Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-11-10
NJ | = & ELL. NY.
AN ANGEL IN pIsGUIsE

~ AnOEL IN UAruO AcE
Idicnes-. vice and inieurersncc hal done
their unissrablr YORK. and the drai uioiher
lay cold and .isrk ami hrr wretch-i chil
'ir,n. Sbe had fallen upon the thr~.hold Of
her Own door ia a drunken g.. and died N
the presence Of bsr fighfsncd little ones.
II Death iooches the spring. Of our common
humanify. This woman bad been despised
scof,i At. and sngrily denounced By neariy
escry nan. woman. and chiid in the village
bot no~ A. th- TACT % h,r death -as passed
from lp % Up. in subdue,l tones. pity took
the plac, OF anger. and sorro~ % dcnuncia
ton. Neighbors rcut hastily o. the OH
tumble do~n hut. in vhich .hs bad secured
ltiie more than a place ~ shelter "a on sum
uier heats and winter colds some Nth crave
clothes ior a decent intcrmeut q The BODY /:
and some 18th iooi for the bali starving
chiidrcn. tLrce in number Og th,-- Joha.
ibe eldest. boy q t~elve. ~rs q sioui lad.
ale 10 earn hi. living ~nh +. farmer
hate. between ten aod elevcr. "a. a bright
active g.ri ost q whom sornrthir- -lcsrr
unigh; D. male. u in good hanl.. Bat poor
htiir Maggi~. The youngest. -as hop~iessiy
diseased. T-oyears before. fall from tle
~inao- lad iniured her spine. and sbe hal
rot been able % icavc hsr bed since. except
vhen hited in The arms q her mother.
90 What j. to De done nth the children p
That ~as the rhicf question nos The
dead mother -ouh 60 under tbe sround.
and BE- forever beyond an care or concvrn
81 the villagers. Bot ti,e children uiu.t not
b. iet te .,s-ve. Aher considering the
matter. snd tsikiug u over wrh ~. wrfe.
farmsr Jones saiI thar b. -oalI take John
ard % ~.ll by h.m. nov that 81. mother
"a oct ~ thc ~ay ,nd NJ. Pills. who
had been boxing out i,r bound rirl. con
ciuied hat .t -onid D. cbaritsbic ia hrr 90
make choioo Of ksty. even though .be vas
too young 20 b. - msch ssc f5r several
ysars
81 couid 90 much better. know sad
Mn Eihs. '' hut a. no one seems inclined
O. take her. must art from sense 90 dutv
! esf~cr % have troubie 9Th the chll for
She an gadi.ciPlined thing-u.ed Co bav-
ing Ler o~n say
Boi 20 one sa.d -Iu take Maseie '
ffyIug giances ~err cast 8p5n her -au and
wasted forus sna ihoaght. ~erv trouhi,,I on
her acCoaut. Moihers broaghi casi Of gar-
ments. and re aoVine her soileI and RACED
cioth~-. dressed her "a clean auirr. rh-
sad eyes and patient facc oi th- little one
touched mans hearts. and even knockcd a.
them for entrance. Bat n,ne opened to
tass Ler ia. Who ~antcd a b.-l-rilden
chilis
% Take her 90 The poor-housc.- saiI a
rough man 90 -hom th- q icslloa -. What's
c. hr done ~ith Mtg-icf- "a. asked
'' melody is gong % Pc bothervi uiiL l.er. 10
90 The Poor-hos-s b. sad place for a
'iek heipiess ehiid. ,aid ooe.
For Jour child or nioe. sad tLe other.
lightly spcakiug; a" bsi ior tLis brat ii uiI
prove a blessed changr. She wiH be kept
clean. have heailhy food. ani be- dociorrd.
~hi.L = more thaa Je al q hrr past con-
d.iion-
Ihcre uas reason in that. but siiil i did
rot satisfy. Ibe day following ih, day Of
death. uas made the Jay of bur.aL A lev
nsigh5ors werr a. The miserable bowel. BOT
uonc ioIiosc.l ihs dad cart a. o. bore the
unbonorcd remains % is paper grave.
faru.cr Jones. alter the colin "a. taken
o1t. p.soel JOAN 10 his sacon-and drove
tsav. saii.hrd that D. hai done hi. part.
Mrs. E.s spoke o. Kate -iih a hurried
air" b yoar sister rool b,e. ~ sad drew
ihr fearful children apart ere ..arriy th,i
10 bal t0u.h bed in sobbi1g ,.reweii
Hastily others sent oct. some sltnrirE a.
Mage. snd soasc resolais.s retaining
irou look. until all hal gone. Size ras
alone. Jast oser fhs threshold. joe Ihomp-
con. tbe sheeiureif. paused. ari said to
ths tii.k-aiih siis. ~ho "a hs.tsuiar
of s.fh fae rcsi--
'. lea ciaei thing fo leave Beg so
d" Then ake lrr to thc p.or-Lou.e she'll
have % 20 there. answered fbe hiark.uiifh's
~'ie. spring.ng auaJ and leaving Joe boz
hinI.
for iiitie -hiic thc mta ,tool 18th
ruyri,i 49, tien o. tu-r,I pa A. sfI rcnt
'u'o il.e bowel sraia Mage 9Th q ra.n-
iui Effort. hai raisci hsf.,li o., ia upright
lo'ifion. sni uas s,iiing ou Co. lsI. ira .a-
ing her eycs Upon thc door CT ofst..b aI
hai jest DEPARTED A sarue terror Lal
coue into hcr thin utrfe floe.-
oh. Mr. Ibompsoa,- 3D. cred osf.
clfrhIus her susr-n.lel trca,h. ..isaf l....
uc here al a'ane
Ihough rough bel erterior. Joe Thomr.,-