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


business aud may no, &c, back. You need
not keep the door, opcu afler ten for me.
won't tell M" Warren, saws he. she'll wor-
~. Them's the very words he said. Now
I'll bet, that's where he has gone, and VIC
may as we'll lock up and go to bed he won't
be here tonight"
More in anger than in sorrow, Mrs. War
ren consented to this arrangement, aud went
back To her solitary chamber. Seldom think
ing Of any one bu, herself, she setlled 1t in
her mind that Mr. W. had chosen this parilc-
ular time To attend To his business for no 9th
errcason than 10 GO, rid Of one Of her head
aches. She Law awake until midnight, brood.
ing over his supposed unklndness. She real.
" hoped that be- would conc, try his door
and find it fast, tia, .hc might have the salts.
faction Of hearing him rn elsewhere To seek
lodgings; for she had fully determined not to
lc, him ~. Twelve o'clock struck in the old
church siccplc. No sound bot the heavy
tread Of the watchman was heard; she then
gave him up, and nursing her wrath To kcrP
Il warm, Il length icll asleep.
Itsc,mcd as Il she hal but just fallen asleep,
when Deity very unccrmonIously bur, opcn
her door, and slammng back the shutlc,. to
let IA ,hc rrcy light ofmomlur, " Mu War.
rem" said She, " do Tor gracious sec what ll.
mrlas. Hero was the market boy a hump.
in- the up q full hour before time, and be ,at
down hi- blskc, aud run like shot, and open
81 1t and what should see right on top bat
this letter for you, from Mr. Warren. Some.
thing or other Is wrong, YOU may depend up.
on IT,"
Mrs. Warren, trembling with impllicncr,
broke the zeal and read MS follow. --
"Dr,rrsr JrLrrrr Don't be- frghicn-
cd now, into one Of Your poor turns. No''.
ing very dreadful has happened or is going "a
happcn ,ha, know of Read my letter qui.
city, and take vha, cannot D. helped as easy
as YOU can.
Nv business has been running brbuihlrd
iur q good while. Every wear ! have found
my .elr deeper and deeper IN debt. 1t wore
upon me dr'liiully, anI made uP nay mind
a, las, iha, ] could nu, stand b, 81 for great
while. never lkcd to talk io you about It
sou always seemed To- have troubles enough
of your own. The other day when va.
looking over NV accounts. n friend came in "a
ask rnc Il would sell out IT, wanted 10
buy, and offered me fart price. " lu, what
shall 1 dor said Go 20 California, Of
,ly, he; there d. a splendid chance for yut
IA saIp slu, ncNtV,,k.' IL >Iii .. .nDgi
tia, ! took up with hi, advice. sold our
paid up all my debts, paid Your housc.uu
Tor tuo ycars in advance, and Betty one quar-
trr ahead Ahcr this was ~ done, ha,
hut iu.t enough io III NC ont, and fny dollar
over. which ! enclose lr YOU. twill answer
Tor the present You can hy.and.by lrt yout
house and 90 home lo your mother Il yor
think It best have no, time to think OF
plan fot you now. lwill write o., soon as
can. when YOU read lhi, ! shall De- Gar or
ms way, It wc are pusprrrd.
love you, Julirrr, and my ch.ldrrn, 800,
it i, lur your .lkcs mainly, that have tahri
lhI, step. You could none oi you bear Tot,
uy go in ,hg -hip Emily. Twill wit,
y1p 40 ,hc particulars by the ir, oprorau,
~. Kcc- up a gool heart, now depend ar
on % shall come home a rich man; gold D.
rlrn,y O.. bllckbsucs in California, and au
uo, Ashamed lo dig lmyc strong ann au.
a ,,ou, hear, Kiss the children rur mc, an,
tell Betty won't forge, her IL -hc will d,
well hy you while | am gone. Believe M
that am ,'lI YOUR, aT,cuunaicly
lIrs-y WArrrs."
The reading or lhis letter, rs might be- im
asiacI. va, followed by f, Of Mysteries, 40,
,hrIcss. and food. Of tears, and wrinring o
hands Ai one time Ms Warren would cal
her husband the greatest savage living. Thcr
again she would soften down into grief, lik,
,ha, Of the children. who mourncd over hin
MS uvcr one dead. Between ;ham 40 and hcr
own sorrow. Betty had a hard time Of it thai
dly. However. she stood ai her post brave
Iy: with colxiug aud scoliing, she managed
the children, succeeded IN quiciing them, and
before night Mrs. Warren was more calm
Betty had such wonderful stories laid up 10
some liulc corner of her brain about the gold
In California, how many people she had heard
of who had become rich Is CrUsus, that Mr.
Warren could not bu, listen. Then Betty
was 80 sure that Mr. Warren would make hi'
fortune he was Just the man for 1t; that the
hyscrics finally had to yield to the COLDER
visions. Still, Mrs. Warren passed from ihI'
state into one Of settled melancholy, and con
iinued 50 for many weeks. She took no M
ieTCst either IN her house OF chlIuIeh' CIV
gave money to Betty aud let her do as she
pleascd whit. Iflhey had any thing To eat
!, was all very we'll and If they had nothing
i, was just the same. She neither went ou'
nor saw any one at home. Her time was
.pept between the suia and thc bed. Ii she
- ., Jiycrt herself with any thing, Il va.
very light reading, but generally c'cn that
rc1uircd more effort that she chose Ia make.
The children learned to keep out Of her way
She could bear no noise, she saii, and they
did NOT like To be with her. Still she bad
becn 50 long inefficient in her family that she
v,s no, much missed they were accustomed
TO do without her.
one day Betty came in As usual Tor money
Mr.. Warren wen, TO her purse, and to her