Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-08-09
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8. 1861.

SUMMER region. But tho fond bad me in
his clutches again. and could not relsas'
myself. Now !. was that my David came
anew TO my relief. Suddenly his clear
notes rang out In the air. Away with
melancholy"
cannot tell which worked the instant
rcvul.ion Of feeling that eame-.hs cheerful
air. tho word. Of tho cong which ~ere eallc'
to remembrance by tho cir, or tho associa
ions Of bygono years that were revived
Bot tho spell was Po.sn, and complete.
was myself again.
During tho evening the voice Of my wife
broke out several times into snatches o
sons-s thing quito unusual Of late. fo'
liic's sober realities had taken tho music
from her as we'll as from her husband. w,
wero growing sravsr svery day. 10 wal
pleasant to hear her Hute.liks tones again
very pleasant. and my car harkencd loving.
ly. Tho cauS Of this 6tfal warbling I rec
oguiIed each time as ,ln tones died away
They were responsive TO our neishbor.
did not then remark upon the circum'
stance. One reason Of this lay in the fact
,ha, had spoken lightly Of our noishbor' q
~bi,tlins propensity. which struck mo in
the beginning as vulgar; aud did not care
to acknowledge myself 80 largely bis debtor
as really was.
We were in our bed room, and about re.
,irins Tor the night, when loud voices. a' II
in strife, came di,coriantly through the
thin partition walls. IRON our neishtors on
the other side. Something had gone wrong
there, and angry passions were in the a'een-
liant.
How very diagresable :" | remarked.
"Ths man 10 brute? ?" said my vile,
empha,ically. +" lie does nothing. IL seems
to me, bu, wransle in hm family. Pity
bo badn't something OF tho pleasant tenn.
per Of our ntishbOr on the other side
"Th., !. q more agreeable sound, ! must
confess" was my answer. a. the notes OF
"wha, rairy.lise Music steals over the
-, {" ,o.o .ve.,lv ON m, mir.
"far more agreeable" said che.
q. ia ,i,v. vclI n, All, in.t,ument."
said smiling. Ny ear Was iolIowin: the
notes IN pleased recognition. We stood
''""'us """' '"'
e' mr. ''' W '''' '''"a''
Come TO the sunset ifee' ~ 'o"'
'o'' 'ehas' measure '"' "' '.' >" w
'"'ous" '"' '"N'''"s
muniea' ou' sNce"f 'o' '"' oos"sS'N"'
"The day !. pas, .nI gone.
The woodland. axe lee Tree.
And the rrapct'. work 10 done."
Nv wif, recalled these lines from her
msmorv r.re.tin, them in n ,ubdued, tran
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/ Aud kiodl, voice. gee,
The loved ooe a, the door."
To which I added:
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Th,a ,,s, o,,h,sll ,,,.
o,v lo,,,,, h,,,,, .haIl 6li
10 the ro,Ll b-yoai the grave.
There shall NJ is~ps., bow.
NO 'eoreh''; n'oa'ide heat
There 'hA''e' no more ''sh''
No "ea,y' wandering ''e''
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To,,. s,,l.,b Of oar God"
an - ,,~ .,;;, n, ho,b ,d., Tn,
,,... d;.,,,I or ~, ,.old,,v ,.;,hbor bat
80, -, u,o,,xh;.,,;,, ,s;,hho, had var
A., -. .,o1 ,,,h, ms,od, ,b;eh Iik. 4,
49,, O., .,o~;r, r.., m un.,,b,l,
-, .,a ;,,.,no,;r, , vail n beau,, baI
r.mo,.d !, f,om on, ,on.ciou,oe., .
I, v.,. Ion, tim. since I had felt .,
,.,..,o, n, ,o,irin, a. whsn nv head wen
DO, ,no, II. ,;,low-,bank, 10 nv light
h.,,,,d n.,.hho, a, who.s ubi.,linr pro
rsn.i,;.. va, inclined in III. beginning I,
~ a,novsi Ru, for him I should ha,,
zone % res, with tho harsh di.cord Of my
,eold,ur pe,rhbor's voice IN my ears. and
been III at ease with myself and the world