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bolh byino rcn5c or erwwo. awi
Fruin tlio Houllitrn l'atrint.
"NOW WAVK TI1E GREEN I'ALMETTO!"
A Songcflhe Volunlecrs of Mcxico.
Now wavc llio green I'nlmctlo,
Aml cliccr lliu glorious sign,
Tlmt tclls ofinany n victory
Your fulhers woh and mino;
Tlioy strovo and slrucli togcllier,
And wo vill slrilic ns thcy,
Wliilo tlio giin cnn epccd tlio liullot,
And tlio Ibctnan lilocks tlio way
So, wavo tlio green I'nlmctlo,
Onr Caiolininn tico
Our fatliers wivcd it long and wcll,
And so, my boys, sliall we!
Good limlis o( Anglo-Norman,
If llioy'll bnt wiiit llio grip,
WVII sliow tlicso mongrol Mciicans,
And souls thcy cannot wliip
Good hlood, lliat coursing frccly
l'or twico two liumlred ycars,
llas givcn two migiily nations
To swny botli lietni?plieres!
A hceii nini to llie liflo,
A llect piur lo tlio slced,
A fIiouI lo slialio llie sluggisli licnr!,
And wo liavc dono llio dccd!
Now wavo llio green I'nlmctlo,
And wlicn llio figlit in worst,
We'll bcnr it on, tlirougli sinokc nnd storni,
'Mong cliarijiiig lincs llie firat;
Wo'll iltink ofancicnt vn!or,
AVIi'en ficlih nl liomo weto won
Wlicn Alarrion inndc tlio focmaii bIiuIIc
Ahil Sumptcr madc liim run!
Wo'll lliinl; ofrricnda and brotliers,
Wliosc licarls willi triunipli buin,
And gcnllo inaids.lliat loolt willi lcars,
'J'o wclcomc our rclurn!
W. 0. S.
Tlic Maii tliiit Killed Jiis Ncilibors,
IIY I.. M.MtlA CIIII.D.
It is curious lo nbscrvo liow a tnnn'a
spirilual statc reflects ilsclf iulo tlic peo
plc nnd aniinnls around hini; nny, in llie
very garmentj trccs nnd stonus.
llctibcn Black was nn infeeliilion in tiic
neigliborhood wbcre lio rcsidrd. Tlic
very siglil of liim prbduccd clTecis similnr
lo tlic IJindoo mngical tunc, callcd Raug,
wlitob is said to bring on cjouds, siorms
nnd carlliqunkcs. II is uifc scctncd lcan,
sbaip nnd iiticom rorlnljlc. 'i'lic licnds of
his boys liad a briEllin j nspcct, as il cacli
individtial bair stood on cnd witli pcrpc'.n
al fcar. Tlic cows pokcd out tlieir linrns
liorizontnllr, as sonn ns bc opcncd tbe
bnrn-yard galc. Tlio dog droopcil liis
lail bctwccn liis liis lcg?, and cyed
liim askancc, to sco wbnt liumor lic
was in in. Tlic cnt lonkcd wild and scag
gy, and bnd bccn known to rusb straigbt
np tlic cbimney wlicn bc movcd (ownrd
ber. Fanny Kcmblc's cxprcssivcdcscrip
tion of tlic I'cntiaylvanian slage-liorso was
cxactly stiitcd to llcubcn's poor old nag.
"Uis bidc rcscmblcd an old bair trtink."
Continual wliipping and kickinghad madc
liim sncli a stoio, tliat nn atnoiinl of blows
could quicken liis pncc, nnd no cliirrup
ing cnuld cbangc the dpjcctcd drooping of
liis licnd. All liis nattiral langtiago said,
as plnin as n liorsc riniW say il, lliat be
was a tnost u nhappy bcast. Evcn tlic liccs
on Itcnbcn's pt'ciniscs liad a gnarled and
knolty nppcnrancc. Tlic bnrk wcnt little
sickly tcnrs ofgnm, and tlic branclicsgrcw
awry, ns il llicy tclt tlic contiiinal discord,
nnd madc sorry fnccs nt cacli otlicr bcliind
tbeir owncr'a back. Uis fiolds wcic rcd
willi sorrcl, or run ovcr witli nnillcin.
