Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-12-05
MIS- ELLAN Y.
THE WIDOW AND HER SON.


expression. Ten summers had no, ye. deep
ened the gold on those fair locke. The eat
mes, bluc eyes looked iondly in the fade
face tha, ben, over him. There was worl
Of love in iha, ,oul-a love that was no
only lipdccp. tu, wa, proved by acts 0
selE denial.
The word. are bcautifu, enough 10 he re
pca,ed. Henry Locke smiled. because a
ho spoke there came tear. into his mother =
eyes. lie had ,ha, morning been promiscC
place IN country store, I've miles from
the co, or rather cabin. where they lived
IL was Of but a small pi,lAnce. but of lat,
tho mother had grown 30 feeble tha, sh,
could earn nothing; could scarcely do ,h'
little ,ha, order and nea,ne.s required a
her hands.
One dollar q week. l, wac q very li,,lt
SUN. but better. far better, than nothing
Besides. Henry was TO have hi. meals with
his employer, and could, II be chOsc. slecr
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,bo loo, ami s,bo,I thar, stood Henry ,
pi,cou. ,irb, indeed covered with mirc.
n, r,llv fr,m head 70 ioo, nj. face wa.
wet. bu, the honest. happy smile va, IN no
vay nb.,ed.
NV boy. how could YOU como on such
anight'" exclaimed the widow.
Why, mother. storm could not keep
me from you, WAS his hearty re'ron'e.
:" I've had the creates, time. though. you
ever did 'ee-lO's my way, sol into the
creek, and i' must be midnight; but !
mean, to come, for ). gave me trias over
TO night. aud knew you needed i,."
MY dear boy :" sprung from the moth.
er's full heart. with a tear tha, ,ricsled
down her pale checks.
- wonder I haven, thought Of !, be.
lore" she said, mu,insly. After this.
I'll pa, ligh, in the window. To be sure,
II won't show far but when you get to
the top OF the hill, 1t will be pleasant to sec
it, and know that am watching Tor you y
For three years tho little lamp was placed
IN the ~lnao" every "'s"'' re0i'o o''e"
remarked rs o'igh' ~ mo'he' Loesesi''"e
window, and u became ia'or''e saying
with the ne'shoo'hood'
A, the end Of ,ha, time young Henry was
offered good chance on board q whaling
vessel. and be resolved to accep, it. IL cos!
him, no one knew what struggle, to par,
from the being he loved with an almost
worshipped affection. But he knew the
time had come when he must 80 forth into
the world to do battle for himself and Tor
hef anu SAILOR ihs was "'' e''e'su 'a'''
ING
"'eem' 70 me- ne",y' .''' '"' "'aO"'
wheh WIN a "emoi"s up 'no pa''ea ITO"
h'm' " II mu" '"n put "s"' III VIC
'''"e "'"'o"' '""' '"'"A ''"'""'''
'na' near '"' ''uh' VI '0"' ''0''"P' '"e
e,'ex O' tue ,A''n' nnu your P,'A'A"' .0''''
W nenfy' heh'y' " oou'a 'u' 'S"' ''u
over 'he stormy "a'e's'
The long voyage was snded-but another
voyage was to end before that. The widow