The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-06-03

'hs owner called ier EN-. Bat. Mr.. Bah
cock, whai IL be shopld rtfsse to pay 10,
the dAmGgs.G should bate u 20 10 law
aboal Il.
/ lie woa's reiuss; Il be does, keep the
critters till be ell psy, As TO law, !
guess hes hsd snoaGh Of that.
l'sn sare thank yoa for your advice,
said Aiss Lstsia, and moan 80 AcI upon
it 10 the very letter.
Scarcely was be out OF sight when Miss
LstiiiA sent 5 summons 90 Mr., Small,
which he obsyed a. promptly as bic
nelghbor had doBe.
She made TO bin precisely the sAme
statement shs had made 10 Mr.. BAbcock,
'hosed him the injured property, aud
asked him 10 nE The damages. II was re-
mstkAbls before be did this, that be
should ask ihs same qucsiloa Mr.. Dab.
eoct hsd asked palnsly, whslhsr .hs
had aay su.pieoa 10 whom The animals
belonged,
Well, one of them had terribly crook.
Ell horH.
Precisely lis BAboock's heifsr;
should know her among tboussbd. She
wsa black and white, wasn't ,hsg
weli, aow thiuk u IL, she wa.; one
seldom srrs SO clear black and white on
COW.
10 bs sure, lhsy're B,bcock's animal,
isst suougb. Well, let me see; what you
want 10 just a iAir estimate I supposeg
Certainly.
Well, | should say ninety dollars was
as lov as be ought to bs allowed to get
of with.
Oh, bat lear that will seem ~ II |
meant 10 take advantage. Snppose WI
call it--say sevonly. five.
just n Jou please Of course, but hang.
cd IL l'd 10. him oG for cent less thau
hundred dollars, II II were my case.
Aud IL he refuses to payi
Why, keep the animals until he comes
around, thas's all.
Bot, there's one thing neglected 10
gate was standing open
that may alter the case.
Not At all, there's no law against stray
animals
Very well, thauk yon for your advice,
said Mise Le,lds; and Mr.. Small depart.
ed With az smiIiug counteuance as Mr..
Babcock had worn.
But At milking time that night he made
a strange discovery--oId brindle wAs
missing At about the tame hour Mr..
Babcock made g similar discovery; the
black aud white heller was nowhere TO
be ioand. A horrible suspicion seized
hem bclh-A suspicion they would not
have made known TO each other for the
world.
They waited til II was dark, and then
Mr.. Babcock stole around 10 Miss Lett.
las and meskIy sked leave to look at
he animals which had committed the
respass. lie would have done 1t without
lsking leLve, only that thrifty Miss Lett
la always shut her barn doors at night.
While he stood looking ovor into the
,enA where tho COWS were confined, and !
~ ing to negotiate with Miss Lslitia for
be release OF the heifer, along came Mr..
Small in quest Of bis brindle. Tho two ,
men stared at each other in blank dismsy, /
hen hung their heads In confusion. .
II was useless TO assert that the dam /,
ges were too high, Tor had they not fixed i
hem tbemsolves3 II was useless to plead 4
hat Mlss Letilia was In a manner respon. {
ibe for what hsppcUed, on account OF i
he open gate, for had they not assured 1
er that that clTeumstance lid not alter
ae easel II was ussloss TO cay she bad
0 right 10 keep tho eows Ia enptOdy, for
al they rol couuselled her to do soi As J.
going 10 law about Il, would they not :
ecoIn- the SPORT OF the whois towhf
lie that diggoth pit. he himself ,hAll /,
III into 1t, said Mise Lntiiia, who read !,
hat was passing In their minds as well II
J II they had spoken, for the light OF :
Iasc's lantern fell full on heir faces. :,
oweyer, on one condition | will free the ;,
rvs aad forgive this debt. I
What 10 thsil Both thought the ques.
on, but did not ssk IL. a
The condition is that you promise to a
u good new fence in place Of tho old n
ae that separates yonF estates, dividing n
% cost betwoen you, aud that henceiorth ia
'u win live together peacefully, 90 Tar as o,
you lies Do you promisel Z,
YsS. muttered both iB 9 voice scarcely n,
idible. =
Shake hands upcs Il, then, said Miss
etitis. a
They did 90. -
Now let the cows out, lsaac; It's time Il
ey were MIXED, said she. Aud The two OF
en- ven, away driving their cows before fo
EN-, aud with shamefseed air, greatly yl
contrast 10 lhe look OF triumph with A,
hieh they had before Quilted her pres. Il
zee.
The fence wss built, and the strife IA
ased when The cause was removed; but a,
wAs long before Miss Letitia's part IN "a
e affair came to The public ear: for she
irssii maintained strict silence concern. b,
& IL, aud she sbjolned The same upon .,
u mas servant, I,ase. v
AtH THE nRDDING. "a
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