Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-06-23
PARIS, Me, FRIDAY, JUNE %. 1865.
- itow Tong can he hve?- asked.
HE Doctor shook bis hcad.

Al va aepcno upon TIE care you take
Of bin. Mrs. Moreton. With such care as
l Sn0~ you ~il give him. he nay survive a
month. or even t-o. Bet could aot prom
ise him \ week Of iife. He has bad bard
tine. Damn the villains. They'd be torn
to pieces Ike oArriOa il had my way With
en-
When wen, back TO Frank. he asked
me what the docior said.
Doat conceal anything from me. dear
~ife." said be- . There is no need. I
have been on familiar terns With death for
many months. I an ready 10 GO
Then toll him. and be smiled. There
was a peculiar light m hi. eyes - be turned
on me and said
Mary. shall i've tai spring.-
IL was October then 50 many months
ollie yet' /; seemed like priceless boon.
Nearly hah a year TO live, Oh -Lat
world oi love should be erowded iuio that
time. And / believed hin. too. don't
know Why. bat ] did.
The winter passed slowly away. and be
dii not die. SOmetiaes / woald feel = sid
hope that be might recover. and he would
see IL shining in ny eyes. and be would
smile and shake bis head in answer to the
unsPoken thoughi.
'' IL the spring." be said. very often
- an the spring shall die"
The spring came too soon. The robins
began 20 sing in tic sunshine-ihe starting
came to has old nest an the apple tree by
the veil Sometimes r rank would bad me
open the window. so iha, be could hear the
plainiive note Of the blaebirds aud The twit-
ter Of the swalows uader the caves. Wrap
ped IN heavy sha-is. sitting in his great
Armchair. be ~osld gaze out Of the window
With his dreamy blue eyes. till be seemed
70 forget l vas there.
" They are getting ready. - be would nur-
mur. '' shall hear from them soon
thought be was talking Of tie angels.
" What 10 yOa see there. Capt. Frank =
asked Dr. Thomas. one such Day. as lie en-
tered ibe room.
q" am looking southwark" whispered
Frank. There Will be grand news from
the front very soon. That i What am
waiting for
Then &c understood hin. The window
looks toward The sOuth. and commands a
siew q the road leading 70 the village. ten
niles away. And Il WAS there lie sat when
lie died.
You must know that here on the Heights.
We get tie news bat once a week. We are
on no highways where travellers pass. The
half dozen farmers vbo live on the Heights
With Us. Ike Us. 20 the village Saturdays.
the common mArket-day. Then We get the
weekly newspaper. which Is issued in the
village on FRIDAY morning. and contains al
the events of lie week that Is passed.
Prank slept none on Thursday night. and
FRIDAY morning early be asked that Philip
might be sent dO-a 70 the village for TIC
Journal.
IL uas afternoon when Philip returned.
Frank sat BY the open window gazing ear
nesfly down the road II was beautiful
day. The air vas bainy as June. and the
oifds Nefe hyins aoout and tEiitering 10y
o-'.' '' '-' ''.'.' 's,en''s iH''"p came
was waving The newspaper in the ar. and
~ ~ '' '-'s '''ie '''.ns' o't Ne
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bis chair.
Dear husband. sid /. "tbe news .
grand. Do you think yoa can bear 70 hear