Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-12-14

" Malcolm, o, do no, wholly forgot your
foad loving wife, when you are gone"
But Malcolm did not answer. lie kissed
her not as he used TO, but kissed her merely
because she hal asked him to--and then he
lcn hi, cottage. Aner he he'd gone, Alice
at down and wcpt. She could not help IL.
Her darling boy crcpt by hor sidc, and
placed his arms about her neck. lie asked
mo- questions, but he asked her not 10 cry.
Ills little mind seemed 10 have some idea Of
the coming Of calamity. IL must have
bccn vague, but II was clear enough 10 pre-.
vent him from forcing the dread thoughts
upon his mother. Once more he asked her
not 10 cry. and then his own little heart
bur,, and mother and child wept together.
This was another drop in the Pocr wiic's
Gun Of affection. Oh. how palpablc must
be- the husbands course when even the prat.
ling Child saw and knew the danger. But
she could only clasp and pray mo'o fcryently.
And this little boy when his mother had
done praying, said, "Amcn."
II was clear, cool evening, and as Nal
colin Warren stepped out into the street be
seemed to shake himself as though he would
.kokc ol the influence or the dear place be-
was leaving. But he could not wholly DO
H. II, could no, drive from hi. mind the
fearful c,uptenapco or hl. fond and tcarril
uir,. nor could he forget the look Of simple
anguish he had noticed upon the face Of his
child. Yet he tried 70 crush tho thought.
that were thu, Swinging in,olir,. "po5h,''
.,iJ hc.a. II, image of nj, vii, forced itself
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tool a, ,bs lar with 4 r'a., orrum in hi
hand mi. name wa. Adam Stanford. and
ninety wear, had rolled over hi. frosty bead
nj. form was bent and hi, limbs trcmblcJ
but hc still livc,l and Mi. mini was yc
l,,r n, heard the remark which thD
y,rr. c,rroptcr made. and ha,in. .ct doWr
hi.unt.prb.I lIouor. he turnSl and ralcl
u,,r tho youtbG,l .rcnkcr lie knew Nal
c,lm Warren we'll
Malcolm" he said. " crm, viii, me
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some more powerful spirit that watched oyc