Evcry tbing sccnied ns bard nnd arid ns
liis own vistigc. Evcry day, bc curscd
tlic toivn nnd ncigliborliocd bccausc tlicy
poisoncd liis dogp, nnd stoncd liis licns,
nnd sbot liis cals. Continual laiv-stiits
invohcd bitn in so niucb cxpcnsc tbat be
liad ncillicr timc nor moncy to spend on
liis improvemcnl of liis fui ni.
Against Joc Smilb, a poor lnborcr in
tlic neigliborhood, bc liad brougbt llirce
suits in succossioi). Joc said bc liad rc
lurncd a spade be liad borrowcd, and
Itcubcn sworc bc liad not. lle sucd Joc
and rccovercd damngcs, for wbicb bc or
dcred llio SlicrilTlo scizc liis iig. Joe,
in his wrntli, callcd him an old suindler
and n cursc to llio neigliborhood. 'J'hcsc
rcnmrks wcrc soon repcatcd to Ilcubcn.
IIc brought an action i'nr libcl, and recov
cred twcnty-fivc cents. Provokcd nt tlic
laiiglt lliis occnsioncd, bc watchcil for .loc
to pass by, and sot his big dog upon him,
screaming fiit iotisly, "Cnll mu nnoldsin
dler again, will you?" An cvil spirit is
moro contagions thnn tlic plagiic. Joc
wcnt bomc nnd scoldcd his wtfc, and box
cd little Joc 's cars, and kickcd tlic cnt;
and not onc of thcm know wbnt it was all
for. A fortnight after, Retiben's big dog
was found dcad by poison. Whcrcupon
bc brougbt nnothcr action ngnitist Joc
Sinitb, nnd not bcing able lo provo him
guilly of thc cbargo of dog-muriler, bc
took his rcvcnge by poisotnng a poi liimb,
bclonging to Mrs. Smilb. Thtis the bad
game wcnt on, with lnutttal worrimcnt and
loss. Joc's tcmper grcw moro nnd morc
ticlictivo, and thc lovc of tnlking ovcr his
troublcs at llie gro shop incrcascd' npon
him. Poor Mrs. Sinitb cricd aml said it
wasnllowing to Iteubcn Black j for a
1101101' hcarlcd man tban hcr Joe ncvcr
livcd, when sbc first married him.
Sucb was thc slalo of lliings when Sim
con Green purcbascd tho furtn ntljoining
Ileubon's. The cstnte liad becn mucli
neglcctcd, and bnd caugbt thislles nnd
mullein Irom ibc neigliboring fiolds. Ilut
Simeon was a dilligent man, blossed by
naturo with a bcnlthy orgnnizntton nnd a
gcninl tcinpornnictit; nnd n wiso nnd kind
cducution liad nidcd iiaturc in thc pcrfoc
tion of ber goodly tfork. Ilis provident
industry soon cbnngcd the nspcct of things
on llie farm. Iliver-mud, nutumn-lcnvcs,
old shous' nnd old boncs, wero all ml in
rcqiiisitinn to assist in thc production of
uj.o and licauty. 1 hc trccs, with branch
cs prunod, aml bnrk scrnpcd frec from
mnss and msccts, soon lookcd clcan nnd
vigorotisi Ficlds of grain wavcd whcrc
wecds had rioled. rcrsmn lilacs bowcd
grncofully ovcr tho simplo rjatewny. Mich
igan roses covcd liulf llio hotisc with thcir
abtindanl cluslers. hvcn thc rough rock,
wliicli lormcd tlic uoorstcp, was cdgcd
with goldcn mos.i, Thc slcck horsc.fced-
ing in dover, tosscd liis mnne nnd neigh-
rd wlien liis niaslcr camo ncnr ns much
as to sny, " Iho world is all thc plcasantcr
for having you in it, Sinieon Green!" The
old cow, fondling hcr calf tiuder thegrcat
wnlnut trco, wnlKcu un to him with seri
ous Iricndly fncc, nsking for tho slicc of
sugar bcct be was wont to nivc ber. Chan
ticlecr, strulling nbout, with his troop of
plump iicns nnd downy little cbickens,
look no tronble lo kccp out of his way,
bnt flappcd his glossy wings and crowcd
a wclcomc in his very fncc. When Siili
con turncd his stcps homoward, tho boys
tbrew tip thcir caps nnd ran out shouting
"Eathcr's coming!" nnd little Mnry wcnt
toddliii!; up to him with n dandclion blos-
som to plnce in his button-hole. Ilis wifc
was a woninn ot fcw words, but sbc soine-
timcs said to hcr ncigbbors, witli a quict
kiud salislaclion, "Lvcrybocly loves my
busband, tliat knows h im. Thoy can't
bclp it."
