Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-07

There he vss. standing by the tattsred 'm
~. muttsring. Pity 4; poor man; ~ ooli'
And Tor many months. Whenever he ssv
ops Of ,hoss bsodles or nGurss In The field,
hs would make bis way 70 IL. soustimes
taking o6 bic own cosi. putting II On the
thing with broken sentences Of pity and
dwelling tears; for bic brOthsr's parting
words bad sunk into bis heart. and nov,
oot Of the shattered wreck Of his thOsshss,
hs had patched together this strange amend
Tor the cruelty and oovs,oosoess Of HE old
lie. sos,etbins sill undes,royed In the
man had risen up and ss.srtcd itself. though
It had been 90 long eramped aud buried.
The m,.er's habit had passed away, bot
with IL. the power 10 direct the better i'm.
pulso which survived.
The touching tenderness With which he
sought for and clothed the present. objects OF
bis compassion becams generally known 10
the nsishbcrhood. Some fsw were cruel
enough to laugh st the Nemesis which bad
fallen upon him; and ones or twice . former
victim ot HE svarics. whom he had nearly
ruined BY . lawsait--n cruel - his former
sslf-.ent him bundle Of rags IN 'c9rn. OF
led him to bsstow hls charity on some scare
crow In the windy Geld. and then Distressed
him beyond measure b, beating it TO pieces
~iih . stict. and leaving him ~rpsins his
hands sud crying over the scattered irss.
%. nis.
Meanwhile HE brother grew sorslY per.
pirx~d. The email SON which he had
brought hack ~ith him to England vas
nearly exhausted; and he hired himself to
farmer. on sn estate hard By. for whom he
served among the cattle. ba,ins had much
experience 10 thar management In the colo.
ny. lie cold the plot OF ground on which
hi. brotbef's house had stood. and the in-
,erc.t Of THE vas oil that the poor sufferer
had for his suppor,-noi enough. tor COO.
siderable share OF bis brothers earnings
vent towards the sams object. The para
iytic could not BE- leh alone. and -s,sral
shilling,a week vsrs necessarily spsnt on
the w.ses Of On attendant. John iioldfa't
would hare returned tn the colony. but DO
could not bear the thought Of leaving bic
brother behind. and IL was apparsnhy i'm
possible To think oi taking him with him.
The medical men said tbs, the voyage would
probably prove fatal; 50 hs remained. work.
ne and hoping tha, 'ons change would
cOme.
At las, |, did eoms-.lowlv, 10 be sure
but there we're clear intervals OF ,onse. thst
gradually heightened. and j'ined themselves
together. The ,sl,s to the selds in search
Of the poor" as tho temporary IDIOT had
called the .eu.-le-. stisis.. grew short aud
few, until sometime. three or iJor motifs
passed away without any reference to them.
Bs, the ere. and all about il. VAS still a
blank In tho mind oi poor Ralph. lie
seemed 20 ~aken ~ an intelligent lie. but
Il, va. new ono Nothing c,uld surpss
the affection which he she~ed 10 John.
though he .iill forgot be vas hs brother.
The tao men now worked togethsr-ior
strength OF limb came back with strength
Of brain-and John entertained good hope
Of their being able TO rs,urn togsiher 10 the
colony. II. heard we'll Of his property
there. bot. though he might have made
.om. money by parting with IL, the pros.
pet Of IL. providing e competency for both
10 their old age. II l, we're isn alone little
longer, delayed the temptation TO ssls.
Al last it seemed as II some decision must
be made. The estate 90 which the brothers
worked came into the market, and John
received notice that bis services 10 baying
and selling cattle would 30 required no
longer. III. brother grew daily better in
body and mind. though be never referred TO
to the FIRE. or h,. los Of property. and John
vas unwilling TO mention 10, lest the fabric
Of hi. returning health should perhaps be
.udtenly aud irrrtrie,ably upset; nor did be
try to explain their relationship. Once In
deed. he approached the subject. bot Ralph
who knew himself only BY that de''sna.
ton. having iOrso,ton b" 'urnsus-cccams
% sri,a,ed, ss " some terrible chord had
bOen struck, that bs had hideou' dream.
50 hs waited and hoped. But. nov that
his othce VAS about TO be taken away. he
proposed emigration. sAyins that he had
means Of hn own far swsy. which they too
together nigh. improve. and live upon 10
comfort. Then they made inquiries about
ships; and John calculated how isr the
remuan, Of hn money would 60. adding the
price Of .hs land on which HE brothers
house had sto,d. There vas sufficient 10
pay for their passage. and 70 enable them
to carry out some things which would fetch
. good return By their sale In the colony.
Everything vas settled. The estate With
which John had been connected gas already
iu the market. and the two made no secret
OF their intended voyage. No one knew
,hs, they were broihers. and the ne'shoo"
bad too much pity for the poor pA,'y''e.
or TOO much interrs, in their Own snais. 70
trouble Ralph with any reference TO his for'
m.r character and life. There was long
cor, Of mystery sbou, him. which rsps'led
a. much curiosity I" it provoked. and 90
protected him. Only Mr.. Savage. whom
he had nearly ruined, ever msddled With
R.Ipb-srdips him bundles Of rags. I" Ne
have seeu. and sometimes sending him out
INTO she. 6elds to make sport Of hi' IDIOT
4 - n. - 49, p.lok was a man