The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-02-07

Jl66 great udllu. 4iioC uluSG, II LLlCc
would dwell in safety, friend Leyering.
TThe Q,akers face was growing very
serious. He spoke in lowered voice,
and bent toward his neighbOr in con-
lidential manner.
Friend Martini" The surprise of
Paul was unfeigned.
''Thee must kill him."
The countenance of lowering grew
black with astOnishment.
Kill him?7 he calculated.
IF thee doesn't kill him he'll certain
.Iy kill thee one of these days, friend
Levering. And thee knows what is
said about self-preservation being the
first law of nature"
And get hungl"
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 thyseIf. Or thee can meet him
in some by-road. Nobody need see
thee, and when he's dead I think people
will he more glad than sorry"
DO you think I'm no better than a
murderer? 1, Paul Levering, stain my
hand with bloOdl"
''Who said anything about staining
thy hands with bloOdy' said the Quaker,
mildly.
"Why, you'll"
'.Thee's mistaken. Inever used the
word blood!"
"But you meant It. You suggested
murder"
No, friend Levering, I advised thee
TO kill thy enemy, lest some day he
should kill thee"
'Isnt killing murder, I should like to
llnOwY" demanded Levering.
There are more ways than one to
kill an enemy, " said the Quaker. I've
killed a great many in my time, and no
stain of blood can be found on my gar
mcnts. My way of killing enemies is
to make them friends. Kill neighbor
Hardy with kindness, and theell have
no more trouble with him."
A sudden light cleaned over Mr..
Levering'S face, as if a cloud had pass
ed. A new way 10 kill people.
The surest way 10 kill enemies as
thee1l find, if theem only try"
Let me see. How shall we go about
it?" said Paul LeYering, 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 it proved. Not two hours af-
forwards, as Mr.. Levering was driving
into the village, he found Dick Hardy
with a stalled cart load of stone. He
was whipping his horse and swearing at
him passionately, but TO NJ purpose
The cart wheels were buried half way
to the axles in stiff mud, and delied the
strength of one horse to move them
On seeing Mr.. Levering, Dick stopped
pulling and swearing, and getting on
the cart, commenced pitching the stones
off on the side of the road.
Hold on bit, friend Hardy" said
Leyering, in a pleasant voice, as he dis
mounted and unhitched his horse. But
Dick pretended rot to hear, and kept
on pitching off the stones. Hold on,
[ say, and dom put yourself to all that
trouble, " added Mr.. Levering, speaking
in Il louder voice, but in kind and cheer
full tones. 1.-Two horses are better than
one, and with Charles help We'll soon
have the wheels on solid ground again. "
Understanding now what was meant,
Dicks hands fell almost nerveless by
his side.
There, d" said Levering, as he put his
horse in front of Dicks, making the
traces fast, zone pull and the thing is
Ione." and before Dick could get down
nom the cart it WIS out Of the mud
loIc. and without saying word more,
Levering unfastened his horse, and
hitching him up again drove on. On
the next day Mr.. Levering saw Dick
Hardy in the act Of strengthening q
weak fence through which Levering1 S
cattle had broken once or twice, thus
removing temptation, and saving the
cattle from being beaten and set on by
the dogs.
'Thee's given him n bad wound
friend Levering," said the Quaker, Oh
getting information of the two incident;
lust mentioned, land it will be thy OWL
fault if thee does not kill him."
Not long afterward, in the face OF al
approaching storm, and while Dick
Hardy was making haste to get in somt
clover hay, his wagon broke down.
Mr.. Levering, who saw from one OF hi
fields the incident, and understood
what It's loss might occasion, hitched VI
his wagon and sent it over to Dick
assistance. With a storm coming OF
that might last for days, and ruin tw'
or three tons Of hay, Dick could not de
cline the offer, though it went agains
the grain to accept favor from the MAJ
he had hated for years, and injured II
80 many ways.
On the following morning Mr.. Lev
ering had visit from Dick Hardy. l
D was raining fast
j "Ihave come. said Dick, stammel
ing and confused, and looking dow
e upon the ground instead of at Mr.. Lev
y ering's face, ''tO pay you for the use
] your team yesterday, in getting in tn
} last of my hay. should have lost 1t
, you hadn't sent your wagon, and 1t
7 only right that l should pay you for tn
E use of it."
NAY, friend Hardy" answered PaI
Levering, cheerfully, i should be IL
= deed sorry if 1 could not do a neighOol
d Iy turn without pay. You are quit
J. welcome, Mr.. Hardy, to the wagon.
am more than paid in knowing thatyo
saved that nice piece Of clover. uo
Il much did you get?"
+ 'About three tons. But, Mr.. Leye
e ing. must"
a Not a word, if you don't want to o
h Gend me, interrupted Nj. LeYering.-