The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-11-05


believe he has a good heart,"
Yes"
Il wish You could show him how true
and good your own heart is"
''Parson,'
Il wish you could show him that YOU
possess true Christian courage"
''Parson, what do you mean"
Il wish you had the courage to meet
him and conquer him."
''How would you have me do it?"
First conquer yourself. You are not
offendedI'
No. Go on"
And thereupon the good clergyman
drew up his chair and laid his hand upon
his friends, and told him just what he
would have him do. He spoke earnest
ly, and with tears in his eyes.
Brother Walton, have you the heart
and courage to do thls?"
! The farmer arose and took two or three
turns across the floor; and finally he said ::
~ will do it''
On the following day, towards the
middle of the forenoon, Peter Braekett
stood in his door-yard with his head
bent. He was thinking whether he should
harness his horse and be off before din
ner, or whether he shoald wait until af-
ternoon. He could not work; he could
not even put his mind to ordinary chores.
Il wonder" he said to himself, "how
the trial will come out2 l s'pose Welton
will hire old Whitman to take his case.
OF course :he office1l be crowded. Tom
Frost says it's noised everywhere, and
that everybody'll be there. Plague take
it, l wish"
His meditations were interrupted by
approaching steps, and on looking up he
beheld neighbor WeltOn.
"Good morning, Peter"
Bracket gasped, and finally answered:
''Good morning, though rather crust
tily.
Welton went on, frankly and pleas
antly:
''You will 90 to the village to day."
81 s'pOSe So"
IL have been summoned by Justice
Garfield to be there, also; but, really, l
don't like to go. One of us will be
enough Garfield is a fair man, and
when he knows the facts, he will do what
is right. Now, YOU can state the case to
them as we'll as | can, and whatever his
decision is, | will abide by it. You can
tell him that shot your dog, and that
your dog had done me no harm"
do you acknowledge that old Carlo
never humed you-that lie never trou-
bled your sheep" inquired Brackett,
in startled surprise.
at was not his nature to do harm to
anything l am sure he would have
sooner saved one of my sheep than have
killed it,"
Then what did you shoot him for?"
That is what l was just coming at,
Peter. You will tell the Justice that i
had lost several of my best sheep, killed
by dogs-that had just been taking the
skin from fat, valuable wether, that
had been so killed and mangled-that l
was on my way from my barn to my
house, with my gun in my hand, when l
saw a dog come out from my shed. My
first thought was that he had come from
my sheep-fold. 1t was almost dark, and
l could not see plainly. Tell the Justice
that had no idea it was your dog. |
never dreamed that had fired that cru
el shot at old Carlo until Tom Frost told
me-"
HOY? You didn't know it was my
dog!"
Peter, have you thought so hard of
me as to think that could, knowingly
and willingly, have harmed that grand
old dog? would sooner have shot one
of my own oxen"
''But, you didn't tell me so at first
Why didn't your
because you came upon me $3.50
suddenly"
80, pshaww cried Brackett, with a
stamp of his foot. why don't you spit
it out as it wasl Say | Game down on
you so like a hornet that you hadn't time
to think. l was a blamed fool! that's
what | was"
''And l was another, Peter; if hadn't
been l should have told you the truth at
once. Instead of ttaring up. But we will
understand it now. You can see the
Justice
''Justice be hanged! John-Darn it
ALI what's the use. Therel Let's end
it So"
From her window Mrs. Bracket had
seen the two men come together, and she
trembled for the result. By and by she
saw her husband, as though flushed and
excited, put out his hand. Mercy, was
he going to strike his neighbour She
was ready to cry out with afright-the
cry was almost upon her lips-when she
Beheld a scene that called forth rejoicing
| instead. And this is what she saw:
She saw these two strong men grasp
each other by the hand, and she saw big,
bright tears rolling down their cheeks;
and she knew that tie fearful storm was
passed. and the warm sunshine of love
AID tranquility would come again.
| The great Santa barbara grape vine
is to be exhibited at the Centennial. 1t
las already been dug up, divided into
sections and boxed for shipment. The
| Press of Santa Barbara has the follow
ing to say about it. which, though not
| new. We publish a. a matter of wonder:
/ This famous vine is without doubt the
largest in the world. The celebrated
vine at Hampton Court, England, which
/ grew under glass, is inches III diameter
| feet from the ground. This vine is IA
inches in diameter 3 feet from the
| ground, and nearer to the ground has a
measurement of IS inches ia diameter
or So inches in circumference, while its
/ foliage has long covered a space equal
TO 10, 600 square feet The Hampton
Court vine produces annually from l.
500 to 1900 pounds of grapes. The pro-
duet of this vine has often reached the
immense number Of Z, 500 clusters, of an
| average weight OF 1 IA pounds each, or
nearly ~, 900 pounds. Ii Is of the va