Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-12-06
NEW SERIES, VOL. |, NO. 43.


Miss Bosin herself invited the two wives i'
her house, under prc,cN, Of teaching them ''
, make gooscberry wine, without being able Il
prevail upon them to shake hands" Bu'
none OF them seemed to rumcmbcr TIA, b,
: who would reconcile friends must make bis
appeal TO feeling, not to reason. Divided
hearts can only be reunited by gently touch
ing some spring Of feeling common to each.
Such was the state OF things when the Gu
rate Of the parish arrived one day at the
dwelling Of Jonas Basham. lie was an eX.
ecllcn, man he had no family, but his pa
riShioucrs were his children, and he was n
welcome To every house as CLEAN Of sun
shine m winter. His words were grave and
gentle, and even the rujcsI Of his fock felt,
he knew not why, his heart sohencd BY a
visit from him. To be with him seemed ike
'hs iHhaliug q Parcr atmosphere, s'-o,ning.
and cheering. and bracing. HIS was, Indeed,
pure anL undgdIel religion.
Jonas Basham received the Young pastor,
as he was everywhere received. with re-
spcc,ful and cordial welcome, The children
we're brought to him, and as he smilingy
spoke 20 them. and ,lrokcd their little heads,
siood timidly by his side, nov and again stSal-
iug glance a, HIM through their long eve
lashos. Taking the elics, by the hand, he
slid-
II have favor 10 ask uf YOU, George"
'rhe hulc one looked up in surprise.
Tomorrow ), Palm Sunday, and ! have
chosen YOU To distribute the lol,es"
Il, sir" exclaimed the child, crimsoaiug
With pleasure.
"Nc,, YOU come early ,ha, NAV show
YOU What you are 90 DO"
The child s,,mcd as Il be lougyj 10 ;hank
him, bu, ,,oOJ ,uirliug his cap and turning
up the gravel with h. foot, till hi, father
came TO his reliably warmly expressing his
sense Of the huGoF.
The pastor now accompanied Joue, through
hs farm, which b. examined muu,cly, IN.
guirtnc into Ba,ham's plans. and pointing out
several alterations which Blsham agreed with
hun would be improvement, bu, declared his
utter inability 10 carry them out. "A hum
Died pounds, said be-, "woulj be bccc,,lry,
1rd have not ~ much available, and, a. io
borrowing %, It Will -, mc hard To wors To
mce, my os,usl liabilities"
LID, the lord has b,en pleased TO gran,
sou your health, sand the pastor "ycu are
morg ioyiuua,c n this rcsrec, than your
brother Tom, Who fOr the la,, month ha,
been 1r from vcll.'
"ls De suffering much - inquired Jones, in
a touc OF embarrassment.
II 30 no, knVW-hs expressed wish to
,cc N. to-day. ] am afraid be o, careless
lboa, h.u.selC-hc labors ius, as much d. io,.
m,lly, though experience ought to have made
him wiser Il am uo, mistaken, twas over
sxcgu0n tia, killed yoar father"
If, was indeed said Junr,, effected by
F ,hc recollection; "bu, why doe, b. not ron.
suii ph,,iciaui'
IL have tired "a Persuai, him 90 DO 80. bu,
80 lave uo, cue ,u the village, and be- ,h,aNs
h., Hines, too uilIns 90 send icr sl,.cr .o 'ho
rc.sLbor,ar t5uu; 50 that Ihsrr is no chance
ufmauartu- ,he matter, unless tugior should
by an, acr.jcut pass by or be sent ior by son,
cue else M the village Unfortunately B., may
. De some time before such on opportunity &C.
cur,, and Toms illness may inctlsc how
ever, hope his youth and good. constitution
may carry hrm through IT.
- saving, the cura,c, having uo~ arrived
a. the garden gate, took leave of Jones Ba-
sham and repaired Io hi- brothers. Arrived
there. he announced To the liulr Fanny, whom
be me, a, be was entering the huusc, thi, she
should mex, Gay help IN the annual J.,ir,Ju-
tion ofbrcad !u the church fanuy, uo, i
whit les proud or happy than Gsurse, ran to
tell her father OF the honor Iu,catsd her by
tie curaic. Tom soon appeared TO thank the
young pastor, Who made mos, particular IN
ouiries about hrs health The farmer was
still suffering, but seemed now much les &C.
cupied with illness, than with a small legacy
which his wifJ h1f Just had left, and imme-
dta,cly began to consult the curlic a. to the
comparative security of different banks IN
which he proposed TO lodge his money.
N The cura,r advised him IN the first instance,
TO pav of an incumbranccs on his farm, and
TO make some improvements in 1t which hS
himself pointed cut.
IL have jus, given the same advice to your
brother Jones" added the pastor, 'and he
would gladly follow It, only that he Is IN sad
wan, OF money -
Il believe" observed Tom " he has net
with somc heavy losscs within these las, two
years"
IL fear tha, he is much pressed jus, now,
added the curate, ..and, TO judg. BY appear
anccs, the legacy YOU have jus, received
would have been more wanting To hun than u
you."
. When the curaie lcl, Tom remained long
. time thoughtful. Ills brother was IN want OF
money. whilst be had a SUN Of which he was
actually at loss to dispose. Formerly had
such a thing happened, j, would not have been
long before he would have taken the leaiheIn
b pure which contained his guineas to hl'
b brother Jones, and said to him, ''you may
, have as much as you want, brother, and take
D a memorandum Of what YOU keep but
= now his oder would have been insuitingly re-
: iected. and I'm. he fell he could not brook, OF