Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-17
FIFTY CENTS IN ADVANCE.
VOLUME 20, NO. 4S.

che shOui1 resolve 'o 20 70 her lover. she
encountered no opposition from bin. there.
fore. but rather help. ilurrisdly her
preparations were nade, and when Mrs.
Dare reached the station shs found her
companion ws,irg for her.
IL wa, midnigh, Of the second day when.
after long travel and many delays. they
reached the hospital. or moment Mrs.
Dare held parlsy with The surgeon.
"w. |, cafe to 60 10 him! Would bs
know them! Where was b.. wound7'
Clan Gage listened for the reply. clasp
Ing Mrs. Darcs arm with her nervous En-
gers till IL aehed
Ye., they might see him and tend him;
i, would DO no barm bat hs woald pos
know them. ho was deliriou.. H.. right
arm wa. sho, away. and he had, besides, .
severe wound IN his ehs-,."
Va. there any bops?"
a l,t,.e-,bcre nigh, be chance 70,
him. with good nursing. I. looked moro
like /, now than 1t did two days ago"
Then they wen, to his bed'ile-ihose two
women who loved him.
lie lay there. hi. cheeks flushed. hi' eyes
Wild with fever. lie wa. talking ineohs-
rcn,lr-liying over again, as it seemed, tho
brave charge in which he had fallen. A,
las, be mnrmured in tender tones,
+" You 'aid you would pray for me, mo.
,her. Are you praying for your boy now %
Then. indeed. tears ranei from hI. mo.
thers eyes rs sac stood bending over him.
But Mis. Gage could not weep, had .hs no,
said she would not pray ior him!
for day, they tended him-almo-t, 10
,eemed. wi,hou, sleep or rest hardly know.
ing. in their anxiety. whether II was one
lay or many. There were slow steps from
d-piir tosard hope and by.and by there
came an afternoon when be looked at them
with calm eyes, and spoke to them in his
own voice.
Mother. you here? THIS make, homo
in strange land And Clara"
Mi.. Gag, was not ton proud then to sink
on her knees by the BEDSIDE, aud her voice
shook ~ with her sob. ,ha, he could hardly
hear her cay,
Forgive me--oh. can you' did not
mean it when | .ail you were nv enemy.
and would no, pray tor you. lLsre pray.
Ell Tor you Devcr.uT."
4" And have forgiven you, Clara. Not
a, fr.t. though; the sense Of wrong was too
bitter then. !: Was just before that last
charge The bullet, were ninin; thick,
anl know il wa. an errn chance whether
came aut Of it alive. Then ! thought OF
ylu. remembered how had loved you.
The bitterness wen; on, " my heart. and
,hn, mighty love .urscd hack. When tho
rc., shouted their war cry only cried 'Cla.
n! rni On We swept"
"No taking. ladies, unlc.. you would
lose asyn all We have gained"
ltva. the surgeon. voice, a, he went his
round. and i, pa, an end to eon'ersa'ion
that gave back to Clara Gage hopo and
youth.
I, wp. not until they had been able to re-
move the beloved patient by easy stages to
Boston iha, any thing VAS said about the
future. Then. one day. ho drew from bis
bosom ring fastened TO his neck by bluo
ribbon.
"Untio IL. Clara"
Nj. Gage Obeyed him, m he reached IL
toward her.
For q mornen, be held the ring. spark
ling and rIl,erins in the fingers Of his ono
hand. Then he .ait
IL put on thi. rIns before with my right
hand. had strong arm then % shield
aud supper, you. DO You care TO wear my
token. when | have only my lei, hand to
put i, on WITH
For oil answer she held on, her finger.
wairin: for the ring. lie hesita,ed .tIll.
DO you understand all it means7 Do
you caro- to marry a one armed man?'
81 care to be yours, II you think me good
enough to wear ,he honor Of your name.
shall only be prouter Of my hero because
he bear, about with him q token Of how
dear le held hi. country AMI hi. manhood"
And 50 the ring va, placed again on Cla-
"a Cages finger, and tie next week they
III saI has kal
but he needed her now and she had come
too near to losing him to delay her haPpi.
mes. by any coy prrisn'es.
lie ha. gained strength rapidly-perhaps
because he rissd TO ,c we'll, or because hs
va. 50 happy. I'll. country had yet work
ior him TO do. AZ one who had right to
say "eomo" and no. "so." he has aided IN
the cause OF recruiting under the recent
calls. Ils who has gwen 50 much has
right TO ask other, to risk something To
those who know him bis example 10 moro
eloquent than biz words. Iiisrpers Weekly.
As Asasllc "sLlyx CATCHER" In Gen.
s.i.. 10th chapter and oth ver-e, We read:
"The angel of the Lool sa'd-Re,urn TO thy
mi,r,. and sobmi, to he' bonds" tChicaso
Times.
Al, yes, Abraham, iiagsr's master. was
a loyal man. and believed in the "enforce.
ment Of the laws" The Book OF Exodus.
on the other hand. tells US that Moses. tho
.ervan, Of the Lord. abducted over Go0.o00
slave. from an obdurate and s,in.nectsd old
rebel named Pharaoh. alter he had pointed
him with frogs, bit him with vermin. stung