Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-10-30


hard names and threatened"
''Yes-just so, friend Martin"
"Did any good come of jtp"
about as much as if had whistled
10 the wind"
chow has it been SINCE"
mo change for the better. If any
thing, worse and worse. Dick never
gets weary of trying to annoy me-"
Has thee ever tried the law with
him, friend LeveringP Tho law should
protect thee"
"Oh! yes, I've tried the law. Once he
ran his he.vy wagon against my car
riage, purposely, and upset me in the
road. i had n narrow escape OF my
life. The carriage was so badly broken
that it cost me fifty dollars for repairs.
A neighhor saw the whole thing and
said it was plainly intended by Dick.
So sent HIM the carriage. makers bill,
at which he got into towering passion.
Then threatened him with prosecution
and he laughed in my face malignant
ly. felt that the time had come to
act decisively, ..and sued him, relying on
the evidence of my neighbor who had
seen the affair. But my neighbor was
afraid of Dick, and so worded his testi-
mony that the jury only saw an acct
dent instead OF a purpose to injure
and gave their verdict accordingly.
After that Dick Hardy was worse than
ever. He took an evil delight in annoy
ing and injuring me. | am satisfied
that in more than one instance he left
gaps in his fence in order to entice my
cattle into his fields, that he might set
his savage dogs on them, and hurt
them with stones. 1t is more than n
child of mine dares to cross his premises.
Only last week he tried to put his dogs
on my little Florence, who strayed into
his fields after buttercups. The dog was
less cruel than his master, or she would
have been torn by his teeth, instead of
only frightened by his bark"
"It's hard case, friend lowering.
Our neighbor Hardy seem9 possessed of
an evil spirit"
The very spirit of the devil" was
answered with feeling.
Hes thy enemy, assuredly; and if
thee doesn't get rid him, will do thee
greater HARM"
81 wish could get rid of him.
"Thee must. ii thee would dwell in
safety, friend Levering."
The Quaker's race was growing very
serious. He spoke in Il lowered voice,
and bent toward his neighbor in con-
fideDtial manner.
'Thee must put him out of the way"
Friend Martini" The surprise of
Paul lowering was unfeigned.
"Thee must kill him!'
Tho "a I
black with establishment.
"Kill himr' he calculated.
eff thee doesn't kill him, he'll Ger.
talnly kill thee, one of these days, friend
lowering. And thee knows what is said
about self.preseryation being the first
law of nature"
''And get hungr'
81 don't think they'll hang thee"
cody returned the Quaker. 'Thee can
60 over to his place, get him all alone
by myself; or thee can meet him in
some by-road. Nobody need see thee;
and when he's lead, / think people will
be glad more than sorry. Thee needn't
fear any bad consequences.
"Do you think I'm no better than a
Levering's establishment
passed to horror and Indignation. 81,
Paul lowering, stain my hands with
bloodp"
"Who said anything about staining
thy hands with bloodp" The Quaker
was imperturbable.
'Why, you"
"fhee's mistaken; never used the
word blood"
"But you meant it. You suggested
murder"
"No, friend lowering, / advised
thee to kill the enemy, lest some day
he should kill thee"
'Isn't killing murder, | should like |
to know?" demanded lowering.
"There are more ways to kill an
enemy than one," said the Quaker.
''Ive killed good many IN my time,
but no stain Of blood can be found on
my garments. MY way of killing
enemies is to make them my friends. |
Kill neighbor Hardy with kindness, and
thee'll have no more trouble with him"
A sudden light passed over Mr..
Levering's face, rs if a cloud had pass
cd from the sun of his spirit.
"A new way to kill people,"
The surest way TO kill enemies, as
thee'll find, if thee'll only try"
Let me see. How shall l go about
itP" said Paul lowering, taken at once
with the idea.
"lf thee has the will friend lowering,
it will not be long before thee finds the
way"
And so it proved not two hours after
ward, as Mr.. lowering 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 good pur-
pose. The cart wheels were buried
half way to the axle in stiff mud, and
defied the strength of one horse to move
them. On seeing Mr.. lowering, Dick
stopped pulling and swearing, and,
getting on 10 the cart with his back to-
ward his neighbour, commenced pitch
ing the stones off into the middle of the
road.
"Hold on bit, friend Hardy" said
lowering, in pleasant voice, as he
commenced unhitching his horse.
But Dick, pretending not to hear him,
kept on pitching out the stones.
Hold on, say, and don't give your
self all that trouble" speaking in
louder voice, but in kind and cheerful
tones. 1.-Two horses are better than one.
With Charley's help we'll soon have
the wheels on good solid ground again"
Understanding now what was meant,
Dicks hands fell almost nervelcss to
his side.
There" said lowering as he put his
horse in front of Dicks, and made the