Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-01-10

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4" And you sick all the time" said she at
last. A" You can't do nothing. How will you
look going down and seeing to dinner with
one Of your headaches, should like TO
know ,"
~ expect it will como hard on me, Betty,
but cannot help it. it must be done. | have
made up my mind to it. You will stay with
me a fortnight, won't you Idon't expect to
gcl any one to On YOUR place, you have been
with rs 81 long; let me sec, now, ever since
Henry W.. horn; You seem like one Of US
Still must do the best can. DO, for my
sake. Dclty, Try aud make It easy for me to
break in a new hand will 60 right out
now and see wha, can do"
Mn. Warren began to tie on her bonnet.
Wen, II this sin't pretty times. !" sa,A
Betty, her face becoming rcddcr and reddcr.
While hcr,oioc gyc~ he.ky do you lhinL
MU Warren, that am really going,olr to
leave you in such 5 pickle guess can
work As hard as you, any day, aud il We can't
both Of Us together &c, ,ciual- and drink for
the children, Why, wen give it mp. When
! am gone you can &C., another girl, II YOU are
a mind to-
~ Bouy remained aud iooL hold of her
new labors cuuurcor,ly This was an ineN.
prcs,Iblc rcI.cfio Nh Warren. Indeed -
somcnha, ioulafl whether She could have
gone on without her.
Her house filed up rapidly, aud unuclricI
excri.ons and care were necessary 10 keep Il
100 order. An,r some ss,cu struggle, with
her old habits Of iudolcrcc aud Indulgence,
She came oil couqucror. She io.nd out there
vas such thing as keeping illness confined
within H. proper sphcrc-lhat is, to ihc bOdy
while lhc mind might go free. She found
oct that tLrobbug temple. and disordcrcd
nerves could be mad ,o a',y rs well Us rul,.
So those times when, il Tea TO the dictates OF
hrr own poor feelings, shc would have scarcc-
Is dragged one foot sitcl another, She found
she could step a'ou, hcr day, work, and
br,kly, too. Every victory gained made her
stronger Then. In aLIIuen in thi, moral
renovation, her health really improved. She
lurHd out there Vas uo dorto, fur her Ike
" Nsr, TO-" ur, ,brr,. h.,,mr ruJJ, and
hcrc,c, .rlt.ardbcr mind ,,ogcto cheer.
flncs. and activity. in III, rlra.ant society
which aa, pov abaut her. Jul.rfr Warren.
ln q Gv months. Ans ,.r, much ,la1,,I 1.
orr would have seen could tlr, have gone
with Bcuyto Lrr chamber. when. for the ff,,
,imc since ,Lc dly tic Ioarlrrs camc. sho
carried up a meal To her, srd lound her on
thr b,i with hcr mcudrnl ba.kc, by her.
,himbc ou, work In hand. irving bctuccutlr
paraN.sms Of pain. to ~ few stitches.
Tho aaI, Mu Waurn." slId Old Bet.
iy. "If Iuas 80 sick a, iu ro rp bed. I am
sur, would not sow"
80. must, cannot afford time ro h
sick"
" Well, now, II slall noi give 20 30 up
What do YOU think VIZ. Warren would ,ay
TO see you no" III Jci hc"olldni believe
hls own eyes
Mr. Wa"en mada uo nplE, bui iL.- Tc.
mark ol lIcily. went Hhe an arrow Co her
heart. ln an ir-'am q rlram ol light shot
across 'hc past. Ash by sudden rr,ela-
uon, She saw at a glance a.I Do, mistake
Days months nay--ycaN "e'e marsIa..cd
before hcr' through slot winch 'hr bad been
ihc 'Ic'' complaining inrIic'cal vic aud
mother. She Ans almost "'cr"heimcd 'ho
had nc'cr s'sn 70 80 before Scene after
scene crowded upon her mind 800 which She
bad taxed her husbands patience to the NJ.
most And what bad 'tc given him in rr-
turn for III his hiujHrss' Nothing. lIIs
home had been uncomfortable. and h.s money
had been wasted. Now she could see plain
is enough Why be- LETT her Now shc lot
how deeply shc had ~rongcd him. She long.
cd ip throw herself 1t hs feet and .mplurch,
forgiveness. Al her early love lor Jim r..
,iycI in all its intensity 30 ms Cod, :" ,hc
exclaimed in a bur, uf grief, ",parc him;
O spare lin to return, that may make some
amends G,r the injury | have done him. and
that bee may know ofmy pcuiicncc and love"
Fur many Jays a0cr this, Mr.. Warren
carried with her la aching heart. II rcqul..
ed prolirious cilur, ior beg To make cxcr-
ton in this state Of feeling; but II had To b.
Ionc. Even sorrow could not be indulge iud
.olf,hly.
She SOUGHT som. comfort o.. writing to her