The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-08-24


ling about my buildings, especially when
have had my sheep killed BY them.
Bot my deg never troubled your sheep
and you know It!
How should know itf
+ You know that be never did harm to a
sheep. Il wasn't 10 bis nature. Il wAs
a mean, cowsrdly act, and IAN Oath) you
shall suffer for Il
Brsekett, you don't know 10 whom
you are taking
Ohio (another oAth). Wen find out
Don't put on airs, John Weiton. You
ain't a saint I'll have satisfaction, II ]
have to take II out Of your hide!
Peter, you'd better 40 home and cool
of. You are making yourself ridlcslous.
Now, really, this was the unkindest
cut Of all Not all the mad words OF
Brackelt put together we're so bard ss
this single sentence; and John Welten
put all the bitter sarcasm ID BIZ command
into H.
Bracket burst forth into 3 torrent OF
invectives, and then turned away.
Half an hour later John Welton &C.
kuowledged to himself that DO had not
done exactly right. Had be, In the outset
/ in answer TO Brackett's first outburst,
told the simple truth-that be had shot
the dog by mistske that hs was sorry,
and that be was willing TO do anything
in his power to make amends-hsd be
done this bis neighbor would probably
have softeued at once. But 1t was too
late now. The blow had been struck I;
he had been grossly insnlted, and be
would not back down. Mr.. Bracket
was not so reflective. lie only felt bis
wrath, which he uursed TO keep II warm.
That night he hitched his horse to job
wagon, and went down TO The village
after barrel Of -four. Having transacted
his store business be called upon Lsban
Pepper, lawyer, 10 whom be narrated
he facts of the shooting o. his dog.
Pepper was man anxious for fees. He
had no sympathy or soul above that.
You say your dog was in company
with two ofyour chidren9
Yes.
And this passage over Mr.. Welton's
land, aud through his shed, has been
freely yielded by him as right Of way
to his neighbors?
Yes, sir, ever since can remember.
Then, my dear sir, Welton 10 clearly
liable. If you will come with me we win
step into Mr.. Gsrfield's, and have a suit
commenced tonce.
Mr.. Garfield was the trial Justice.
All this happened on Friday evening.
On Saturday it had become noised abroad
in the farming district that there was not
only serious trouble between the neigh
bors, Welton and Bra0kett. hnt that they
were going to law about 1t.
On Sunday morning John Welton told
bis wife he should not attend church. -
She could go If she liked. She bad no
need to ask her husband why be would
not 90 out. She knew he was unhappy
and that he could not bear to met bic
old neighbor in the house Of God while
the dark cloud was upon him. Nor did
-he wish to meet either Mr.. or Mrs.
Bracket. So they both stayed ct home-
Ieter Bracket was even more misera.
bic than John Welton, though perhaps
be did not know it. He held In close
companionship the very worst demon
man can embrace-the demon of wrathful
vengence-and in order 10 maintain him.
self at the strain to which he had set bis
feelings, he was obliged TO nurse the
monster. He did not attend church on
that day, ncr did his wife. Two or three
times during the calm, beautiful Sabbath
AS he glanced over toward his neighbours
dwelling, be found himself beginning TO
wish that he had not gone TO see John
Welion in such heat Of anger; bat he
put the wish away, and nursed back bis
wrath.
On Monday toward noon the Constable
came up from the village aud read to
John Welion an imposing legal docu.
ment. II was Summons Issued by viii
liam Garfield, Esq, 3 Justice Of the
Peace aud Quorum, ordering the said
Johu Welton to appear before him at
Two Of the clock on Wednesday, at his
Office then aud there TO answer 10 the
complaint Of Peter Bracket, etc. The
officer read the summons, and left with
the defendant a copy.
Ii was The first time John Welton had
ever been called upon TO face the law
At first he was awe.stricken, and then he
was wroth. lie told himself that he
would fight II to the bitter eud. And
now he tried to nurse his wrath, and be-
came more unhsppy than before.
On Tuesday evening Parson Surely
called upon Mr.. Welton. The good man
had heard OF the trouble, aud was cx-
ceedingly exercised in spisit. Both the
men were OF bis flock, and he loved aud
respected them both. lie sst down
alone with Welton, and asked him what
il meant.
Tell me calmly and candidH ell about
IL be said,
After little reflection, Mr.. Welton
told the story. lie knew the old clergy
man for true man aud whole-hearted
friend, aud be told everything jast ss be
understood Il.
And neighbor Bracket thinks, even
row, that you shot The dog knowing that
Il was bisI
suppose.
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