Show THE BOARD FENCE knoo I 1 pet get home honar yon I 1 Is cried me babcock PAbco clr waving ill u C a us am he bo chosed ia n dozen rod lanile through A p 1 in the fence it 16 WM was a wooden fence nod nd ho be had succeeded uc ceded in driving tho the to the iho other aj of it lie ho lifted it front from tho the ro coming palatine rr tion and propped it UP with wilb stakes this thia wax was an operation ho he found himself jimim lf obliged to repeat repast loan many y tune I 1 in the course of f the location and not dot only at 0 that hint season hut hut of several previous paaron afons yet sir mr babcock WM was neither nor thriftless in ia fact he be rather pride on t he or hnnry inary appearance of his hi farm onil hod rot not without reason now flow thon than dball we me ace account dan t for is bid 0 n 3 rence in particular instance the truth troth all that ahlo fence formed the line between his hf atto tire and that of 0 NT air ismail and three of men who owned theme calata hall had been un on able blo to decide to whom it at belonged to re build and keep it I 1 in repair if the had bad chanced to bo be men ot of pance ful amponin eions they would havo have the ibo matter bud and avoided a quarrel but if on a the contrary they belonged to tint much larger class whom who banner nonnce anc their own comfort and convenience titan then their so 90 called righta rp lila this tha fence would bit bi a 0 lon a mourien of unending bicke ia nd IVA str ifft and of et ethla clum clam wore the owners again and od again had they con mulled their heir lawyers on tho the sub eject cab nod and drugged from their boiling places county old deeds and ral record cordi I 1 but atway always with wilb the same result 6 I 1 my any it belongs halon to you to keep tt it in repair all aa plum no a pikestaff mr lia boock would my bay and I 1 say my it belongs to you yon ony any fool martt U me eo that tbt 11 mr mi swell would apply ply and thon then high words worda would follow and they would part in ia nger buffer more and than ever tho the lA wyora feest sad the tha low loss by dam alres from each othora others cattle bad already amounted to a sum bum sufficient to have built a tonco around their zoliro etolo but M let hat WM was that compared with tho the satisfaction a having their own way F at lut ono one ilay flay mias letitia gill a woman much mitch respected in tho the village vi Ure an and I 1 afa of wright as ail ft a and nil ell nor and tax payer sent for mr babcock in 14 como come and nd 00 bri bey on business buri noaB a 6 film which bich bo be made haat to obey aa 04 how bow could it bo be bothem ilia whore a lady wax VOM concerned Is miu miss letitia plot bat at her window sowing a mara brain but sho dropped her hei work and took olt off her spectacled when mr babcock made inada hia so 0 ou on got my niwano think th ink you yon for commit im sure sit down do I 1 suppose my man islamic iquio told you I 1 wanted to consult you on business A matter of equity anity I 1 tiny any baij it cant be expected that we women folks should ilia he the th best judges about ouch euch thina thi ngn nR you know theres imao to bo be sure but then be h lives live oa an the place maa enato too he h be b ox a city impartial Lial in fo lull about our oar af fals jono joa no mid faia mr babcock I well liall the pato of oe the we is ift this when janc up op from ili aha sc ions n X meadow to lo dinner wait mow ing ill iho a meadow today anil an uncommonly good KOO yield there tharo him hiir n hen he came caino up to dinner he gonad anoil that sti bany ty cows cow had broken into the vege table RA baillen Illen lie did beyll licy you yon sw con fancy llie lie riot made I 1 declare doi dei i i ac I 1 lma aad HAS As almost ready to wo u pro f 1 ne ilag igo I 1 mn am not puro auto that he did didat it and after all I 1 feet feel to reproach him bory ory severely nev croly for the iho pains ho he bin aiken with that