Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-09-12
OLD SERIES. VOL. 23, NO. ~.


patrrnal pride, but the moment the black
bull entered the circus, his face seemed over
cast by dark cloud. On the counts adj
yancine to excite the animal, the old mans
features had become contracted by anxiety,
aud be- could not withdraw his fascinated
gaze from the frrghtiul duel, the fatal issue
ofwhich had seemed to certain to the anxious
lorebodinr. OF father.
ON a sudden the Marquis uttered q stihoi
scream, AMI covered hi, face with his hands.
Ills fears were rralilci-thc horse and rider
lay on thc ground The last faint hope,
clinging to n slender thread indeed, was
presently rudely snapped asnnicr by death.
Tho unfortunate father, on seeing himself
deprived of the light Of bis cyc', and the
prop and glory Of his old age, spoke no; a
word and shed not a tear, but sank bcneath
the weight Of hisangu,h, and as be looked
mp to heaven bis lip, novel, but without
being able to give uttoranco TO a single
sound
In another moment he seemed 20 have
manned himself Ills liyii ralcnass cayo
way to fr,crish flush, and his whit, hair,
streaming over his forehead, looked as wild
as lion : manc. \ sinister kind Of excite
mon: III up his cy'., announcing the thirst
for revenge, blended with fathers grief
\, IL cnlyauil,l into the agility and ,isor
ot biz youthful days, be drew himself up %
his full hclsht, and iu,tinctiycy put hls
hand % hi, .il' to s,ok bis swor.l alas =
hai ho huckl.l on tha, sword to hi' sons
haldrick on the m1rnin: II what he hal
hopol would rro,ca LAY Of glory, bu, which
hal turned 10 ono of everlasting mourning.
Then, without listening 20 tho r1mon.
strancrs Of friends, be- hurried down tho
stops Of the amritha,rr, with rs firm stop
as though the SHOWS Of seventy winrr, had
had not accumulated upon his head.
Tho king though, itqui,r enough 70 hayo
Dos, o1, subject on thi, iuau.pici'u' day,
anl lll not wish to risk ,hrchanco of losing
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kin, can dl much, but he cannot stay
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mas, or .p,ctat,r. ono might have heard
the pulati,n, Of Lie heart. II in tho Oh
man, iron frame the hearthaI mo-, b,gn tho
bumbl, yas.al Of fbi,will.
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ono thought to apphul but tho silence
c,rre..cI It'll moro cl,pucntly the in,cns,
i,,.r,., taken IN tho .,lnel Of the struggle.
In a.uIl,n the kin, ut,or,I , cry og
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oni. tool v,itir, tl,e encounter or the bail.
with cbr.t uncovered. IN, l,rrer number