Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-10-25

The fa,igned horses bad labored abou, mid
way up the activity, when Morley called ic
the posiillion.
Turn your horses heads, he cried. 'w'
shall return The Nceds seemed to acluir,
renewed vgor from the alteration IN their
course and were proceeding a, brisk pac,
on their return when Kate revived
Where am I;-whi,her am | carried =
she exclaimed.
To your father, my beloved, whispered
Morley.
To my father. Morley, to my hther-can
IL bc--but no will no, doubt, you never de-
cci,sd mc-you cannot. God bless you Nor.
lev, God bless YOU, my dear, dear Morley
And with her pure arms nruund his neck, she
imprinted a sweet kiSs upon his lips, and dis.
soycd in delicious tears. SINK with confidence
of conscious innocence upon hrs bosom The
ETHEREAL influence OF virtue frll like balm
upon the iumultuous feelings of the loycrs
and never, in the wilies, mnmsn, cf pas'iur
no, even when h. frsr heard the a,owal OF
love from hi, hearts srlccisd-had Morley
tel, So triumphanty happy.
Where is be- is he alrvc--lc, me soc
him--ls he well shiickcd Kate rs she rush-
ed into the houss of her father.
For whom do you inquire. m1dame, cold
" ask a the female she addressed and maiden
sister Of Hates father
Aunt. dear aunt, do not sprak To me thus.
am M, what Won think me but nav father
my father D. he alr,c' is be- well q,
dear auur, have pits on mc. ! am rcPen,au,
i ana innocent.
In one word Kate, are you married
am not
Heaven be praised Follow me--yoar
father is not we'll.
Quick, Quick before II i ton late And
the distracted rirl wen, into the room and
Lpelt a, her fathers side.
Father, do not avert your face. Father,
am your own Kate. ! am restored 20 you
as ! len Won. By the years Of love 'h't h-''
passed between us, forgive the ioIly--'he of
irncc--lhe crime Of moment, By tic me
mury OF my muthcr--
.Celse. rirl. cease, said III. Oh man so-
dca,onnr, through the wcaknc,, OF arr anil
lndrmty, and the workings of aronr'd feel
inr,. to he dm, iorbear and answer me tru-
b. 1, this gentleman your husband" "
Kate was abou, to reply bu, Morley stepped
forward Il am not aid Morley, blessed
with ,ha, LADY,. hand. she has refused u, un.
uluis gwen with your sanction, dearly as !
love her. and hopclcs, as ! NAV be Of your
consent, | will never hereafter ask H.
DO YOU pledge your word to 'his, young
man
Nv sacred word as a m,n of honof J
NAV have inherited your hate, bu, II u not do.
ssnr
Children, you have -ubiuod me-, 'cScla'u
ed the father. Morley, my daurh5r i' your'.
Morley ,e.zed the old mans hand, srarcc'y
believing The scene before him to he real.
NV father ,a,d he wccpiu. Kate, on
her knees. her arm around hrs neck. her irno-
cen, cheek rrc-.'dio h' The roDd aunl par.
took " III, rrncrnl loy and even ka'" s. f.
yotitc do: ,ccmcd to thank her father for h''
Kindness ,n hr. dear mistress 'Th" happy "a
,h.r 81, with au arm aruuj his dlurh'rr.s Is
waist. aud. a, he prr'.rt her lo,cf's hand he
ssld--
Behold IN al rh., ,hs goodness Of God
Behold the blessing, that altrud the perform
,ncc or ON duus, Your fli'r yourg man.,
before ,ou saw the light NJ Heaven had cn'
tailed M, hate urou all las offspring lnorr.
l,hcd th,s bitter feeling even against y"u vh"
had never offended mr, and whom every one
else loves. This v.ry day ihe cherished hoe
ulny of wear. had given way before NV de-
sire to secure nv daughters happiness. ]
ell that age vl' creeping IN me, and bu, the
morning of tins blessed day, | resolved over
TIN. holy boo, to prove nav con,ruon f"r my
sinful harborIng Of hatred ,owards my fellow
creatures by uniting YOU, my children, IN
mlrrl,e. Tn, tldings Of my daughter 5
.Lpcner, scattered to the winds all nv bet
Ter thoughts. and revived INV worst "a tcnlold
strength icll. li lcas, thought ~, the AZ.
uroarh uf NV malady TO region where 1t
would socn prove fatal. No umewa' to b.
LOST. INV will was hastily drawn out, h.
quea,hed nv beggarcd daughter but the the
f,,her. curse. II would have been signed
,h,, night. tor over ihis book had taken an
oath never to forglsc her who could abandon
her father
on nv father, interrupted R1,c, 10 whom
the horrible images of her trance returned 10
pity cease. INV dear father.
Bless you, forever bless YOU, my e'ereN'
cellcnt Kate, your iilial obedieoce has pro
longued your fathers existence.
A Jaw Breaker.
The following actually occurred at the
huu.e of a lady ~ the city Of New York