Show uncle JAMES 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 J not many years s since bince J pee a pets pers person on from tir tia and land of steady habits strayed into the region of princes hayand bayaud bay hay and aud purchased a hine fine residence near the water lie he was characteristically austere penurious and uh neighborly his hib lands verso situated that the OB ermen ennen had hid to p eis sis across them to reach heir their boats for which lie he exacted toll from each man he had con dolorer rol roi over t f e uter water vater of ilie ine creel creek where it as necessary they sho lid ild pant paiit them to fat or freshen for this each man was wag made 16 0 o lydy pay 80 much per bushel or forego the priA privilege lege tilla this exacting spirit of the man soon excited the hatred of 0 the oster osier moen roen they turned he be ables on him add and annoyed him in every way their ingenuity could invent indent oh on resuming at night from tow town fi he would often find the draw of ile lie the bridge sw rig ng d abide aside 11 ide or something 1 the matter with the gate pate no so that lie he could not eel pel in in a mord word ord mr tite barnacle was waa fi finally bally obliged to gei bel f lut cut ut aid ai d leave to get rid of his oi own n neis nets and illiberality he be had incited to retaliation this place m was as purchased by a kindly od old gentleman boin hoin botn we sha eha I 1 call as everybody very boily else did uini e Jai jal jame nep neF lie he had bad been long iong familiar wih wilb a reala acala ril rii g life ilfe ind and be kii kli W w the character of he the with whom he be hadbo deal leal he war was A as not long in the place before a delegation of ot oyster men waited ullon upon film he lie received them as me une neighbor should ai iother another in a friendly manner they bad called to say that thai they wished to lay their oysters in his creek and w shed thed to know how much he lie would charae charge them forthe for he privilege 1 I wish to 0 o he with mith bory bony and arid to have good neighbors around rne me said raid uncle james and I 1 si sall bail all ail no disagree with mith you plant piani lour tersa terza fk ere ore and welcome and andone give me what you think it worth 11 but says sas they we coill 1 like to pass across your land from your 3 our house I 1 ouse to tha the shore it is near nearer eri m what riat fiat shall we ive pay our i 00 put the bars up as you I 1 0 along and when you see bec the he cattle in drive stin itin em out said uncle james that is i all I 1 ask took a dr il ik of applejack apple appie jack jach and parted F from rom lom time to time a bushel buthel of the finest oysters be set dow down n at uncle james door and arid he would mould hardly know wt alo 0 committed the d predation pred aion alon the ibe yean year ear passed away and there wat was no c to make of ady any ahyun unneighborly conduct on e th h r side fide they inet met foa roa settlement at uncle james house the apply jck jick wag war out and all ali 1 I took fook ook a smile in e after atter which the question was again put by th coyit att men I 1 how much shall vre ire uncle james for t e tse ibe use ise of the creel creek I 1 I 1 if it has been of any benefit to you 71 replied til fil hf ol 01 man you can give me what you our can afford on put down doyn ten dol doi dollar larit another awen twenty ty some more some less until nearly five bun hundred bundred adred dollars were paid which was wab as more than double the sum surn bich which tite barl barnacle n acl aci f extorted by menace and from the same men J |