Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-11-17
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a sooD ,rorY WALL Tolp.

GOOD sronY WALL ToLn,
On the third OF January, during the cold
ub.ch rricnsd 50 severely in Paris, a, the
moment whcnsnow Nas falling IN heavy fakes
anor7ase oC passengers, horses auJ vehicles
took place a, the corner Of the Rue -. Ho,
rore, and the Rue De 2 Abre Sec.
What's the ms,sr' a'ked a youug man,
-bose Ieesni declared him to Be- an inhab,
tan, ~ the s,u,h " Francs.
4 really can't Inform you. Monsiew-l
va, going Ia ask the question my,elC'
'l,'souly a man ~ho has fallen on ,he ice,
sad in or1nss wom'u sho had overheard ,hs
oorc,uy-'uO,hine more. Two sous apiece
come buy
'lt'a woman dead druak, sad porter,
P1,1.ur bis way out Of the crowd.
Bah" said The old woman. 4 be, that
u', ore Of those cursed omnibusss, that has
overturned some poor wrs,eh. ! bad my LEG
broken by one, one OF t'so years ago.
Ne such thing, cried a stout nan, warm.
" wrapped up ir thick 'sril-ra'cal, large
hsaissrchtsfupi 20 his nose, aud his hands
fIsi 10 hi, SIDE pockets.
Ia, 20 such thing. Ir, a nan ,,tueL
with hunger. lie Is dying, that's evident
Popf mlu Tbe-- thrnsI affect me /
should have stopped 10 lead some assistance,
bs' the tc, IS, am TOO ate as 3, ., or nav
vfs IS waiting dinner ur me. Pardon, Mou-
'.sgr. Peuni nr 30 pass.
The stranger, however, to whom ,h, re-
cues, a., addressed, pushsj the stout man 10
the eoa5lsr direction, and pissed through the
crowt Of rsr-r, uuiil he arrived. no, without
tGcu',v. a, he spot where the cause of thi,
iis,mh0lrs Wis 'ylar. There, nearihe foun-
tan, va' eIi-ndsI on the ,c- an Old mar, ,
scarcely covered si;h feN rags The slran-
-. ys.l,ug onlv 10 the dictates Of kind
h,srl, stopped down, and sas IN the act Of
'z,'.-s The unhappy man, when a ery broke
IN, silence Of the crowd, and a sweet voice
sIclaimed. with 4 deep emotion, It's nv poor
u'l nsa" Atths sane mcnen' Young r,rl,
r,src..r So crowd, ioinsd her feeble AID to
that Of The s'rtaser.
You Lnov bin, then" h, demanded, with.
out looking a, The rev conner. bu, trying io
TO prevent her from hi'ius any share Of the
burden.
'Y,, ard no, Monsieur che replied, TAX
ing DOT smelling bottle
4 knew h.m by sight, but am ignOran, o
M,rame'
A third person came 10 add his assi,,ane,
to he Efforts 'f The Young people.
1t, Old Gsrald, be aid. lie mus, har,
gone ou, ,hi. morning, ,hs fr,, for these four
tav,. This ~av, Monsieur, said he. speak
in, 10 the stranger, he lives here at No. 80
ard am the porier Of the house. Come, lei
ne take your place, nv little woman, he con
unged, to ne ycuog C,rl 'Ih, gentleman
ard san take MIN 10 his loom a, the top o
The house.
], IS sheer wan, ;h,, has reduced him {,
,his state. They sly he was .nee rich, and
believe it, icr d, is ooly the rich Who allow
themselves to ami,h fOr hunger when ,hsl
are pcor.
We have s,i1 two ,'oris, To 90 up--I woul,
not he guilty ofsuch , foolish ac, | wuul,
at o~ee 60 to the Mayor and demand aid
Take eears-ihs stair, are 50 ,,esp-,here's
step It IS so dark here you can't ~sll see i,
las different ~ Iih ne. am us.d to the plac,
that's ,hr door
Prsh, lie never nseded KEY to lock NJ
his property. poor man. They say Gerald d
no, b, name. Dtsble how cold j, . u
here under these lilei.
Tnsy placed the old naa on some straw i
corner Of the rarrs;. and the stranger has
tened 10 feel his pulse
lie is dying Of cold and waut, said he
here, my friend, here's some money for you
bring heco ssms soup, some wine and SON
frs"
The porter held oct bis hani for the money
when the stranger sudd~nly exclaimed, ale
having searched his pockets
Good heavens, they have taken my purse
I'D h.s features expressed mnsi vividly vsIa
too u 'Pirii and fear, for the old mans IL
eovsy.
Il will get lhem,' cried a gentle voice
y" The yOuns girl. whO had l0lloWSd lheE
nnPeIesiIst. She hGIIsd oct Of the rOOE