Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-11
vi | - 4 L. LI.AN Y.
DIR. sABATIER.

Montpelier. ~as invited by tie eminent
physicians % that city - visit a singular
case in tie hospital attached 20 the prison
of that city. The case was one Which pur-
zied the scienee of Montr.cllier. and DR..
Max >ahaticr. after listening With great in-
teresi 10 al details. na1e = fe- lucid sag .
gcstions. of mach importance 90 science.
bat very little O. the patient. whom all con-
ciat!cd must de. A. DR.. Sabatier turned
away iFCm tbs patient h. glanced al the
nesi bel and stood for moment trans,iNed
a. ihc cNtraorlinary beau;y % The patient
vho-c lovely bead sar-oanacI bva cloud
of far hair. lay in calm rvpose GA The PAL
lo~. lie asked no questions concerning
this woman. whom b. knew. from the fact
Of hcr beng therc. 20 Dc g,.ilty % crime /:
bat a. be gael. D. wondered 10 himself
how a face coud De 90 beautiful. vet bear
on Is hncam,nt. thc traces of bad passions.
low and groveiing instincis Bot the Doe
tor soon forgot this imPrcssiou. thoagh a.
b. passed along. he raj on the slate over
ihc bed the uaHsc and age Of The bcaaiiful
culPrii. and noted them down ia has pockct
book.
Some years Afterwards a woman % about
forty ycars of az. plainly dressed. and t-o
Young girls whose youth and bcaaty dcsel
ihe ahsenoe % al ornament or fashion in
their dress. sat A. work under the Egh, %
4 shaded lamp. Muic. Ducantelle. the
mother "a meuding stocking. and a whole
Pale of household linen by her sidr showed
her thrift and her poverty. Her daughters
wurc benliug over delicate and iutriraie
cmbroi,lerics. not in keeping with the sirs-
plicity arosnd. aa4 csideaiiy intending -
incrvase the re.ouroes - the "a anily b. The
prices received for t5eu.
IL vas ~iatcr night. cold anI NV
there ~As bat a scanty ere on the hearth
- room va poorly furnished eHccctins
under The feet of the mother. there ~as 10
cArp~t on the stone hoor.
'' Ny father - ate tonight. saii Laure.
the eldest daughter looking up from her
work k-'' an afraid 70 Put any more wood
on the fire. Tor fear i should be blarias
When b. comes. all De should .cod u..
d" Not us. lAsra.- saii Saranne. 90 bot
our mother; she always taxes the blame q
cscrything~
g. cannot thiak ~hcrc my father STAYS
90 very late almost every night-now Ia
sare. i b. works All the tinc. Le ouch; o
BE- making fortguc
q" / wish BE- ~oali. .aiI Iaure. Il am
tired Of working a. these elabroiIeries. tAat
rain the eyes
90 You vOuii rather wear thea yosrsclf'
sail >uzannc. hughing.
90. Ike everything that q, beautiiai.
tat dout caru about dress. have my
Jr,am % haPpine.,.-
d" Let ~ So sat it is-
o. 4 small farm house. beautiful room
iookias oai into a fo~c- garden for my
mother, rcaor. couten; ani love around
me-
"Allrl O. which an agreeable. hand
some husband. chs Very ike some ore !
kuoa
"Ci1ircn. cbii3r,n. said Mn- Dacaa-
feiic. 90 not talk in this strain. ~ dar-
Eng.. when you ~erc born ubat dreams had
not 90 ihe fuiarc. Ohcn. as watrheI
Over yoar cradles. have pictured o. NV
.cli ths t.ue ~hca yol woald be msrricd-
shcn I should 60 from one hone to the
otber amid 10y g-anl.hiilrcn. bls -.a o..-
20 nov. lie las Given re AL flaf r La.f.