The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04

liable privileges within the estates,
had always found a means Of breaking
off the match, which he regarded as a
fatal obstacle to his sweet design of
getting the whole property into his
hands.
AT a moment favorable. as he
thought, for the attempt he brought
suit against both, but with the view
Of carrying it on in a way that would
make the process bear IN the parties
in such different modes, times. and
degrees as might Great a jealousy
and discOrd between them.
Jonathan and Mary had too much
sagacity to be duped. They under
stood we'll Old Bulls character and
situation. They knew that he was
deeply versed in all the Subtilities Of
the law. They knew that he had a
stubborn and ~persevering temper, and
had moreover a very long purse. They
were sensible, therefore, that the more
he endeavored to divide their interests,
the more they ought to make a com
NOR cause and proceed in a concert
of measures"
The next paragraph relates to the
union of the northern and
colonies against England and their
fight for Independence, concentrating
the Union. 1t reads
LAS this fighting Old Bull could best
be done by giving effect to the feelings
long entertained for each other, IN in
Iter-marriage was determined on be-
tween Jonathan and Mary. 1t was
duly solemnized with a deed Of set
Element as is usual in such Opulent
matches and duly executed. No event,
certainly Of the sort was ever cele-
brated by a greater fervor or variety
of rejoicing among the respective ten
ants of the parties. They had a great
: horror af falling into the hands of
t Old Bull, and regarded the marriage
+ of their proprietors, under whom they
s held their f~reehOlderS, as the SureSt
a mode of warding off the danger. They
d were not disappointed. United purses
e and good advocates compelled Old
d Bull, after d hard struggle (the wal
g Of the revolutiOn), to withdraw the
It suit and relinQuish forever not only
the new pretensions set up, but the
" old privileges he had not allowed
II THE marriage Of Jonathan ant
q Mary was not a barren one. On tn,
I. contrary, every year or two added
n new member to the family; and OF
such occasions the practice was to Sc
y off a portion of land sufficient for
5 good farm to be put under the au
thority of the child for state Of tn
le Cnion) on it's attaining the age G
o. manhood: and these lands Wer
as settled very rapidly 10y tenants COINS
O as the case might be. from the estate
re sometimes of Jonathan, sometimes
Is Mary. and sometimes partly from on
10 and partly from the other"
nd -
1T happened that at the e~xpiratio
of homage of the tenth or elevent
ra fruit of the marriage some difticu
,to ties were started concerning the rul,
,e and conditions Of declaring the your
IS party of age and giving him, as
member OF the family, the manag'
, ment of his patriTlOny. JOnatha
~ became possessed with the notion tn
Of an arrangement ought to be mao
K that would prevent the new far
t1v from being settled and cultivated,
dv in the latte t
,in in the latter instances. indiscrim
,aS nately by persons removing from b
and Mary'S estates and cOnfine Il
oh privilege to those going from h
IA own, and in a perverse humor Whi'
-he had seized him he listened to su
Of gestions that Mary had undue adva
tage from the selection of head ste
nd ards (Presidents,) which had ha
Old pence TO nave oeen much oIteh
nj out of her tenants than his.
W. =
ar Now the prejudice suddenly TAX
up by John against the equal right
the Mary's tenants to remove with tn
ing property to new farms was connect
or with a popularity in Mary's pers
.ng. not yet noticed. Strange as it m
ldi- appear, the circumstance is not [
de- less true that Mary. when a chi
ads had unfortunately received from
certain Africal dye, a stain on her |
who arm. which had made it perfec
ohm black and withal somewhat veal
ates than the O<her arm. The misfortU
rev arose from a ship from Africa loaG
/. a with the article which had been p
and mitted to enter a river rum
we're Through her estate, and to there {
post OF a part of the nOxiOuS car
ON The fact lSlaVeTN in the SOuth) =
ting we'll known to John at the time
sup their marriage. and if he conside
It. an objection, it was in a man
nav reduced to nothing by the com
val ] arm and pleasing features OF ~