The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-10-13

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"Mebby 50. sam, mebby SO: but The
wouldn't feel that way. An that's bee
said an done in thirty years can, !
forgot IN a day"
~ was a little while before Sar
spoke again. lie wished to proceed Jus
right in his kindly purpose-that q
reconciiing two long estranged famlie
and for "A time he was AT a loss no,
To do it, Finally he said:
Ike, IL Mis- Martin felt inclined I,
come You wouldn't object, would you?
Isaac shook his head.
"She won't feel so inclined. Sam. |
amt natural that she should"
II don't know" Sam replied. ..Mis
Martin has a kind heart. an She 4
sympathizin' with the sick an Tn,
needy. She's a good woman, Ike
she may be, but | amt ready TO ga,
So. It's been thirty years since m,
family an the Martins have neigh
bored. an in all that time not a WORD
mas passed between Us. It's hard Il
forget an forgive after so long, sam,
an low Mis- Martin can't do it. Sh.
may be a good woman. but she ain,
good enough to do that"
Sam said no more. but went on ur
the road toward the mill. while Isaac
returned TO his seat on the doorstep.
Indy still slept, and, as her husband
sat listening to her breathing. his
thoughts ran over the conversation he
had just had with Sam Gross.
I'D be glad TO have Mis- Martin here
he thought. but | amt no right to ex.
pect her to come. even il she was Chris
tian enough to forgive an forgit. Three
months ago. when Martin lay sick, !
never went about him, an even
when he died | kept away from the
house. not so much as seein' him buried.
! amt no right TO expect her 10 be more
forgivin' than myself"
When Sam Gross arrived at Mrs. Mar
un's house he went in and asked for a
drink OF water. She gave it 10 him.
then asked him to stop awhile to rest.
I'D be glad enough to-" Sam replied.
hopping the p~erspiration from his
brow. but I'm in too much Of a hur-
ry. Comm by B~urton's just now. Ike
he comes out an says Lindy is bad tuck.
an hat he's afeared she's goin' off. an
he asks me To send the doctor up. so
III nave to git long as peart as ] kin.
Poor Lindy,' Sam went on. after a
short pause. II low that doctors an
medicine an SIGH likes amt avoin' TO
do her much good 'less'n she has proper
nussin'- Ike can't tend on her with
shucks. no matter how hard he tries.
II he goes bout in sight Of 'er With
that forlorn. sad look he wears. she'll
die shore. jest o. that alone. She needs
. good, cheerful nuss, Mis- Mar
tin. sech as you'd be, now"
Sam stopped and waited, as il for a
from Mrs. Martin. but she did not
speak. and he went on:
I'm cases like that he said. Its a
great pity folks amt got no neighbors.
fer good ncighbors is a power o. com
fort to the sick an them as is related .SI
sick. There's no KNOWN what
good nussin' would do fer Mis- Burton. |
ner how consolin' a word O. sympathy |
would he to poo old Ike in his loneli- |
ness. feel fer them poor critters, Mis- |
an ! do wish somebody would
neighborly with EN-"
Again Sam paused. but Mrs. Martin
aid nothing. and he saw that he must
peak palmer in order to make the i'm
,ression he desired.
Ms Martin he continued. life is
powerful short. an il people expect to
fer eternity they amt rot no
ime TO waste in useless bickerin's.
Them as expects to be happy in the
world cant afford to spend their
ime here in contentious. Fer nv part.
lis Martin. Id hate to let a cross
ence twee two farms stand betwixt
ne an my ~ncignborS, much less betwixt
1e an Heaven. Now fer thirty years
hat fence up there has kept you
ms an the Rurtons apart, maxim Won
when You ought To "a been
an neighbors. an il was all on
count of contentiousncss. Either
lmily would "a made up in n minute
the other would IA tuck the fust
tep, but neither would bulge an inch.
so it's gone on IN uu. all OF you
Elm as miserable rs sin. Mis- Martin.
amt right. People as hopes to be for
y - thN h'Nh - ihi1l loERlNt IN
lis ! put it 20 you. now. Mis- Martin.
! amt right?"
"Sam. you are right Mrs. Martin re-
lied. That cross-fence trouble has
me many sorrowful days, and
lere has been a time when
ouldn't gladly have buried the strife
Id made friends with the B~urtons. ,
Mt ! thought the first advances to- {
ard a reconciliation ought to come I
ON Isaac. He was most 10 blame" |
Mis- Martin" said Sam. ''Idon't know |
no was most 10 blame. | amt no
ii to speak of that. But this | know: 1
a person is a true Chris tian an
to so act. tha, person mustn't
Ick at no fine p'ints: an in a effort TO 7
about a reconciliation he must be n
lin to go more'n halfway to meet a
'ther party. Scripture says. Mis- |
artin. to do good to them that de- /
itefully use YOU an as Christians a
IRE bound to do it," b
spoke with deep solemnity. and o
plain hat his words had n great v
'ect on his auditor. Mrs. Martin was
woman n she meant well, ii
I. like many other good people. she Il
md il hard to humble herself. There n
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