Malice Outwitted

The owr.cr of ter enmity agfeinat a neighboring ianner, luid ao lss a plan oí revenga thuu t get binti arrainged as a thief, cojovicted nnd sent to the paniteutiary. Jiut as the honesty ot bis neighbor uftordoj him no fair grounds ior ac-eusation, fio to the foul expediütit oí socnotiy couveving saine of his ewn properiyupou tbe fartner's premisos; o iliat being íound there ít mighibé prooi of lus gailt. For tb:s putpose he tjok a thousand of bis bourdn, huTi g lus own mark ou, and ut daad of 'ni ht dutnped tliem in a fid'd near hi neuñibm-'s house. Bul thé íanner did aottin;,;.L'ií to be as fast usloep as his euea.y suppöüod. lie neara u m ihought be bourd one, and prettig uu pretty soüii after to satisff bimselt üu the suBjê; lv thouid ól a hmtcfl) ,ünd thtí löad ei boaréj %vi.h hw hji-'ö mark ttifreon. liow thy caiuo töerd anti wby they carao thora fiaabBd upoa his ramd utonoe, Hw o lurae prompdy tkken. AUownig ms enetny jast failiv tune to gt hort u ■and uito bed, so tlutt tlie ligbt o1 tbe buriiïng pHe migbt Dot be detected, lid set &ïv to ttre boards, vvbu-b, bemg weil saotted, wera n f minutes uuuiuly consumad. Eucly iu tb morninj.-aèf.the tarrar had antioipaUid, the sawyor oaiue, wiOi a coaïabtó and a seaivh warnait. ' look tor hia property. "You ars suspectüd," SMU the tla cor, 'of having taken a .thouboards fraai tliis rau, aniby v:: Uu-, warrant I huid iiiiuy hand, 1 i , i vuur prenuise.7' VrV wel.1-' aaid it.e {arnnpr, "you are gt liVriy " sesvch as inuch as . fint í yoa tind lbo ba i'i! eno'age tojöftt tl;e:n lor my ''■ tast. ' C ■You';i I) vo soiiietliinghai ; r mst tli:.n tluit, I fuiiL-y," suid oer. He the; triu áütíy ed tba wav to wnsro lio duniod tba boards, ;.uu where h. tideaüy spbuted to tínd ibera, 4 ''■ wak nothing but a híip oí His diBappoiatmeat. nliagrii am ib muy bejudguíl ol H nd uwuy homo ; and the sec toul plotgattipg wiiid íu Ü1.0 ■ tu.od, úio glHt trptn the ,)td of boaids rever ; tu.a; uiuii -wkii.íí adyan darknea 1 f .;i ■ bor night, i,j, I left the o ■ iu1 f-sg" ' íiore is ■ toe ma, . ay ■ . . ■ ■ that. ."..-.