Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-05-20


Thomas B0yle and carried ,-.y t-o deer
Tie vAs detected. and % escape the punish
J aeni. he hsd-And h,ve-not seen-.eel
ban since. Bot .ir Thomas could not hav
punished him. for be told me 50 afterwards.
" And tell Oe. John Lsernsn. you neve
bsard from that boyY-
Never - answered the old nan.
As soon I" beard my esnpanion pro.
lnounce the cid mans name. the truth fiask
ed upon ne IN an instant and vas no,
alone IN the eonvictiOn- The quick heart
Of the mother had caught the ,park Of hope
and love. At that moment the FIRE upon
the hearth blazed up. and as the light pour
ed into the room. my eomPanion', face va.
fully revealed. The woman arose and
walked towards him. She laid her hand
upon his bad and trembling .he whispered.
. For the love % heaven don't deceive
me. DO speak % ne-Ie, me call you-
NrfiTn- NafhGn Loensar -
" A-d should answer. for that i ny
name - spoke the nan starting Up.
" And What would ye call mes~ the ~o-
man gasped
" Mr. MOrHrR'-
The ere CLEANED more brightly upon the
hearth. and saw that aged woman upon
the bosom OF her iong lost boy. And then
sa- the father totter up and Join them-
and ! heard murmurcd words Of blessing
and % JOY. arose and slipped out Of the
room and went 20 the barn; when rot
there took out nv han,lkerrhief and wiped
the tears from my cheeks. I; was an hour
before / returned. and then found al
calm and serene. save that the mother was
stiil weeping for the head Of her returned
boy was yet resting upon her neck. Ma
than arose a. / entered. and With 4 SMILE Be
bsde me be seated.
"You know all. as well A. can tel
you. said be. When We frst stopped
here had no idea % finding my parents
here. for when ! went a-ay. sixteen wears
ago. ! left them in Kingsthrope. upon the
hen. knew them Of course. bot Wish
ed 70 see II they woaid know me Bot
fron fourteen 20 thirty Is changing psri-
Cd. think God sent me here he aided
in lover tone. for only think What curl
ous circumstances lad combined to bring
me TO this cot
IL did trnly seem As though some power
higher than oar own had brought all this
about. But al all eveats. there wasa high
sr power thought Of that night beneath he
peasani's humble cot Tor Cod was praised
again and again. Ga the following morn
ing. resumed my journey alone. bot had
promised that would surely call there on
nv retgrnn. l went % Salisbury. from
thence % Wincbester. and thence 70 Ports.
mouth. 70 sec the great ships-ofwar. I re-
turned % the cot ia eight days. aad spent
a night there. Money possessed some
strange charms. for il hal not only given
% The poor peasant a sure home fsr the rest
Of his iife. but "a had brough, back health
70 the sick boy. An experienced physi-
cian from Salisbury had visited him and be
was nov able % be about. remained
long enough 70 know that an earthly hea-
ven had gro-n up in that earthly cot. Va
than Leeuian told me tbst BE- bad over
hanired thousand doll ars. and that Le
should take his parents and brother to
some luxarious home. VIXEN be could end
one 10 bis taste
That was some ysars ago. have re-
oeived some lciicrs from Lecman since.
and be . settled down IN the suburbs q
Bradford. ou The banks of the Lover Avon.
wherc De- has bought a large share IN sew
place and am under a solemn promise 20
visit him 4 I ever land in Earland again.