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

hogan to work with ,igor. Plan succeeded
plan, and thought, in wild confusion. She
would go home To her mother, She would
not GO home To her mother; the children
would kill the old folks. but she must GO
homo to her mother No, she rouiiai go
home to her mother. a poor deserted wife,
with four children on her hands the shame
Of II would Kill her; she would beg first
hut, what could she do. Here gapcd before
her an empty purse. What could she do -
! l'll keep school q! should die, shut mp
in ho, room With a parcel Of children. !
could no, live one month and keep school
Then must dll up my housc With boardc,N'
What could ! do with bUarlrrs, sick as avn
an the while. hate ouscLcrpinr, can
not bear car' Wide gaPcd the empty purr
still. She fuug it down, and herself too, on
the carpet, and wcpt like a child. "My chill.
drcn mus, hayr bread, and 7 mr,t &c, it for
them" Al now, those tears EEL fur them
I the first tears that had fallen lUr any one bot
.rlC They .oNcncd her parchirg heart, and
refreshed It as a summer rain the Thirsty Garth.
will NOT go home" slii She, rousiur
..r,.lr with sudden cn,rry 81 believe
that can, and | will support my fmily ny.
sclf know II ,inmc lvilldllm house
with hoarlcrs. Twill get a living, and will
~ about !, bcl.rc my las, dollar is gone. e.
Back wen, the clasp Of the empty purse, and
ID, gaping mouth was silcncci.
/ Julicrr lIarwood had mo-, been like Mr..
Warren. She bad both energy and sw-cinc.s
of ofclnnc,cr, whom Harry Warren uoord her.
The scrls Oh hcr future misery, however, had
been carefully sown by her o,cr.induIscul
mother lrany thing allied lul.ol,r, 1t was o.
great affair. She was nurs"j, anl blbycd,
anl tended. and never allowed to exert her
IL o., all. She vas brought up Co f'cl that
every thing mas, yield TO her poor frling-,
~ tIai when a0rr her mluiagr, her hcll'h
really became ,om-nh7t delicate, She bad uo
resolution TO meet IL. 4, w. have seen he
became .clf.h aud indifferent, Another d7y
had nov dlNurd, and the laian, energy ct
Iulicur lllruooI mu,t come louh 20 Julieltc
Warrrn. That kind heart aui strong arm
which h'i 30 long supported her, lgl been
taken sway. Nuw She had no - hu, h'r.
,clf to dcIcnd uron.
"Iw,ll take boarlcrs." ThI- ,hr settled.
and with pump,ncs, went Immediately about
IT, fuf lhr Gr,, time since hcr husbands d..
pluurr. .hc wen, ont on a week day. 81,
wen, to hcr husband, friend, Charles Moriou
Nr. N,u-u could scarcely refrain fem ~
pressing h., a,loni.hmcnt when be- hclH hcr
proposal. S1d misgi,ing, he bad d, 60 DO.
success nevertheless, be- promised 10 aid her.
Indeed hr knew then Of two Young men VII,
were luulinc for just such place. y ihcy
were uc1r by, be- Offered 10 ro at once and ,er
them Nh Warren At down and awaited
h., rslum. The young men accepted lhc of
lcf and wished To come the next day Thr
uas pressing malicr. hard NJ. Wamr
calculated on some weeks, a, least. Cor prep
auuoa, she knew she must rrt r-ciio effort
but hcrc b, WINS; she must illc ,Ac boaiIcr.
a, th-ir guc or Lose them Shr decided O.
ulc ,hsr.
Bcuy as Sc, hacw no, a word ahoa, Ih,
matter. "Would she consr0, ,u remain, '
au,Iou.l, though, Mr. waura, and WORK
30 much harlur." Then shs bad bad hrr
own way 80 long. would ,hr bear q m.,.
uc,,w lr,ha should go, how va, bcr pllr,
to bc supplied She bad been ,o long .n llry
family. she knew every thing they lad and
where !, wa, Kept. Mr.. W1un flt har
ignorance She woali have to go 60 Betty
tn ask abou, every thing. Indeed she dId not
know what she had. II scented a, Il 'h,
could nu, stir hand or foot wllou, Betty
Vet It she should 60, she must make %? lr'
mind IN il: Tor hc-c She was, her boarlcr-
were engaged. More than auy thing cl'c shr
dreaded breaking the subject TO lcry Til,
was her fret trial; 1t was q severe one, and
We must not blame her too much because No.
man.likc, she sat down frsi and bad cood
cry over il. But crying did not help }, any,
and time passed. 80 she wound up her res
,lp,ion oncr NOR, and called Bctiy.
"Mami' said she.
"I want To sec you few minutes, Betty.
a. am busy now, III corsc by and by.'
~ cauno, wait, Betty. want To - YOU
now"
The very unusual tone of decision in which
th., was uttered, surprised Betty in'o instant
obedience.
"wha, do you want Of Nc'' said she, IA.
thcr pcuishly, as she entered III" parlor.
Ms. warrcn's hear, ,ank. ~ want to
talk with YOU, Betty, lille abon, my plans.
i've 90, to do something to get a living. Wy
money is all gone. gave you the last dollar
this morning"
"Thc land, Well, I've been expecting It
.thi, some time. .po,r now You'll go home
to your mother"
"No. ! have decided r,, to go home.
am roiur to On ms house up with boardcrs,
and mo are coming tomorrow" said she,
making a desperate effort to &c, the worst
out.
"wcll. iflhalain'iaprcil piece ofwork, -
said Betty, her face turning all manner OF col
ors: " aud you think | am going to take care
If you aud the children and a house hill Of
bolrlors into Ihc bargain, do you tell you,
/ Mss warrcn, won't sla,e myself to death
- ior nothing"