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LOUIS 0. COWAN,]
VOLUME XVI.
"ETERNAL HOSTILITY TO EVERY FORM OF OPPRESSION OVER THE MIND OR BODY OF MAN."—Jofferhon.
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JUDDEFOKD, ME., FRIDAY MORNING, F#B RUARY 3, 18G0.
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W1IITTIU11 ON WHITJriJ;LD.
The venerable poet J. U. WMttier, published In •
the Indcpi'U'lcnt, recently, uuder the title of*'A
Preacher." a lorg and ilthl poem oa Whit Held,
whose rciualm are luterred under the Federal street
Church. Ncwburyport. It opens with these lines:
Far down the vale my friend and I
llehcid tho distant seaboard town ;
Saw the crest sht|M r<> sailing by.
And the long waves run up and down
The white beech glimmering in the sun.
And the low wooded capes that run
Into the sea-mist, north and south.
The sand-bluffs at the river's mouth.
The swinging chain-bridge, and, alar.
The foam-line o( the harbor bar.
Over the wood* and meadow lands
A crimson-tinted shadow lay,
Of cloud* through which the <«etting day
Flung a slant gloiy fur away.
It glittered on the wet sea-sand*.
It flamed upon the city's panes,
ill., ahiln uila ofthilM that word
Outwanl or in, and gilded o'er
The steeple* with their veeriug vanes!
Awhile tny friend with rapid seacch
O'er-ran the laadsca]*. " Yonder spire
Over gray ntofa a shaft of tin?.
What in it, pray ?*•—-" The WhlUield church !
Wallc i about by its haM*n»eiit stones;
There rest the marvellous prophet's bones "
Tlieu as our homeward way we walked
Of the great preacher's life w» talked;
Aud, through the mystery of our theme
The out war! glory seemed to stream.
And Nature's self interpre ted
The doubtful record of the dead;
And ercry level beam that smote
The sails upon the dirk afloat,
A symbol of the light became
Which touched the shadows of our blame
With tongue* of Pentecostal flame.
Tha poat then prooaed* to daaerlba lu varaa tha
dmr and labors of Whllflald, and alosrs hi* ine
BurUl as follow* i
Under the church of Federal street.
Under the tread of ita Sabbath fret.
Walled about by it* basement stones
Lie the marvellous preacher's bones.
No saintly honor* to them are shown.
No sign or miracle have they known;
But he who passes the ancieut church
Stop* in the shvle of it* belfry porch.
And pouders the wonderful life of him
Who li«« at rest in that charnel dim.
Long shall the traveller strain his eye
From the railroad car as it plunges by.
And the vanishing town behind liiin search
•Un.Ur miiwaf ih<> \\ bitfield church:
Aud fed for one moment th« choata of tr»1e
Anil fiuhionand folly ami pleasure laid
By the thought of that life of pure inteut.
That voice of warning yet eloquent,
Ofone on the erranda of angels aent;
And, if where he labored the flood of nin,
Like a tide from the harU>r.bar act* in.
And orrr a life of time aud aense
The ohareh-apirvx lift their vain defence,
Aa if to acntter the Iwltn of God
With the |K>lnt9 of r*tvtn'a thunder rod,—
Still aa the gem ofita civic crown.
Precious beyond the world'a renown.
Ilia memory hallows the ancient town !
PUIUTY.
Yet there **a * liirht around her brow,
A holiness in tho/e dark eyes,
Which ahow'd, though wandering earth war!
now.
Her apirit'a home was in the akies.
Yea ! for a apirit pure aa her*
la always pure, e'en when it cm,
Aa aunahine broken in the rill.
Though turned astray, ia aunahine atill—
After*.
Jgriniltnral.
OOOD ADVICE.
l/»t oaf vounz farmern throw their no re la
to the dog* and fill their own head* with
(acts. 1^1 them get un vill.i~« Ijceutua, do
hating eocietiea. agricultural m.<rting«, any
thing adapted to the locality, and encourage
the latent talent in the place to ah..w
There ia no reaaon why a Unmet «hould not
bo a well informed man, and be able to
or write in auch a manner a* to demand at
tention. He haa, or might liave more hi*,
uro time than men in other profoauona, and
inatead ol aitting dowu and oouiulaiuiug that
the government ia adainietaml Tor the bene
fit of the idle at the eipenae of the worker,
and that he doea not ret hie ahare of the ofi
oea, let him Jit himtelf for the performance
of legislative duties. An intelligent (armor,
who ia able to draw hiaownconclumow, and
form hie own opiniona, aud give hie reaaoue
for them, in a clear, oonciw and logical man
ner, will hare more influence in any legisla
ture ever nwcuiblcd in tlio state, than any
lawyer, because it is generally believed to be
tho peculiar art ul a lawyer, to "make the
wor»< a|i|M'tir tho better cause.''—.V. H. J.
of Agriculture.
Rollinu Snow ox Wiuat Fiki.us.—A cor
respondent of the Toronto Globe (C. W.,)
advances the opinion that rolling the mow
on tho autuiuu wheut in winUr, would bo
an effective means of preventing winter-kill,
by rendering the snow less liable to melt on
cve^ sudden thaw that occurs. He says the
practice is extensively followed in Sweden.—
A good deal of discussion is taking place in
tho coluains of that {taper, on this subject,
from which wo gather that it yet requires
tho t*°st of actual experiment to decide wheth
er any benefit is to oo derived from the oper
ation or not.
L\rce Ruts or Corx.—A correspondent
of the Ohio Farmer say*: 441 shelled tuver
al tun, and they produced a* follows: OtlO
1000 grains; another 1100; another 1100;
and another 1101. 1 have heard old farmers
siy that a paper, wrap|kxl around an car of
corn, the ear then feutuo out. will not con
tain tho shelled com ol that ear. I tried it
with two ears, and tho juper would not hold
the corn; one of those ears had 036 grains
on it, of which 535 filled a pint cup. At this
rate, it would take 31,.Vl0graius to make a
bushel."
