This eccentric person had in early life been a clergyman, and had distinguished himself in his office by the never-resting activity with which he contrived to make up and put an end to quarrels; quarrels in families, and quarrels between neighbors; first among the individuals immediately about him, and afterwards among whole congregations, and among the country gentlemen round.
Gizon bakun hura lehenago elizgizona izana zen eta bere jarduera nekagaitzaz gainera bere karguan sortzen ziren auziak, nola etxekoak hala auzoen artekoak, baretu eta ebazteko izan zuen trebetasunaz nabarmendu zen, partikularrekin zerikusia zutenetatik hasi eta parrokia osoak eta zenbait lurjabe besarkatzen zituztenetaraino.