Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-19

two only" said the blacksmith, stoully; " IL
Is union u hearts. lives, duties, likings,
suTerings, joys, and sorOss, and he that
would dare W adrdicaie for ao,e who are
alone'lo enter into this solemn compact is
something more than a bold man"
And thou art something mote than bold
hoy" exclaimed Ryn, Who fel, that Quintln
~, more than his match at Argument. and
therefore was constrained TO assume the posi-
iion often claimed by baiFled age. that Of a
mentor. "Go, thee hoa.s, euintin, boy"
said the old man, IN voice Of pompous ad-
moniiiOn "thou ART yovng and dust nnl know
much " marriage ~Oi hut thls chance |
give thee, for thou art my Roison, and love
,hce-l ~ill II, thee have my LiIbct ~hcn
thou cans, place , picture in the Antwerp
aeadc,ny exhibition cgual to hat Of Josh
Hromm"
euu,in looked 70 Inc S.G-i. flss u Ryn
tor a f'w urm~nb steadily. and then he
clcnched his lands, md mentally wished that
Il had been the eounienance of Josh. This
was iuriytc; u vas ioo cruel, and, unable to
bear IT, he TUNED, and hurrying out a, the
wicket which lei into the fields, be bounded
along the hanks NJ the Schs!dt until be- sunk
cNhaused with fltiguc.
The hammer It Quinun Maisys, from thi'
day forth, CEASED 70 emit iis w"n,od merry
ringing -ound. lis ann seemed palsicl, his
anvil crackcd, ~ his iron as obduratr As old
Ryu All you would have thought that },
was hi, own heart that be- was b.ating on
when h- wrought, ~ camworn and weary
looking dld h.. iacs become with every blow.
"Ah' told you what Il would do,
cried hIs mother, sadly, as che would mm
from the silent and distracted young man, io
his father with look Of rcproach; ! knew
wha, forging BAR and swinging hammers
would brnr upon my PoUr weakly 6oy-and
nuW you ~oc H."
- Look at the railing over the wcli at the
rrra, church" cricd his father. proudly
Who executed that was Il not Qulntiu -
WHO IS uakiuc the balustrule for the College
Il Lounin lis Il not young Quintin MatsyS
aud, With such arguments as thes~, the hus-
hand struNr 10 sirnc- his wife. Bet pulnlin
was d-.r-, - bis mother than honor, wealth
and ilmc AMI A. be- yar listleS,ly a, the drc
side uf aishts, and looked thin and weary, and
seldom spoke. shr mouuud the DAY that be-
had gone ,o b. a blacksmith.
Mother s.d tie Young maa one day
anr having b-cn At home for some time,
ut,l,uu, being able to foiluS h,s usual rm-
p'oyuru,, - shall leave Antwerp. ! De-
not think u, AR acrr.s with me"
" Nud WHITTIER ~odlds, thou go, nv son -
inquired b.. mother, rs .hc lard her hand up
uu h., clry ucad, .0u i.,s,d u.y sos I'.'
eyes.
d. oh only 'o Tumhour, or some other no.
,lc rlraI town, whcrr the atmosphere Is nol
poi.oard bv ,hr aa.," sarl ibr yuuih, irving
,o ,nraL chcrriully, q" shall so"u be hack
arain. better, dear moticr.' and he A.,-rd
her cheek ,o Al. clorntrly, and looked - PIT,
rou,ly IN arr fcs, ,ll, she forthwith packed
up .our recc,S,ric, fnr h,, use, and ,ayc hn
a token 90 = relative Of her own IN rumhoui,
with whom Quinlln was 10 remain, until h.
gathered strength and IN a ,ho't time tn
Blacksmith of Antwerp was on hIs way,
leaving boL.nd hIm ,h, lair city If h,S birth
his dear old home and parents, and dcarr
than all, the fair and now sad LIIbct Nar
llrlmonI
Poor Quinrn. hc wNS dcspondrnt and hope
lcS- ard all the air VI Belgium, although Ii
had been as pure as the waters of AIN-la
Chapcll, would not ayailed In dl-pcll the gloon
ana torture " hls mind lie merely cal!r
ON hs mothers relative in Tuphoutio tn inform
him that be- intended tn travel 90 q liile far
,h,r. and ,o ask him to LEI hs folks at hom,
know 80: and on be- walked, until be- iounJ
himself m the great city Of lIuNcllc~, weary
drsprrud. and ~. IIr sat hiz GJHE uPor
q doorstep to gather strength, and " collect
hls thoughts concerning what was necessary
Tor him 10 de-, ere be- entered into the hearo
the city bui acking pains shot through IN
brow aud confused M. vision, and as he lal'
his head upon his hand, his senses rccIcd, hn
little bundle rolled uPon the ground, and h'
sunk IN swoon o thc oarth.
Qulntn Ma,~ys lay for many long drearl
night in the great hospital Of BnlS-cL, al,k'
unconscious or where he lay or what Athlete,
him. Grave specialized men might NJ, abou
him. and hold pa'ious To his lips. and cove
his VA, tut ftycrsd brow with leschos, an,
feel his Wild, thrubbng Pui-o, and shake then
heads and whisper, hut Quintin neither saw
them nor heard them. la his dlstcmporc'
ancv. gardens would arise, with tall, lcaiicsi
trees. and flowers Of sickly, faded colors
which grew up aud shrivcllcd away in mo
men, Of time and then these trees aud plants
would change into black and hidcous snakes
which crawlcd over the coyerlet OF his bed
and ,wined around his neck and brow. A
one momcn, he would BE- floating gently dowr
the broad and placid Scheldt, and IN the mex
he va whirling and gasPing in the black, aw
lul aBysz Of the Maelstrom. lie could get Nc
rest, and he felt no peace there was an ago
ny that sat cnihroned upon his brow, which
no change of thought or position could disPel
he was sad and weary, even in his uncon
,ciousness. At last he awokc TO feel hr'
weakness, and to compute the weight Of hi'
a,,cnua,cd arms and then be began to set up
and IN receive strong aiiment aud the dOctor