Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-11-17

1es-Just 30, friend Martp.
Did any good come of i'll
About as much good as though l
had whistled to the wind"
How has it been since?
mo change for the better, it grows,
if anything, worse and worse. Dick
never gets weary of annoying me-"
HAS thee ever tried the law with
him, friend Levering2 The law should
protect thee"
60 yes, I've tried the law. Once be
ran his heavy wagon against my car
riage purposely, and upset me in the
road. made narrow escape with my
life The carriage was so badly broken
that it cost me fifty dollars for repairs.
A neighbor saw the whole thing and
said it was plainly intended by Dick.
So / sent him the carriage-maker's bill,
at which be got into towering passion.
Then | threatened him with prosecution
and he laughed in my face Indignantly.
| / felt that the time had come to act de-
eisively, and sued him, relying on the
evidence of my neighbor. He was
afraid Of Dick, and so worked his testi-
mony that the jury saw only an acci-
dent instead of purpose to injure
After that Dick Hardy was worse than
ever. He took an evil delight in an
noying and injuring me. / am satisfied
that in more than one instance he left
gaps in his fences, in order to entice my
cattle into his fields, that he might set
his dog on them and hurt them with
stones. 1t is more than child of mine
dares to cross his premises. Only last
week he tried to put his dog on my lit
Florence, who had strayed into one of
his fields after buttercups. The dog was
less cruel than the master or she would
have been torn by his teeth, instead of
being only frightened by his bark"
"It's hard case, truly, friend Lev
ering. Our neighbor Hardy seems pos
sessed of an evil spirit"
"The spirit of the devil" was an
swered with feeling.
"He's thy enemy assuredly and if
thee doesn't get rid of him he will do
thee great harm Thee must, if thee
would dwell in safety, friend Levering.
[The Quakers face was growing very
serious He spoke in lowered voice,
and bent towards his neighbor in con-
fidential manner.)
"Thee must put him out of the way
"Friend Martin +" the surprise OF
Paul was unfeigned
"Thee must kill him."
The countenance of Levering grew
black with astonishment.
Kill him F" he calculated.
"If thee doesn't kill him he'll Ger,
tainly kill thee, one of these days, FRIEND
Levering. And thee knows what is said
about self preservation being the first
4 law Ol HdLuE6.
"And get hung 4"
81 don't think they'll hang thee,
coolly returned the Quaker Thee can
go over to his place and get him all
alone by thyself. Or thee can meet hin
in some byroad. Nobody need see thee
and when he's dead, think people will
be more glad than sorry"
Do you think I'm no better than a
murderer l, Paul LeveriDg, stain my
hands with blood /"
Who said anything about staining
thy hands with blood !" said the Quak.
er mildly
Why, you? ?"
Thee's mistaken, never used the
word blood"
"But you meant it. You suggested
murder"
"No, friend Levering, l advised thee
to kill thy enemy, lest some day he
should kill thee"
Isn't killing murder, should like to
know ?" demanded Levering.
There are more ways than one to
kill an enemy" said the Quaker. Eve
killed a good many in my time, and no
stain of blood can be found on my gar.
ments. My way of killing enemies is to
make them friends. Kill neighbor Har.
dy with kindness, and thee'll have no
more trouble with him."
A sudden light cleaned over Mr.. Lev
ering's face, as if a cloud had passed
" A new way to kill people"
The surest way to kill enemies, as
theell find, if thee'Il only try"
Let me see. How shall we 90 about
it?" said Paul Levering, taken at once
with the idea.
If thee has the will, friend Levering
it will not be long before thee finds the
way"
And so IL nrnved Not tyVo hours a.