Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-09

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wouldn't have had herd of cattle and /
sheep trampling through my premises
in that way for hundred
"There's one thing forgot to state; |
the orchard gate was open, or they
couldn't have got in; that makes a diff
ference"
Not bit-not bit. You'd right
to have your gate open, but Small's
COWS had no right to run loose. hope
Isaac drove them to the pound, didn't
he!'
II heard him say he'd shut 'em up
somewhere, and didn't mean to let
'em out till the owner calls for 'em.
But, Mr.. Babcock, what if he should
refuse to pay the damages! / should
hate to 60 to law about it,
HE won't refuse; and if he does.
keep the critters till he will pay. AS
to law, ! guess he's had about enough
of that
I'm sure thank you for your adj
vice." said Miss Letitia, ''and l mean
to act on it to the very letter.
Scarcely was he out of sight when
Miss Letitia sent summons for Mr..
Small, which he obeyed as promptly
as his neighbor had done.
She made to him precisely the same
statement that she had made to Mr..
Babcock, showed him the injured pro-
perty, and asked him to fix the dam
ages.
1t was remarkable before he did this
that he should ask the same question
that Mr.. Babcock had asked; namely,
whether she had any idea to whom the
animals belonged.
"Well one of them believe l OBJ
served, had terribly crooked horn"
''Precisely-it'S BabcOck's heifer. I
should know her among thousand.
She was black and white, wasn't shel"
"Well, now think of it, she was;
one seldom sees so clear black and
white on cow
ITO be sure, they're Babcock's ami.
mails fast enough. Well, let me see;
what you want is just fair estimate,
I suppose
Certainly"
"Well, l should say ninety dollars
was as low as he ought to get off
with
"Oh, but fear that it will seem as
if l meant to take advantage. Sup
pose we call it-say seventy-fve!'''
"Just as you please, of course; but
| hanged if I'd let him off for cent less
than hundred, if it were my case"
"And if he refuses to pay!"
"Why, keep the animals until he
come around, that's ALL
"But there's one thing 1 neglected
to mention-our gate was standing
open; that may alter the case
''NOt at all; there's no law against
keeping your gate open; there is
against stray animals
Every well; thank you for your adj
vice." said Miss Letitia; and Mr..
Small departed with as smiling con.
tenance as Mr.. Babcock had worn.
But at milking time that night he
made strange discovery-oneb rindle
was missing!
At about the same hour Mr.. Bah
cock made similar discovery; the
black-and-white heifer was nowhere to
be found!
A horrible suspicion seized them
both-a suspicion they would not have
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world.
They waited till it was dark, and
then Mr.. Babcock stole around to Miss
Isetitia's and meekly asked leave to
look at the animals who had commit
ted the trespass. He would have done
it without asking leave, only that
thrifty Miss Letitia always shut her
barn doors at night.
While he stood looking over into the
pens where the COWS we're confined,
and, and trying to negotiate with Miss
Letitia for the release of the heifer,
along came Mr.. Small in quest of his
| brindle.
The two men stared at each other in
blank dismay, then hung their heads
| in confusion.
1t was useless to assert that the
damages were too high, for had they
not fixed them themselves! 1t was
useless to plead that Miss Letitia was
in manner responsible for what had
| happened, on account Of the open gate,
| for they had not assured her that that
! circumstance did not alter the case?
1t was useless to say she had no right
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they not cOunSeled her to do so? AS
to going to law about it. would they
not become the sport Of the whole
town!
HE that diggeth pit, he himself
shall fall into it." said Miss Letitia,
who read what was passing in their
minds, as well as if they had spoken,
for the light from Isaac's lantern fell
full on their faces. However, on one
condition / will free the COWS and for
give the debt.
"What is that" Both thought the
question, but did not ask it.
''The condition is, that you put a
good fence in place of the old one that
separates your estates, dividing the
cost between you, and that henceforth
you will live together peacefully, SO
far as in you lies. Do you promisel"
eyes," muttered both in a voice
scarcely audible.
"Shake hands upon it, then" said
Miss Letitia.
They did so.
Now, let the COWS out, Isaac; it's
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