Simeon Grecn's acnuainlnnc knew tliat
ho was ncvcr cii'iascd in a law-smt in his
lifo; but thcy prcdictcd lliat ho would find
tl impossiulc to nvoid it now.tbey told liiin
his next nciglihor was dctcrmined lo rjnar
rel with pcople wbclhcr thcy would or
not; tlmt hc was liko .lolm Liburnc, of
whom Judge Jenkins said, "It tho world
ns cmptied of every person but himsclf,
Liburnc would still qunrrcl witb John.nnd
Jolui with Liburnc."
"Is tliat his charncler?" said Simeon.
"If hc excrciscs it upon mc, I will soon
kill him."
In evcry neigliborhood llierc arc indi
viduals who liko to foincnt dispules, not
from nny dcfinilc iiitenlion of malicc or
miscbicf, bul mcrcly bccausc il makes a
little ripplc of cxcilcmcnt in thc dull strcatn
oflifp, likc a contcst bctHcen dogs or
oamc-cocks. Such peoplc wcrc nnt slow
in rcicnting Simeon Grecn's rcmai k nbout
his wraugling neighbor. "Ivill jiir.' will
hc?" cxclniiiicd Itrubcn. IJc said no
morc; but his lighlly comprcsscd inoiilh
bnd such i siguiilcanl cxprcssioii tliat his
dog dudgcd him, as bc would tlic ti nck of
a tigcr. Tlmt very inght Reuben lurncd
his horsc iulo thc bighwny, in bopcs hc
would commit some depredalion on ncigh
bor Grcen's prcmises. But Joc Sinitb,
sccing thc anitnal at largc, lct down thc
bars of Bcubcn's own corn-field, and the
poor boast walkcd in, and fcasicd ns hc
had not donc for many a ycar. Il would
have bcen a grcat Batisfaction to Ilcubcn
if hc could haic brought n law suit againsl
his horsc; but as it was, bc wns obligcd to
coutcnt himsclf willi bcating him. Ilis
ncxt exploit wns to sboot Mnry Grcen's
liaiidtomo chanticlccr, bccausc ho stood
on thc slonc-ivnll nnd crowcd, to Ibc ig
norant joy of his heart, Iwoincbcs bcyond
the fronticr liuc tbal boundcd thc conlig
iious fartns. Simeon said hcns sorry
for tlic poor bird, nnd sorry bccausc his
wife nnd childrcu likcd tho pretly crca
ture; but oihcrwisc it was no grcnt matlcr.
1 lo had bccn intcnding to build n poullry
yard, willi n good bigli fenco, tbal bis
Iiciis mifjlil not nnnoy bis iic-ighlors; nnd
now bn wns ndmonishcd to makc basle
nnd do it. IIc would build thcm a suug
wnrm liousc to roost in; thcy should have
plenty of gravcl and oals, nnd rooui to pro
nicnadc bnck nnd forlh, and crow nnd
cacklc lo thcir hcarts' conleni; tbcrc thcy
eould cnjny thfiiihclvcs, and bc out of
liarm's way.
But Ilcubcn Black bad n dcgrcc, of iu
gcnuity nnd perscvcrnncc which niight
liaie produccd grcat results for mankind,
bad ibosc qualitics bcen dcvoted to some
moro uoblo purposc tban provoking quar
rels. A penr trco in his gardcn very im
propcrly ttrctcbcd over a friendlv nrui iu
lo Simeon Grcen's prcmises. Whrthcr
thc 6111111) statc of things thcrc bad n
chccring cirect on tho trce I know not;
but il hiippencd tlmt tbis ovcrhangiiig bow
boro morc nbundaut fiuit, and gloived
willi n nchcr huc tban thc olhcr bows.
One day, little Gcorgc Green, as bc wcnt
wbistling along, pickcd up a pcar tliat had
fallen iuto bis fathcr's gardcn. Thc in
stant hc touchcd it ho fclt somcthing on
tbe back of bis ncck, likc thc stingofa
wasp. It wns Ilcubcn Black's wliip, fol
lowcd by sucb n storni of angry words that
the poor cliild rushcd iulo the liousc in nu
ngony of terror. But tbij experitnenl
failcd also. Tho boy as soolhed by bis
mothcr, nnd told not to go ncnr thc pear
trco again; and thcrc tbe maltcr cntlcil.