M aking Cukcse in Wlntkr.—A correspon
dent of the Rural *.Vnr Yorker reg.rnU the
f»r sent practice of nuking it in the summer
*)th absurd and cii^-iuive. Tho winter, he
•wys, i< bv far tho I) st time to mako cheese,
because tlio milk i» riclier, more easily man
agoil, and then? is no danger from fli<w, or
souring of verne U. Then? if also more time,
and milk can is* produced cheaper, and of a
better quality than in summer.
Miscellaneous.
THE TREE OF PEACE
—AM>—
THE TREE OF STRIFE.
nr Miss XARTIIA RVS.tr.LL.
CUAITICR I.
Ah that wan a noble tree which stood in
the line of fence that divided tho farm* of
Moncn Barker and Josiah Kenton, in the
town of liurford. Conn. A giant oak, that
lifted its hroad head to the heavens, and
nightly whispered the secrets of the earth to
thestur*, while in its brawny arm the timid
squirrel found a home, ami lYoiu beneath its
mii'K, jriveu ira\cn, Mimic inm|in ui
minstrels paired forth their Jubilate Dra, un
til the whole atmosphere quivered with tho
burnt of fhunksgiviug.
And yet they In^Hled not—th«*y hoard it
not—those' two angry, passionate inrn, who
dared to stand beneath it» sliado on that
bright summer day, urn! inakw iiu> puwwiou
of it a subject of strife and bitterness. Alas,
they heard nothing but the angry beatings
of their own selfish hearts !
• Cut it ii you d «ru !' oriod tho elder of the
two, hiii Toico trembling with rage.
• I certainly •hall dare;' wan the angry re
|ily. • You know well enough that tli« tn*e
sto.nl Home Wet on my side until I was so
foolish us to move tho fenco to accommodate
you with water for your catth. Hut the
i<>uce shall l» put liack before another twen
ty-four hours, and then, water vour cattle .
where you can.'
' Cut that tree, or alter that feneeone inch,
and I'll straighten von, if there's law in
Connecticut,' replied Itarker. 4 You have
failed to keep nio under a warning, and 1 can
hold the tr»v and watering place by posses
sion,' he continued with a triumphant smile.
• And tin-re is another thing ; you will make
your part of the fence through • Dow Lot'
at once, or I'll make vou trouble—-that's
all."
• I'mph, I shall build the fence when I've
a tuind to,ttn<l not a minute lwfore, for all
the Most* Markers this side of Canada,' was
tho re pit.
• You'll build it when you've a mind to,
will you?' cried the infuriated Darker 'Wo
will see about that. I guet* you will rather
iiutc .1 111111*1 u) 11 111 I'M uy i|uii% iiuic, ii
you have me to deal with.'
• l'crhai* not—though I had rather deal
with tho devil/*
yuiek ns thought Marker caught u stake
from the fence and ruined it to strike, hut hi*
aim wm diverted br a young girl who came
springing over tho fence and eaught his arm,
while she cried in terror—* Father, father,
for mercy'• sake don't Mriko uncle Siah!'
In his rtg<» the old man att>mptcd to push
her roughly hack, hut she avoid d hit grasp
and sprang directly between iheui, while
ijiah Itantoii said tauntingly.
' For bliuuic, Mimw Barker! would you
prove iur words true? If you want to,
strike me. It is nil I n»k.'
lVrha|vi that angry man would not have
waibNi for a second invitation, hut the slight
form of his only child stood Ivtween hiiu
and tho o!>juct of his fury, and there was
soiucthiug in tho eiprmion of her pure
Joung f.nv, that retrained him. lie was a
man of too coanie feelings and )i;u«Moiiatc
temper to stiller very deeply from a s.'nso of
degradation in the <>vea of his child, hut
something ot this ho did feci, and while it
retrained his luind, it al.so incmux'd his irri
tation. lie angrily bade her ' go homo and
keep at home.'
• I camo Ui rail yon to dinner, father:' she
Niid, while »he lingered, as if fcorful oi an
other outbreak.
• (Jo home, I my. There's no use in loiter
ing here all day if you did,' he said sternly, ]
while he east a glance towards Henton, who I
had withdrawn to tho bole of the disputed
tree, and st«HHl coolly measuring its circum
ference with a string which ho hud drawn
from his pocket; then with a muttered • let
liini do it if he daw,' he followed her with
hasty stride*.
Thnv men wcro cousins. Their houses
stood at scarcely the distance of an arrow's
flight (rain eacli other, and from the first set
tlement of the place, their fathers had dwelt
their and filled up the meastirv of their days
with m:iny acts of neighborly kindness and '
love. True the Ilarkers and tho Bei#ins
were somewhat noted for their hasty tempers, j
and clouds would sometime* arise, but they
never beenme so fearful that the clear roioea
of th« mothers could not be heard,calling to
«ch other from their kitchen doors, with
some fn-ndly inouiry after tlie cheese or web,
1 °.r *• *° b'd0 from the bright eyes of
the children th« well beaten foot-path that
led acroM the meadow between their dwel
lings, along which th«T o mstantlv pawed
and rfr-pawed, io rpite of wiud and weather.
" At times a little brawl
Injures not at all
If we only lave each other still,"
gingeth a n Swedish poet! but uh, how can
a juire and noblo lovo develop itself in the
stilling atmosphere of brawls? Who dm*
not know that a * little brawl,' if it Ijo in
dulged, Mun filleth the whole houso and
heart, and then, ala*, for lore ! Besides, like
marrying into ccrtain families, if you take
one, you take tho whole tribe, and their
narno is legion.
