The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18
TIE TWO NEIGHR0RS.

TIE TWO NEIGHR0RS.
One evening as the twilight was dusk
ing into deeper shades, Farmer WcIton
stood in his dooryard, with gun in his
hands, and saw dog coming out from
his shed. 1t was not his dog, for his WAS
of light color, while this was surely
black
The shed alluded to was open in front,
with double doors for the passage OF
carts, and a wicket for pedestrians at the
back and this shed was part OF II con-
tinuous structure connecting the barn
with the house. Around back Of this
house was the shecp-told.
There had been trouble upon farmer
Welton's place. Dogs had been killing
his shccp-and some Of the very best at
that. IIo had declared, in his wrath,
that he would shoot the first stray dog
he found prowling around his premises,
On this evening, by chance, he had been
CARRYING his gun from the house to the
barn when the canine intrldcrappcarcd.
Ave, and in the barn he had been taking
the skin from valuable sheep which had
been killed and mangIcd with tigcrish
fcrocity.
So, when he saw the strange dog com
inc through his she'd he brought the gun
to his shoulder, and, with quick sure
aim, fired. The dog gave leap and /"
howl, and having whisked around IN Il
circle two or three times, he bounded OF
in tangent, yclping painfully, and was
soon lost to sight. ,,,
"IIallo! what's to pay now, Wc'ton'
"Ah-is that you, Frost"
Yes. Been Shootin' somcthin, amt
yc?o
"pvc shot dog, think
aye c-s. ] seed him scootn oil 1t
was Brackets, ! reckon"
Before the farmer could make any FUR
thcr remark, his wife called to him from
the porch, and he went in.
Very shortly aftcrward boyand agirI
came ont through the shed, is the dog
had came. Down back of WcIton'S farm,
distant half mile, or 50, was saw ANA
grist mill, with quite little settlement
around it; and people having occasion
to 20 on foot from that section to the
farms ON the hill could cut off a long dis
tancc bv crossing Wclton's lot. The
boy and girl were children OF Mr.,
Bracket. When they reached home
they were met by II scene of dire conill-
sion. Old Carlo, the grand old New
foundland dog-the loving and the loved
the true and the iaithIuI-had come
home shot through the head, and was
diving, The children threw thcmSclycS
upon their shaggy mate, and wcpt ano
moaned in agony.
Mr.. Bracket arrived just as the dos
breathcd his last. One Of the Older boy
stood by with a lighted Iantcrn-ior l
had grown quite dark now--and TIT
farmer saw what had happened.
"Who did this ?" he asked, groan
ingly. =, ~
Frost, coming upat that moment; ne
been iosin' sheep, an guess he's go
kind o wrathy."
"But my dog never killed sheep
never! He's been reared to care TO
sheep. How came he down there?
Gle went over to the mill with ~
and me-" said the younger boy, sobbnS
as he spoke "and he was running ol
ahead of us toward home. heard Il gul
lust before we got to Mr.. Welton'S, hu
oh | didn't think he could have sho
poor Carlo "
Mr.. Bracket was fairly beside him
, self To say he was angry would no
, express it. He loved that dog-it ha'
, been the chief pet of his household 70
wears. lie was not man in the habi
Of using profane language, but on tn
, present occasion fierce oath escape
. him; and in that frame of mind litel
:, allv boiling with hot wrath and indign;
/, tion-he started for Weltons
: John Welton and Peter Bracket ha
a been neighbors from their earliest day
o and they had be IN friends, too. Betwec
!. the two families there had been bon
n of love and good will, and spirit
q fraternal kindness and regard ha
n marked their intercourse. Both IL
v farmers were Woodworking men, wit
II strong feelings and positive characters
= les. They belonged to the same religion
II society. and sympathized in polite
No They had had warm discussions, bl
If never vet a direct falling out. or II
+ two, Wcton was the more intellectua
d and, perhaps, Il little more tinged Wil
70 pride than was his neighbor. But I'll!
d were both hearty men, enjoying lie Il
Is the good it gave them. ,.,
d Mr. Welton entered his kitchen, N
n. stood the empty gun up behind the doc
Il "What's the matter, John! his ~
ii asked as she saw his troubled face.
+ "I'm afraid I've done 4 bad thing
,c he replied rcgrctfulIy. " fear ha'
r shot Brackets dog"
&c ooh, John"
a. " But | didn't know whose dog it wa
" 7 saw him coming out from the shed
>. was too dark to see more than that it "
" a dog. only thought of the sheep HI
Il lost. and fired" =,
n 81 am sorry, John. o, how NJ
ii Brackett and tke children will feel. Ih
I'd set everything by old Carlo. But y
n can explain it,
e. "Yes-I can explain it.
Half an hour later Mr.. Wclton '