The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-04

"l'iI tell you, Frank, It's got to
the point where something must be
donc," snld Mrs. Burnett, and Hs
she spoke she raped ut the small
knuckIes that were moving toward
the sugar howl. Morton, aged hlne,
jerke,l his hand out Of The way and
laughed ut his mother, who purscd
up her lips to conceal smile.
"Don't do that Morton," said Mr..
Burnett. Then turning to his wife
he asked, "Whnt have they been
doing now?"
"'rhnt hoy aud some more of his
crowd put Tin cans alorg The topof
the fence aud then threw ut them
to knock them off. About every
other stone went over the top Of
the fence aud went sailing across
our back yard. Ifone Of them had
struck anybody, he wouldn't have
known what hurt"
"Whal did SOU ,lo?"
"What dill do? went ou and
told them II they diin't stop I'd
send for II policeman. 1 told that
Deakin boy: ITS n wonder your
mother can't teach you tn be u little
better thun u savage"
"Maybe she didn't know they
were doing H."
II do believe she puts 'cm up to
1t. That boys enough to try the
patience of Il saint"
"Next time he comes into our
yard I'll bet III throw something
at him." put in Morton, whose chin
was dripping with Mill mixture
Of milk and coffee.
"You leave him alomp," said the
male parent. "You get into enough
fights already"
"Weil, Frank, those boys are for;
ever picking ON him." said Mr..
Burnett.
"Boys are a good deal alike,' re-
spOnde,l her husband. "I'll bet
when he gets out he's the same rs
the rest Of them"
Morton grinned and said nothing.
The only member of the Burnett
family who had not joined in the
arraignment Of the neighbors was
| Alice, six years of age. She knew
| all about the feutl and shared in the
suspicious of her mother, hut ut
present she was too busy with her
supper.
The Deakins lived next door,and
although there was II dividing fence
IL had not kept the two families
apart.
4 In the year during which the two
Households had dwelt side by side
there had been growing enmi,y
i Yet Mrs. Burnett had never Spoken
y word TO Mrs. Deakin, and hel
husband knew nothing of Mr.. Dea
kin, except that he worked will
his hands for living and spent .
great many evenings at home.
4, 1t wnuld have been rather diff
cult for either the Burnetts or the
Deakins to explain how the feuG
started, hut it was operated from
the first through the children.
There were two Deakin children
Lawrence or Larry, aged ten. ant
little Willie, who, at the tender ag,
of three, had learned to regard thu
Burnett tribe with scorn and hatre,
and suffered to some degree unde
the indignities heaped upon hi
family BY that arch fiend of juven
ility, Morton Burnett.
For when the Deakins sat arount
the supper table and cast up tn
accounts of the day II was Larr,
wE0 posed rs the prosecuted an,
abused child, while Morton Burnett
wns pictured Ms I'm infant of darl
intents, headed straight for tn
bridewell.
"If l was man, Tom Deakin,'
said his wife, "I'll warrant you II
go over to that house and give no
tlce that things are simply goinl
too far. To-day that boy got up ol
the fence and called Lawrence al
kinds Of names"
"He said that Ills mother ha,
said that ma didn't have clothes &
to wear" suggested Lawrence, ,wh
had begun TO breathe hard durin
the recital Of Ills grievances.
"Anyhow, I don't try to max
(. myself Look like II peacock ever
time ! start 10 church," said Mr.
Deakin.
This comparison Of Mrs. Burnei
Z Il" y peacock tickled the childrel
! AID they laughed immoderatel.
3 Tom Deakin restrained them wit
y quiet "tut, tut" and said that II,
prOper way tO get along was tn m