Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-03-11
vi ! - C l. IL. AN Y.
The LITTLE IDIOT.
~ KiIES DsEES.

book and pat Il a-sy out % nv sight Yo,
vii never learn % rad. ard ~hat - The 20.
II fu'sings There take vour book and rur
away-
Ih- speaker had begun IN Al angry. irn
paiieut tone bit the .o-ro-f,rI look m N.
delicate little face caused her 10 .onen 4
considerably q, tbe clo-c; and. a. ArraA
took tbe book sni ran GA, of the room. -,
cou'iuaed-"S She vii b. Glad enough.
faney 20 PIT the hook oct - her own sirh,
si~sys told pcor B..la 80. hsd not intel
let euough % l-arn O. read; bat mother.
DO hate % believe sIch thin-- - sh-ir chill.
drew. had no faiih that shoua .uc-,ed
when ! b~gaa; bar Herbert was 50 ansioa.
o. have uie try
" And have ,ou tried al you are going
to-
Iherc vas = touch % rebuke IN the mild
tone % fhe questiooc-. snd Mr. Rentoa
he,itatsd little. aud setsled hsr widow +.
zap uPon Der bead. a. he replied
"Wsn. ye.; a. least At present The
house keeping - rraiiy about ~ mach as I
can attend TO. ard it = a. much ss o,e per
sons time j. worth % take care 81 Arabs
clothes She very oa-sl-ss child
That evening Mrs Benton rather abrupt
u told hsr broihcr-in-ia- that Arab could
not 20 tanghi 70 Rad
o. It . very evident. - aid she. that .bc
has not intellect enosgh % icarn and. Ia
my opinion. q . jast worrying her for moth
ing Sh- knew A and - When h-r mother
died. ard she kno~- them nov. bot a. 90
getting any more = The letters into her
hSAd. ii j. iasi impossible.
4 ihe stern. busiiing woman cou "a not re-
slire hoS heavily her -or,Is fen on the
heart q her listener. who qaictlv replied
"Wen. PerhAp, yoa hal better ~ it ~. -
Aunt Willsit. dear Oh iaiy. understood
better the cause q d. sudden los. - sppc-
iite. AMI ~hy Ne gave such M spral1s rr-
Plies % Mrs Beuton's rcrnarks. a. 81. went
on complaining % servants. and d,srus.in..
various household matters an items ofba.-
mess 18th a. ieas, a, uluch interest a. she
hat sho+ 90 sPeasing q lit,ic ARAB Shr
n0iiccd Lis tac.t1rnity. and ~ouIcrcd % .hc
hal oaenicl Aim bsl she coali not raj.
~ h0~ Hach 'sasrins hsr words caused
him
d" Tbs child d, ,seh a sickly I.t.c thing. 20
shc otten sal o herself. and - stupid.
1t -ouiI be a mercy Il she did not 1--we 90
grO- up
Aunt Wi.iet took OCCASION. vhen Mr..
Benton had go1e out o. attend o. some
bousehod matter. % sgss-st 10 Mr. Ter
bert that it ~oal4 10 no harm u Arab did
not learn - rad risLta~sy Mrs Bentoa
Lad not time % attend % her properly. and
after tao or three rcars De had better .-et a
govcrne's. ~Lo ~oaid give Or her whole
time O. hcr
ne thought . very COOL one. saii
De-. an hc rr'oiTed % a. upon ii. IN the
ri1ali.la, tea. liag Arrah a hitir himself
lie soon gave up ihat attempt. however.
f1r hc vas aukvari A. it. aud Arab ap-
T-arci extremely dai sni gate against
his sill. b. f5un.l tie a-anizing coasietion
flreing iiself 8lon h,m. that his only child.
de rane.akc and hsias copy Of most
far and lovely mother. vas indeed an i-8-
Le,ilc.-
-. hss 'i.eni spirit. Arab. in simple
"hite. and lous CLEANING eurls. fitted from
rooai O. room. playing -itL scr costly toss.
snd uorsh'PP'ng n a mute ~ay the bright
sEert houer- IN the conscrsat8ry.