Strife we must have an yot, and strifo for
a noble aim we can endure, for we know
that above and l>cyond archcth the bright
rainbow of peace; but from brawls, especial
ly all family and neighborhood brawls, good
Lord deliver ur !
Hut so prayed not these cousins. Tho
scene wo have described was not the first,
though perha]M the bitterest, that had occur
red within the lust twelve months. Josinh
Benton wan not us hasty and passionate as
his cousin, but. when once thoroughly roused,
quite as obstinate und unreasonable. For
souio years past, it had been the talk unions
tho Much ban, that * things did not go well
wittli Si.i!i Benton.' His lamily suffered
much from sickness, and at last God took all
his fair children but tho eldest boy. llis
cattle were not unfroqucntly diseased, tho
dogs killed nearly all his lino flock of sheep,
ami bis crops were meagre and scanty.
Indeed, he experienced nmnv of those trials
that come as a discipline of faitii and patience.
Sometimes he felt them us such ; and with
no one to assist him but little 1 >avid, who it
must Ik) confe"ssed to any one but father, was
•rath' r a hindrance than a help,' ho worked
on with untiring patiencc, una would have
worked in pcaeo, had it not been for his close
proximity to hisconsin Barker.
With liim everything had gono well; at
least so said the pnople of tho village, when
tbev looked upon his beautiful farm, his well
filled granaries, his sleek flocks and herds,
and counted up his mortgages and notes up
on interest. But could they have looked in
to his heart, and seen how 1't grew hard und
selfish beneath his ever-increasing thirst for
gain, they might have thought otherwise.
True, they know that he grew more und more
captious und irritable, uml that his ungov
ernable bursts of temper often chunged the
brightness of Ins fireside to gloom—but, then
ho was rich—and richos cover a multitude of
sin*, even in a country village.
In proportion to tho sitcom of his own
schemes in pursuit of wealth, contempt for
tho want of success in others increnscif, and
he did not fail tu manifest it. 4 Any man
may be rich if ho chooses to ho,' was his con
stant reply to his wife and daughter when
they ventured to offer some excuse for their
less micccmful ncighliors. Josiah Benton
and he bud started in the world on an equal
footing a* regarded property, but now, scarce
ly a day passed in which lie did not makohis
V.w.i <i... .i:n.,. t.:.
giving him, as ho thought, a peculiar right
to meddle in his affairs.
About a rear previous an old maiden annt
of tlims had died, und instead of tuking lu r
property with her, a* did always seem her
intention, she left it to the*) nephews, with
the strict injunction that thev should settle
the estate themselves, ho that nono of her
money Dhonld be squandered in feeding pro
kite jmlges and clerks. Aflcr many hot dis
putes' and ongry words, they finally succeed
ed in dividing tho property ; hut tho alter
cation had aroused so much bitterness of
fooling—had brought out ho many things
thai they were bent upon viewing an proofs
of a want of honesty, that the old woman's
behest proved a curm> instead of n blessing.
Their wivoH were eenaiblo, good tempered
women, who understood their husband's
fault* and foibles Perfectly. They had en
tered into a kindot tacit coni|>act not to let
their own friendly relations lw interrupted;
und it was tho general opinion of tho young
jKHiple of the village that it would take some
thing more jiowcrful than a ouarrel ' to dis
turb tho close relationship of love and confi
dence that existed between young David
Benton and Hannah Barker.
nunm 11.
Hannah hastened herstei* when sho heard
her lather's heavy strides behind her. She
was accustomed to his sudden bursts of tem
per, but this was tho first time she had ever
ventured to interfere; and knowing that hin
anger often turned against thoso who strove
to check it, she hastened on, preferring to
meet him in her mother's nrcwenuo rather
than alone. A* she drew near the house her
mother culled her and hide her gather tip
pome linen thit wan * proud on the gnu<* by
the foot path ; while tlma engaged, tier fath
er pajviod her without a look or word, ami
with slow steps she followed him to the ho»b \
lie passed into the well room, und finding
hii* wife's cheese basket and truvs somewhat
in hk way, he gate them a kick that s-nt
them tumbling to the opposite sido of the
room ; then sending a pan of sago, that the
good woman had j"f>t cut and placed •>n a
corner of the t«ink, after them, ho proceeded
to perform his ablutions. Mis wife was
placing the dinner on the table; she Kit
down the great dish of lettable* that she
had in her hand, and casting a glance into
the shed, exclaimed.
• Why,Mo* s, what in the world are you
doing then'?'
4 keep your confounded weeds and trays
out of tlie way, then, will you? It is no
plai"fl for them under f.»ot; aiid don't keep us
lit-re ull day, waiting for dinner.' I
• l>inn<»r has l»*eii waiting this half hour,'
she replied, pleasantly ; then added in a low
t»u» to Hannah,' I wonder what has hap
tM-ti 'd to put father so much out of sorts to
day?'
lie fore Hannah could reply, ho came in,
followed by bin hired men, who had bmi
idling away an hall hour or so in the shudo,
and all gathered round the table.
Barker belonged to that claw of people,
who, when angry with one person, cannot
speak p-U'vaUy with any one else ; and as
he had a run* talent of making his mood of
mind felt, the dinner pa»<«d off in gloomy si*
lencc, occasionally interrupted by some fault
finding remark about the cooking, which ho
uttered in a tone half-way between a growl
and a bark. When thev ruso from the tablo
ho ordered the boy to bruijt up his hone.
• I thought you did not intevd to use the
horse-rake any more to-day, so I turned the
horse out,' said the boy. »
• Who said anything about the horse-raks,'
thundered the old man. • Go to the pasture
and bring up the bay hone, and dou't stand
therw cabMing.'
