New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-21
A W-ENGLANDER.
ESTABLISHING A CORNER.

"h'to b"fso WAS urlVen INTO the yard ana hltche
= He had behind him an open wagon with muc
> used buffalo skin thrown over the seat. The
, were a mossses jug and large yellow pIpkin b.
,, hind the seat
An AGED man climbed slowly down and was
good while in fss enng the rein to the post II
was clad in a rusty felt hat and long blue wooIe
garment cut in every way ike shirt, and Gale
! irock. which descended to his feet Blue kni
m'tens made his control of his hands even NOR
bun9Iing and inefficient than would otherwis
have been tie case
We knew Immediately that this was Deacon
Wilde. and that he had come TO see about bi
Abonnds.' We sighed and tried tn be resigned
Twice already this week he had called upon Us OF
the same Grand
WeowDed a woOdlot Of twenty acres Quarter
OF mile below us bordering on the road. Thu
fall We had sold the wood standing" Now a.
cold weather was coming on. the woodchoppers
| might begin work at any time.
The knowledge that this wood was sold had gal
vanized the derrepit Deacon Wilde into mex
pected and amazing activity. He owned the land
bordering our domains upon one side and he lie.
veoped the keerest anxiety TO know II the bounds
there were correct There were ten or fifteen feet
of territory for which he could not account. and
here stood three large trees which il tore his very
soul to believe wOuld as matters were gons, be
credited to u.s. lie wanted to be upright; he was
Christian man he must he upright; but how
could he give mp those trees
lie came shuffng in and sat down by the
Kitchen stove. He said it was pleasant morning
but he guessed we should have snow Then he
hcsitated and moved his feet uneasiIy His thin.
smooth-shayed face looked so eager and so worn
by conflicting emotions that was sorry for him.
at the same time that lie rrtated me-
Z" Pve ben thinkin'" he beran rubbing his
hands on his knees. I've ben thnkn' bout them
boundries You know pnt in a stake yisterdy
and wa thought we'd call it square After went
to bed last night | felt that twas dangerous
thing to move boundaries. told my wife I'd come
over here n ask eff you'd jest as lives hev man
come n run a chain long and hev the thng settled
amt easy bout it, I'll 90 overn pull up that stake
dou't want nothin' that amt fair hate
the expense of surveyor but eff you felt as though
you could share th me. now en-"
His eyes looked keenly and sppealingly at u.s. As |
we had said at each preceding interview so now |
we repeated that we to go By the |
respective deeds, Tut although it was not bust
ness to do so. as we not the dissatisfied par
ties. still we wOnl share the expense OF surveyor
These WORKS We're not nagnanImous as they
sound. for we knew that Deacon Wilde could never
bring himself to part with the money necessary for
his part OF the surveyors charges.
We wondered YEARLY how long this business was
TO Last There were two distinct and regular alter
nations One phase when he guessed he and
some friend of ours could settle the boundary by
themselves tho other when hours of broodng
lad convinced him that in that way he should
ose a little land and few trees Then. driven 10
desperation by this view. he would straig highway
ome to Us and propose a>urveyor.
He had an invalid wife. and though he was a rich
nan for the country here. he would have no hired
cIp. but did most of the housework himself lie
sed to say with smirk that his wife liked his
way o dcn up the work better n most anybody
10 cd git"
His time now was divided between his dom estic
utes aud his boundaries His poor old horse
atiently p.odded into our yard and waited while !
40 wood lot question discussed.
Yes" he said now. guess it will be better ter
ev man ON with a chain. Then, We see, there | :
ont DO no mistake Eff tho man that's bought /
Dnr wood was to cut over now. there'd be stump :
90; and there amt nobody wants TO Day stump Il
70. Eli go right down and Dull up that STAGE L
amt a good tnlng to medlle with bonnd'ries q
i try ter drive over to Faruham for that sur u
yor: don't want the Slackvills Teller, he's too
w tangled. and he charges too much" c
Deacon Wilde rose, stood a moment warming his Z,
nds over the stove. saying that it would he v
tier to have it done before snow flies" Then ~
he went out he paused and put his head back 81
10 the room. a.
It's a pesky dangerous thing ter NEEDLE with tr
Lndries." be remarked. th
We cordially as,onted At last he had d s
horse and gone from the yard down the road on tn
way TO uproot tue stake he had 50 laborlousy asbh
nted the day before Sc
When be had left discussed the probable on OF
hat fata of oaa;r OIL
re. We did not see why there should ever he vi vi
material change. There we're two things that din
aeon Wilde could not possibly make I'D his IN
I'd TO do. First he could not resolve TO abide bv Of
description III the deeds, for in that way he
>eu he loss OF lew trees; second, he could not co
10 up his mind to pay out the money necessary 'n
AVE The lots surveyed. Between these two 9Th
'rnatlves he whitfield this way and that until be by
pitable object. tsr
He Is old man." said Gertrude and there 10 uaI
,onanle nope that we may outlive him aud thus wr
the last OF this. But there is hope that ae Nv
ever come to decision. AS soon as lie has ART
10 up his mind way it seems IN him thar me MT
save few pennies II he decides the other way nr
; very wearing TO us; think what IL must DO The
nus We tried TO comfort ourselves by knowing nan
his misery was greater than ours. by
'out noon he drove into the yard again He Mn
he'd his horse " ' "'' ""son"nu fon
, said the surveyor had bad cold and could
ONE for few days. He was going to Charge $5.
Us high," said the ola man stand ny dismailv
lie open door," it's plaguey highD
zen he turned away aud went home to got It
oI iVr hiiDseii anu WIFE, ton
. following day We neither saw him nor heard DabI
him. Could it be that no had made his decis- "
and the surveyor would be- allowed TO GOMEZ has
the third inorn,nU the hakar wb dr;.o. doll
nqh Slack vi lie s,onnad OH hnnah ,ha II anxi
maniac hin o., Iii - rs. eiIo .0u c"tu cost
ow. 80
tolu us that deacon Wide want very well TIL
Ills wife had hailed him to send word to us to peop
over before night "SOmethu' or Other heno
bound'res | bheyen aided the baker bur- othel
back Il, hi horsa plain
zen we had been to the post Office we drove out rosd
W HSn ~ t ' ' .., 49,. thou
" NY p"s 20 i"i y" oAViohelV "nlte mousse
slcen oiinus, anu ~ Always nus the appear dlspc
OF having Deem newly shinSled as to the roof for I
tands close 10 the road. Beneath the little ropos
a Inch shelters the door and "A few feet each Just
there is ALWAYS fastened stntfed a.. fla ~, ooutt
,inos snre.d Thi. bird w.s L;It.J - ~" little
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