Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04

related. continued Uncle Paul, queer look
ing old man, very ragged and miserable,
Was playing aascolst at tho door Of one
of the fines, houses 10 Boston. a slouehed hat
shaded hi, palo face and covered bic gray
hair. Across his shoulders was tbrosn an
old fur cloak. and around bis neck was
narrow strap. attached TO which was la
bel with the inscription " Pity he Blind
Poor" Ils was led by an old dog Some
said he could see better than bic companion;
but bc ,hi, ss !, may, they bail'ed the Curl
Gus, who could not understand the cause OF
their frequent visits 10 the different houses
Of the Browp'on family. seeing that man
and dog might havo starved. II they had
depended On the Brownsous' charity. The
servants drove him from the doors. and
cur-ed him for . noisy hyporr'ss; they
threatened 10 break his noisy instruments,
and they set their dogs Of hi. poor old four
footed friend. Bat the more they tried to
get rid Of him. the more pertinseions'y did
the o,d man Wei, 'hem. iIe took no notice
Of their threats and taunis. only begging
them to tc.iow aims, and TO remember
,ha, the poor might become rich and the
rich poor. In turn he visited all the Brown.
.on,. And only by one was he no. met by
a rebuff. Thi. wa. Rachel, whOss po'i'ion
had somewhat altered Stree she took leave
Of Jules. The old gentleman whom pro-
viou,ly mentioned to you. had died two or
three years before. and had lett Rachel his
property on condition Of her LIVING in the
cottage OF maiden sister OF his. and watch.
ing her declinin; years.
Whenever the old Gu'e player came to
her cottage on tho outskirt. OF the city.
Rachel would ii',en to his poor music with
tear. in her eyes, nnd when he had finished,
che always gave him food. pa,ted his dog.
and said kind word or two which was
even more grateful than her aims. And
the old man would always watch the young
girl wi.tfully as she turned back into tho
cottage, rs IL bis .ightlo.. orbs were not nj.
together in.cn.ible to besu,iful images.
ono evening when Miss Brown'on was
from home. the old nute player. by cautious
questioning, drew FROM the servant tho his
tory Of the past twelve years OF R''hers
life. I, was marked Throughout, by acts OF
virtue. pio,y and bensvolcuee; "ou'.
said the girl, Rachel has her troubles.
There was poor Mr.. jules, Miss Rachel.
frs, cousin, as went TO sea. and hasn't been
heard o, never since. She's always n talk.
in, Of him. There's old Sir. Brownson
take. on terribly sometimes. because Miss
Rachel wont listen 10 any admirers. a' VI.
he says, any body'd ever hear any more OF
,ha, young rascal, she calls hun. None
OF her family come, ancar her now much,
all along of her no, taking up with some
Of the rich be,uI old Mr. Brown'on eho'i
for her. Bu, come in here" continued
the GOOD na,ured laxative girl TO the old
man. whose admiration Of her mistress had
won her sympathy and eonhdencs "you
shall Judge how much my mistress loves
poor Mr. Jules"
Tho servant. fogs,,ins tho old mans
blindness, took him into Rachel's room.
and opening lit,lo case. showed him
pieeO Of dry cake which. 'ho sad, bad been
kep, there for twelve years.
"whilc tho cake is good" said the girl,
"Mis, Rachel says there !, hope her cousin
will come back"
I But the old man was no longer listening.
he seemed strangely asiiaied. lie WAS touch
ipg everything. pressing things 20 his lips.
crying aud ye, seeming 50 happy w''h'l.
,ha, tho girl was alarmed, halt doubling
/ his sanity. She hurried him IRON the room.
hu, not before the old man eagerly pressed
hi. hand over the cake and closed the box.
I When Rachel returned, great was her
surprise TO zee her mothers bracelet on the
piece Of dried cake
Mex, day there was great excitement
among certain persons 10 Boston. and e''
pecially the Brownsons. Thirteen. Us they
n,ed 70 call him. bad returned from India
richer than all the Bro~nspn. ?at together.
/ lie bought . Gne house, dove handsome
carriage and gave uneIcep,lonabls parties.
After the frs, surprise tho Brown.ons were
delighted with him. ile received Ihem as
! II no had entirely forgotten the pest. by
and 5y he gave dinner. IL happened to
be on Twelfth day. 10 his invitations TO
his cousins. he added the postscript that,
being u bachelor, and desiring that hi. TOR
tune should remain in the family. he in.
tended after dinner 10 solicit the hand OF
one Of his cousins.
This announcement put oil the Brown.
sons. old and young. in the best OF spirits.
Jules, they declared, always had . vas, deal
Of common seuse, and they bad always
liked him. They forgot oil about the old
sympathy between Jules and Rachel IN
deed they took 50 little account OF her,
and were 90 willing to consider her out oil
the family. that u is likely they would have
been quite ready 70 declare that she was
jead.,f Jules had not in conversation die
covered hi, knowledge Of her address. The
fac, was, he had visited her. though ho did
no, think IL necessary to disclose this secret.
At last the great day arrived, and the
Who'll. family were gathered around The hoe.
ritsble boari Of the new found cousin.
The banquet Was splendid. The Twelfth