Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-04-18
FRIDAY. APRIL ls. 1862.

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hands seemed numb With cold - be stretched
,hcm over che Ere. There Was soms'hp'
In the boy's looks that scemed 70 hI John
Spsneer's attention. lie Eased inssnsly up
on HE lace, and passing bic hand over hi'
brow - II TO call some vsgus memory
With degree Of e,citement remarkable Ia
the usually % grave and self contained b,
advanced. and placing bis hand on the boy I
shoulder. s.id hurriediy, Quick, boy. your
nams''
The boy looked up in surprise.
Ny name is Charles Evans. he answered.
John Spencer started back 40 II tho touch
had ,,ung him, and turning hastily To ih,
woman. Who VA. regarding him with . kind
Of mourufuI e.rne.,ne...
IN in t,o..' sb. aid sn,icipatioe m,
ou..,ion .you ,e. ..for, Won. .J,hu srn.
GER. one ssainu whom you hsv. had Jus,
eon,l,ip,. lam Marrre, Evans
You have dsrL,pcd nv lite. Margaret.
said John srsueer. cloomil,. You hay,
cu, mo a from S,s | nigh, have known
You have made me 10 differ from other men
Here for fifteen year. I have lived in coll,
,ude. fndin, little Joy in my own compap.
ion.hip, ys, aver.e to ,ba, Of o,her. You
have much TO answer for. N.ryaret.'
Il have suffered much John said the wo.
man sadly. Too late I d .co,,red the mis-.
take had made IN giving you up. I d.
no, ~.h 10 speak h.r.hly OF IL, father
she pointed TO the boy a. che spoke. bu,
he did no, make the happy.'
Where is Le now p sskei John Spencer
In n eop.,raincd tone.
III. !. dead
Dead, How long,
a year sine.. Do no, ask me To ds.crib<
hi. death. Itwa, ,.rribls-hi, habits wer,
no, rood
And since ih.n''
Il har. admitted TO much priv.,ion and
much suffering. Nv husband lef, me moth.
,pr. iwa.in a rrca, ci,,. With no friend,
TO car, for mo or help me. Ita.ted nv
strength 10 tie utmost. but the world |. q
hard ,,sp mother 10 her need, daughters.
In INV despair I az Las, bc,hough, myself Of
you. I.carcely dared NEE. you. Tor / tnew
how cruelty | bad aun: away your heart.
ou, | knew ,hl, you used to be generous.
aud thought tbe SIGH. Of nv dl.rc-, IN sh,
lead you to think pityingly on cue whom
You profc-,sd to esteem
John Spencer listened with dowuca.t eve.
aud varying c,lor A,l"netb b" looked OF.
You do not know the change tha, has
bcsn wronsh' IN me. Margaret. he rs'd'
= va. once ssn'rous-n 'ca.' 'hini 'o-
but later ySar' have mads ue 'elisa. bsd
90 one to care tor aud ir mo what ore
eaIIcd lice i'eAsare' move mo i'a' 20
Tor hi'een years have li'ei a'yo. 'rr'
lie glanced as he spoke around Tho rudeiy
iurti.hcd room.
DO you know What they call M In the
neighborhood. ans're'F
She looked. at him. hall 'hqu'''os'y' hall
.im'xy They call me m'~rl, an J though
at hr'' u made me angry. soon came 70
iel that they were r'sh'. let you nave
come 10 me- 'h'hs'ns me generous
Il have been greatly 10 blame John'
said Margaret. in subdued tone. : am
the guilty cause OF tins great change IN you'
| feel that have no right to burden you
hs soon - We nave Watmeu Ourselves We
will CO.
Where demanded John Spencer. abrupt.
ly.
u kno" no'' SAID Margaret 'a'''"s
pale. Bu. I think God will not 'ua'r u'
to perish.
Neither WILL For TO day at least you
.hall 10 ~sleom, in hi. house. Stay. you
must bo hungry .. il not cor
We have eaten nothing .ince yesterday
And this /. Christmas day. No one should
90 hungry to-day. must attend to thss
But in the meantime you shall no, wait,
Here are .oms sau,ascs and toast which
had jus, cooked for myself will take
them from the stove. and you and the boy
shall eat them
But you cooked them tor Yourself
DO not mind me- can "ah "'"'
longer. Beside. may require service o'
you, which you cannot perform IL you sf'
faint.
The boy watched the pam ''ana' WIN
eager eyes while they were being taken from
the Gre. and needed no second command tC