Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-04-28


lam 20 not the accents Of devotion. hu, IL
tl,ose of love. The people understood not Ihi'
scandal. and when the shadow passed on. and
Yusuf was carried by the stream Of pilgrims
painting and withholding. cut inin the field.
beyond the church, he was regarded with re-,
s,~ci. AZ one Win had been visited by az
special access IL feuour.
Han HANNA. who did not know iha, Mir
lam the shadow had appeared, FASTENED aiier
his snn. and found him nn The extreme limit,
of tic crowd. living upon his iaer. lie raised
him up and pressed him io his breast, and
asked him what was the cause of his disiur.
hance. Then Yusof SAID
"Ii i not that hchcld her gazing \, mr.
frnm amidst tie saints. ior mivhl have died
tn juin her. But she appeared to me again
here upon tins spo, and smiled At me. ieiI
dawn Ia worship and ask pardon inr having
pror,ncd her nv m, love, bu, on raising m,
eye shc was gone"
Then Han HANNA tried To comfort him,
and pretended ln ~ skcplical IT aprarlrinns-
though hs conscience Smotr him inr lhi, slu
/ and .lld with a smllc that had .omellInr ol
impriy in it.
"lrrhou hast seen thy Miriam m this spot
hr sure she Is a creature or nr,h anil hIood
and w. will Gnd her abnde Did she make
me- sign. and greet thee hy No gesture -
"Sho pointed To the rl'cr-rhc place where
shadows ars-mcauins that must inin hcr
in hcr Kingdom"
"Nol ~. sad the nld man, determining
ln ra..r h,s son from despar-io be wicked
"hrl,c,c net these vain things Thou hasr
'ccn punished ror pur,uinr a shadow. bat r.
member there b, no shadow without = sub
saurr. TIN, lsac1'e Gr the wise. Th,
Pcrs,u pl,y.rrr,n will explain all"
So they returned lo Calm where the Per
s',n. nho ,'en'd ro think that lh' Shah,
daughter could aiIrd To- wal, irr h.m. It'll r.
mrlncd curiu. cNianmlnlry dr,clsc, simpl,
To- ra,, hi, time Whcu he heard tie rc,ul
NJ the luum,y. be- smiled strangely and ,ald
"Al -or, w.'' Miriam will be found
Slr "a living Thing"
. Yunfcnbnccd rlr physician inainusror
.uf gratitude. hur Han lI,mrn lnnsci At hlr
+ aucm,cl,, aod surru,cd a t~iuLIc of
men, M lrs eye.
"wha, are ,his Wilkins intentions '''-
thought ho.
\ lt,c while ahcr. whilst Yusofslrpl, ID,
father md the physician were c'oseiclroscr
, cr. and the scr,anrs said they heard peal, q
p supernatural laughter bursting ium lhci
mouths. !, ,l-quilc certain, that somc unhul
iucln,ariou, rool place, G,r when Yu,oraw"k
. hr hshclJ lIlu Illmm, and the Persian .hy
.cian slnduc bgl,rc hln, each hulding lh
,.fs uf the rrsy finger. NJ y"unr maiden ,h
d the exact counterpart Of the applrrron see
in the church. lIc jumped at her rs a G.
would urou a lnrci, aud insisted upon asccr
tanning her reality by Kissing her. Al lhl
was very wonderful, and the srlnJ ,lnu.. .vhr
they heard part. Of lhr story, insisted lha
llln HANNA, Icior ,cry old man. ha,ln.
. lIulc muhcrro DO with his -.ul. had spld
e ~ an individual Who goes about making hlr
p gain, uf iIll nuJ. f,r alI the world Ike al
oId c'u,hcsuau. The Mu.'rru., hov-,cr, q
. mustolu. are. ycry keen m scclnr thnur
T tie superstition, ot u'her people, declared TIA
. 40 ihis vas a pl,cr IT maruu,rinr. that lh
p Persian doctor w,s pr,r Collc apn'uecar
t NJ Dam,i,a. Nho had been going aluD' d.
World To cam iuw-, Gur hs laughter. lIa
he hld taken advantage uf Yu,uf's madrCs
, 90 make 4 good match; that Mriim Iad -uE
! Us hs order, and passed leland the church
b ~ that her shldnw might b, reflected un lh
p wal, and rhat llln HANNA was 20 old lool
who. instead ol leaIlug hi. son with a r""
sick. bad yielded iu all h.s wmms, aud la
given hun a vat, vhr voulJ have been yer
cl,d Ia mar, Carlumn ilc Deacon. II
ryidcrlIy. luvc,cr, that ilc,c uuors aro'
from mere malice lor, although the sab
, daughter is s'll oa,liug fr her husband, sc
p the Ps,s1n p.ysrlH made .uch hrc srccc
At taa wedding, that i is quite imp p'sslhl" r.
him In have hccna hylocrilc. Tie spoke "li
d tcl,l u hi, eve. of the sinor pursuing the far
clcs ur our own hearts, instead Of the cheer
lul realities life, aud. ss be placed Miriam
hand he lusuf : said Ia her
Take care. my child. not to allow thi
young man ever to look upon YOU again as
. ,lsruu."
There was m od,l merry menace in lh
= brides eyes when she heard these Wurds, AZ,
,fraauiru may be- trusted. she took man,
0 uays of showing that she was M shadow
However, they lived happily together lor
long time, aud their Postenly is now IN Calr"
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Little Charlie.
II wasa suIlrv afeuoon in midsummer
vlrn rrorp ol liulc boys gathered round ih'
a., .rt ....- al, ,III.y- Thpy had "a,