Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-09-19

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Such i tho wisdom Of man :" said The
other. lever confident IN the present, ever
di,trustrul Of tho future. But tell you,
my son, that yon rocks are easily accessible,
and ,ha, II you strike away now, You are
safe"
" Safe or not. father, remain hero; and
I therefore cn,rcat you, n vou have the
means, to s,ocr rs In search of this amo
rocky rlatr1rm-vc shall have The sati.fIc.
ton Of being savel together"
81 am on my own course. my son, anil !
advise you not TO keep my company" nrl
tho other voice. Tho worls induced tho
count 10 examine M, companion a' closely
as possible, lut the las, failing twilight only
enabled him to li.rrrn a figure In a priests
robe, the hood or which ,ncc'ually shrouiol
The features NJ tlc wrarrr.
"You speak strangely, hthcr,' said ,ho
count hut hold my intention, fryonily
wishing lad something casi'r 20 ho'l, f1r
my finger, are numbsl, anl tins wool IS
slippery"
~ have warned You, my son but " you
insist ON remaining, | will Do what | can TO
ail YOU"
Tho f,urr s,rmrl engaged with hi' drrs
fora moment. Tic next, a small, bot in
trn.'y bright ri li,'tanpprelhyi yissil',
Illuminating tho rar, the two Speakers, anl
'br surrounding va,.r., vitIa lu.tr, wh,rh
sromcl supernatural ~ s,1nas the count
could recover from no cr ~ upon lis eyes,
hc ca.ar'y srruiiui,.l t'r rrn n thr other.
who bal thrown hack his ho1l. md wac
fixing q li,lr lamp containing the light into
The wool of iic nn The features wore
calm anil regular, anil 80 t1nsur' on tho
h,llnlllrt'eir l'.nifcl character. The
stranger waa r'r1r'ya priest. hnt hlS lrr's
of-rrl no all in th'l.srpyrry Of l's mnk or
country, even 10 thc experienced ry' o'tha
count.
~ rrr-at Il, my son; Gcy'0r' you %
save yourself hy swimming, anil youar, stil'
in time ~ i, So. Bot, since you ar" o's'i.
nat,. thi. corl will aG,rl you thn asi.tagrr
vDu desire"
Thanks, r'hrr," ol thr count, a, The
r-i.,. gradually cropping towards him,
lr.w Oh, rrrr. which DO hal taken from his
own whist, under rhr arms NJ ''r former,
anil stuchn, ono emil % a rim, in ,he wool
work. passed. tho c1-l several time, around
the nalv of thc count, and NJ length secured
him p, cT,r'ul''y o, the raft that be- nourl
withau, iho lrastn,crs,i'y ror ryar,i1n. The
rr'r,, then rr-liurl li,'rlt in tho crntr,.
AMI fr slmr minute. thry w.r, silent III,
count was the rr,t % speak.
81 dil NOT s.c Won. father. amoog 10. in
The unfortunate Drantlicm," lc ail.
~ remained below, A. PRAYER, mv .'n.
until urryirc hrom'rrsumr'ion. then
hurled tli. raft rpou thc '.''ows, and DE-
parted ou my mission"
"Ar1n yon .ro1k mystrioa.ly, my "a
thsr. Might ono know what the mission
may b, which korr- a man on raft, in tho
middle "i The mighty '>an' '''l'm rs u ''
v'r' NJ '''r'r' IN h'' own ''n'''
Tho rr.,,t smiled. You forgot, my 'nu,
u', 'r''. Is ''"'N' '''"'i'' '' ''' '.'"' '
F.'' nn' ''' '''-'', '''' WY "'I''
"n' N'r'T.n'' 'n our 'li".'''n'
Nv mo means '"N th' COUNT 'n
aware that ! am chilling in th" wa''r' Will.
you are apparently atca''' ina cloak against
which | $40 The water strike in vain.
would 'nct'''t to You that the virtue ""
speak OF could give q n''''T proof o' i''
'lc''y' were W. 10 change places ior an
hour, ,,,,c,
NY ", ,''' '''' '',' ~ y ."'' '".
"'T.''.l' ..' wv =,
''' ,'''.' 60 -
walk an hour i"'''"i' upon ''' ensuing
m'rn"- o.
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bur'Sny' ana ! 'n''''' N0" I'D ''u,'' 'n'
re"a"''' " '"'roY you ,," '''''' '"'
'hln,' "' my PERFORMING u"
'''' n.'' my -" ''' r''''"''..' '''
yan are s'iII IN situation oi great danger
wave may dash your head arain'i 'h'r,'
or may snap the cord which holds You t' II
aud IN either case your own Is desperate u
would rather become yon to make a comics
sion, and receive ah.''"',on'
90 have no onl'''o"' i'''''' ''' I''' Una
! nave h',"'hS '''' - W. ""' ! E'' '''
fair warning that you WIN nave 70 wal