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

neal rootn % which Ne were led, a hsins
room. bat yet free from dart clutter An
old woman was Just bailding srs for sup
per. and entered she rose from her
work.
some travellers. wife. caagh: IN a show.
er. sad the old nan.
- surely. grntlcmen. yoa'rc welcome. d
the woman said IN a tone 50 mild and free
that knew she spoke oaly the feelings Of
her soul " It's poor fare We can give. bu,
The heart q the giv-r must sen make u p
for that"
thanked the good people. and told them
i -ouid PAy them veil for all they did for
us.
speak not Of pay. said the woman ia
kins ber tea-ksstle from the hob and hAag-
ing q GPoa the crane.
stop. wife. - uttered the old man. treu-
ElO0siy. let nOt yoar heart ran awav
~ith ye. II the good geatleuen have TO
spare cut 8 their abuadaace. t becomes
not such suGerers as We 70 refuse the boun-
~ saw the wonan place her apron %
her eyes. bat she made no reply. The
door close by the sre-place stood partly
open. aud saw IN the room beyond bed.
and I was SURF there vas some one ia Il.
l asked the old man II be had sickness.
les be Sad. With a shake Of the bead
- My poor BOY has been sack a long ~ ile.
He's the only ehild I hAve-the oaly help
er on the little fArn-and he's been .ick
nov al the spring and summer. I've Ia
<en car Of the shesP. bot coaIint plant
It's hard. don't despair. Nv good wife
God bisss ber-shares the trial With ne.
and l think she takes the biggest share"
No. no John-.lonf s-y 30. uttered
the -lie- % No woman can q, the work
yoa do "
A" / don't mean TO tell 100 mach. MArga-
ret. oniy you kaov yoa'ye kept me up
4 call from the sick room took the ~ife
away. and the oid nan then began TO tell
me. m answer % my qsestions. some of the
PecaiiarIties OF the PLAN. for we ~ere on it
nO~.-Aad / found hin well informed and
Intelligent. Az Icngth the table vas set.
the clean ui-te cloth spread and -e were
invited 70 sit up. We bad exec Heat -hite
beeAd. sweet butter. some 6ne stswed dam
sons. and = capital cup Of tea There were
no excuses. no apologies the fool
was before us. and &C we're urged % help
ourselves. Vale Ne we're eating. the
ran csAsec falling. but the weather was by
no nseAns clear. though Just a. Ne novel
from The liable. gloan Of golden hight shot
through the window from the setting sun.
IL may have been half aa boar after this
q whs not morc than that--hen wagon
drove up % the door. IN Which we're Two
men. The OH nan hal jIst cone in from
the barn. and q uas not yet 90 dark bat Nc
could see the faces % the nca in the wagon.
They we're middle aged meu one u the m
habited IN = sort of hunting sarb. aad the
other dressed IN black clothes. ui;h that
peculiar style q hat AID cravat which marks
the othoer. turned towards our host for
the PaTposo Of asking II b. knc- the new
eomers. and saw he wss ptIc and tremb-
hng. ioT deep groaa escaped him. sud
in a moment more his wife moved % hi,
side ard pat Der arm aboat his neck. She
had been trembling. but that groan of her
husbands seemed 20 call her 10 herselI
Don't fear. John she softly sad
90 They can't take away onr love. nor our
souls Cheer Up. III BE- support 70 ye.
John. shen all else arc gone
\ tear rolled down the old man. cheek.
lat vhsn another started be wiped is away.
and having Kissed his wifc arose from hi.
chair. Just then thc TO men entered.
lie in the h1niius coat came arst. anG his
eyes restsl on Lecman 1ai myself
oaiy Travellers. Mr Naagl4n.~ sall
our ho.,
So Nl. Vaughan taren hs gaze else
~her, about tbc room. and a. length we're
fEsd aPon thc Oh mac
Wei. niihe. "-bata5olt ths rent,-
'' We haven't penny oi it yet sir.- a.
sEered the bosi srsmbling.
90 N0s Ia peany' Then bowl you pay u,e
tweuty Poanlss'
" lEsniy pounds uuucrci The od
man. painfully. Alas. cannot ps, d.
l0l snov Walker IA. lonv been iick. a.
every penny 7 eOald earn has been pad che
d0ct0r. 1ou kno- b. 49, % have earned
che rsat 81 BE- lad Jsen -sH.~
d" dont suo- anything aboatf. retsrn.
"a ,Le ianliori doggedly-for Mr. ysurb-
an Owned tbs huie farm. it sitsr-ard sp-
pcar,d. All mos is. that you have
bad the hoass aal the iani. anI that fr
tuo uhois years you hasei, 9 pad ne a pen
ny. You knou 1 told yon month ago.