Tbis impcrturbablo good nnturi; vexcd
Ilucben morc thnn nll ibc tricks nnd tautits
ho met from othcrs. Evil cfl'orlft hc could
tindcrstniid, nnd rcpay witb compound in
tcrcsl; but bc did not know uhni to makc
of tbis pcrpctual forbcaranco. It scemed
to liim ilicio must bc somcthing conlcnip
tuous' in it. IIc dislikcd Simeon Green
niore thnu nll tbe rcst of thc town put to
gcllier, bccuise bc iiindo him fecl so un
comfortnbly in tho wrong, nnd did not nf
ford him the olightcst prelext for com
plnint. It wns nnnoying to sco evcry tbing
in bis ncigbbor's domaiii lookiug so happy,
and prcscnlitig such a bright coutrasl to
the forlorucss of bis own. When ibcir
wngons pnsscd cnch.otbor on llio road, it
seemcd ns if Simoon's horsc tossed liis
licnd highcr, nnd iluug out bis inanc, as if
hc kncw be wns going by Rcubon Black's
old nny. ilo oftcn said ho supposcd
Green covercd bis Jiouso witb roses nnd
lioneysucklcson purposc lo sbatne Itis bnrc
uaiis. jjut ho didn't cnre not bc! lio
ivasn't going lo bc fool enongb lo rot his
bmrds with such stulT. Bnt noono rcsen-
tcdbis dispnraging rcinaiks, or sougbl to
provoltc him in any way. Tho roses
smi.cd, tbe borso ncishcd. nnd the calf
capercd; bul nono of llicm had llio lo.ist
idca thoy wcrc insulting Reuben Black.
Hve;i tho dog bad no malico in his bcnrt,
tboiigb hc did onc nigbt chnse home llie
cccsc, and bnrk nt llietn Ihroiigh llie bars.
Rculwn told his niastor, tbfi ncxt day, be
sworc ho would briug an nction ngainsi
him if hc didn't kcep tho dog nt bomc;
nnd Simeon nnsworod very quiclly tlmt bc
would try to tako botlcr carc of him.
For sevcrnl dnys n strict wnlch was kcpt,
in bopcs Towser would worry thc gccse
again; but thcy pnssed bnme undistiirbcd,
and not a holitary bow-wow furnishcd ex
cuso for n !aw-suit.
The new neigbbors not only declined
qunrrclling, but thcy occasionnlly madc
positivc advnnces toward a fricndly rcln
tion. Simcon's wifc sent Ilrs Rlnck a
largc baskct full of very finc cherrics.
Plea'cd with tbe iincxpcctcd ntlcnlion, sbc
cordially rcplicd, "Tcll your molbcr it
wns terii kind ol ber, and 1 nm very mucli
obligcd to hcr." Rcubrn, who sat smok
ing in thc chiuincy-corncr, listcticd to tbis
mcssago oncc without nny nianifcstation
of impatieicc, cxccpt wliifliiug tlirougli his
pipe a little fastcr and fierccr thnn tisual.
Ilnt ulicn the boy wns going out of thc
door, nnd tbe fvieno'Iy words wcrc again
repcatcd, hc exclaimcd, "JJon t makc n
fool of yo'irsclf, Pog. Thcy want to givo
ns a liiut lo send n baskct of our pcars;
llrnt's thc up-shot of tlic busincss. You
may send 'oni a baskct, when lliey arc
ripe; l'or I scom to be tiiider oblijintion,
espcciallj to your stnootb-iongucd folks."
I'oor rcgy, wliose nnd lifo had bccn for
thc moment refreshed with n little dcw of
undncss, ndmittcd distrust into hcr bosom,
nnd thc lalo tliat rndiatcd round tho npe
glowing cherrics, dcpartcd.
INot lcng nltcr tbis advanco toward
good neigliborhood, some laborers employ
cd by Sincon Green, passing ovcr a bit
of niarsh ground, witb heavy team, stuck
fasl in bog occnsioncd by long conlinued
nini. J l,c poor oxen ivero cnttrely un
ble (o cxtiicnlc tbcmsclvcs, and Simeon
vcntiircd to nsk nssist.iiice from bis wasp
ish neigbbof, who wns working at a slimt
distance. Reuben rcplicd gruflly, "I've
got cnoiigb to do to altcnd to my own
busincss." Tlio civil rcqucst that hc
migbt bc allowed to tisc bis oxen and
cbaius for a fcw nioniciils bcing nnswcred
in thc sanic stirly lone, Simeon silcntly
wnlked ofl', in searchofa morc obliging
neighbor.
