The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-25
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WIN u particular white mark; something
like cross, on her haunch."
"Why, that's Small's old Brindle," cried
Mr.. Babcock. Il know the mark as well
as know the nose on my face, She had
balls on her horns, didn't she?p
''Yes, so Isaac said"
"And kind of hump on her backP"
"a perfect dromedary," said Miss Lett
tia. ~ noticed that myself"
"Thcy were SmalPs cows-no doubt
about it at ALL" said Mr.. Babcock, rubbing
his hands "No sheep with them; hey ?"
"Well, now / think of it, there acre
sheep,-they ran away as soon as they saw
Isaac. Yes, certainly there were sheep"
said Miss Letitia.
II knew it,-they always go with the
COWS; and what you wish Of me"
'Is to fix the damages said Miss Lett
tia. Gas said before, women folks are no
judges about such mstters."
Mr.. Babcock meditated a moment, and
then said
"Well. I wouldn't take cent less than
seventy-fve dollars, if / were you,-not
cent"
"Seventy-fve dollars Isn't that good
deal, Mr. Babcock? You know don't wish
to'be hard on the poor man; all | want is a
fair compensation for the mischief done"
"Seventy-fve dollars Is fair. ma'am,-
in fact, NAV say it's low / wouldn't have
aherd of cattle and sheep tramping through
my premises in that way for n hundred"
"There's one thing / forgot to state,-
the orchard gate was open, or they couldn't
have got in; that may make q difference?"
mot Bit, not bit. You'd a right to
have your gate open, but SmalPs cows had
no right to run loose. I hope Isaac drove
EN- all tn the pond, didn't hep
Il heard him say he'd shut 'em up some
where, and didn't mean to let em out till
the owner calls for 'em. But, Mr.. Bah
cock. what if he should refuse to pay the
damages? should hate to 90 to law about
it."
Gle wont refuse; if he does, keep the
critters till he teiH pay. As to law, I guess
he's had about enough of that
I'm sure thank you for your advice"
sal Miss Letita, 'and mean 70 act upon
it to the very letter"
And MIR. Babcock took his leave with
very happy expression of countenance.
Scarcely was he out of sight when Miss
Letitia sent a summons for Mr.. Small,
which he obeyed as promptly as his neigh
Dor had done.
She made to him precisely the same
statement she had made to Mr.. Babcock,
showed him the injured property, and ask
ed him to fix damages.
1t was remarkable that before he did this
/ he should ask the same question Mr.. Bah
cock had asked, namely, whether she had
any suspicion as to whom the animals be-
longed.
"Well, one cf them had n terribly crook
ed horn
"Precisely-it's Babcock's heifer
should know her among thousand. She
was black and white, wasn't she?"
swell, now / think of it, she was one
seldom sees so clear a black and white on
a cow"
'To be sure, they're Babcock's animals
fast enough. "Well, let me see-what you
want is just about fair estimate, l sup
poser"
Certainly"
"Well, should say ninety dollars was
as low as he ought to be allowed to get off
with"
go, but fear that will seem as if meant
to take advantage. Suppose we call it
say seventy fve?"
"Just as you please, of course but
hanged if I'd let him off for less than n
hundred, if twas my case"
''And if he refused to pay?"
"Why keep his animals till he comes
round, that's ALL"
"But there is one thing | neglected to
mention; our gate was standing open; that
may alter the case
"Not at all, there is no law against your
keeping your gate open; there is against
stray animals"
every well.-thank you for your adj
vice." said Miss Lettia and Mr. Small de-
parted with as smiling a countenance as
Mr.. Babcock had worn.
But at milking time that night he made
strange discovery-old Brindle was miss
ing
At about the same hour Mr.. Babcock
made similar discoveIy-the black and
white heifer was nowhere to be found.
A horrible suspicion seized them BOTH
Il suspicion which they would not have
made known to each other for the world.
They waited till it was dark and then
Mr.. Babcock stole round to Miss Letitia's
and meekly asked leave to look at the an
finals which had committed the trespass.
He would have done it without asking
leave, only that thrifty Miss Letitia always
| locked her barn doors at night.
While he stood looking over into the pen
where the cows were confined, and trying
to negotiate with Miss Lettia for the re-
lease of the heiter, along came Mr.. Small
in quest of Brindle. The two men stared
at each other Tor an instant in blank dismay
and then hung their heads in confusion.
1t was useless to assert that the damages
were too high, for had they not fixed them
themselves? 1t was useless to plead that
! Miss Letitia was in a manner responsible
for what had happened, on account of the
open gate, for had they not assured her
that circumstances did not affect the case?
1t was useless to say that she had no right
to keep the COWS in custody. for had they
| naf cd no do A IN
law about it, would they not thus become
the sport of the whole town?
He that diggeth a pit, he himself shall
fall into it, said Miss Letitia, who read
what was passing in their minds as well as
if they ha spoken, for the light of Isaac's
lantern tell full GU their faces. However,
| don't wish to be hard upon you, and on
one condition will free the cows and for
give you the debt"
"What is that?" Both looked the ques-
ton, but did not ask it,.
"The condition is that you promise to put
good new fence in place of the old one
that separates your estates, dividing the
costs between you, and that hencefurth you
will live peaceably together so far as in You
lies. Do you promise?'
"Yes," muttered both, in voice scarcely
audible.
'Shake hands upon it, them" said Miss
Letitia.
They did so.
''Now let the cows out, Isaac; it's time
they were MIXED" said she. and the two
men went away, driving their animals
before them, with shame-taced air
greatly in contrast to the look of triumph
with which they had last quilted her pres
ence.
The fence was built, and the strife ceased
when the cause was removed, but il was
long before Miss Letitia's part of the affair
came TO the public ear; for she herself
maintained a strict silence concerning it.
and enjoined the same upon her manser-
want Isaac. Youths Companion.
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