Show T WILLING TO LET HIM stinging message sent by farmer worsted in bus ness deal in the old colony town of scituate mas mass once lived deacon J 1 who had a yoke of oxen he lie desired to sell the news reached the ears of farmer T who lived in another portion ol 01 the town who was in want ot of a pair so he visited the deacon who met him with a gracious smile and led him to the oxen which were chewing their cuds and to all appear ances ready tor for any amount ot of toll after some bargaining a difference of five dollars remained finally the deacon said I 1 am old and feeble and shall not live long and five dol lars will be of no account so the bargain was made farmer T took the oxen me they proved worthless could not work and had bad been heated he ile felt 1 provoked ro yoked at being sold and seeing a person the next day who was going to the part of the town where the deacon lived said you tell deacon 3 he need not live another d d minute longer on my account |