Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-07
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brary. putting the bottle away again. corhsd
close. as scou as ho had measured out
dram locked II up ias, shook tho door to
sec that IL was secure. and buttoned h''
pocket upon the key. Then he mixed bic
dnnk drow his chair close u the hearth ;
took sip. which he swallowed ecVnom'.
cally spread his hand. over the bi.re. aud
began 20 think. Bot the wind which roared
IN the chinuey-,hs chance drop. oi rain
which found their way down u. 'pa'iering
in the ere as II with surprise ai The sudden
change in their cireumstances-the ang'y
gusts Of ths storm which every now and
then 'plashed heavily against The easement,
like spray from wave. did no, tor mo-
men, diver, bis thought. IRON himself
What had he 10 do with men upon q lee
shore, Who saw the breakers by the light.
ming light AMI feli the anchor drag' What
cared he for homeless tramps. who crcuched
clo.e under the stack and chai,srcd curses nj
the wind? What cared he for the driver OF
the ineIorable train. which rushed through
the storm like shot' What cared he Tor
the wife Of the fisherman, Who listened TO
the .hrill moaning ofihe bias, over the beaeh.
and shudiercd ~ the white fake. OF foam
struck against the dartencd window pane
Did be think Of such rs ihess' Not he :
be though, Abou, himself, and the r-.olu.
ton hs had ju't been making. after much
debate. 10 ip,ru.t his money 10 the Funds.
Hitherto no bad kept Il in b. hoa.c--thir'y
thousand poanis-mo-,ly IN hank note. OF
large amount. once clean and crisp. bot
now limp iron constant passage through
hi. clammy. trembling hands.
II, turned the hey IN the door Of hi. room
and counted them again They were all
there. How could he bs; iran.mi, them %
.,ockbroker., Tha, Was tho question =
,ha, was what no Was thIrkln: about. and
he took bic drink in s,ingy sip. ie- h.
would take them himself. hc would carry
them 10 town the very next day In the iin'
inr Of hi. cpai-,hat was safe pl,ce-ihe
very next day. and leave direction. Tor the
i,,cr.., =, h. invested and addci 10 the c. p
i,L =. t,., ,.,,r,u Then hs drained
th. las, drop. from the tumtler before hun,
,n1.hn,,,., ,od,bl, 10 himself u.,wh.,
va. That, I, sounded like an echo. IL
,br.,, .w.y the r.el,, boo. and glanced
=, ,b. window. The curtain. were drawn
clo... /, VA, ,mpo.,ibl, for any one % have
49,, int, N. room. There wa.a.,ep 9th.
mt. no doubt, he heard IL distinctly IN a
IAN =, ,h. .,o,m the, the d,or.h.ll rang.
r,L,,,sp N. candle. and going ou, Of the
,, ., ,,t b,. o,d servant. Martha. not 10
.,.xs, m. summons. he crossed the hall
;a., IN time 10 -, her op.n the door and a
s,,,..,,., ,h. bou.. With il cane a putl
-, x,i.h .,,;,,,i.h.d bo,h her li,h,
~, him R.,,.,,,nr hastily TO hr room
.,a ,,,,,rr , match % the Ere. he saw the
.,r,n,., clos, b,h,pd him on the rug. Be.
,h,d ,im.,o .,p-,.. ..,oni,hmen, or
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:. ali. ~, .,d c,ni,, IN mi. sudden
Wv. bu, 1 ain YOUR brother John. l re.
turned 10 England YESTERDAY. AID came
.,,,,.b, from Li,,rp,ol 70 ,hl, place.
yov Mr. R.lph u,'da., had no, seen
81. ,,o,bs- n, s,. and twenty years. The
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p,I,, ,.a ooc,,,,.,aI,v heard from him. no
letter had arrived durin, the las, eighteen
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.,,n ,oup,ed 10 tras, ,p..mueh a. he had
a., :, colo,i,l n.u.pap.r that hi. broth.
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