The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-07-19

Only last week he tried TO put his cog
on nv little Florence, who had strayed
into one Of his fields after buttercups
The dog was less cruel than the master,
OF she would have been torn by his teeth,
instead Of only being frightened by his
bark"
"It's hard case, truly, friend Lever
ing. 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 does not get rid of him he will do
thee great harm. Thee must, if thee
would dwell in safety, friend Lever.
ing"
| THE Quaker's face was growing very
serious. He spoke in lowered voice,
and bent toward his neighbor in a conf
Dental manner.
"Thee must put him out of the way"
"Friend Martin !" The surprise of
Paul was unfeigned.
"Thee must kill him.
The countenance of lowering grew
black with astonishment.
"Kill him p he calculated.
eff thee doesn't kill him he'll certain
ly kill thee one of these days, friend Lee
vering. And thee knows what is said
about self preservation being the first
law Of nature.
"And get hung I"
ct 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 him
in some by-road. Nobody need see thee,
be more glad than sorry"
ssDo you think I'm no better than a
murderer I, Paul lowering, stain my
hands with blood!"
"Who said anything about staining
thy hands with blood 2" said the Quaker,
mildly.
"Why, your
"Thee's mistaken. I never used the
word blood"
4 "But you meant it. You suggested
murder"
"No, friend lowering, I advised thee
to kill thy enemy, lest some day he
should kill thee"
"Isn't killing murder, I should like
to know?" demanded lowering.
"There are more ways than one to
kill an enemy" said the Quaker "I've
killed 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
Hardy with kindness, and thee'll have
no more trouble with him."
A sudden light cleaned over Mr.. Lev
ering's face, as if cloud had passed
A new way to kill people.
"The surest way to kill enemies, as
theeIl find, if thee'll only try"
"Let me see. How shall we go about
! it?" said Paul lowering, taken at once
with the idea.
eff thee has the will, friend Lever
ing, it will not be long before thee finds
the way"
And SO it proved. Nottwo hours after
ward as Mr.. lowering was driving into
the village, he found Dick Hardy with a
stalled cart load of stone. He was whip
ping his horse and swearing at him pas
sionately, but to no purpose. The cart
wheels were buried halfway to the axles
in stiff mud, and defied the strength Of
one horse to move them. On seeing Mr..
lowering Dick stopped pulling and
swearing, and, getting on the cart, COM
menced pitching the stones off on to the
side of the road.
"Hold on bit, friend Hardy" said
lowering, in pleasant voice, as he dis
mounted and unhitched his horse. But
Dick pretended not to hear, and kept on
pitching off the stones. "Hold on, I
say, and don't give yourself all that
trouble" added MI. lowering, speaking
in louder voice, but in kind and cheer
full tones. "Two horses are better than
one. With Charles help we Il soon have
the wheels on solid ground again
Understanding now what was meant,
Dicks hands fell almost nerveless by his
side. "There,'' said lowering, as he
put his horse in front of Dicks, and
made the traces fast, zone pull, and the
4 thing is DONE Before Dick could get
down from the cart it was out Of the
mud-hole, and without saying word
more, lowering unfastened his horse
from the front of Dicks horse, and.
hitching up again, rode on.
On the next day Nh. lowering saw
! LICK I1afuy III IHe acb OF strengthening
a weak fence, through which Leverings
cattle had broken once or twice. thus re-
moving temptation, and saving the cattle
from being beaten and set on by dogs.
."Thee's given him a bad wound,
friend Levering," said the Quaker, on
getting information of the two incidents
just mentioned, "and it will be thy own
fault if thee does not kill him.
Not long afterward, in the face of an
approaching storm, and while Dick Hardy
was hurrying to get in some clover hay,
his wagon broke down. Mr.. lowering
who saw from one Of his fields the Incl
). dent, and understood what it's loss might
occasion, hitched up his own wagon and
sent it over to Dicks assistance. With
a storm coming on that might last for
days, and ruin from two to three tons of
hay, Dick could not decline the offer,
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