The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-14
FORGIVEN TREsPAssEs.
rrro,n 1arner's BazarI

u stsas cross as two sticks notteTeu oiu
r,,nah--a servant who spoke her nina 70
Ter empty Kitchen ny right OF q Iietitns
service. aDar don't notbin' suit; An
he's aitogedder unreasonable: Fo'hs ,, nss
Tess as good right to move mex 9oor w. "
got 10 To mex door to 'em. 1ouns "a" -,
Fred she said, as ayouns man stspp,y hn 0n
the plaZZa, hsb you iafh' "h! ''"e
dc new neighborss1 !, o.oa ,.o
"It's a widow. Dinah, ansme'eu ~. iJe
Young man, in the tone be might nave sa'a'
s.I,'s a Joke" :, n,,.h
{. An, Mars John hates wIdders like pizen.
e I. Eonr chi,drcu,'' continued the young
man. as il the Joke was Increasing IN mag
n,tude. y,,noh
&" An, he dislikes children special"
:. Three boys" volunteered Fred. Asn,
,,rs. In The ,lnmistakable tone OF q natura'
Joker who deals out his fun by piecemeal;;
g Vince Az wuss!" nuttered Dihan.
8. Rove ann his special diversion. AN boys,
TOO wild dsr iader in hebben-leastWays us
10 be hoped he am dar.
u And there was baby"
Fred, Asburst gave the last item OF news
~ a Joker caps the climax with the pest h''
Of all. uu.-s 7obn
~ move away. he can't aDlae oaoies.
.ress 70 tipk % de racket! oars CONE
chickens TO scratch up our gaIaeu, Az q
ruinea-fowi dat's de noisiest bro eDDeI NV,
he'd. an a peacock dat screeches me III
lunytick, am parrot DAT cnattels my
anudder Iunytick, an dog an ca., az
dar,sa widder an three boys an y oaos'
vet fur to come. An, TO INK op oe pea.o
an, ouietfulness we hab hao Iar t"enty
GOO. n an, more. Mars John III move away
shorel" su.od Ashprst
,neditot;vely. ~UEc.e John isn't migratory
In his habits. Can't sell nor rent IN these
dave either. ! think he will have TO race
the music. It. isn't in the course OF nature,
nb;osophized the young man, "lor goou
n,,;et neigbbors like Deacon Smith and DIS
vito 10 live forever, and / must CONFESS,
Tor nv own part, am rather glad OF
change even II it involves widows, boys,
babies, yuineas, peacocks, parrots, dogs,
cats. drums, Jews'-harrs, tin horns, ana
hundred possibilities for creating BaDei.
IT'S pretty rough on Uncle John, must
admit. The old gentleman don't take 10 IL
tinGlv. think there will be some fun"
:. Now, Dinah," said John Asburst, q lit
tle late. as he entered the tidy kitchen, 81
don't want ANYTHING to do with these new
neiobbors. Hthey attempt to borrow don't
encourage it, Drive out any OF the animals
that trespass on our grounds, and the
children rs well. ! will have my nephew
paint sign: NO treSpasslng allowed on
these premises They might as well know
nv sentiments first as last. You under
stand, Dinnh."
eyes. Mars replied Dinah, meekly.
Then she dropped into meditative sollo.
ouv rs her master left the kitchen. "'IWlll
he mighty queer for Dinah to say mo ef
ncichIor comes fur to 5orrer little rice, or
salt, or starch; an as fur drivin' of chill
len, twill be mighty hard to tramp 'em OIL.
] dent mind savin' Scat! to cat; but,
chile! Lud wars chile his own sell, an
as nice child as the good Lor ehoer MADE.
IT'S my opinion the Lor' don't make bache"
elors; dey makes demselres, an dey Jess
spiIes themselves. Now, ct Mars John he'd
a wife an little chillen, dar wouldn't be
better man on de face oh de airth. Sech
pity 'bout Miss Russell"
Come, Dinah," said Fred. Ashurst that
night. as he stood before large board on
which he bad painted, in large letters, mo
tres passing allowed on these premises y
"Come, Dinah, tell about Uncle Johns
ladv-loye. It's family tradition he had
one. Was she a beauty"
"Nct such beauty as Der cousin Miss
Edit" answered Dinah. "Miss Amy was
tall am slender. an ebbery inch lady; but
it was her sweet way, more'n her face, dat
made folks worship de groun' she walked
on. She war Quaker, you know. Mars
john an she come an went jess like two
weddiners; AM Miss Edit an a southern
man-CarrOll war bis nnme-deY come an
went Jest like two odder weddiners; am
den dey got to cbangin', an Miss Edit went
wild Mars John, an Mars Carroll went wild
Miss ANY, an it war plain as de nose on
your face dat he war extreme fond ob her;
am den Mars John backed right down, for
he war mighty spunky, an Miss Aml's
picter war took out OBJ his room, an all
de little fancy tiXins she he'd made him was
took away, an he nebber went wild gals
any more at all-more's de pity"
"Wnat BECAME Of this Quaker girl?"
asked Fred. Ashurst. .
"Oh. she went away, somebody told me,
to Englan', an dey nebber got to be we'd
diners, any OBJ 'em, so fur as knows on.
Sech pity fur Mars John! He nebber
cared much for nothin' till your mother
died, an he brought YOU up. He war ex-
treme good TO you, Mars Fred, an dat
shows de heart dar Is in de man. But he's
sot as Westinghouse in his way. less do
what he says, an fur central he says right.
S'pose he's done forgot Miss Amy? FL he
he'd, be wouldn't act in dis onchrisiian
manner. Don't the Bible say, .Lub your
neighbors?' AM here he sets .hiSself agin
'em fore dey come Az says, Don't lend
'em a scrap, an drive off de chillen, an
1,o, ,,,ts mn dat hip hoard warnjn, 'eTn OFT,
less US ef dar war a ingine in our yard
would smash ,em to pieces. An do sweet
little chilIen, wild DER fader in hebben, will
less blieve Jack lie .Giant-Killer Ibis here.
Suryes him right, too, fur harbor1n' sech
onchristian feelings"
The next morning three little children
two bows and girl-stood before the wood
en- board that lifted It's warning above the
EDGE that divided the hshurst lawn from
its neiohbors. With difficulty the boy
spelled out the words.
"What does it meau?" asked the little
girl, curiously. "Trespassing! trespass
That's what the prayer Is about. Don't you
know, Forgive US our trespassesi p"
.sDon't mean that at ALL" replied the
eldest boy, sagely. "Mamma says that
means for God to be good to us cause we
are good 10 folks who have been naught to
US. We haven't done anything to the folks
next door, cause we've Just come"
Maybe he's afraid we WILL" replied the
little giri, shrewdly. "Pll ask mamma"
Fred. Ashurst, sitting on the piazza,
heard this conversation, and reported to his
uncle.
"Humph!" calculated that individual,
moodlly. 81 hope the woman will have
sense enough to take hint"