The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-23

dred enemies. Que wa'c"0u "lu ~
Wsy to the distant field and saw Tyran-
nus FARGO COME I'd meet hh.H They
stood leaning over the fence in CONVEX
sation for more than an hour, her hus-
band,s attitude quiet, earnest; and per.
suasive, while his adversary was excited
and uneasy, walking TO- and trQ. gestur-
Ing, violently, and now and then SEEM
inc inc 10 threaten; until al last they sepa-
rated suddenly as if repealed from one
another, and Mr.. Robbins q slowly =. 10
turned to the house. ,..e
She fell upon him with = devoqrmg
curiosity as soon as he came Wltaln near
J ~, ',shF.i Il lniltfr 'fa 'mn.a ~,
:: couldn't do anything with him."
he said. sitting down and wiping his
face. Il .He won't hear to any sort OF
| reason" 3 ia .~'.',.4'' t.iJ.' '4'g 49,, .
"Well, you talked enough, any way"
she answered. "What was 1t al
about2'Du!>i ~. ,s5e
1--WE went over pretty much the
whole ground, md | tAd him, whenever
he'd give me q chance, where l thought
! Id hadn't done the fair thing by me,
but he wouldn't hear to it at all, and
tried to make out I was the one to
Ibid. you say anything about my
hens?' she interrupted. .l-L, -
Eyes, I brought that up, but hi
tt4Yake6mTrsght dowa"abous~se dread
!. fol damage they'd done, and I saw i
i wasn't Of any use trying to reason Will
= MIN -! tf.t- 1'atttrs .. lsr d ,-"l.i
!. "Wen, I guess you'd better let !
D drop, now" she said soothingly. che
IS a pretty hard man to get INTO an:
o trouble with, and everybody says wege
"a on wonderfully with him, considering
J. suppose we've got to take q good dea
+ 1T wrong in. this world and suffer GU,
d selves 10 &c defraudet.' ts.
N Mr.. Robbins did not contradict b
y wife, and the fact annoyed her: =" 4
III seemed d to be II silently. cherishin
Is thoughts that she did not share, and tn
i: most skillful traps she set for him faile
II to bring out anv expire ssion Of his opil
II iioxss'Vk '6rstwos dbsenees from hon
III not strictly accounted for filed her mir r
ID with vague suspicions, ~ The days wei
.. by: the boys brought infammatory r
6e ports of the damage wrought by q
be prasshoppers, and Tyrannns Fargo VI
Of often seen driving them into the 6eld.
vn One evening, after the children had
do gone to bed, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robbl
,at sat alone together, he began: = ~
ler "You know, wife, you've advised
I'M a GOOD many times that if Id only 8
ed Uranus Fargo for damages once
,ar would save a erd deal of trouble in t
ed ed e3d and y6dto heard the neighbo
sav oretty. much the same thing. -" -. :.
in. "Weli, that's no signs ] think
A nov. . she answered promptly. "Tf
Ialf was about my hens, and the sweet 60
b. VOWS q ,sEs n f9 Si Ss;Sa' MS
70 GIVE thought about Y considersl
ust the past year, he went on, sand tn
rn seemed to- be . good deal in what J
kes and the neighbors said, asd. 90
know as have any right 70 let him b.
Dke things all his own way just because
THO y disagrseable business trying 70 rel
y - him 20 I've made up my mind to tt
. ii vo,,r advice and sue him for the dam!
into those grasshoppers have done that
drove into my moving" 800.
! an Philo Robbins!' exclaimed hisw
5 Of "it's the craziest thing I've heard
fol. And you've no busine g to lay it OF!
ga. me as if it was all my doing, tor ] q
BILE. approve Of it at all. iHyou had
ilsas4 him about my hens there might =
/ he been some sense to it, but about q
hree Of qrasshoppers! What will folk. 90
nch, !. It isn't the damage, nor the kin
,tion critters that did it, . he explained. 8
N d the principle Of il. u ThisIi is the mea
q. !" thing he's done yet, and IL has took
that | 20 show me he ought to be brought
81 standin'. l was mad about tpe 9
, the and the garden sauce, too, anu ~
head time to sue folks when you're mad.
j lot cot all over my feelin' about this J
Ter. and l don't do it because l wan
Their, but from sense Of duty -.
come ats contrary to Scripture, &.
q Mrs. Robbins, with . sudden cham
~. base. "You'd ought to give hin
hns. frst and second edmonton and
him beiore the church."
. he Isl think I've followed the spl
:, 81. the Lords instructions, wife," .
10 re4 nEsd. I've tried TO deal with n
"a : meeknsss alone b. mysslf, and I've
atiou, with some Of the, brethren and =
theI aqureed, from tho spirit he showed!
rer,a- q wasn't bsst 10 bring him up p9ol,'
Oided 3 = Ws're in for it .nQW," sne' deo'
Iches, f.. Idon't suppose we'nsvss have :
dfiy. utA,s peace again. Far9oY % g e
6ack there i nothing hs wont DO 100
lthen. ms. and ho s.bad enough oeaofe
citing neighbors u say Il was : foolls -
have and they don't any of them take
4 Bat ! man whose conviction q