The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-07-09

And cast the bunch OF roses Ofer the todtL
The maid brought in letters while the
soup was serving. and the elder Spoford
adjusted his glasses and broke the seal
Of the first that came to hand. and soon
as his eye ran over the page broke into
. dry, suppressed ct Of laughter that
nearly choked him.
"What fool that old Ben Childers IL
10 be surel Jpst listen to his railing.
Why, the man ought to be put into
straitjacket.
-SIR-Nol content with doing all In your
power TO annoy and injure me and my family.
BY refusing 70 dlsconnect your water Dipes and
70 build . separate sewer, BY throwing dead
cats, broken bottles and old junk, including
tomato cans and aardlnO boxes. over my wall
BY allowing your servants TO insult mine, you
have now resortod 70 moro malignant. nefaFi-
Gus means Of annoyance. You have thrown
into my garden . mysterious missive. unAd.
dressed and unsigned. written In . gibberish
which take 70 bo some species Of secret cipher,
and equivalent 10 . White Cap threat, though
the document ls wanting In the ordinary At
tributes Of q conn, skull and crossb0nes- This
species Of trespasa 4 | take Il, punishable b.
10 have the writing deciphercd. and shall then
take such legal steps - seem necessary 70 pun
bh this special form Of outrage. ! remain, cir
yours, ETC.. BENJAnIN cHiLDEItA"
Old Spoford leaned back in his chair
and laughed until the tears came into
his eyes. why, the fellow is mad as a
March hare. Throw threatening notes
over his garden wRlli he has taken leave
Of the little sense he ever had, but will
show him." be continued. suddenly 90
beFing. "that he can't indulge this tom.
fooleFy with me without paying for 1t
The blank rascal. does he think am 60
ing TO stand his internal nonsense2 !
will have him clapped into Jail forth
with for defamation Of character" and
SpoGord pere glAred 6ercely all round
the table, resting his eyes on ks=k, who
was at that moment calmly engaged on
. chicken bone, though his heart was
pretty low down in his boots. BE had
cooked o pretty kettle Of hsh, and in
stead Of opening . way Of communities
ton with Kitty, had stirred up fresh
source Of irritation between the bellger.
entA he had managed the whole thing
like an ass. and yet he sat there sucking
bis chicken bone. and said mildly:
II shouldn't take any notice Of the let
ter; IL is too childish and silly" i.
"Not take any notice Of iii" snorted
his father. "You are an idiot, Mark, a
baby. OF course | shall take notice Of
L. Do you think am going to allow
such Q slap in the face TO 60 unchal-
lenged7 Is my character for decancy and
respectAbility Of no consequence in this
town. Have ! no position TO sustain
that q charge Of this kind can BE- flung
at me with impunity by q dirty fellow
like Childersg"
Mark had nothing more to say. When
his father got astride Of the high horse
Of his own respectability he was Q hard
and herce rider. Mrs. SpoRord gave her
son little dArting glance Of suspicion
which Mark could III bear. He was Low
In spirits and not quite easy in con
scienca As soon as dinner wss over ht
strolled od through the town, while bis
father Immediately repairSd 70 the Il.
brary, took . fresh pen, spread Q large
sheet Of paper on the desk before him,
drew up bis coat sleeves, and began In Q
firm. large. round hand a. follows:
sIn-YouF favor Of this dAas b Fausivod, end
adoeamsnt more compact of lisa. haired, nal.
- and al unehAFitAhlsna1s nsVor happened
70 fAll undsF ny ere. n I were . younger
nan. aiF, would answer it, not with cold pen,
ink and pApor. but with good. hard. well az
rsoted blown I would nFAm Jour injurious
SssS d1I pSs sP % sSSD.S snsSH sS ss.I1s TSs
anA dslg yai n prove that any member of
NJ family hna ever droppod an lnnultinR note