Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-01-06

the first binl-song woke to fun conscious
ness. With the das break cane a renewal
b OF hor courage She ~oald not ueAkly give
up % de Her friends vould certainly ind
her to-day. or she vosld and them. She
sa~ near her some Of the last years berrie.
and tough leave. Of the vintergrecn. And
oere ~ere acorns. A poor breakfast. bat
she ate whatever she could md. for the
sAke % the child more than for her Own.
/ has day Also she ran wildly through the
'angie OF dead brakes. and briers cro-inr
raak from The decay of centuries. over rul-
he's and Jagged rocks. past rude branches
that caught a. her dress and rent IL. tiIl she
came o. fhe DYING embers ofA fire. Her.
she fingered long. Her friend. lad been
here perhaps Robert kindl,d TIA. IRE With
his own hands. And Tor her. Hark arain
lhe search has commenced this morning
kohoing through The woods comes the pro
iongcd sbrick 81 dinner horn. She cal.
~iih All the dcspe ration Of one drowninr
he PUSHES forward Bot the ground !,
rouga. and alas how hcsyv The baby grows.
Ne Is g'ddy -iih loss Of sleep and want Of
food Ihc baby moans and ~in not be
eomiortcd. In thi. way passes the day ani
another dreadful nj ght She End. another
IRE. she stays / q and keeps u burning
through the night. for she i AFRAID Of wolves.
Another morning and sbs j. not hopeful
she hAs no nouFi.hment tor hcr child %.
~ii not Heaven pity h-r2 Have th- s-ect
April skies become bras, % shuf out her
or'es for beiP: Has God forgo tten % be
grAciosss The hule one grow ~eaker.
he cannot bold up b., bead Another tern
e.c n'sht be moan, piteously. be falls into
oonvulsionsi the nexf day he die.. All
das she oarries The htile Hfslcs. body IN
Der arlis. an1 Az thc nigbt i.cu~afh ths lar.
oa Implying stars she holds q 70 Der b,.-
sou. Poor woman, We Do not know
~hat lesson ~as meant 70 her by the good
Father. Bat perhaps she las known lone,
'ince' perhaps a. this very moment she
tAAnSs and A1orss Ilim for thAf great and
sorv Distress VI ~hich - cannot even hear.
a. this TAR remove Of tlne. without a heart
ache
She carried the Etls dead burden dav
alter DAY. until the purple hue OF des-av "a.
settling raPidily over u. and she felt. With
pang a. her heart. that she must barry it.
Then .he looked about for spot where she
might dig The grave. 80 deep shaf the Wild
at and The -of should not scent q ou,
Neak a. she sas. this "a. No easv t.sk
but in her wanderings she came upon
giant tree. uPtorn a. some former time bv
a harricane. D. the sofs earth .here a..
roots had laid. she scoopcd the baby. rest
'ng-piaoe. and making ], soft With moss.
covered the cold httlc form forever from
her 1ghf. Then she sat do~n bv her eravs
IN a stupor % yrisf Hour after hour pa.-
sed. how long a time shc kne- not. -hen
she rose O. her feet 90 commence again tb.
dreadful p piigrinaage Then she noted every
Ting about the spot Here "a a rock.
there stood an immense bemlock Yes.
'he would know fhe place. She could fnd
% easily nth Ro5~rt. Then began the
s;roEgie nth the wilierne.s Dav after
day. week AFTER week shc pressed on. Her
shoes -ere -orn 90 fragment. ard fen from
ber feet. IIer garments we're torn 90 tat
Gers. Bot fh- dag. gre- -arrner. ana the
Fever that "a burning in Ler veins made
even the soft showers that zen upon h.r
wcirome Fi-t she ate TIE bud. of the
trees and che bark ofthc black Li-rh. P-e.-
emily she began o. fni Young chsckerbe-rv
leaves. and nov and then .he cane upon a
ratriise's net ard grecdiiy suckcl the
eggs. After tire there wcre rci raso.
herries ani blaek thinbleberries in The
woods. sni then sLc kne~ t "a. Jui,.
Tie trees had r0- r1t On afre.h tiei- beas-
uili -armrnf. r.ff.r ft- ,rr.i1.. fa~-
trf f.at .r. hni. f'. ss.Is. sasnterir.
.' ..a .lts BOO ior a. hoar she cared
aoil.n-. ~le az nothing bai trees. trees.
trees. in iHtermiuali- .scce..ion. in bs-
vIiirrir- sameness. it seemed years. yes.
ages ago. thai 'he swept tbe hsa-th uitb a
hIrrh broom ard sung the haby t1 sleep ia
Roberts cabin. Tier mind greu bes.lIer.
ei. .til D. ~eut or. on. on. Win sbe
came to q large stream ,he went uf tauarI
ifs soarrr 900 .he could saie across it -,
sh- sl,I ani .he affirmed chat sh- never
crossed any stream viicr than a brook
~tr pad no attention. g. sun or moon as
-..ie or .nl.ea'ion of tbe points RI coon.
rs... tai &c. a.a.i havc fakra north~e.t-
.s AID thsn norihcasieriy c0urse. The-s
vn. I.t.s ri,er. Nh rrer. WnerIae. by
Whit. Waits. Wells fosing ,nto fl.e Gone
ncrficat from thc Vermont silr. bats she
oo-ea-t's asserted that -Le az nooc q
them Tlrgh Jolly and Aagust ihere
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