The mcn, who wcrc left uniting with
thc pnlicut, sufl'eriiirf oxcn, scoldcd nbout
Ileubon's ill-naltitT, and said thcy hopcd
hc would gct stucle in thc samo bog him
sclf. Their cmploycr rcjoincd, "Ifhe
docs, vc will do our dtity nnd bclp him
out."
"Thcru is such a thiiisr ns hcinir lou
good-nnliired," said llicy. 'If Reuben
nn l. i ol.'Oi! llio tinf !i-ti 1 lm( itnililn fi tA 1
afraid of him, it tnnkcs liim trample on
thcm worse tban cver.'
'Ob, wait a whilc,' rcplicd iWr Green,
smiling, 'I will kill him befurc long.
Wnit nn! bco if I ilou't kill biui.'
It cbanccd, soon after, that Rucben's
lcam did stick fnst in thc sanic bog, ns
tbe workincn hud wisbcd. Simeon ob
scrvcd it from a ncighboring ficld, nnd
gavc dircctions tbat thc oxcn and clinins
sbould be immcdiatcly convcycd to his
assistance. The mcn laiighcil.shouk tbeir
hcads, and said it was good oncugh for
thc obj liornet. Thcy, howcvcr, chccrfiil
ly proccedcd lo .io ns thcir cmploycr bad
rcquestnd. 'You arc in a bad situation,
neighbor,' said Simeon, as bc camo along
sidc oftbe foundcrcil team. 'But my
men arc coming witb twoyoko ofoxcn,
and I tbiuk wc shall soon maungc lo bclp
you out.' 'Yuu may takc your oxcn back
again,' rcplicd Rucbcn; 'I dou'l want nny
ol'your bclp.' In n very fricndly tone
Simeon nnswcred, 'I cannot consent to
do tbal; for ovcning is coming on, nutl
you have very little timc to loso. lt is a
bad job any timc, but it will be still wose
in thc dark.' 'J,ight or dffrlt, I don't nsk
your bclp," leplied Reuben, cnipbnticnl
ly. 'I wouldn't belp you out of thc bog,
llie other day, when you asked mc' 'The
troublo I had iu rolicviug niy poor oxen
lcaches mc to sympntliizo witb othci's in
tbe samc situation, ' ansHcred Simeon.
'Don't let us waslo words nbout it, neijjh
bor. It is itupossiblc for me to go bomc
nnd lcavo you herc in ibc bog, nnd tiighi
coming on.1
Thc lcam wii3 soon drawn oul.and
Simeon nnd his mcn wcnt nwny, without
wniting for tbanks. When lleuben went
bomc tbal uiglit, bc was uniisually silcnt
aud '.hoiigbtful. After binokiug uwhilo,
iu dcop cotiinmplalion, hc geutly knockcd
thc nskcs from his pipe, aud said, with a
sigh, 'I'cg, Simeon Green has killed mc!'
'What do you ineanV' said his wifc, drnp
piug hcr knitiiiig, witb a look of surprisc.
'You know when ho first cnme into lliis
neigliborhood, hc said ho'd kill mu,' rc
plicd Rotibcn, 'and ho 1ms donc it. The
other day hc asked nio to hclp draw bis
lcam out oftbe bog, nnd I lold him I bnd
cuougb to do to iittctid lo my own busi
tics. To-day my team stuck fnst in thc
samo bog, nnd hc caine with two yoko of
oxcn to drnw it out. I felt sort ofasham
ed to hnvu him leud nio n hnnd, so I lold
him I ilid'nt want any of his bclp; but be
nnswercd, just ns plcnsnnt nsifnolhiug
coulrary had ovcr bappcncd, lliat nigbt
was coming on, aud hc was not willing to
lcavo mo llicro in ibc inud.' 'It was
very good of him,' rcplicd I'oggy. 'Mo is
a plcusnnt-spokcn uiaii aml alwnys has n
prclty word to say lo the hovs. Ilis wife
scems to be a nice iicighborly body, too.'
Kcubcti mndu uo tinswcr; but nlier mcdi
Inting n whilc, bc rcinnikcd, 'Pcg, you
know tbat big ripe melon down nt the bot
lom of tbe gnrden? you may ns wcll cnry
it ovcr tbcrc, in tlio morning.' llia wifc
said sbc would, without nsking him to cx
plain wfcarc 'ovcr thero' was.
