Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-12-20

(, and he wen, by the plain name of Daniel Re-
at field
i. Somcwha, further up ih- river vas hous
.' Of greater plciens.ons. Il was built ol brick
!. rambrcl.roofej, and va. surrounded by fruit
trees aud gardens, ,pacious barns and out
= houses i stood m a pleasant valley unde
! the shadows of lONy mouuiain The val
. had bccu cleared up, and the fields Of whea
and ourn, and The rich meaGoNs of grass caus
Cd the pas,er-by to stop AMI sly, squire Ord
way Is well 10 do 10 the world The Squire
was a man who, like his reighbor ReJfcll
~as honest and kind bat ln worldly vision
he vas far hrs ,nperivr They had both eomt
into the wilderness porr bai one was rich
and ihe other sail dNe,t wscr the shadow o.
the hin of wealth. wi,hou, being able To clint
IT. lts golden sands never seemed io rr
down near him. But the squire was ~
early aud late +, AID the mau who sold him Z
puoy article, or a bad lot or lumber, or a sll
mou not of the first quality, mu't rise very
early ln the morning 10 DO II. Mr OrdUay
bad a large family Of boys They were not
,cy polished, ior ,hey had To rough It from
their very infancy. Mutual Dependence and
common pri,a,ion,, teach the pioneers of the
forest to be ready for any ac, u kinjucs,
which ncishbor needs and no kinder neigh,
hur, than the Ordvays could b, found on the
Heugeh.c. Tt- Tlr,n's were proud vt their
h,ys, f,r none cculJ PROSTATE the forest. Get
ou, umlrr.loss fur the mills, hun, the moose
OF catch salmon With more ssill than ,bcy -
Bu, the PCT fthc Gock was an ouly daughter
about Gur years Old She vas the Youngest
aud last child. Mid as the forest blossoms
around them. and as beautiful too. Little
susan was the IDOL Of the family The Ia
ihcr and mother early discovered that she was
a remarkable chlld, aud tlc hoy, received 0,
as a hc, not 90 be questioned. Hence they
gathered flowers in tire ,puur, berries and
irut ln Jhr s1mmcr, ru,. in lh- autumn. sud
r'luacI slides and slcJ-jravinrs on the icc
u the wIatsr. iur 'ltule Susla. Hence d, IS
ryt Co be- wondered at, that as She grew up.
she found a vill Of her own, aud that hcr
huic foot sometimes came down with a icvi-
,.ua that VAS uubcniuC.
4, Jhc two families advanced, Il w5s plain
,ial tls Otvays were Co increase and spread
11i grow v,lI,hy was a, clear iha, the
R.Jdsld, never would. Daniel took to book. ?
NH,H-, De- Jlslkri work. but be- yclrrrd fur
AnoNl.a-c So ia, there vas not a book in
'1- whole r,goa 0f wby.o contents Boz was
no, q Pcr,yct master H.pp-niug 20 iirht
+ Upon a stray Euclid, the parents wondered
much over the bslutiul figure, Which %, drew
600 the white birch bark gathered from ihc
forest Ever, patch plr, kno, be found, vac
carefully saved To- give him D. gh, inr Study .i.
Ger the hboys of tbe jay Ai ,rr ago Of
seventeen. the father Of Daniel 20 sau 90 dr"gP
. u VAS evident that be must dc Ikea Wis.
man. hc had ~, his house Boo ORDER, anj 10,
orly rc-rct, tha, he had o1 the conviction
that b. mus, drc, were that br ..n trs widow
and cb.ld 81 rcorly endowed Batba knew
mc PROMISES Of God ,o be- ial,hlul, and rr,
yyc rf faith d,d uo, grow dim
4 tyv DAYS before b, died, squire Orvay
came to pay his freud visit They had
never qu1rreIcd aud had no malice To over.
come They had lived and bowed ike 1rr'h-
cr,, and the tear, which they uoo shed -crc
II the true crrrcnc, ul thg b,art
L do uo, doub, o., slid the dy,rr man j
DO uol Juub, tha, YOU Will advise and cnrour.
age the poor woman as a bru,hcr would aud
+ she D need u. have my lrIe iarm paid fur,
and the COW and the pony bot ihats all,
nc,,hbur. And thcn, rny boy Daniel I've
,ricJ hard. perhaps no, 80 faithfully a. ought,
To wcan him from his books bot as IN him,
and fr, couldn't burn II out Of him. What
car bc done iUr him and With hunt
IL, no Use trying, ny ed friend. It's
las, 1s Natural lUr hun 10 study as fora trou,
10 bite ataGy. Study he will, and study he
must. and IN prom,s. to AID him all can
God bless you for that, James OrdWay.-
And It he don't feel grateful, and thank you'
SURE you are that you have the thanks OF a
dyiug father beforehand
Who can tell bu, that, like ono Of oar
own rough logs Iha, We send down the r'er'
and which is worked into beautiful nouse at
Boston, he may becumc something that vii!
honor us all
80 said the friend and neighbor, aud the
eye Of the dying man kindled with JOY and
hopc was there to cheer him, and faith Ia
strengthen hin, and 81 hrs as'ln'er'ew Will
his Old friend was one OF deep consolation
Th. good man was buried IN the little
graveyard, and the deep SHOWS soon laid
,heirWhi,e sheet over him, and the winds thai
sighed through the lofty forest, ,olled his re
su,em. ln 4 short time, Mr. Ord~ay wen
10 see the nearest educated mind IN the regioI
"a humble minister of the gosPel-"ho Nv
ed IN a poor shan,y about slA miles OIL 'h'o
the woods, and Who had followed his sheer
there, to keep them from the wolves lh'
good man was a finished scholar, and with
, smiling face told Ord~ay To send the young
q maa. without lee or reward. lie promised II
. do -, b., the Squire had occasion TO go TIA
e way ofeu, aud It was noticed that he Away
4. stopped, Os'ensibly 10 inquire about his pro
. lege, but IN reality to drOpa bag Of potatoes
. quarter Of beet, lew yards Of flannel, o
o something to add TO the real comfort OF IN
.u.u..t.r.s hmllN. Danlrl Mas a GOOD anI