Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-02-13
MI $ G L. LILA n Y.
"shc has Outlivod her Usefalness. l."

Not long since, good looking man, in
middle life, came TO our door, asking for
" the Minister" when informed that he
was out Of town, he seemed disappointed
and anxious. On being questioned as to his
business, he replied" have lost my mo.
thcr, and as this place used 8, bc her home,
aud my father lies here, We have come to
lay her beside him"
Our heart rose in sympathy, and we ald,
" you have met with a great loss"
wcll--yc'," replied the strong man
with hcsIiancy, "a mother is great los. in
general; but our mother has ouiliycd her
u-clulncs, ,hc was in her second childhood,
and her mind was grown a. weak a. her body,
~ that sbc was no comfort 10 herself, and a
burden TO everybody. There were seven of
u', sons and daughters aul ~ we could
not end anybody who was willing % board
her, wc agreed to keep her among us year
about. Hut I've bad more than my share
Of her, ior she va, too fr,blr to b. moved
when my tim, WIS out aui that wa, more
than three months before her death. bat
then sho was good mother in her day, and
t0ilcl very hard 10 bring us all up
wiihou, looking At the face o, the hrnri-
les man, we directed him 90 the h1a', of a
nrishb1rirc pastor, and returned 20 our own
nursery. W. sarrd on ,hc merry l.,,l,fa,s'
which smiled or grow al in Imitation Of
our,-iho,r lttl, one. tp whose caf 900 word
in our lnnsuag, is half so .wcc, rs No
thcr." and We wondered Il that day would
ever come when they should ayo us, 4" -ho
ha. outliycd her usr'u'nr,s-shg IS 90 COIN.
fort o. hrr.rlf and burden o, everybody
,.,"'-aul wr h1pal that leforc such
LAY would dawn w. might hc taken % our
rc,t. God forbid that we should oui.iyc the
love or our children Rathr. loiu' DE
whl, our heart, a-c part Vt thrtr own, thn;
our grave m,y b. wa,rrsl with their tear,
and our love liuked with ;hoir hope cf
heaven.
Whru thc hsll t1,,ol ior do, mo.hcrn
burial. see went g. ,hc sanctuary 90 Iay our
only token OF rr,pes, ror ,hc as,i stranger
nr We rrl, that We could u,, give hrr mem.
ory tear, even though her own children
had none to shcl.
"Sag wa. q good mother IN her DAY, and
toilcI harl 10 bring rs all uIr-shc wa' no
comfort to herself and burden 90 every.
body else" These cruel, har.l.,, words.
rang IN yur ears, as We aw tao coffin borne
up the ai.l,. Tho bsll ,5l,cl lousaul loud,
until ID. iron tongue bad chrnuirlrl thc
year, or IL, t0il.wJrn mother. uuc-twp
-,lrcc-lour-G,c How clearly aud ll.
mos, mcrrily each stroke OF hrr Uucc peace
ul .lumhsr tod iu hex mothers buslm, and
of her s.at at nish.Gllon hrrwey fathers
kn.r. Observation-Disclosures
oat the tale of Der sports upon ,ho green.
swarl, 600 ,hc meadow and by th1 brook.
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All her toll and w,arinc,s. it j, hard she
cannot b, al!pwlla a home to die in that
she must BE- ,'ut, rather than invited, from
hJus, t, house. Eish,y-cisby.one--tHo
-thrcc-l,ur-4h she snow q second child
now 81 she has ou,liycd her usslu!nc's,
she has now ceased 70 bo comfort to her