St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-08-07


his neighbOr had done.
She made to him precisely the same
statement she had made to Mr.. Bah
cock. showed him the injured property
and asked him to fix damages.
1t was remarkable that before he did
this he should ask the same question
that Mr.. Babcock had asked, namely
whether she had any suspicion as t.
whom the animals belonged.
"Well, one of them had terribly
crooked horn"
"PreciScly- Babcock's heifer.
should know her among il thousand
She was black and white. wasn't she 2
well. now | think of it, she was
one seldom sees SO clear IL black and
white on Il cow"
ITO he sure. they're Babcock's ami
mails fast enough. Well. let me see
what YOU want is just about IA fair esti-
mate. | suppose =
'Certaimly.'
well. | should say ninety dollars
was as low Us he ought to he allowed
to get off with
80, hut fear that will seem as if
meant to take advantage. Suppose we
call it-Say ScVentN-live p
Just as YOU please. of course: hut
hanged if I'd let him off for less than Il
hundred. if twas NV case"
"And if he refused to pav ,"
"Why keep his animals till he come,
round, that's all"
But there is one thing that neg
lected to mention; our gate was stand
ing open: that may alter the case
Not ut all,-thcre is no law against
your gate being open: there is against
stray animals
every well-thank You for your adj
vice." said Miss Letitia: ami Mr.. Small
departed with as smiling Il coIntenance
as Mr.. Bahcock had worn
But ut milking time that night he
made a strange discovery Brindle
WAS missing,
AZ about the same hour Mr.. Bahc"ck
mhne similar discovery black
I'm" Wllite helier WAS nowhere to lie
io"hu.
n h"frlhle suspicion seized them both
IA suspicion which they would not
have made known to each other for the
world.
They waited till 1t was dark. and
then MIR. Bahcock stole round to Miss
LetItIa's and meckly asked leave Ia
look ut the animals which had com
mittcd the treSpass. He would have
done it without asking leave. only that
thrifty Miss Lctitia always locked h,.l
barn doors at night.
While he stood looking over into tn,
pen " here the COWS were confined. and
trying to Negotiate with Miss Letitia
for the release of the hcitcr. along came
| Mr.. Small in quest of BrindIc. TIL,
| two men stared at each other for I'M
instant in blank diSmav. and then huno
their heads in confusion.
1t WAS useless to assert that the dam
ages were too hirh. for had they moi
fixed them themselves! 1t WAS mSelcS,
to plead that Miss Lctitia vas in :,
manner responsible for what had ham
ueued an n,,nuut ,f fla. ,,,,,, ,r',, s.,
/ had they NOT ,sSurod L.r ,L,t ,.;r,.,,,,,
stances did NOT affect tL, ,.,Sno # u',.
useless 10 SAY thar She had nn ,.i,,bt r.
! keen the COWS in ,ustoJy f,r had tL.y
uot couus,l,J h.rtn A., S,p y f., ,,,i,,,
/ To law nbout if. wnuIJ tL., u,t tLu-
h,comc I'm. snort nf tL, vL,I. t,,v-n}
..U,. thar lin~itL =, ,,it Ia. L;,,.,J,
sh,II fan int, il ..,iJ Nj. .,,i,;., ~.
read what wns n,ssin,r i, tL.ir ,ninJ.
rs well ~ if ,L,, had -u,L.u t,,r th..
Ii"ht of Isnor's lantern fell fuII nm tI,.;,
f,c.S ..U,,,.,o, J,,,., ,,;.l H.,
hard un,r van ami ,,,,. '.,,,I;t;,,,, 7
~ III t,,i,. H., ,.,,,,'.' ,,,'i t. u
debt