But when thc morning camo Reuben
walkcd bnck aud lorlh, nnd round and
round; with that sort ofnimlcss activity,
oftcn mnuifcsted by hcns, and by fnshion
nblo idlcrs, who fecl rcstlcss, nnd don't
know what to run after. At lcngtb, thc
causc of bis uncerlain movemenis wns e.
plaincd, by bis saying, in tho form of a
qiicslion, 'I guess I may as wcll carry
tlic melon niyseJf, aud thank him for his
oxcn? In my flurry down tbcrc in thc
inarsb, I didn't tbink to sny I wns obligcd
to him.'
IIc marched offtoward tho gnrden, nnd
his wifc slood nt llie door, with onc hnnd
on hcr bip, nnd thc olhcr shaded thc snn
from hcr oycs, to see if be rcnlly would
cnrry tho niclon iulo Simeon Grcen's
liousc. lt wns the most remnrkablo inci
dcnt tlmt bnd happcned sincc ber mnri iago.
Sbc could bardly bolicvo her oun cyos.
IIc walkcd quick, as if afraid hc sbould
not bc ablc to carry the tmusual itnpulsc
into ncliou if he stoppcd to rcconsidcr tbe
quesiinn. Wlicn be found lnmscir in Mr
Grcen's house, he fclt extrcmoly awk-
waru, nnd battencd to sav, 'mrs Green,
hcrc is n melon my wife sent you, aud we
rcckon it s a ripe onc' Without man
ifesling auv surprisc nt sucb uncxpccled
courtcsy, tho fricndly inatron tlmnkcd
liim, aud invitcd him to sil down. But
hc stood plnying witb tbe latcb oftbe
door, and without raising his cjcssaid,
'May bc Mv Green nin't in, tbis morn-
"IJc is nt thc ptiuip, nnd will bc in di
rcctly,' sbc replicd; and bcforo her words
wero spokcn, thc honest man walkcd in',
withn facc ns fresh aud bright us a Junc
morning. Ilestcppcd right up lo Reu
ben, shook bis hnnd cordially, and said,
'I nm glad to see you, neighbor. Take n
ebair.
'Thank you, I can't s'.op, rcplicd Reu
ben. IIc piisbed bis liat on onc side, rub
bed bis head, lookcd out of tho window,
uud then said suddcnly, as if by a dcsper
atc cflbrl, 'Tbe facl is, P.Ir. Green, I did
n't behavc right nbout tlic oxen.'
'iVcver inind, ncvcr niuid,' replicd Mr
Green. 'Pcrhnps 1 sliall gct iniotbe bog
sonio of tbese rainy dnys. 1 f 1 do, I sliall
know whom to cnll upon.'
' Why you see,' said Rcubcn.vcry mucli
confuseiaiKavoidiiig Siineon's nnld clcar
pyc, 'you sco the neigbbors nbout herc arc
very ngly. If 1 bad nlwnys livcd by such
neigbbors nsyou;irc,I sbouldn't be just ns
I nm.'
'Ab, wpll, wc must try to bc to othcrs
what wc want thcm to bc to us,' rojoined
Simeon. 'You know tlio good book snys
so. I have lcnrned by cxperieuco tbat if
wc spcak kind words, wo hear kind ccb
oes. If wc try to makc othcrs happy, it
fills thcm witb n wisb to makc us happy.
Pcrhnps you nnd 1 can bnng ibc neiglibor
hood round, in timc. Who knows? Let
ns try, Mr Black, lct us try. But cotne
nnd look nt my orchard. I want to show
you a trco wbicb 1 havo graficd with very
cboica npplcs. lfyou likc, I will pro
curc you some scions from tlio samo kind
ol stock.'
'J'hcy wont to iuto thc orchard togcthcr
and fricndly cbat 50011 put Reuben nt his
ease. When he rcturncd home, he madc
110 remarks nbout bis visit; lor ho could
not as yct siinnnnn suflicient grcalncss of
soul to tcll bis wife tbat he had confessed
binisclfin tho wrong. A gun stood behind
tlio kilcbcn door, iu rcndinssto shoot Mr.
Grepn's .'dog for baving barking nt his
borso. IIc now fired thc contcnls into
thc air, nnd put thc gun nwny in llie barn.
