Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-29

wardly all seemed to be gong well,
but the trouble which the old
lawyer had predicted at the outset
had begun. Little jars, trivial at
first, between the men-bOth mean.
ing to do.right, but bOth set and
obstinate Of temper-soOn grew to
an open rupture.
1t was a hard thing for the old
man. who had always had every.
thing his own way to feel the
bitterness of heing SGT aside and to
take back seat as it we're in tho
management of affairs. 1t was
OILY natural for him, growing moro
feeble and irritable month by
month, to brood over the loss of
his money and to look on the dark
side of the situation. He WAS al
ways treated kindly, but he SEEM
ed TO feel that be was an eDcum.
Orance, and III consequence was
very Oyerbearing and unhappy.
And 80 matters went on until
one day after some rather per.
emptory orders about the farm from
the old man which the son refused
TO yield that the storm b Oke. One
harsh word followed another, ami
the next day the euiire community
was astOunded to bear that Samuel
Barlow had quit the farm hastily
and Ia the rain, without hat or
coat, had gone out into the night
to the home of a humble neighbOr
and that he was going to sue bis
son to get back the farm.
Stories were told OF differences
that had long existed, ever since
the agreement was first made, in
fact. and the lrjustiJe-so the old
man elaine d-with which be had
been treated.
And now that 1t has come TO
this said old DaYld Evans, the
lawyer, who had drawn the deed,
'it'Il have to be fought out IN court
for hey aIc both stubborn and
neither one will give in, [ will
positively refuse 10 take hand in
the Case cn either side
\ few mouths la,er, at the O?on.
ing Of the regular term OF court,
was witnessed one of the saddest
o. all sad sights one sees in court
of jlStlce-the sight Of a while
haired father suing his own sOn.
1t was 80 sad sight that Judge
c., a kindly old man called the
tyO law5 ers up 10 the bench aud
asked them If The case could not
be settled. 1T is Your duty gentle.
men, he said, AS honorable and
worthy members of the bar, to try
aud settle this case in an amicable
way But the lawyers both told
him that no settlement could he
made; neither side would concede
an inch. And so tie case went on
tor trial.
The attorney for the old man
drew a very vivid picture in his
opening argument. lie pictured
10 the jury in an idylIc manner the
Barlow farT, the peaceful life
" which bis client had led there, the
INVASION of the farm by this cruel
son, and fually the "drlYlng tina
old pan Out,7 ss he put 1t, Tin the
rain and cold" He rehearBed for
she benefit Of the jury tbs OH fable
of the husbandmsn WHO NeIned .
serpent in his bosom, benambed
WITH cold, and in the cOat>9 Of bis
speech which va long aud bitter,
hkened John Barlow to "ths frOzen
snake
when John BIrleHs's counsel
arose to speak, 10 the surprise Of
every Que be made no personal
criticism whatever npOa the old
man. A stiIl greater surprise
Vas occasloned when John refused
to 20 upon the stand and testify
or even to call Witness against his
father. The only argument upon
his side was that the old man had
not made out 4 clse.
TIE inIy were out an hour. Then
they came back and returned a
verdict for the OLD man. The
deed from Samuel Barlow TO his
sou John was broken aud the son
aust give up the farm.
1t Was a lovely day and a lone
some day to the old man as he left
the court house. Some Of his
nelghbOIs aud friends gathered
around him to congratulate him on
his victory, but he heard them all
in s;leuce, aud did not seem at ali
elated. lie seemed to have grown
older by several years within an
hour. Up to this time he had
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