While he was giving thcin directions for
their afternoon's work, the hoy returned
with the hone, and said inquiringly—• I
thought you owned the big oak tree that
stands in the fencw on the south sido of round
pasture, Mr. llaker. I met Jem Davis over
the bill, and he said Sirs Benton owned it,
and tliA ho was going to help him cut it
this afternoon, lie aaid that Palmer, the
ship builder, oflcwd him fifty dollars (or it.'
'Let hita cat it if be dan!' mutlerod
! Barker Again ; and, n» if in reply t« his
: words, then cuine tho clear, ringing sound of
tho stroke* of tho uxo from the direction of
the disputed tree.
Tim uii» oxc hanged signlfioan t glances, and
started for their place of labor, while Darker
strode acrom the field to a »r>ot that coin
maiided a view of tho troo. The first glance
convinced hint that the boy's inforiucr wan
correct. Ho hn«tilv returned, sprang upon
his horse, and before thn good aim of Hen
ton and Davis had half sen-red the hole of
tho gigantic oak, he was cloistered with one
of the ousiest lawyers in tho city of 11.
When young David liebton returned that
night froui the distant meadow where ho had
bom at work, he found hie father listening,
with knit brow and compressed lips, to tho
monotonous, nasal tones of tho town con
stable, as ho brawled forth those absurd und
often libellous charges usually found in a
writ of prosecution, and which, through tho
wisdom of our laws, any man may make
against his neighbor for the vuluo oi* a few
shillings.
Hastily casting n glance through tho win
dow to see that his lather had not actually
burned his neighbor's house and barn, tho
young mnn turned to litffcio.ther for an ex
planation of tho scene. »ut she was almost
as ignorant ns himself, and frightened at the
heinous charges against her husl>nnd,aiid tho
pronport of tho lawsuit, could only sob out
that she • wished aunt lhvky's projKsrty was
all in Flanders, (or it only brought trouble
with it.' All that ho could gain from his
father in reply to his questions, or to tho
officer's deprecatory, 4 don't want to make
trouble—friend to >th parties—hope it will
be settled,' etc., was—4 That if Moses Darker
wanted law, ho would givo it to hint. lie
didn't want to quarrel, he could b<»ar as
much as any other man, but as for being trod
ui«m any longer, ho wouldn't,' and a host
or such expressions, which, though they
might serve us safety-valves to his nnger, «li«l
not give his son u clear conception ol its
cause.
An half nn hour later David stood by tho
sido of Hannah Darker beneath tho old |>ear
tro3 that grew by tho path across the meadow,
listening to her low but rapio tones, as she
related tho quarrel and tho sulwequeut stej*
of her father.'
• This must not coino Iteforo the magistrate
Hannah,' lie said. ' We must persuade
them to settle it. When your father gets u
littlo cool, ho will sin? that ho is wrong. IIo
knows that the tree formerly stood on our
side of tho fence. You must fiersuade him to
drip thn ease, Hannah, and 1 will sec what
ca i bo dono with my lather.
• I, David? I persuade him? I would
nots]K»k to him about it for tho world ; lie
side* I do not think it would lie best. He
will not hear a word from mother, and if 1
w. ro to s(M>ak, it would only make him mora
aiiL'rv. and uiiirht end in Ins forbiddintr mo
to Bf you or spenk with you.'
* Would you obey, II intuit?' Asked tlic
young inun earnestly.
41 do not think 1 could if 1 tried,' tdic mid
th mglitf'ully; 4 1 should s|>ouk before I tho't.
Hut you do not know how angry father is.
llo known the two stood in your lot, but he
thinks to hold it by po'ocssion. Still, I do
not l>elievc ho over thought of claiming it, if
your lilthor would huvo given up bis half of
' Dow l/(t,' und taken u share ttouiowUcra,
else. l'athor bud not Ii'in heart ufxin having
the whole of that meadow ; besides, cousin
Mary anil her husltand uro t»o vexed bccuuso
aunt Becky did not give hall'of her property
to them instead of you, that they are con
stantly telling father something to irritiiU*
him. I wish she bad given them tlio whole
of it, and left us in peace.'
4 Amen, I say,' replied David, as ho open
ed the gate lor her to pass to tho house.—
4 llut remember Hannah, whatever may Ixt
the result of this miserable quarrel, it must
not, now or over, come between us.'
Before twelve o'clock tho next day, tho
quarrel betw -en the neighbors, was the whole
town-talk. The supposed relation of David
and Hannah, together with the tact that ev
erv other family in tho place was connected
with one or tho other party by blood or inar
riago, made it n very interesting und exciting
topic.
I'ho grounds of offence were so warmly
and vehemently disputed, that, like that tree
which sUmkI where • Eden's IMmsanco was,'
tho old oak caused strife and discord between
hall tho families in tho village.
Tho case was brought belorn ono of tho
town magistrates, and notwithstandim; it
was well known to liiin and the witnesses
tlmt the tree originally Blood on tho farm of
Josi.ih Kenton. am! that tho fenco bail lyen
moved to uccoininodato Inn neighbor, vet, in
default n|" any witness on Mio part of Hen ton
t-> i r >\a (but legal notification of ownership
bad Jn» »h mad • by liini within n certain nnin
Ikt ut _vc.tr.. d t-ision wan given in Barker s
fav.ir. on tb" ground that jxisscsNioii for u
i —— —i
to ptv Ii'.mvv damages, us well um tho cost ol
tlio proBvNuiti >n.