From that day, henccforth, hc ncvcr
sougbl for iiny pretcxt to qunrrcl withcitb
or tho dog or his mnstcr. A short tiuic
afier, Joc Smilb, to his utter iistonisbincnt
saw him pnt Towzcr on thc head, aud
beard him say, 'Good fcllow!'
Sinicou Green was far to magnanimous
lo repeat to any onc that his quarrclsonic
neighbor bnd confessed himsclf to blame,
Hc nicrely smiled ns ho said lo hia wife,
'I thonglit we sbould kill him, after n
whilc,'
Juc Smilb did not bclicvc iu such doc
triucs. When he henrd of tho ndvcnlurcs
iu Ibc inarsb, bc said, 'Sim Grecn's a fool.
Wlicn hc first canic herc be lalkcd ven
big nbout lulliug folks if thcy didn't iniud
tbeir I'snnd Qs. Bul hc don't nppcar to
have as much spirit ns n worm;foi n worm
will nini wliuu it is irod 011.'
I'oor Joc had giown morc intenipcrale,
and inore quarrclsoiiie, till at last nobody
would cnipbiy him. About a ycar nltcr thc
meniorablo incidcnt of iho wntcr-mc'.on,
soine 0110 slole sevcrnl vnlu.iblo hides Irom
Mr Green. IIc did not mcntiou thc cir
cuiiistniico to any onc but bis wife; nnd
Ihey botb bnd reaaons for suspccting tlmt
Juc wns the thief. Thc ncxt wcik, the
followiug singular ndvcrtiseincnt nppcared
iu tlio ucwspapcr of tlic country:
"Whoover stolo a lot of bides on Fri
day thc 5tb ol tbe prescnt nionib, is here
by infornied lliat tho owner has n sinccre
wish to bccouie his friend. If povcrty
tcmptcd him lo lliis fnlsc stcp, thc owner
will kccp the wbolu trnnsnction a sccrcl,
and will gladly put him iu tho way of ob
Inining inoncy by or- moro likcly lo
bring poacc of niind."
Tbis singular ndvcrtiscmont of coiirse
cxcitcd n good dcnl ol lcmnrk. Thcrc
was niur.li debatc whethcr or not the thief
would avnil bimsell oftbe friendly offor.
Some said. ho would bc n grccuborn if be
did; for it was timi'iifeslly n trap to cntch
liim, Bul be who had commillrd tlio dis
houcsl deed iilonc kncw whcncc iho bc
ncvolonl offcr camc; nnd hc kncw lliat
Simeon Green wns not a man that would
set traps for his fcllow crcnttircs.
A fow uights aficrwards n timid knock
wns henrd al Simeon's door, just as llio
fnmily worc retiring to rcst. When thc
dyor wns opened Joo Smitb was scen on
thc stcps, wiih n lond of liidca upon his
sbouldcr. Without raising his cyes, bo
said in a low humblc touc, '1 hnvc brought
thcse back, Mr Green, Whcrc shall I put
ihcmr
'Wnii a momont, till I can get a Inn
tcrn, nnd I will go to tho barn with you,'
ho replicd, 'Thcn you will comc in, nnd
tcll mc how it happcned. We will ece
what cnn bo done for you.'
Mrs Green knew lliat Joo oftcn wcnt
huiigry, nnd bad bccorno accustomcd to
the simiulus of rum. fcslic tbcreforo hns
tencd to makc some hot cofTce, and bro't
from tlio closet some cold ment nnd a
pic.
When thcy rcturncd from the bnrn, sho
said, 'I tboiight you might fecl tho bctter
for a little wnrm stipper, neighbor Smitb.'
Joc tiirued his bnck townrds ber, nnd did
not spcak. lle leaneil his head agninst
thc chimncy, nnd nftcrn momcnt's silenco
hc snid 111 a cboked voicc, 'It was thc fir6l
timc I cver Mole any tbing; nnd I hnvo
fclt very bad about it. I don't know bow
it is. I didn't think oncc I shmild cvcr
comc to ubnt I nm. But 1 took to qunr
rclling, nnd thcn to dnnking. Sinco 1
bcgan to go down bill, cvcryhody givcs
mcn kick. You nre thc first man thnt
hns oflcrcd mc a helpmg hnnd. My wifo
is feeblc, nnd my children starving. You
hnvc sent thcm many n nipnl, Goo ulcss
you! nnd yct I stolc tbe liidcs from you,
meaning to scll thcm thc hrst clinnco 1
could gct. But I tcll you tho trutb, Mr
Green, it is tbe first timc tbat I cv'er do
scrved tho nntne of tbicf''
'Lct it be thc last, niy friend,' snid Sim
eon, prcssing his hand kitidly. 'The se
cret shall remain bctwccn oursclvcs. You
nro young nnd cnn maka up for lost tims.