in ift some thida Alas ying working in I 1 it t my mr babcock early ond and into weeding coding and bagging bg ging and wat antoff and aid now to me ace it 16 nil all torn still trampled so 0 o that you know wn as beets and which mali HIM cucumbers its enough to raise temper it 6 L so ao said MII sty alt babcock 1 and that all for by th the looks of t thiep they have been rAmpa glug in the onlin rit nod and before they got ot s into alto tho the gar garden deri juaton Ju Jua tott come and see e and pat on her situ ain bonnot bonnet mine letitia abd mr dilcock Dib cock over the tb dam aged preci precincts I 1 lou on dont impsen to know whose n hose ani main did the mr babcock 11 oil ell I 1 observe vei them to ia particular myself iny but dimac said there aoa as ono one halh ILIs a P peculiar readier ahito bite mark tome like ft a crosa on it haunch 1 hv by thava smalls old brindle 1 cried 3 mr fr babcock 1 I know abow tho the mark as owen wen Is nn I 1 illicit the nose on my fa she bhe bad ball on her home is yes yc so 0 o imag kli f and ADU a kind of hamp on her back 7 0 o A perfect dromedary said eaid cism alm lott let tin tia I 1 noticed that the they w ere cro cows ino doubt of it tat at 1 all I js paid fad mr babcock Bob cock robbin robbing gr his bia hauda 1 no Noi becis aith them hey bey welt vell now dow I 1 think of it there were abbell ilcy roa ran away anny as u soon As 01 they SAW 1 imao m yes yea certainly there were ji sheep beeps mid letitia Lc 1 I know 1 it they always go with the cov is an nud a K hrit you wont of me Is to lii fix damages mid mad mai letitia Is 11 A aa a I 1 mid before 1 ironical omen I 1 folks are no juines j about uch such matters mattere mr i r babcock a moment mad thou then 1 mild I d 1 oatt olt I 1 take ako ft a con lose abai seventy fitts dollars do llara it if I 1 were ou lu not a cent i sove bollara luit that a bood dood don mr babcock you know I 1 dont wish to bo be hard ou on the poor mm man all I 1 want ant la is fur fair compensation for the mischief done I 1 seventy five dollora dollars is fair miam maans lo in fact I 1 might nay we low I 1 have A herd hard of cattle and sh beep cep tr amp luig lusis through my in ia that wy way fur ft a huai ban dred theroa ono one thing thin I 1 forgot to bdate the ilia orchard gate wat was op open e 0 or oc they have pot got in that may n ft I 1 X not Is A bit bib not nat ft a bit Y 0 a 1 ft a right to have 1 our our gate opeo open but ll cown had no right to in run loose 1000 I 1 hope isaac imao drove there to lo use uio pound ho be t I 1 heard him tay buy lied hed ant abut am em up some mime u here and tole to lot t cm arn out tul till the owner CAI calla for tin cm but ur mr babcock suppose he bo should refuse to pay for the damasca I 1 abound bate to go co to law bout about it it lt lie ila wont ris refuse fuse emd and if ho he does IC imp col the critters crit toia till he will pay As AB to i law aw I 1 yuela hob hes had bad about enough of that ym ure sure I 1 thank you for your our advice consid id mae letitia Lt titto and I 1 mean to act upon it to tho very tory letter brool S w oly y was aft ho be out oat of eight muo me letitia boot bent A 1 for mr bir small Sn ifill so laih be ho obeyed as AB promptly as has bia neigh bar had dono done I 1 she madis to him precisely the barea aleut the she bad made to mr babcook babcock she ed alra hi in tho the property nod asked him to a iz ithe abo I 1 ib 6 wa as before he bo did like that ask akitsu rho same question amir s hd had asked lied had tiny to whom tho the amm ani nintH aim be well hullt one tit of them I 1 ed hall bad a ter ablo blis crooked born so ita bib c ve belier heifer i I 1 h o know knew be her abow agoti jr a she wait blick and I 1 white the 1 ell an n no 0 iv I 1 think vt of of it she obo all I 1 oun ealom bees cc so BO dear clear a black and abito bite ou on a ow now 9 IL to ti be sure Bal cocka animals fast enough valt lot nio me