Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-05-30


Ilery comes oar Who.e cheek Nuul hu'h'
hot to have her g,ru.cu, h,u'h
'Gs,sst Ihs girl whose 6sgvr. ,h'n
Move the weary bsoiisT, in,
Bcadins backward ifOrn hsr ioi
. Ie.t bet tear. the .,A might .oil,
Aud. "a miJnight's chill and murA,
stitched hcr lifs iuio the Wofk,
Shapiag irua, hes batter tha,'gh,
IIos1'.-cas, aBl E,Sgc,.wc-not,
Sstirisius hcr dclsir
Mith thc su,llcun ~ysca thew"
J. r. L-s,A
The clock had uruck midnight, Yet stll
the scamsircss ,oiled on, though her fingers
were long sipec weary, and her heart almos,
SICK unto death. lIcrcandlc hickercd low IN It's
socket, and a, las, aIrrd up a. il about To 60
out she rcse and Il, another and she ioilcd
on. The slcc, drove against the window
pane, rai,ling like shot upon the frusiy glass,
and the step Of the sleepy waichman without
was the sole sound that echoed in the street;
the whole city Law dumb vet still she ,oilcl
on. She had piece II work which 1t vas
ncccssary TO 6nish by The ueN, dlv, and so,
though hungry ard sick, aui sPiulIr,s, shr
was forced TO toll 90.
The tread Of the v-,chman grew fiuiCr
,hc tempest dccpcn,j and al last the houl IT
ono struck. The scan,y o., which had warm.
cl ,h, miserable apartment, had expired ,oo
hour, before. arl cooI chills b,rsn Co sral
over the lbu'y clad nlabIuut Size o1sta
vi,,ul glance a, o., dead cn,.u ou thc
hearth. urp,I over hrr vor, Go sse hav
much remained, auI ,tbmg heavily, rr,n-
med hcr ucrilr. And yhus, hour a0gT hour
that lou,,, aud lric1ilr,, orphan io.lod.
IsG llb,rIr., and u,olLrrl'ss, she ,r.,l ,o
Ie,p up brave heart, and, and, as lon, a.
hrr health lasted, bad .rcccolcd Bu, Der
Iu,,~,lui hl-r, gradually undermined her
strength. ~, constitution gave v1y. She
l,rams thin ard pale, anil somgi.H,r. vas
trauhI,d With a hectic cough.
Toe severe Nln,cr, finally, had brought uu
q temporary ,llu--s, daru- which her hs'
penn, had bcrn exhausted and II vas no,
,.thnu, rratrNcr,sous, ior work vas srarrr,
that ,hc hlt, un her recovery, obtained >oue-
,b.pr 0, do. Tia, which she had iu hand
0as To b, finished an an Incredible short time,
sui anything vas better than starvation, and
.hr hld thankfully undertaken lss ilss.
The night wurc on. The ,'orm sarcd
dsr--r auJ morc ,cy; and ,hr pror rid sh.,-
cred uou continually SulI ihr piece of
work 49, f,r from finished. A. Inst trars BE- .
.7n Co hU uu her Tap, a, frt slowly and
arlu'vllr ,h- dr,, Jrcps of thunder show
rr, alI thea faster aal hs,rr. Finally, shc
.,lb,d coa,a'.,yly She coall uo logger
~ru her emotion vas tuo -rs1f. 30 ,he ald
lrra h.g WORK aal gave frrs yaa' 20 vcrf.
rr-.
.ul Father ia Heaven" te -rei, l.n-
.p- hcr cla,p.d hands above, and looking uP-
wand, with brr streaming ewes, ' b, there u1
-rug! from h.s' Nus, ! suIl su'T and s,rur.
elr. DO hJ, end s5ll' llrucr ! vrrr dead
But uo' ,.H, is sinful v.,h. Trlch me Co
,7y. Thy ul', be done
Renewed sn,s chokeI her uurraacr, and
ru-,i1r her Ccr lu her hands, shr vcPt With
Al violence that shook the frlil rh1., iu which
,hg vas sitting. \, las, the ,rmPcs, Of her
grief r-llu1''y died away her so5s grow
les AM les frequent, and, finally, were
lcarJ or. b, Intervals, l.lc iho,s or chiIj
which hal ricI iisglf 10 s'rp Exhausted
nature bad gwen way. She slumh,rod.
And a, .hc slsp, she dreamed. oh bless
God iar leans They come lo the bed ct
care, and poverty, aud anguish, soothing tie
worn gu, srurrlrr, and stirring the world
anew for strife on the morrow.
The r.cl, and prosperous know no; What the
luxury of dreaming is. but, In dreams, the
furnished bcsrar sits a, the iull board the
baukrup, 6rc,ts his shame, and surrounds
his ~irc and children once more with wealth,
the mourner bcholds again the smile Of the
loved one, and clasps the wife or daughter To
his rhrobbing heart.
She dreamed. A,Grst, however, her dream
was not pleasant one. The Sctual voye It.
self too much into the ideal, andher thoughts
were still Of cold, and hunger, and wcariness
She hnci,d herself wandering over wide
common which was covered with snow, 81
deep that at every step she drew her breath
With mote and more difficulty. We, she
struggled on. At las, she could stem tie
driving ,lcet and wade through the gathering
drifts no lunger and completely exhausted
she sank down agains, bank.
| A, she thus dreamed, her head, which had
rested between her hands on the back Of he'
chair, fell oyer agaius, the wall, and in this
easier position she slcP: more peacefully. \
smile gradually stole over her mild features
She started slightly occasionally, and mur'
INJURED low words, Ike child calling Its
mother in It's slnmbers.
The storm, meantime, had ceased without
and the wind, lately 80 violent, now moaned
low aud Pllinuvely, while the musical chant
Of the waiehman crying "ihree o'clock, and
starlight morning" sounded very sWeet
and cheerful after the roar OF the spent ant
subdued tempest.
She was dreaming as she smiled Th,
waste of snow had disappeared, and the icy
bank on which she leaned; and in their plac,
s.ll II f-,.,-,n, .nrinr fnurrs nnennh h.