Comc, now, makc me n protnise that you
will not driuk onc drop of inloxicniing li
quor for ayc.'ir, aud l will rmploy you to
morrow, at good wages. Blnry will go to
sco your fnmily carly in thc morning, nnd
pcrhnps wc may find somo einploymtut for
thcm iilso. Thc linlc boy cnn nt lcnst
pick up ttones. Rut cat a bit now, nnd
drink some hot colfce. lt will kccp ) 011
from wnniing to drink nny tbing Btronger
to-uiglit. you wll! nini li liinii iu .iiuuiin
at first, Joscph; but kcep up n brave bcart
for the sakc of your wifo nnd children, and
it w ill soon 1)000010 easy. When you fecl
thc necd of cofl'cc, tcll my Mary, nnd sbc
will givc it to you.'
Joc tried to cat nnd drink, bul thc focd
scemed to chokc him. Ile was nervous
aud c.xcitod. Aficr an inefTecltinl cfibrt
to composc himsclf, hc laid his head on
thc tnblc nnd wopt likc a cliild.
After n whilc, Simeon pcrMiadcd him to
batbe his head iu cold wnlcr, nnd bo nto
and drnnk witb n good nppetite. When
be went nway, thc kind hcarlcd bost snid,
'Try to do well, Joscph, nnd you shall nl
ways find i friend iu mc.'
Tho poor fcllow prcsscd his hand, nnd
rcplicd, 'I undcrstand now bow you kill
bad neigbbors.1
IIc onlered Mr Grecn's servicc tho next
day, nnd rcmnincd iu it innny ycnrs, an
honest nnd fnithtul man.
Tho Nntion.il Ern, tho Washington
Orgnn of tlic Libcrty, tbus placcs Taylor
and Corwin in slrong conlrast, nnd iboso
who wish to ilaco thc iwo 011 tho samo
I'rcsidcnlial tickel, in a most ridiculous
attitudc. We copy iho aniclc entire.
"Sciivino two Masthus. Thc Wbigs
arc greatl) distrnctcd in thcir councils.
A very inlluontial portion of thcm is in
clined to profit bythc prescnt popular
cnthuiasm, aud sccurc thc nomination of
Gen. Taylor. Atiotber class, morc dis
poscd 10 regnrd conseictice audconsistcn-
cy, can sce 110 proprtcty 111 such n move
mcnt. Olhers, again, repudiating tho
niaxiin of Holy VTrit 'No man can scrvo
two mnsters' I'ondly imngine that thcy
can rcconcile all diffcrcnces, hnrmonizo
thc glory mcn nnd ibc conseictice men,
tnko a doulilo hitch, ns it wcrc, upon llio
public niinil, by ptuting up Taylor for tbe
Presidcncy, Corwin for tbe Vico Prcsi
dency. Corwin is in fnvor of withdrnw
ing our nrmics fioni Mexican territory;
Taylor is thc choscn instrnmcnt for lead
ing thcm onwards into thc very heart of
Mexico. Taylor gains victorics, nnd
Corwin boivails tbein. Taylor has dono
nll hc could to makc tho war 'glorious;'
Corwin has dono all bc could to 111 nko it
iiifninnus. Taylor is a sl.weholdcr; Cor
win hatts slavery, nnd would rejoicc, nt
nny limo, to see the slnvcs of tlio foruicr
ruuning for thcir libcrty.
'But what of nll tbis? Is it not wisc to
bccomc nll things to all mcn, thnt wc
may gnin some? Wc'll put upTnvlor
that will provc our pntriotism and fidelity
lo slnvery; wc'll put jip Corwin thnt will
show our pliilantbropy nnd fidelily to (rce
doin. Will servo two mnsters, nnd so
securc doublo wages.. Whatn, spccta
clu!1 A scnsible lndy, writing to a noithcrn
cotemporary says:
"Wciinnn's truo mission, nbout which
so utii'ch has becn wrilicn, is (o inako bor
self ns clmrniiug nnd bcwitchitig ns possi
blc to tbe gcnlleniiiti."
Bcautiful is tlic lovc nnd sweot llio kiss
of a sister; but when you bavn't n sistor
haudy, try your cousin it is not much
worsc.