Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-03-17


e,ance. nup ,a,ergruwn and nntrimmed. gave
To II greater appearance 81 dcsola'ion and
neglect. Somo few ~ the villagers, as ihey .
passed, lookeJ luward II wilh a feeling of re-
prrt. bu, with Gar the greater part. the
widuw aud her son were forgotten. At
length new clndidsie was recommended
to them to settle rs minister over their va
cant church. lie vas spoken of as young
man of uncommon promise, gentle aud lovely
~ his traits &C ehararier, active and strong
In those Of his mind. Mr.. Noron-,hey
heard The name without remembering that
they had ever known IL beforehand It WIS
no, until the new minister, his mother and
bride had reached the villar., tina, they knew
him as the son of the gardiner
Il was surprising how quickly their pre-
senrr amonr ,brn refreshed iheU-.'eepinr
memories and how many in vcry truth lid
rrcoanl- in the son tie face and form oflhe
dead fiiler
. |, was no dircull business 10 hire the liile
. desolaie cottage. but much more difficult
one awaited them in their r~ra,ors 10 rc-
store it To- ANYTHING Ike iis former bcau'v sud
ne,,ncs. Bot bright IN the memory of the
vidow. undimmrd hy the passage NJ yea'' n
toll and self sacrifice necessary io secure il-
education of her hoy. was pictured each
loved spot around that home NJ her harpir'i
DAYS. Patiently and rrc,eryi1rly 'hr ber'n
n restore zach thing IN i's ,wn place. Dav
aner div she trimmed md trained The mas
,.vc woolhinr and IN SHAPED rose bushes.
until she fnunl a rest fnr her loorinr. heart
until oncr more. lhoy lookrd as they did
t5,r-at rhrt fr hack roriol IN her lifr
which now seemed every d1y 10 be coming
ne,,cr, mi vet nrar,- 10 her.
Tic cyucn,, II lie were f,St n-"tioc ~
her and ih1t which 4 shn't time s.rce lad
hrrn in the past. by that rh'nrc which comes
- r0cn ~ the aged, was hcC,rc her. Th'
husband " lr- Youth sill yourr. r'.ll ltir-.
vas ow1,rrr hc- nrly il"lr further ON ir
,lc r,lrrim,ce NJ liG'-no' lcll behind At ils
hccirninr She ,hour, rorc II meetings
rh'n n paving. md somcrirOrs, - she bent
o,er her lalrr ~ lave. almost f,nci"d Size
rru., hear ,hc familiar voice calling to her ~
n ou.
Thr,r v's Inn mnch heart in the wor' tor
1t IN lincer long. Aoaiu tho pas'crs hy
,'orp.d,o dmi,c the lovely co'r'rc ani rar.
d,n. md tho whole ,illlre of y. recognized
IN MS intellectual and rroral growth, rir prr-
srnce " intellect sad rfncd taste allied To
rn,alness. IN III. gardeners son.
'ulr rcc, hcr7u To walk up ard down the
,rim p,,h.-lulc hand, ro PLUCK "rrnnd.m1.
mas roses'-when one morning, through
the .ame pos, Office another Lever reached
Mr.. Nor,on
. II vasllr,cicd in a mannsr aud hand.wril.
ing similar to the one which hll come rs ~
Sudden calamity years hefnre. Though she
loo,cd ai this time III 'ouch her 'peclarle' she
hal M drnirily. - indsl.hly had every char.
acrcr impressed it-olf upon her memorv, 10
recognizing the wiring: and a pa'or shade
oycrprrad her face, while her hands ircm.
HcI with unconlrolllblo agitation IS she
broke the seal.
II read ,hus-rycry letter being formed
clearly and di,,inclly, IN the same bold, basI.
mes, hand rs bcfore--
Mrs Norton --Mad,m,-llis now frig-
Eve years today since ! IudrIy and uulus'lv
,ep,lyrd you IT n liilr cottage, which had
hs,ume very much rndrlred TO ynu. When
/ ! len ,ou. ynu repeated The curse which u"i
prnnoulcei upon az such SIN. For years ]
forgot j.. l.ifs was very prospcmus u me.
E,er,t,inr touched succeeded. 10 e'rr
remembered yuu or it. 10 was nnly IN assure
myself nnw strong an impression Of fatality
may nltcn prove r,lsa, and how many dl-
fcrrn, meanings lhe Bible may be made 10
, have
! Bu, wheu not \ wish in ne remained m.
/ fulfilled the curse cdms. ! am now On old
man aud under al Gods heaven there Dies
not live more hopeless nr desolaie being.
| ran think VI but one thing remaining iur
me to DE-. aud ilra, is This act uf rcparltIon.
/ have heen a, much pains 70 inquire you
oul. find YOUR son Is sllll living. respected
and behaved, a minister Ol God, while m.He.
hut no matter. have made my Will, leave
lug all my property, with the exception oi
some lew annual cgacies, iO You and your
heirs.
This letter will be sent you imm"d a'o'y
aflrr my death. hy nv suliciirr, whose card
enclose. liy addressing mm. Your son VII
immediately he put IN pusses''un ol nv prop
cry, and may the curse o." lunlcr im part vt
M JOHN ALDEN.
News Of the good fortune which lad fallen
to the mniAer, flew quickly around the
lirc village and perhaps never. was decp.
or moral impression produced upon the
cnmmuuily, than on the next Sibhalh, when
closing long and eloquent sermon oa"here.
di,aiy sln." he hide them ons aud all fcmem'
, her ,l,a, sin ends not with ils commission.
That the immediate consequences were hut
the first nf a long series. AMI that often upon
huse who were least guilty. fell tic heaviest
part nf the punishment. Not with ourselves
dies the good ar The evil "f our lives. Each
thought. each word. each ac, shall live on,
and un, loag alter our psr in the drama is
ended. They are indeed the onlY legncies
We can surely call our own; and bcqneith
them We must, srsn "iO iLS Aird and fourth
gsnr0nOr."
I,issaid the skull of Yollaire has been TO.