Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25
FRIDAY. JULY s5. 1862.


this country Us we'll as in Bohemia. certain
arsenic springs, the effects OF whose wa'er'
on tho skin are Of wondrou' virtue. ThO''
who quaf them receive. as their certain 10
ward. a complexion Of singular purity and
delicacy; but the boon is dearly purchased
Tor the price Is death death. slowly, but
surely, claiming tho victim as long as the
daily drauch, Is eontinueJ-dca,h, swii,
and fearful, es soon n. tho fatal cup /. with.
drawn. Such,' continued tho physician,
is thi. fearful remedy. which owes its ef'
6cscy or wondrou, power to the fac, ,ha,
the water is charged with the deadly poison
arsenic. II lea secrc, no, known 10 many
,ha, there is on your ladyshlp's own estate
one Of these spr,pr. 4; bu,I pray you to
t,,o ro,hin, % do will IL
! A.. h. finished ,pe.lipr. Ida rose, and
el,,p,pp her hands. exclaimed ierven,ly:
Thank II.a,co. am .,,.di Nv pray.
~. M, o,.uc,,Ji Oh. doctor. the condi.
lion. ara L,,J b,, -, hesitate? Ipray
ma, ,L;. ,,;,,'
Tn. ,h,.ici,n reluctantly obc,ed; they
80, a.. ,i...,,. ,,,upd. entered a deep
- Iii, . ,o.o linn ,ecs.... in n dark
.cclnI.l nook n .,ripr ru,hed forth my,.
,.,;o,.lv from n ,'cL and ,r,ckled into n
rocky b,.in /, aprearcI 10 have worn flr
itself in tho hear, Of a huge stone. The
va,er was Of n pecnliar whlti,h color, and
-, l,yin, crc,,ur, va. 10 be- sem in the liz.
Il, stream which flowed away-no plant
,r,,, ,.,, -. ma,,i,
put n, c,,srly filed the goblet she had
b,ou,bt. with the water. and was carving
/, ,o her lip. when the phy.,cian rra.ped
bc,a,m
Rash lady. wha, are you doing - he
cried half wha, your goblet hold, would
cau.. your certain death = ami taking the
clas. irop her hands. poured away three.
iourths ol IL. contents. and presenting the
remainder to hi. patient, charged her ney-
or 10 exceed tia, allowance II sho yalucd
Ecr life.
Ida drank. II, was her fts, sip from the
Eun,ain ol death.
She had her reward. The water, Of tie
nr.enic .rrinc acted IA. though by magic.
The d,Gsarins stain. and blcmi'he' di'ap-
reared from her iicc. leaving ,he skin pure
ami smooth NJ marble. while color almost
unna,umlly brilliant, tinted her checks and
lips. Her beauty WI. restored in more than
i,s nrm,r s,l,nIot and when her eurap
,u,ed husband cla.rcd her in his arms. she
raised her eve, swimming IN jpyful tears 10
Heaven. and Whispered to herself soitly,
Surely God will forgive the for what have
DONE
Two wears Of bli..iul love few By. The
cessation OF hos,iliIies enabled the Young
couple to taste the JOYS Ol domestic life in
all their delicious sweetness. The Count
busted himself with hi. people, and with
tie imIroyemen, OF his own and las vile =
estates, which "er' contiguous "hu 'u'
lived joyous anu h"ppy IN ",' n1'''"'
devoted nn'e''on' only fe"'"I'd no" '"'
then OF tue ureaa f',' '"'IuE" S"'." .',,", ~
had passed o' '"S u",'y S''"S"'' ""'."
had peeo"e " .'''"''a' " wv '''''
the air she OFea'hea'
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