Hi* iiidign.i'cm knew no bound*. He
sriomiily vjwod that lie would np-.-nd every
cent he iiiid in the law before ho would nub
mit to Mich injuMice, Heappealed tho case,
ami engaged one of tho I tout lawyers in tin*
city for his counsel. Muses Barker grinned
defiance at theso measures. und poured out a
beuvr retitining-fco in bard dollars into the
hand* of another celebrated lawyer, with the
remark, that * ho guessed ho bad got ax
much money to law with ns noino others.'
Tho ease would not como on in nearly four
months. During this time, Benton, aided by
his counsel, was actively engaged in ferret ting
out tho residcnco of a man who had been
E»ent as a witness when he had notified
rker of his claim to the watering place.—
Thin man had emigrated to tho went. After
much Jruuhlo and expense, they succccdcd in
finding him ; hut us it wun irapossiblo for
him to reach the city in tiino to lie present at
tho trial, the cuso was put off.
In tho mmn time, susjmnse, anxiety, and
disauiet, brooded over the two families, and
tuaan them very unhappy. The men did uot
speak, but kept up a silent syntoin of petty
annoyance, the mothers still talked in low,
sad tone* of the sorrows nnd trials of life ;
while David and Hannah, with tho suiiguine
spirit of youth, were daily planning some
means to Wing about a spirit of reconcilia
tion.
The case having corns before the court,
I Ion ton's western witnww wu prwicn*, und
readily testified that legal notification hud
been given in his presence to Barker, within
ten years. An attempt was made by Barker's
counsel to invalidate this man's testimony,
but without success- The former decision
was reversed, and the whole eo*t thrown up
on Barker, which by this time amount**! to
noarly two hundrwl dollars. Much as he
boasted of his money and his willingness to
spend it in the law, to pay this sum was the
bitterest penance his temper had ever brought
upon him. In his indignation at the result
or this suit, be immediately, and in opposi
tion to the advice of his best fricads, prose
cuted Benton Tor trespass, in croning a part
of liis furni. Ho lost his case, und was again
obliged to pay costs.
Wearied und embittered by tiiia miserable
proccss of litigation, Benton withdrew from
the congregational church und aocioty, lay
ing that * bo would not go to meeting where
the devil went.'
This speech noon reached the oar* of Bark
er, and as Hannah chanced to l>o the first
one he met after hearing it, the had to boar
tha full weight of his indignation.
• Look hero, girl,' hocontinuod, after pour
ing forth a torrent of angry words, • l am
not blind, I have B&en all that has been go
ing ou between you and Davo Benton—you
think to murry nun, no doubt, but you may
sot your heart at rest. No child of mino
shall ever marry ono ot tho race. Remem
ber, that point is settled.'
• Tlmnk Heaven, ho did not forbid mo to
see or speak- with David,' murmured the
young girl, as her lather went muttering
from the room. • 0, when will this misoru
bin quarrel cease?'
\\ ell might sho ask this question, for cer
tainly, tho anger, tho excitement, tho hitter
recrimination in which they had indulged
for mora than n year, hud done little toward
improving the temper ofciiWof tho cousin*.
Their families felt the chango deeply. The
mothers no longer called to cacli other
ucroM the meadow; tho hinges and latches
on tho littlo gates that led from tho door
yards to tho narrow foot path had grown
rusty; and ncurlv all truces of tho pith lUelf
wcru hidden by tall daisied and nodding clover;
for tho interviews of Duvid und Hannah were
too rare, and their steps too stealthy and
light, to disturb their growth.
Another thunksgivinguamo ; hut it bro't
little joy to either family. Tho tables worn
loaded with tho samo profusion of good
things as in times jiast. but an air of cheer
ltwHiiers pervaded everything, from tho faces
of tho old pooplo down to the very Kick logs
ou the hearth, which refused to bum with
anything liko briskness, but muttered and
spluttered and groaned, as if p<»*cssed by tho
samo evil dcraom of spito and ill will thut
hud tormented their owners so long.
The mothers sadly contrasted their present
unhappy rotations with those of former years,
when they generously strove to rival each
other in tho production of pastry and pud
dings ; and not a dish could Ihj enjoyed, un
til it bud been tasted by tho other, und its
merits discussed in full fumily conclave;
when tho children were lit homo at cither
table, and tho most remoto corncrs of the old
botm-s echoed to their laughter. Something
of this feeling stirred in tho hearts of those
willful men; for Sire Benton scarcely tasted
of tho chicken-pio that his wife placed before
him, saying, she * must have left out the
seasoning ; and Mohcm Barker put bv, ono
niter another, of lilt* favorite dishen, cfoclar
ing, in u (ict, that • nothing tasted us it used
to.'
Ah, self-willed, obstinate, passionate as
they art*, it is not too lute for tlvm to IcuTn
tlmt,4 better is a dinner of herl*. whore love
in, than a Mailed ox, and hatred therewith !'
There is hope for thein yet.
C1IAITK1I III.
About Christmas there caino a deep fall of
snow. It w«* right joyfully welcomed hy
young and «*Mt • Ikttecjduighing wus never
known,' cxchiimod tho village girln an they
talked over their anticipated sleigh ridra.
'Better sledding was never known,' shouted
the stout faruieni a.s they nasmnl oach other
on the rond, with loaded sleds drawn hy long
strings of alook oxen; and busily thoy imt
proved it, notwithstanding tho severity o
the weather, for every one was anxious to
get his timber homo, or his logs to the saw
mill before tho January thaw.
Ono morning, before thosnow had felt the
action of tho warm winds and foggy atmos
phere of January, old Mooed Barker made
preparations to goto a dintant piece of wood
land after a load of wood ; not that his well
filled wood houso needed replenishing, but
the land in question had Iwen apart of Aunt
Becky's 'disputed territory,' anu, though di
vided, was ntill unfcnced. He hnd heard, J
within a few days, that Sire Kenton was cut
ting tiu>l>cr up there ; and tho suspicious old '
soul was determined to go and wee if ho hud <
not encroached u]sui his part.
