Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-04-04
OLD SERIES. VOL. %, NO. 10

was just Upon tne Iolht oi turning %
my companion to ask him II he would not
help me make mp the sum, for I was deter.
mined tina: the poor folks should not bc
turned out thus Tho woman had sunk
down, and she too, had covered her fico
with her hands. At that moment Nathan
Lccman spnng to his feet Ills face was
very pale, and for the first time | saw that
the tears had been running down bis checks.
Look We, sir" he said 10 Vaughan,
" how much do these people owe your
Twenty pounds" returned be, regard.
ing his iu,crlocutor sharply
" And when did thi, amour; COME duo in
the year,"
"Tt was duo just one month ago. Tho
rent is twelve pounds. hut allowed him
four pound, for building a bridge over tho
river"
Show me the bill."
TIE man pulled out a large leather pocket
book and from thence be took bin IL
was rcc'iptcd. Iorman took out his purse,
and coun,cd twcniy golden so,crcign'. IIo
handed tlTm to the landlord, and took the
MIl.
IL believe That settles the matter, sir"
my companion said, cHrrung all hi' power
to appear calm.
"Yr', slr" returned Vaughan, gazing
Grs, upon the man who had given him the
money, 70 see It he was In earnest, and then
turning TO the window to err ifthcgold was
pure. "Yc-, -ir," he repeated. This
make. It an right"
Then I.urra.awc can remain here now,
unls,urbci."
Bat have no .arrty Of any pay for the
fulur, 4 month La. already run an un.
paid term"
Its right YOU should have your pay,
surely Come tomorrow, sir, aud will
arrange il with you-only leave Us now
Mr. Vaughan cast one morc slauca about
The MON, bu, without speaking further he
LETT and thc oEcsr hal To follow him, with.
ou, having done anything 90 earn a fee.
" s,on a, they were gone, thc old man
man started % his f'ot
"Srr," be- uttered turning toward, Tc'-
man. what M ears tLis? Doyou iliuk !
can ever pay YOU back a.lin?"
Sometime you can, returned my com
ranion.
"Yc.-ye', John, aid the wife, "some'
time We shall sur,Iy pay him"
q" Aa.' whcn2"
hny time within a month will answer
ail Locman.
Both the oll people looked ashast.
ooh, You have only planted NOR, mis-.
,ry 15 Us. Kind ..r, cri-l thc Oh man.
" W. could hay, born, 10 be stripped or
our COOL, by the landlord, better than w.
can bear {, rob a robl, friend. N5a must
take our .tock--our COWS anl sheep"
Uut not yct." resumed Lccman. -
hate another way Listen Once y1u had
a boy-a Mild, reckless, waywarl Child"
"Yes," murmur,l the old man.
"Aul what became Of him2'
Tor some moments the father was silent
bat a, length said,
Alas he ilcI from home, long years
ag,. ono might've lived then rlr oiI hero
in Sor,hhamr,onshirn-my boy !oinclwiih
a l,t of other youths, most Of them
older than himself and went into the
park of SIR Thoma, Boyle and carried away
two deer. H. WI. detected, and 70 escape
the punishment, he lcd-and hyo--not
.,rn-srrn him since. But Sir Thomas
would no, have punished him, lor he toId
me 81 altcrwarl,."
" And tell me, John Iccman, You never
hear from that bay2"
., Never" answered The old man
As soon as heard my companion pro.
n1uncc the old man. name, the truth la'h.
cl up0n nae in an instant; and was not
alone in the conviction Tho quick heart of
the mother haI caught the spark Of hopo
and love. AZ that moment the fire upon
the hearth blazcl uP, and as the lishtpour.
Ell into the room, ny companions lacc was
fully revealed. The woman aro'canl walk.
cl toward, him. She lail her hand upon
hi, head and trembling 'lc whispered,
For the love VI heaven n'tdersivo me.
Do speak to mc-lc, me call you--Na'iaH
Nathan Lsmqp :"
And should answer, Cor that is my
name 20 spoke thc man starting mp.
&" And what would ye call me2" the wo.
man gasp,I,
"Mr MoruER"
The fire CLEANED more brightly upon tho
hearth, aud ssw that aged woman upon
the bosom Of her long lost boy. And then
| saw the father totter up aud join them
and hearl murmurcd words Of blessing
and Of py. Iar5s, and slipped out Of tho
room AMI went u the barn when got
there took out my handkerchief and wip.
81 the tears from my ckcck'. IL was an
Aour before returned, aud then found all
calm and serene, save that the mother vas
still weeping for the head Of her returned
boy was yet resting upon his neck. Nathan
arose as | entered, and with a smile he bado
me b, seated
4" You know all, as we'll as can tell
YOU, =" said he. "When we first stopped
here had no idea Of finding my parents
here, for when went away, sixteen years
as), left them in Kingsthrope, upon the
Ken. knew them Of coursc, but wishci