The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-07-06

uOk Wdo ACoo CAuS tuoA uiS un"oeOAS
tor sho would have been torn by
his teeth, ipsteaa OF only being
heightened by his barA.
1t is a hard case, truly friend
Levering. Our neighbor Hardy
seems possessed Of an evil spirit.
The spirit of the devil, was an.
swered with feeling.
He is thy enemy assuredly, and
if thee does not get rid of him, he
will do thee great harm Thee
must If thee would dwell in safety
friend Levering.
The Quaker's face was growing
serious, and be spoke in lowered
voice and bent toward his neigh
Dor in q confidentisl manner
Thee must put him out of tho
way.
Friend Martin The surprise
of Paul vas unfeigned.
Kill him he calculated.
If thee does not kill him he will
certainly kill thee. one of these
days, friend Levering. And thee
knows what is said about self
preservation being the first law Of
nature.
And get hung
| l dom: think they will hang thee
anyway, cody returned the Qua
ker thee can get over to his place
and get him all to thyself. Or
thee meet him in some by road.
Nobody need see thee, and when
he is dead, l think people will be
more glad .han sorry.
Do you think I am no better
than a murderer ? l, Paul Lever
ing stain my h-nds with blood.
Who said anything about STAIN
ing thy hands ia blood the Qua
ker said mildly.
Why you.
Thee's mistaken. I never used
the word blood.
But you meant it. You sug-
gessed murder
No friend Levering. I advised
thee to kill thy enemy, lest some
day he should kill thee.
Isn't killing murcer, ehould
like to know demanded Lever
ing.
There are more ways than one
to kill al enemy, said the Quaker.
I've killed a good many in my time
! and no blood can be found on my
garments My way of killing enc
mics is to make them my friends.
Kill nei ghbor Hardy with kind
ness, and thee will have no moro
trouble with him.
A sudden light cleaned ovel
Mr. Leverings face, as if o cloud
had passed.
New way to kill people.
The sIrest way to kill enemies
as thee will find il the will try it
Let me see. How will we g
about it 2 said Paul Levering
taken at once with the idea.
II If thee has the will friend Lev
: ering, it will not be long befor'
thee will find the way.
And SO it proved. Not tw'
hou:s afterward, as Mr.. Leverin,
:. was driving into the village. h.
y " found Dick Hardy with a stallet
3 load Of stones he was whippin!
- his horse, and swearing at hin
!, passionateIy, but to no purpose
!. The cart wheels were buried hal
way TO the sxel, in stiff mud, an
! defied the strength Of one horse t
y move them. On seeing Mr.. Lev
y ering, Dick stopped pulling an
. swearing, and, getting on the carl
, commenced kicking the stones ol
+" into the middle Of the rode.
!. Hold on q nit, friend Hardy
= said Levering in a pleasant voice
as be dismounted and CONNIE nee
= unhitcbing his horse But Die
pretended not to hear him, an
" kept on pitching out the stones
= Hold on say. and don't Civ
- yourself all that trouble, said MI
Levering, speaking in a louder vtic
but in kind and cheering tones
Two horses are better than one
With Charley's help we will 500
u have the wheels ON solid groun
t. again.
Understanding now what b
meant, Dicks hands fell almos
lifeless by his side. There sal
d Levering, as he put his horse
front of Dicks and made til
traces fast. One pull and til
ii thing is done. Before Dick coul
* get down from the cart it was OF
e of the mua-hole, and without say
ing word more. Levering unfast
N ened his horse from the front I
" Dicks animal, and hitching U
again rode on
:. On the next day Levering "a
N Hardy in the act of st-engthenin
y, q bit of wesk fence through whic
le Levering's cattle had broken ono
le or twice, thus removing tempta
1t tion, and saving the animals frol
}. being beaten and set on by Il
lg dogs.
ID Thse's given him abad woun