Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-10

'Iwas ealculatin' TO keep the black bcr'
RE. fOr the Donation party to morrow, said
Mr.. Raynes.ord. rising with rather an un.
willing air
Nonsense quOih the farmer. with a
broad laugh. I'm havin' a donation party
Of nv own tonight. Here, little one, see
II ,hsse berriO. don, pa, the color into your
cheeks
Al tie evening little Mary 81, by the
hearth. with her hand. IN her mothers. and
her large blue eyes fIci earnestly upon the
Kind farner'- face.
What are you thinking about, dear
e.i asked Mrs. Ellsworth. once. She
drew long Sigh, and Whispered;
20, mamma he is - Kind to us''
The top. of the far OF eastern wood. were
Jus, being turned u gold by ,ha, wonder.
Gus alchsmi.,. the rising sun, when Mary
Ellsworth and hsI little girl ,e, out upon
the long walk TO Breck,on. JOB Raync.-
ford went with them - the gate, fumblins
unsa.ily in b.. pocket, and elancins guilt.
y around. 10 make sure that Hannah wa.
no, within seeing distance. When Mary
extended her hand TO say grateful good
bye, TO her astonishmen, bank ball va.
ihru., into IT,
Don't say nO,hln'.' nu,;crsd JOB. with
a .hecpi,h AR. Ten dollar. Amt much -
me. and, II YOU don't chance - Get work in
the factory rsh, away. !, may 10 good
deal o. use 10 YOU. Nccdn't shank NE
you're a. welcome a. sunshine in May
he bent over to kiss tho ehlli'. fair fore.
head. and stood wa;shln: them until the
two Sigh, sSurcs disappeared, aud only the
golden ky and the moving erc'ts Of the sum.
nsr wood, remained.
Ten dollar. - CALCULATED Mrs. Raynos.
ford. who bad witnessed ,hi. little episode
from tchind The curtain. Of her milk room
window. 4. JOB RaybcslOri erary' To
give ten dollar. ,oa poor. s,rollins ,aeran,'
II be don I es, piccv Of my mind
Aud ,hc has,encj out. her eap.borlsr
iarly standing on end with horror. JOB
awaited ,hc coming tempest with ph'loso.
rhie eOolnc... hi. hand in bis pockets. and
his l,p. parted in a good humor,d smile -
II was not :he Grs; piece OF Mrs Hannah.
mind that had been bestowed upon him.
nor did he suppose !, was likely to be the
last
'Sho means WELL he saii To himself,
when the volley Of wrath had been di.char.
sed on hi. luekles. head. and Mrs. Rayues'
ford had returned 10 her butter making.
bu, she's got the creates, faculty Tor 'cold'
in Of any woman ever saw
Ten year. .lliied by. .prinklius the steep
old farm house roof with the crystal drops
oi Arril showers. and ihatchIng II with
daIIliuc srmine of January SHOWS many aud
many a time. Gray hsrs erept in among
the ravan lock, OF Farmer Eayne,ford, care.
vo,a wrinkles began 10 gather around h''
moalh and brow. Ala. those .wIls looted
years brOush, trouble, innuneratle to the
kind old man.
Twenty year. - mu,ed he. one bright
June morning, it don't seem possible,
Hannah. that 1, was twen,y years this very
day. that | elugh, ;ha, ugly fall IRON the
hay rack. and 60, lame Tor life
lie looked down a, the eru,ehes by his
ed, as be spoke, and ,ishei from the very
depth. Of h.. heart.
+ Hannah stood in the doorway, tossing
corn TO forlorn little colony OF chickens.
Tven,y year, had no, improved her in any
rs,peet-.he va. sauu,er, bonier. aud more
vinegar faced than ever.
YES .he said. shortly, 'and PERHAPS
you don, remember that /, was jus, twenty
year. ago to-day that you threw ten dollars
away on ,ha, woman aud her child. | told
you then you'd end your days IN the poor.
house. and ! don't see but wha, my prcdic.
ton !. likely To become true. D'dnt say
you would 1--we to repent it''
won't deny. Hannah said the old
nan, 'bu, tha, have done good many
things I've been sorry for-wc amt none ot
nsperiee,. you know, wiic-bOi that - not
one Of them. No, never for moment
rcpen,ed being kind to the widow and IA.
ihcrless'
Hannah shrugged her shoulders, bu, made
no answer.
Didn't you say you were going to see
TIA, rich lawyer about the FIVE thousand
dollar note to-day she asked, presently.
.Yes. bu, don, 'pO.s it'll be much use
n he'd wai, little, Ia 90 nv be., to pay
him. Jone. says he'll be sure and cell the
old plac, from over our heads, however -
they tell me he Is hard man. mean TO
explain to him JUS. how the matter stands
-
:! void you how il would be long ago =
calculated Hannah, unabl. to restrain her
ye1ation.
'wha, on air,h ever possessed you to ,isn
for Jesse Fairweaiher' =
Il s'pOsed he was an homes. man. AID
wouldn't see an old friend wrOuged.'
.F,ddle.,iek exclaimed Mrs. Raynes.
ford That's just your calculation. job |!
Th,re-Zsks has brought the wagon do
star, sG, or you be too late for the New
York train
And JOB meekly Oseyed, only too happy
to escape from the endless discord Of bis
MIln'. railin. tnnrns