Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-14
VOLUME 20, NO. lS.

Bot Allan vss The stronger Of The tws.
and the nsst moment The I've nsa elossd In
deadly vrsssis. u vas fssce. bat short.
is . few moments Allsa hsd hurled his an
sasoniss 70 the srouod. spd planted bic foot
on bic brSast and then the young moon
sailed ous Of shs susli cloud which nsd sov.
sryd her fses Ike eloods Of psssLeolorsd
muslin: and Richard Morris then looked up
and saw the face Of bic foo bsnt With dssiiy
vengeance over him.
'0h, don's murder me. Allan. don't" hs
cried. Add ss tha. moment the demon that
had ariscn. went down In the sool Of Allan
Par.on' and the memory Of that blsssed
old line In the frs. prayer tha. HE mother
taught hIu eaus over bic lIp. Forgive our
enemies
lie stood moment looking down on bic
PROSTATE rival. and the msas bstter nature
rose and triumphed.
mo. Richard. I Wont murder you. and
may God forgive me- ior the madness that
Was in my sool. You have robbed me Of
what Was desrer to me than life. You have
wrecked my happiness for this world ; and
jus, .I Was about going swsy.a lonely.
wrs,ehed man. you came hsrs and tsunled
me with your triumph and my los. 10
words saint could not have stood. Bot
God has sad. Vengeance 10 mine, % &c,
up and 20. for slI harm Of mine
And the young farmer turned and walked
qaietly away and Richard Morris rose up
slowly. shook himself like . man in dream.
and limped OF; but he did noi go To Amy
Nash. iha, night. and whether there vas
remor-a IN bi, SOL. GOd kno~e,h.
Allan! Allan =
lie WAS turning the gate latch sben tho
.of, voice sided along bic ear. aod the sofi
hand gl,ded along hi' arm. ], -ssued in
the darkness. almost like ghosts. bot Al.
lAns heart had no need To fear this. % no
put his face down eloss 10 the spoatsrs and
said
Amy Nash"
Yes. 1, 10 I. Allan. have been waiting
for you two hours, under the chestnut tr-s
10 the lane. for I knew you would como to.
night
What doe IL all mean, Amyr must
b dreaming sAh the yoang man. and hs
pAssed bis hand over bio eyes.
She pu, her lips close to bic ear.
1T mssns. Allan, that ! Va, right be-
hind the stone vail. tonight, and heard oil
,ha. you and Richard Morris said to zach
other
Hs knew then ths, 10 was not dream
and when. after having uttered .hss words.
Amy iairly staggered against hlm. out Of
mingled excitement and exhaustion, he took
her up 10 his arms and carried her TO the
old wooden bench tba, stood just inside Of
his fathers yard
Amy. 10 this true wha, Richard aid.
that you have promised 70 bs bis wiley
These we're the fret words he asked ber.
Never ne,erl'
Thank God ! thank God'
And then. when she had grown . little
cslner. she told him how she had been out
to the wood. just after dark, to hnd chips.
for Piul had been restless and fe'eri'h ell
day. and she had thought che would stew
him up little bark tss. when suddenly che
heard the latch Of the gate click, aud ,beo
. mans foo, move hurriedly away.
She ran round to the front Of tho house
and heard loud voices 90 the right. just over
the fence. She crep, sof,ly down there, and.
eouehed on the ground. listened in amais'
men, and horror TO oil that passed between
the young men /; bu, when they closed IN
tha, fearful struggle, bsr strength oil do
er,ed her. and sbe hsdArOPpod down on
tho grass just as tho cry OF her lips Was
smo,hered IN her throat. Bot shs heard
oil that Allan said when bic enemy lay un-
der hi. feet. aud che remembered hearing
him walk oG-ai,sr this there wass long
blank.
When she auoks shs uas lying on the
sra.s. her hair heavy With dew. She ro.e
and vent into the houss; little Paul VAS
.lespins quietly In bis crib. and shs had
thrown shawl about her shoulders and bur.
ried over TO Allan. house, spd waited his
return for t~o hours under the chestnut
tree in the lane thA, ironied the dwelling.
for che lsl, u would take some time Tor him
TO overcome his excitement sufficiently to
present himself bsiors his ianily.
And you have hesn waiting tor me in
the ehlll nigh, cir 20 ions' Oh, Amy.
Amy"
lie voice wss foil Of ne~ tenderness. Her
head dropped towards hi.
Il could not rest till had told yoo. Al.
Ian
And then. brestings q little silence that
had come between them. she told him OF
Richard Morris 6rs. visit. and Of she lie
which had 90 wounded and stung her soul.
and then there IVES peace between them.
So sitting on the old wooden bench, hs
took the little brown sngsrs In bic hard
band, and said:
Amy. you heard what ! '.'d to Richard.
to pigh,' 700 know" bic voice broke
down here.
YES. I know. Allan; sndyou mus, know
slso, I have cone over tonight 10 tell yoa
this. mus. 60 now. Allan father will b
scared ou, Of his ssosss 10 b. gets hsns and
snd, me gone at this hour Of the night.
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