The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-01-30
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the animal until it released his hand.
Retreating q short distance, it sprang
on his breast and knocked him against
a tree. Again he cuffed and kicked it
until it let go and retreated. Al
Joe then happened to see the spade
he had been using lying at his feet.
He snatched it, and warded off the
cougars spring by a timely thrust.
The brute fell at the mans feet, but
instantly rose and seized him by the
thigh. Concentrating his strength, Joe
drove the sharp blade of the spade in
| to the beasts head, and it fell dead at
his feet.
Bitten and scratched, the blood
streamingfrom adozen wounds, he reel
edhome. It was many weeks before he
recovered, and when he grew stronghe
had lost all desire for farming. He
shipped on an American coaster as q
sailor, saying that he had less fear of
the sharks than st the "Bis kitties'"
What to Do With a bad Temper.
Starve it. Give it nothing to feed
on. When something tempts you to
grow angry, do not yield to the
temptation. 1t may for a minute or
two be difficult to control yourself;
but try it. Force yourself to do
nothing, to say nothing, and the
rising temper will be obliged to 60
down because it has nothing to hold
it up. The person who a and does
control tongue, hand, heart in the
face OF great provocation, is a hero.
The world may not own him or her as
such: but God does. The Bible says
that he that ruleth his spirit is better
than he that taketh a city.
What is gained by yielding to
temper? For a moment there is a
feeling of relief; but soon comes a
sense of sorrow and shame, with a
wish that the temper had been con-
trolled. Friends are separated by a
bad temper, trouble is caused by it,
and pain is given to others as we'll as
to self. That pain too often lasts for
days, ven years-sometimes for life.
An outburst of temper is like the
bursting of a.. steam boiler; it is i'm.
possible to tell beforehand what will
be the result. The evil done may
never be remedied. Starve your
temper. 1t is not worth keeping
alive. Let it die.-Exchange.
Trusted His Opponent.
The person who is truly honest him.
self is not liable to suspect others Of
dishonesty.
Two neighboring farmers had a dis
pute respecting the right to a certain
meadow, and they would not com
promise the matter. An action OF
law was accordingly brought to de.
termine it.
On the day appointed for the trial,
one of the farmers having dressed him.
self in his Sunday clothes, called upon
his opponent to accompany him to
court. Finding his neighbor at work
on the ground, he said to him
els it possible you have forgotten
that our cause is to be decided, to-
day!"
"No," said the other, II have not
forgotten it; but I cannot we'll spare
time to go. I knew you would be
there, and I am sure you are an hon
est man, and will say nothing but the
truth. You will state the Ease fairly,
and justice will be done.
And SO it proved; for the farmer
who went to the judge stated his
neighbours Ease SO clearly that the
cause was decided against himself
and he returned to inform his oppo'
nent that he had gained the property
Certainly, a better example of the
beauty and profit of honesty could
not be presented.