we what 3 do ana IR a air ir cation abot I 1 certainly Y Is well lvell I 1 should say my wanly ninety dollars nu as nil a low ax an bo be ought to bo be allowed to get elf ctr with ob but I 1 fear that it will seem a aa all if I 1 meant to take lake wo I 1 tiar t seventy five I 1 I 1 just junt aft aj on 01 piedt B fcc lot couram buk haage no gods if r id let hain oft for a cent luu abna a hu hundred huu dred it if it mere cre say my clum ali and I 1 if the ho r a flies es to lo ply 11 1 hy by kep lepp I 1 1 the dohnal until be hi comet comes around all ail but BUL tb atila oni due it fling b I 1 to inc aaion gate WAS sti antil g opar hot may a wr tile tho oat I 1 t I 1 not kot at olt au theres io 1 law pilad k keeping top your gate galo open A there abre is biant oai aut stray alray lka tn ift I 1 ilu cayou c Y yen farour say aud 1 I la let t tin ail jjr mr lap rd W with is oil 01 boulding smili a za t ewanco fu an 31 me bb B ib lack had bad worn warns buc ot at milking tima that slight ho he mad in ail c A blanc disco discovery vory old broidie use nan miss ml ing I 1 at about is WO same fame hour hoot mr Dil made A bandar disco cry the black till ml whito white letter heifer ww won now new here bora to lo ho he found j f A horrible u seized thorn thank both it all linclon war they b e y would woold not bola made known to for he world 1 d they they waited till it was dark and then mr niblock ni boock etolo around to MM Letitia a and meekly asked to look at the aai fani malt which had boa committed the trespass ho he hive done it without asking leave only that thrifty iu letitia at ale abut her bArtido cirs it at night tilo ho he rhod looks looking 1 g or oler into tho the perin whore the cows vero confined and trying to negotiate with unix MIM letitia the release ot of the belfor ahma camo came uz ia 11 quest of oc his bis brindle the ibo tuo men at ab each other in blank dumay dismays then hung their heads in conf OBion it was nu aaton to amert that the iho manmeet were vero too high for had they not be t fixed them themselves it 16 was nm unc leass to plead that aim loll 1011 was in ia any meaner mandt responsible for hit had on account ot of the open gat mo for had bid thy not assured her b that is circumstance did not alter the come calef it wall waa useless to say ray she bid DO right to latil tho the couil cori in custody for bed they not coun counseller counselled selled her to do so BO I 1 A ai to going to law about it would they not ho be como tho the sport aport ot of the iho whole town v 1 jio I that a pit he bo himself abell fj fall al into it said mid alums letitia Ic litin who tai abat bat was passing pasa in thic their minds so w acu ell no it if they ball bad kers for thes iho beighl liht fram 1 laxami 4 lantern fell full on kofl afir eur faco acet however on n one will iro free the th cows cons find and forgive tho the debt whet WhA fc Is ia that doth both thought tho lia bat did not ask 1 the condition in ib that itou you to put a good new fence to place of the old one that separ atess our butew till dividing idi the iho MMA between iff you yon aul stoat yon will live together so Q at aa ia you lies lo 10 ou pr oroLio yen I 1 muttered both I 1 lo in sk a tales ne arcely shako imada upon it then said aid MIM BIOS loti let tie lio they dla did so go Is now let tho the cows cowa out it its timo time they hoy were milked 11 sold eaid she ahe and the two man inon woot went away driving the their if cows cow before them and with a gimmi faced nir r greatly to in contrast with wilh tho the lots f t num pill with which they had bad before quitted hor her presence abo fondo n aito adt and thesul abo cuifo fes used choa bon the baime paime was wad rumored but it ai i long before ahas part in tho the allies effir r cime A to the public car for she aho herself maintained maint amod A strict silence concerning it an nod it enjoined upon her mae bor bar lant ant ivosic iamo |