Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-05-14

lis ilmy own mother iha, asks mc thatr'
said Pat, h.s eyes glistening with tears Of
pride and sorrow. "Dd she iacho inc thou
shant stale, by misiakc' No, did not stale,
mother shamcd rich and goOd-na,urcd
man out Of wha, ho will never miss-and look
how II helps the ehildsr Take hold yourself,
mother. I've had my breakfast, and by the
same token, the same map Is good for to-
morrow"
\ A rude knock at the door interrupted Pat,
and summoned an anxious cloud upon the face
vi his mother The immediate and abrup,
entrance OF the sirangcr-we we're about to
say-iolIowcd. But, ahs he was one of
those who arc no strangers TO the poor
Come Mrs. Murphy" he said, you
can't pay your rent, i, is high time you gave
way, to make room for thosc Whc can Three
weeks behind, terms weekly, IN advance, is a
hard loss ior us-bu,," and he gave a -cruti.
nizing look about ths bare apartment, "wc
shall have to PuuP with T. and ltt you 60,
scott frcs"
let Us 60 Lord save Us, whoTc are Nr
to go to-"
Well, that's no; our lookout, yoJ know.
l We can't harbor YOU rent free any lorger, at
any rate. What, Pat comfortable slDcs aud
stockings, hey You've improved on Yesterday
/ You mus, be dl,.d out, suppose, whether
your mothers honest debts arc paid OF not"
Tm,h, sir," said Pat, a lItlc rugry.
",hey were no, bought, ba, free gn, and
made by man who docs no, begrudga your
shoes. nor the heart OF thc man who stand,
IN en-
Ioly ,oi,y little Paddy bl'an |
meant 40 harm, lam sure" said the man,
provoked, but ashamed to bO,ay It. You
nigh, a, well have begged money to keep
house over your heads, as shoes Tor your Get,
while your hand was w."
Bcggas can't be ehoo,crs," said Pat,
with provoking calmncss. "lf hey
hNNAlNN Z UT NN'tA NAAtiNh
"I'lI choose for you then 80 said the Uan,
no~ thoroughly enragcd "Dou'tlci mc and
YOU here ,o-morrcw. III DO, the whole troop
shall be bundled oil to the almshouse, except
YOU, sir, and sou shall be sen, to the Hose
ofRcfugc ."
May be he thinks he carries the keys Of
all them places in hrs pocket, said Pat, as he
closed the toor which the uuicclng fellow
bad d,sdaiucd To close aGsT mrC.
"lIciEho" sighed The old woman, a, She
,hiycrcd over the ashes, which she was rak.
ing about with b,, orlath, .u the hope to
coax heat out oiIhc ,inIcg.I,c cmbars otpIue
shayings- lr.sho' wyarc aiI born, but wc
are not an buredNel' Them ssts ai do. ton
now, NAV find thsm,si'cs a..Jc bottom be-,
fore thy d.cr
True ior you, mo,her-bu' never say
Dc. yet, Maybe lercs room for Us a' the
top, too. wthou, pushing any body els
down" said little PAT.
Heaven forgive m-, and 80 thrrr may be
Paddy, dear Butone cant help thinking
We'll, the sun has risen to-day, bu, It isn't
set"
No-nor It won't, neither, uil u sets on
. brighter faces, for here he come, that never
came without a welcome, nor lca without
your blessing" s4id Patrick, going from the
window TO the door.
A man Of some FIVE and twenty catered,
cheerful and human IN oouu,cuance, kind,
Vet not mlncing IA his manner. " Hey day,
I good folks ?" he said, all IN the dumps -
| Who is. sick :"
No one, slr, said Pat
NO YOU all will be, II YOU don't keep
warmer, but that's pour comfort, YOU say, To
those who can't. Come, Mr. Murphy, tell
US all about u ."
Patrick, IN clear and Straightforward man
ner, told the newcomer what the reader al.
ready knows When he had done, the stran-
ger said.
"One, two, three, four doIlars-ls III
Well, can't Afford to give you tha,-but Mr.
Murphy, IN tell YOU what. l'll lend you
five, four ior the rent, and one for capital, Tor
YOU To starr aircsh on"
/ Pat ard hrs mother overwhelmed him with
thanks, which he didnoi stop to hear, but Vas
oil before the widow could reach him, or she
certainly would have thrown herself q, his
. feet apd claspcd him by the knees
There, no,hcr told you the sun was
/ No, -, vet said Pat, executing mos, diff
dcult stage negro pas, IN hts new shocs.-
I News boys are familiar with "lheatrlclls'-
that is such as they prefer, and the prospect
Of going back upon the PenRy paper vending
Rial,o no longer lame duck, but as he
expressed IT, "in town again, with pocket
. iull of rocks" eatcd little Paddy quite Is
much as a recovery from hopeless bankruptcy
could have pleased any one OF his senior
Ills head was already as full Of plans for the
future rs his heels were Of activity. lie count
ed the provision to BE- drawn from the Doctors
kitchen as good for couple Of days at least :
and being now comfortable IN circumstances,
he began to think OF enabling his sisters IN
some way to contribute their share to the main
,enance Of the household How very little
will suffice 10 make the poor happy. And
how readily nigh, the fact be eSPcrimen'aliy
tested by thousands who know nothing Of II,
but reaping amid competence, excuse their
hcartless indolenc., and indifference to the real
suacrlngs Of others, with the deceptive plea,
that "thcy should be glad to do good If 1t
were onIy IN their power