William Laid was the President Of
the American Peace Society, and he
believed that the principles of peace
carried ont, would retain good will
among nefghbors as well as among
natlons. But there was a time when
he had not fully considered this sub
ject--had not thought much abont Il.
as dare say many people have not.
He believed that II a man struck him
blow, 1t was fair and best to strike
right back again without considering
If there were not some better way OF
overcoming the offender; or Ii a man
did him an injury, why, as people
commonly say, he would give him as
good as lie sent. -
~ lie had farm ; md q poor man
who lived OH land adjotng fis, negleks-
cd to keep up felae shlyh Il was his
business TO keep In order. and In con-
sequence his sheep got Into William
I.add's wheat field and did much hiis-
clfief. He told his Mai Sam to 20 10
the neighbor and ten him he must
mend the fence and keep the sheep
out. But the sheep came In again,
and William, who was very orderly
man himself, was provoked. sssSam,"
he said, ''go t0that man, and tell hun
II he don't keep bis sheep out OF my
wheat field, III have them shot. ''
Even this did not do; the sheep wers,
Ia again. 1E
sam said William to his man,
take my gun, and shoot those sheep"
Il had rather not" said Sam,
''lather NOT, Sam! Why, there arc
but three--it's no great job"
No, sir; but the poor man has but
three IN the world. and | am not tlw
person who likes 10 shoot a poor mans
sheep"
",Then the poor man. should take
proper care of them. gave him
warning; why didn't he mend his
fence 7"
"Well, sir, guess It was beCause y0n
sent him a rough kind Of message; IL
made him mad, aud so he would not
do it,"
After considering a few minutes,
William Ladd told Sam to put tlls
horse to the buggy.
'SlmllI l put in the gun?" Sam as-
ked.
Williams relation of what followed
we give In his own language. "No,
said I. saw Sam half smiled, but
said nothing. ! got into my buggy
and drove up to my neighbOr Pulsifer.
lie lived IL mile off and had gool
deal of time to think the matter over,
"When | drove up to the house, the
man was chopping wood. There
were but few sticks OF wool, and tile
house was poor, and my heart soften-
ed. 'Neiglibor, I called ont, Pnlsi-
fer looked sulky, and did not llft np
his head. Come, come, Neighbor, ,
said /, 4 have come with friendly
feelings to You, and yoll must meet
me halt way lie perceived was In
earnest, laid down his dX, and came 10
the wagon. Now, neighbor,' said |
we have both been III the wrong.
You neglected your fence, and got
angry and sent Won provoking mes
sage. Now, let's botll face about, and
both do right, and feel right. III
forgive, and you shall fogive me,
Now, let's shake hands. lie didn {
feel quite like giving me his hand, b,it
at last he let me take 1t.
NOW said /, 'neighbor, drive
your sheep down to my south pasture,
They shall share with my sheep till
next spring; you shall have NIL the
yield, and next summer well start
| fair
"IIis hand was no longer dead In
mine. lie gave me good friendly
grasp. The tears came Into his eyes
and he said, i guess you are a Chris
tian, Squire, after all
That little ffacas with my neighbor
| about the sleep was,n continued Will
lam I.atld, ''my first In devoting my
self to the cause Of Peace