The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-08-08

hrSt law OF nature"
AND get hung!"
Il 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 l think people
VIII be more glad than sorry"
DO you think I'm no better than a
murderer? l, Paul Levering, stain my
hand with bloodl''
WHO said anything about staining
thy hands with blood?" said the Quaker,
mildly.
why, youl"
''Thee's mistaken. I never used the
word blood!"
But you meant it. You suggested
murder"
No, friend Leyering, advised thee
to XIII 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. I've
killed great many in my time, and no
STAN 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'l have
| no more trouble with HIM"
a sudden light cleaned over Mr..
Levering's face, as il cloud had pass
ed. a new way to kill people.
The surest way to kill enemies as
! theell find, if theeIl only try
''Letm see. How shall we go about
it?n said Paul Levering, taken at once
! with the idea.
IF thee has the viii, friend Levering,
| it Will not be long before thee finds the
way"
And 50 it proved. Not two hours af-
terwards, 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 no purpose
| The cart wheels were buried half way
strength of one horse to move them
On seeing Mr.. lowering, Dick stopped
pulling and swearing, and getting on
the cart. commenced pitching the stones
off on the side Of the road.
Hold on q bit, friend Hardy" said
Levcring, in a peasant voice, as he dis
mounted and unhitched his horse. But
n
| on pitching off the stones. Hold on,
| say, and don't put yourself TO all that
trouble, /" added Mr.. Leyering, speaking
in 4 louder voice, but in kind and cheer
! ful tones. Two horses are better than
| one, and with Charities 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" said Levering, as he put his
horse in front of Dicks, making the
traces fast, "one pull and the thing is
done" and before Dick could get down
| from the cart it was ont of the mud
| hole, and without saying word more.
| Leyering unfastened his horse, and
! hitching him up again drove on. On
| the next day Mr.. LeyeTing saw Dick
Hardy in the act of strengthening a
weak fence through which Leverings
| 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 q bad wound,
friend Leyering," said the Quaker, on
| getting information Of the two incidents
| just mentioned, land it will be thy own
fault if thee does not Kill him"
Not long afteTward, in the face of an
! approaching storm, and while Dick
Hardy was making haste to get in some
| clover hay. his wagon broke down.
| Mr.. Levering, who saw from one OF his
| fields the incident, and understood
what It's loss might occasion, hitched up
his wagon and sent it over 70 Dicks
assistance. With storm coming on
that might last for days, and ruin two
or three tons of hay, Dick could not de-
cline the offer, though it went against
the grain TO accept favor from the man
he had hated for years, and injured III
so many ways.
On the following morning Mr.. Lev
ering had visit from Dick Hardy. 1t
was raining fast
''Ihave come" said Dick, stammer-
ing and confused, and looking down
upon the ground instead of al Mr.. Lev
ering's face, ''to pay you for the use of
your team yesterday, in getting in the
last of my hay. l should have lost 1t If
you hadn't sent your wagon, and it is
only right that l should pay you for the
use Of it,
NAY. friend Hardy" answered Paul
/ Leyering, cheerfully, I should be in
deed sorry if I could not do neighbor-
ly turn without pay. Yop are quite
welcome, Mr.. Hardy, to the wagon. l
am more than paid in knowing that you
saved that nice piece of clover. How
much did you get?'
About three tons. But, Mr.. Lever
ing. l must"
: Not word, if you don't want to Of
! fend me, " interrupted Mr.. Leveying-
"I trust there isn't man around here
/. that wouldn't do as much for a neigh
Dor il. time of need. Still, if you feel
embarrassed-if you don't wish 10
. stand my debtor, pay me in good will y
| Dick Hardy raised his eyes slowly,