Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-02-21

across his ewes, he leaned forward upon the
table and vep,. The mother and the dangh-
ter wcpi also, and though thcS lips gave MOI,
u,ieranco to words. yet for the boy ,ha, was
concur the laughing, joyous, and affection
ate Robert of other days-they sent forth
prayers as warm and true IS ever went up
from the hearts Of earth. Their new years
dawn was a season Of sorrow aud mourning,
but still they sorrowed no, in vain, for their
hearts were sofcned by the tribulalion, and
their souls were purified by the tide OF ailic-
ton that had thus relied in upon them. To
their humble home Robert had, IN form.
or years, been the sunlight and joy,-he had
been an aGcciionaie and dulllul son, aRd n
kIud and loving brother, and when they Grsl
learned Of hIs death 10 tic Indian Occan, 4
dark cloud settled down over their household,
which even the suns aud frosls Of six years
had not been able 10 dispel. Ten minutes,
perhaps, had they sa, in comparative silence
about the table, the storm ragged without IN
all It's frTy, ever and anon sending 4 slrill
blast through some chtnk or creyice which art
had no, yet completely guarded, and the lhumP-
ing Ial.Honcs, as they rsltled ccassle'sly
against the windows, ihr1llcnci Co force an
entrance To the dwelling. Tic old man grad
ually composed himself from the effects Of his
Gr,l break ol grief on seeing ii1tcm chair,
and vipng his Owes with bis handkerchief, be
folded h, hand, UPON ,ho table, and raising
his fuuoWcd brow towards heaven, no was
abog, to oder bs humble petition to ,Ic throuo
of grace. No, half dozen words had he ut
tered when be started UP from bis chair and
placed hlr hand to h,s car
"llar" be exclaimed, A. he ben, lbs oar
towards the d3o', "dI you hon' that gun,
lIsumh"
Yes, father"
"The,, j, GO, asa.n," cried Storms. IS
ur DUN report & a dsarI sraI Gun came
brglgiag through the roar of lae bowling
,..,,.., .Tbc,,', J,rr,, on ogr rg,,, 49,
o., r,. ,,. l,,,.,, IT,o,,b. AMI v,g. w,.e.
bring my ur kettle from las porch. I'm
afraid shall never BE- able To light the signal
~, ,r...,r.r .g,,,5,l, ,,,-,, I'M ,ry.u
las ica m3maa,' ,hs oil mlu was mulIlcd
., Observation-Disclosures, and y,,b ,lr
,..r. =. ,,. t,,J ,,J a.. l.,,,-r d, rs
-.,...t.......I c...h II. ,,,-.,.,.,. ,,.
81 90. b.,,,,,, , nail. rr,,r,s IL,
.,..Is,lJ c,,,,,,,, b-,,,,.l IL, r,,v. ,r5
mad, M. ,,v,, c,,,asro,,,bls up the e!.r
,,h,sh -.-r.,i slre n- ,r,r- --,r aaa,- ,'.a
s,urm-dashod breakers below. On this cllii
was erected a rude Nr-s'aTc-'he "o'@ oi "''
own hanls-vl.ch had been expressly frmci
fl, ,b, pprpg,e of enabling him 10 ligh, his
...r,l when iii, Wind ws, too fierce without,
"a ,,,l,,s he 4, once made III, uay. The
f,r.,., Mas, had Tor, the rough door from its
l.,,h.,, r.o,.. br, with an old piece Of sail
,o d. ,,rI,,i b, ,oe corner
t...,-'.'l ~, l.,,,r,,,... ,,,, .,,,,,,, ,,,, h.
..-u.s,.I,,,,, c,,t, III. a, and =, he
t.I.lr.l.,,,,.r.--l,. -r,,,.,v r .r.r,,,,l
-. h.h,..l, r,r. ,no, %, like A
Az, ~, ,r,.,,,, i, ,,,. i, eor,,,, ui,h the
49,, I,,c.,,r m rn,o,, n, bl,ripy ma.,was
,.,,,,,l ., ,br brow II he el.E and though
and 5r,,,r, hail ,,su,l =,
-, ,r,,,o, ,.n,b,l,,,., 10 ,l,oII man,
..,,,I ,.,i, o,..J forth br,l.ian, l,yht. and
en-. ,.,,,,, or ,,rs, rur,vbicb cams in rulrk
-, o,,,,b. J,.,,Dr s.,. ul,talv ml,.
hard ,l,c ,,,grrI.p, vessel
hal go, 4, and ,ha, they also understood ii,
-,
f., 6is,, minute, DID oll s,orug s,,aJ
rp,7 IN, clif eaI,i,pun, TO p.sr through
,I', clam =, where IN, devoted bark seemed
10 he. and a, IN, eai OF TIA, ,ims h made
b.,ogt She wasabrg, no, more ilan two
elbls, le7s,h ifon ,ha ,hor,, and, a, she ives
drive, stern in. IL uls evident lhl, she lad
b.r anchor. yl,aheli. The rhosphorc,ccncc
If the f,am.crs,eI sca AMI tie rejecting
u,,,er ol he had. seemed TO throw considcu.
NJ, ,.,h, over the scene. and the old man was
err Ions enabled TO make distinctly the cSac,
.,,,,,.,o.,f tho brr. From her wards and
,,,ys were swapping aad nuucr.rg the rem.
ants # ber saii,. Ju, mo-, an insh of her can
,ass was there lcn ,la, could be set, all hav.
- rlo,yr from Tic bol,.rops, in the
'.,.-.,,.I,. H.. ,.,.oIo Tho ssr.
vain attempt to lay tie ,e,''' To- i"' ,,, '.-'
board anchor Was ou'' "l'le 'he ''ns"'s '"u
Of the laIboarl cable told plainly 'la' ''s '"'
eAor lad gone Ou' '"' remaining o"' u'u ~
good ior i had no power 'sA'H'' VIC G's'"'''
strength OF the dn'ias "'ad'
The beacon 'l."' llI gone 'u'' a"u '''