It was a bitter cold morning, and his wife
would fain have persuaded him to wait for a
warmer day. saving, 'they would certainly
freeze to death. Hut ho at her fears
swallowed his gingerod-eider, drew on his i
mittens, und, accompanied by Ned, his hired
iiiiin, started oil'. Ho readied the lot, and af
ter tlic uioot careful examination, wan satis
lied that no tre«|iasB had boen committed,
though the regular strokes of an axe among
h thick grovo on Benton's sido proved that
they were indeed clearing off.
'I'hoir wood was already cut, nnd they soon
liegau to load, hut Imfore many minutes the
sound of the axu ceasjd, and they heard the
heavy crash of a falling tree and then a loud,
ug'inizing cry for help.
'Soon) on" is caught undcf tlio tree !' ex
claimed Ned, dropping the end of the stick
they were raining, and running towards that
iurt of the lot from whence the cry proceeded.
Barker followed mechanically. They needed
no guide, for ngain and again the cry rung
through thu clear, frosty air, with startling
distinctness. When they reached the spot,
they found young David Benton caught bo
neuth the fallen tree, one heavy limh tirem
ing ucrow It i- breast, ami another just l>elow
his knee*,while his face was pule and distort
ed with agony, Quick us thought Ned
caught up an axe and struck it into tlio limh
thut conlined his breast. The young man
groaned deeply, and his whole framenuivered
with the shock. Before Ned could strike!
ngain. Darker caught hi* arm .and cried,••top ■
for Heaven's rake, Ned! the jar will kill
kill him- Wo must contrive some other
way:—the crone-cut saw—run and hring it
hero. We can nw the limbs off without so
much jar. We will Iw as careful as wc can, i
David,'he continued,(tending orcr the young
muu, nnd tryiug to cheer hiin while Nctl wan
g>»ne after tno saw that they liad fortunately
brought with them.
David tried to sneak, lmt his lips were
stiff with cold, and shrunk'-n with pain, and
the old man tried in Tain to distinguish his
words.
To do Moses Barker justice, under all his
self will and obstinacy, there lurked a good
deal of the spirit of humanity ; and at that
moment , he would hare sacrificed much of
his hourdod property to hnvo Ixvn ahlo to
extricate the young man from bin perilous
situation unhurt. A sudden thought struck
him ; and drawing off bin coat and tuitkuis,
he knelt down, and rapidly, hut carefully,
ltegun to remote the sinm from beneath j
David's back, lie literally dug for lifo; and
his hard hands were never put to a nobler
service. David soon experienced the benefit
of his exertions in the diminished pressure of
the weight across bis breast; ana aided by
Ned, who soon returned with the saw, Bark
er succeeded in removing the snow until tb«
branch only gnucd bis bnast. Then they
attempted to release hi« 11 u> to; butthrro wa*
much bus depth of Know Itcneath them, and
they weru so wedged in between Umj stones,
that it was impossible to do«* without kuw
ing off tiio limb that confin«f them. Tlmv
did this carefuUr an jxnwihln J but before it
was clear, David fainted. Tboj spread their
thick home-spun coat* on the snow, laid his
senseless form upon them, Afid left him to
unload their sled and pix-im* itin some way
to take hiin home, or at lenflt.to the nearest
house, which was at tho distance of more
than a mile. In a few mofeent* tho wood
was flung off, a dozen or more light elastic
: pole# laid arrow the sled afld covered with
I tin* thick spreading branches of tho juniper
: and hemlock. Theso preparations made,
they returned, and hiving their charge upon
this rude litter, took Uiefr way toward
homo.
David soon returned to consciousness, hut
notwithstanding tho jerking motion of the
sled over the rough,-ill-U'uten pith was so
very painful, he could not Itear the idea ol
being removed to a sleigh whfn he reached
tho nearest house, but begged them to take
hiin home us ho waa, und let hiui die in
pence.
Barker at la*t persuaded him to allow
th*>m to place a bod beneath him ; and almost
buried in tho blankets thuf the gttod woman
of tho house wrupt around him, they again
started off, It was not till they enrno with
in a mile of his own house, that Barker l>e
gun to think id his peculiar position.
llow should he break this unhappy news
to his eneiny—to a man with whom he had
not spoken for more than a your ? 'What
need is there for you to speak to him now?
whispered prido. 'You have done yourduty,
and more, perhaps, than other* would have
done in your place. Send Ned home with
his child ; you havo saved hi* life, and that
| was enough.' But the faint, low moans
that came from l>oncath those blankets had
more power over Barker in his present mood
than those whisperings of falso pride. Ilo
suddenly gave tho whip to Nod, and hastened
with rapid strides towards home.
'I will send Hetty over to breok tho news
to Annie Benton,' he said, as ho reached his
own gate,—•women manage such things
better than men, besides, I must go after the
doctor.'
His wile and daughter caught a glimjse'o!
him as ho putted tho window, and needed
but ono glance to afsuro them of some mis
fortune They both met him at tho door,
tfTe mother exclaimed,—
•For mercy'" sake, father, what is the
uinttcr.' Is Ned killed?'
•Xo, no, David Benton, poor fellow, has
lolled a trw on himself, and is crushed nl
most to denth. You must go and tell his
mother, Hetty. His lather ho savs, has
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liiin nt once. I nm going after the doctor.
Ho spoke rapidly .and hinhund wan already
on the latch, when llunnnh caught his una
and nuked,—
•Whore is ho? Whore have you left hiin?
'Ned in bringing him hoiuo. I left thorn
at Muddy Crook, and they must Ik* in the
Hollow hy thin time ;—hut, 1/ird bl*«mo,
child, how whito you tire! Aro you nick!'
