Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . fence hard by. A few days after theparty moved its quarters to a point about tenmiles distant, and on the day following the re-moval the officer was surprised by a visit from acountryman, evidently dressed in his go-to-meet-ing clothes, but all dusted, sweated, red, travel-blown, and perturbed. Capting, quoth he,taking no notice of the proffered camp-stool, some of your men have committed a depreda-tion and an outrage on my property. Thespeaker paused to take breath and the Captainlooked grave. Yes, he continued, with anindignant
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . fence hard by. A few days after theparty moved its quarters to a point about tenmiles distant, and on the day following the re-moval the officer was surprised by a visit from acountryman, evidently dressed in his go-to-meet-ing clothes, but all dusted, sweated, red, travel-blown, and perturbed. Capting, quoth he,taking no notice of the proffered camp-stool, some of your men have committed a depreda-tion and an outrage on my property. Thespeaker paused to take breath and the Captainlooked grave. Yes, he continued, with anindignant and injured air, they have took downray fences to make signal-poles, and I thoughtthe matter w^ould have been settled before youmoved; but you packed off without giving meany notice whatsomever; and the first I heardof it Avas this morning, and thats what I thoughthard of. My friend, replied the chief, you hadbetter take a seat and some refreshment. Youappear to be heated. Farmer Sandy declined both repose and re-freshment. He agreed that he was considerably. CAPE COD IASTUEE. het up by the walk of ten miles; but ex-pressed his determination to have the affair inhand settled before he left the spot, for he didnot know when they might leave the country al-together ; and that peoples property ought to berespected ; and, moreover, that he was not to befrightened or cajoled. The chief replied, in a soothing tone, that hehad never countenanced any misconduct of thatsort among his subordinates; and that whenev-er he had found it necessary to make use of pri-vate property, or had injured it unintentionally,he had been always willing to settle the matteron the most liberal basis, and pay all reasonabledamages. ? This concession of principle so mollified Farm-er Sandy that he took a seat and prepared to gointo an amicable adjustment of the case. TheCaptain, pleased at the prospect of saving theUnited States Government a knotty lawsuit andsome thousands in damages, desired his visitorto
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