Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-07-03
VI | sc T. Ii. NY.
MRS WELLS AND HER SUCCESSOR.

Ind - poor Mrs. Wells in dyiag,'

tr't "Atf- Nfts ln ~ laE
. Tins vas spoken mournfaliy by nor,
than one psnoa. a. glanccs long and
ycarnsng ~crv east towards that windo.
where lie blinds were shut.
Poor Mr., Wells, just as she had cot
% comfortably settled ia her neW house too
poor Mn. Wcus.~
lcs. 10 wa- poor Mrs. Wells vitLsrrd
pal~. almost driorrned woman. ola a, forty.
two. when she should have been in tie
prime % hfr. hcaithy ani blcomins. The
street was vila.c -strc,t wLcrcupon stood
The ucE house tali farmer Wsushai bou-it
l' las pieascui look. h1.p',ablc. hand
souc prcs-ncc. AMI seemed g. invite alike.
'he stranger anI the friend Evcrythin i.
around Nas vel lad oat. the trees LaI once
tccn Iaonarchs 90 a forest. aud thc farmer
hal wisely "a them sia1l around he acu
home frcshnrss and heautv marked al
The prrruiscs irom thc handsome portiro ID
iAc ample stable an lbzru. Tie eradcn ~as
Iasi beginning O. send f5rth its choiccst
treasure. thc trees urrc giving bountifallv
oi their blossom ani .ragrtnce. everfthin.,
spoke OF spriu :. and fi, fruits tiat lav Goa.
ccaic'! ia hcr bosom h1t poor Mrs Wells
vas dyinS Her husband sai paticasly auI
sorrowial.y ia th- darkenci chamber. bas-
tlins vith h.s cr.cf. f1r be LaI loved that
patient safe ior tucuty long years. aal Il
any miss,siass came therc 10 Do, uiud. D..
~as On Account % thc coal Le had brought
aPon frame tAat ~4s Young AM beautiful
les. those sharp, pincLcd features we're
braliiiul ~hen she became Lis NJ. ani
ihose dlii eyes spark',J uith the fr, % JOS
ani hea.ih. 'l..lrcn had been carr.ei ia
those wasted a-us. and froa thence al too
soon g. che grave. The hands so moti1ale..
hal moved .a islor iuccssautiv. ic.ianin,
actIoa before tlc sla began % kmilc tLr
dawn into day. an ,easius only wLcn the
tax must o. finished whether a. vrrc tu:-
L-lt or uiiui-it. Tso sous stood in tLe
chamber uiia solcua f4cc,. awaiting the
last lingering breath. cnns.iousu,.s there
Vas none. Isents wear. ae5 Mrs Wei.
uas Installed bs happy husband. mistress
ot BIS home. % vasnoi iis o~u i.rn whose
broad acres hc cultivated, consequently Do
ha- determined in his raial 90 ~orl hard.
% b" di.a-,ui iru-L and ,a,in-. 50 that
.a years 60 come g.. lai.,t have sotac place
O. call L.s ovu. D. this pleasant scheme
Oh, hani-0u- young wife entered vith al
h,E heart.
Size was healthy AMI strong. kneu how @
work. -. rai afraid of her labor. BE
would az hia ly every means in hcr power
De- h.s r'-sor.er. Dis help as vel A. bis
wiie. - Sic seat tp uork. and her tbriit
and her toii toii. Escry year tbe farmer
laid b. MONEY towards ais purchase Pco-
pc wondered rls ihc Wells. would ~ o.
meeting in tiat ri,s,ty old cart. ard uhv
Mrs Msils vorv she same faded calico tha.
sle bal uoru Or ten years AZ least. -Bli
she anew. arl thp1sh hcr form Le-au %
bend. though Der hands had croun coarse
and mi,saap-n. aal size i-it pains and ais
she nctsr know before O. did not oucc occar
t1 beg tlat tlrsc were tb- effects ~ hard
ard wearing labor I.me to rcaI. Why
the good souain woali almost have laughed
bob t-r 's.c of any person Who uirft have
asked her CO. .Iesion. Look a. Der vo.k
and ihea imagine % yoa could. thar she lad
any dus.
WAY slr hala't esca .c,.arc eno-eh. o.
eat her meal. properly That va m,., ia-
menfabiy trae, uhst u..h c1osirg huge
nlesses oi pork inl beef. csit,ec. and po,a-
toes. lIiar fs5 after tab uiih apple sauce.
ma.las aIi tls cheese and bread. AMI llttsr
'.r iis household and tlc hireI mea. ho,.
could sAe cat Lsr meals AZ she mirht- Yet
stfane~ io 'at. sl, nescr regretted al thi,
OUTLAY ~ strength. al. t..s vasi. of human
H.e. Ever l,'.re L-r sas tha prospect Of
taat ana. cleared. planted aaI pail fr.
~lr ucttr a..lI a...T hersclf to have ann
he.p. eze,Ft uaeH '-r oa.Ilr,n were born.
and even ti.el sle .atcthe scar.ei frame n1
rrro.-. tat stitched and ncalcd. propprl
p ly p..lrs. before tcr lerres or acr mos
e.r' vcle a..e to p.r9ra tle.f proper
aaeions Al tlas .t sas t'at sie sr.a
let1rasd. slr.ukea and 1.l grew intl a
marl,ae af deih aal l,.oI tlai never t.rei
.f tac haae t.l it iai t4asa upoa itseif to
bear. ller hlsaar.l became aeca.t1usI fa
sse.r. lsr pale ia.e snd s5 ot.u BAL Del
l.teleI f1 Ler 4surrrtsI l.l.ara.l.a tIa,
o. uo-IIlf iatea erI bear hrr. taat al.
.ast lr gave .f Cd ilr-eit ol lt Ils BAL