Hannah did not stay to replv, Hut caught
down her hood * and pjkhI out of the door and
up thfl street liko the wind. IUrkor made a
movement as if to call her ImoIc, hut some
thought sortwd i<4 retain him. They «U>od
gazing alter her for a momont, and when
their eyes again met, all tho human wu«
visihlo in the old man's face.
'Miu has gone to meet them,' ho munnured.
.Well, lot her go—let her go. All will noon
hoover with tho poor hoy.'
tiontly did kind llotty Marker perforin her
painful tank, and, with thoughtlul euro ro
lieved tho mother of ull the arrangmcnt* li»r
her son's reception. for, nlie, poor woman,
could only stand «f the window and watch
with her dim tearful eyen,for tho appearancc
of the ftlcd. When they cniue in Bight, they
saw Hannah seated ujion it, Hii|>|H>rtini; the
head of David in her lap. A* they drvw up
at tho door, tho father arrived, aceouipanh*!
hy two or thnm of the moro distant noigh
brirn, and with their awixCunco tho |nn»r
young m in wan curried in and laid U]ion tlu
boil.
Marker soon returned with tho surgeon.
Hodid not stop at his neighlnir's hut rode
directly on to lib own house. A1W curing
tor hit reeking horse, In- walked nlnwly Iwicf
to the gate, and Mood for come time, with
hin hand on tho latch, an if irresolute, while
the lately roused npirit of humanity struggled
fearfully with tho lnng-chern«iie«i inmate* ol
tho lifurt,|>ri<loand nelf will.lor tint inantcry.
The |Ki«t came nil before him with Itn mighty
inniionoos. Ilolind thought of tho time
when ho and Itonton hud played tnghcther
un oliildron,—of tlioir youth and manhood,
—of their mnrriugi-* nml tlio vunni of
plcuennt intercom-*) that auccwdod, Iwfore
the pride of wealth hud takoti potwca*ion of
bin soul, tut misfortune uml en*J liud em
bittered hi* neighltor'a ; nml n* lie Mood
Ixwidc tliii* image of Iiih onrlior day* nml con*
treated it with tho fninnt that pell-lun? oould
draw nf tlio present, hi* heat t grew nick,
humanity triumphal. IloodlcM of hi* ninh
vow never dnrkon hiit neighbor's door utrain,
ho |iuiii*oil not until ho had returned tho
eilent pressure of Annio Ik-nton'* hand—mot
tho pleased glance of hit* wifo and daughter,
and followed tho Connor to the room of hor
von.
No ono mnnifiKtod *urpri*o nt hi* ontmnoo
wivo tho miiloror himself. Smiothing like n
gleam ol p.oaauru jniased over hi* fnco. ns at
a sign from tho surgeon, tho old umn aj>
prouchcd nml took n station by his l>od,
whoro ho could render soino light usrintanc*
in thu examination that wns about to bo
tnade.
Thosurgeon understood bin business; and in
lees than un hour tho broken liinlm were «it,
and everything done for tho young man'*
comfort tlmt hi* nkill and experience could
•uggest. Then, when tho neighlmrs, with
friendly offer* ofservice, deiiartcd, and tho
woman again cauio in witli stealthy font
ste]*, Barker hegnn to feel awkward end
uneasy. If in first impulw was to withdnw
ut once, but nil earm-st pleading glinco Tr>m
David, decided him to remuin.
Hastily panning round tho K-d to where'the
father sat with bin taco buried in bin hands,
seemingly ntunncd and heart broken by thin
sudden affliction, ho mid,—
'Cousin Siro, let bv-gonea be by-gone*. I
bare boon hasty, atubbora and wilful. My
tciniicr han led mo on to my and do a thou
mnu things thnt worn wrong. I have felt
to-<lay that thin i» no way to live. Our
quarrel ha* I luted quite long enough,—I am
sorry that I be*un it,—and now let ua drop
it nnd be frienda.'
It waa a sore trial to the old man'a heart,
and these word" were not spokeu without an
effort, for pride whifpercd that ho might lie
rcpulnod iK'fore them all; butlt waa mistaken,
for Sire Denton gnuped hit hand aod aaid,
almnet with tear*.—
'Tliin is too much—too much, Mow*. If
you were hasty, I have beon obstinate and
deaf to all reason ; and even to-day when you i
wero saving my child's lire, I wm planning
means to annoy you. It ii too tnuch—I do
notdeeerve it,
•Say no more about it, Sire. Hot no mora
about it. I will go homo now ano •rod Ned
over to ace after Your cattle. I gu«H Hetty
bad lietter stay and help Annie talce care of
David until night, when Ned and 1 will come
over and watch with him. Hannah, he con
tinued, in renly to a word from David; 'well
Ilannah let it be then, though I mnch doubt
whether the it aa rood a nurse a* her mot her.'
The reconciliation between the old men
mk perfect. Kvery day Barker called to m
David, and he often watched over hhn with
a care and tenderness strongly at variance
with hie nsual coarse, rough manners; aild
nt the earnest request of David and his
mother ho consented that Hannah should
become his constant nurse.
Hut when he bean! that the gosslpa of ttio
villago wero discussing the propriety of this
step, und indulging in ill-natured remarks,
bis hasty temper again burst forth. He de
clared that although he did not care a snap
for what they said, yet his daughter should
haw a right to watch over David, that even
the must precise old tattler could not ques
tion, fur iho should tie hiswifo within twenty
fo*r hour*.
The mothers were ttrnek dtitnb at the idea
of marriage under such circumstances, and
when they regained the use of their tongues,
m:idn objections innumerable; but David,
alb-r a long conversation with Hannah,
seconded her father's proposition. Not that
he entertained much if any hope of recovery,
for the physician had fmnkly stated his dan
ger from the (irst,hut he vcumed to keep her
with him to the lust; Unities he folt that all
the future diflerencc* that might ari«5 be
tween their parents, Hhe must Ite the minis
tering angel ; and ho fondly fancied that, as
hia widow her influence, at leust with hia
own father, would Im> more efficient.
We might tell of that sad and solemn wed
ding,—ol the lone, wenrv days and months
during which the young wife watched over
her htiHUtnd with a devotion that might have
won liiui from the gruve,—of tho hurst of
glad tears with which she received the first
decided intimation of hopo from the careful
nhysidal),—of his slow return to health
during the summer months,—of a winter
passed at the genial South, from whence
they returned with minds enlargejl by obser
vation and intercourse with society, ami
hearts still moro devotedly unitod.
Ah, there ure many pleasant things to
speak of in this world, hut we liavo not space
to note them here. Wo can only say, that
the old foot-path was no longer overgrown
with dairies and clover,—tho gates were re
twiinwl mill tlm iimlhoni mrnin 1<11II1<<I T>)<111 •
fy to eocli other iteriw* the meadow. Tl»»*
old mm took courwl of their youth, and
lived for many year* thu gulden Hfo of peace.
Now. they Imvo both COMt.) their r»»t.—
The cltl-Mt win of David and llujumli bun
brought homo n fair wife, and tbfo young
couple live with grandmother linrfc^r.—
Scarcely a day pns*c* in which Annie ifc-n
ton dm* not come ucrum to chat oahilo with
th<>m; and in the interest that those old
ladles take in the happinriw of thdrehflJmi,
they neemcd to have gained u n*yf lc««o of
exi*lane«t.«t
There is one addition to the landaqto,
which we mu*t not omit to mention. About
midway between the Iwua.* stand two young
thrifty" oak*. Tbey'SfMWg Tronnu-flrw,
of whicli grow on the old oak that aMMd
the great quarrel, and th«v other upon tho
freo which nearly deprived David of life.
They woro planted by Hannah the autumn
muveeding their marriage. •
These trwM are known among tho family a*
th«»Treeof Strife and thsTnw of I'eaeo; and
when Hannah perceive#any indication* of *el
Iwlim-**, or ha*tv, quarrelsome teni|»er in her
children, ah* point* tlunn to th*w trees ; and
herpleamnt voice, mingling with the mur
muring of thoir broad Icavea, as she telle the
atory of their grandfathers' quarrel and re
conciliation, wldoui fails to chaao away all
cloud*, and bring again tho bright atmos
phere of truth and lovo.
Cussius M. Clay's Great Spooch in
Kootucky.
Camiu* M. Clay made a speech at the door
of tho Kentucky State House, to his Repub
lican frieniln and other*, on the 10th inst.,
in which he boldly advocated emancipation
in Kentucky. lie defended Mr. Seward and
his principle*, ami the Republican platform.
I ■ M .
■ HI rum |
l/:t ti* trace tin* contet|ucncca like th*
miiiW; yearly tlicy nhed their nkin, but tln*v
novW go back into tliu old one; Ikwutiful it
in at fir*t, luit it iin>ui*<!inf*lT return* to duat
mid twin*. I/?t uh look nt tin* consequence*
Hon* wn« tlio formation of tliti "Bine |»dg
ce" in Miwouri, according to the Congrefw
ionul rt»|*»rt (remember I don't intend to
giro uny nUtcmcnt on my own my no; I np
i»iil to ni»lory to mlwuntiate nil I •«▼).—
Vnu mnrrli under your Mineouri honlea no
formed into the IVrritory of Iuimv, and al
though it in w«»ll known, utidaM hintory hua
proven, thnt the republican party wnn in a
clear majority, hy force of arm*, you took
down the J nilgai of K! action tlmt werrap
|Miintiil legally. They WW fjikrn hy foreo
—the Miiwouri fum-i going out with ban
ner* (lying ami with colon di«play<-d, and
thn«|uiwtion wan n*kod "nrc you a Judgo
according to the Constitution* and lawn?"
Not "nro you n Judge of Klection carrying
out the declaration of the Cincinnati plut
(onnN of lHW and 18.VJ, that the |«oplo
ahould determine upon their domestic innti
tutioiw in their own way?" Hut, "are you
sound on the goone?" 'fhat was what ttiey
naked thein; in other work, "are you for
Slavery?" Not "are you for the Conetitu
tion and the laws, ami for the aupnort of re
publican institution* at.d principle an our
liuh<T* handed them down to u*?" No!
hut "am you right on the gooae?" and if a
man did not an*wer that way that pleaaed
them, they caught him hy the collar and
ejected him, and many who upheld the con
stitutional right of election were compelled
to fly for their lire*, nnd many were wound
ed and killed. Where then stood the demo
cratic pre* of the United State*? Aiding
and ab*lting all thin tntmon. The frwwul
citizen from th« Mate of Kentncky, n* well
an from the Fnw state*. who had *een br ac
tual experiment the glorioua lienellt 01 free
institution*, and otber* wbo bad *ecn the
woe of Slavery, and who fmind that the
pledge* of the*democratic p»rty had been
kept to tho word and violatedI fai (act, lata
in the dayaent to their hoiaaa both to Ken
tucky, theaiave and lb* ft* ^
up artua, and upm «very field, and liy the
whole power that Uod and nature bad be
stowed upon them, they miatod thia at
tempt to ciialave them. What then did the
l'reaideut of them United State*? All the
time be by tba forrea of the United Statea
disarmed the Republican party, and left
tl>oin at the uiarcy of tbuee invader* of, their
right*.