Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-09-15
, NO 81 PARIS MAINE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER I5 1855

WI "eftF tlifaN 20 me AGAIN. thar ifc I.
iaush-say' it's ali fuu. Janet
Il wish I eoald. My dear. you knew
yoSr husband Vas a sailor when yea nar-
ried him
le'. bat I never thought be -Oald be
80 cruel a. % leave me. Charlie. really
th,nk I shall die"
Her pretty baby face was 50 white and
van. ard her hands 80 cold. that BE N.
frightened. They sat down upon bench
tose'her. and then she pleaded to 70 With
him-only to 20 with bin snywhere and
any how.
A long asd dangerous voyage. lie
could not think "a. And her answer Va
" A dangerous voysgei And 20 s,sy az
hone and listen and hear the wind blow.
aud think ofyoa. Charlie. stay az home II
yon care Tor me.
Poor Charlie, lie held hcr 70 his brca.,
IN The shadow of the old Park. and tried 70
teach her first icsson-bow money must be
earned. and bow men must earn H; bowa
SAILOR bred could be nothing bot sailor;
hoW as a man lo must discharge his duty.
and never have 10 think that BE- had drag
Eed heT from the sheltered home Of luxury
70 safer poverty and all its lis; bow. IN
fact.
''Heu nu-t ~ork sna -au,~a ma.t -e-o.
Aad ~ so-lner 'ils 0Fcr i5e s,o.er o. .lo~p-
IL was very hard % learn. and the poor
girl-~fe could not comprehend Il. A for
gong With him. oh Captain Thomas. an
old-iashioned sailor. Who boastcd that be
never Be crypt in Al the cabin windows. and
never studied navigation osi Of books. BAT
ioashi his way Up from eabia-boy thar oll
% sait' would never have consented 70 have
a woman on board. ia view Of all manner
q firadiiionary ll-lack-s,orns. shipwrccks.
etc. There comes some sueh episode 20
every y0uns wife "a a modified form.
Janet could see no necessity for this voy-
age. Only cruel choice.
That f0r;night all tears ani lamen,ation.
That parting for six months-six eirrniiies
TO her. Charlie and Janet hal griefenourh
in their iwo loving heart, to an tbs world
ADD ieavo a surplus ior some other.
AZ last The DAY cane. and b. ief, her
faiuiing. AMI went a~ay cry ing Ike a child.
Then Janet was al. al alone. and thought
thar shs shoali die When her tears re-
fused 10 ao~ 80 freely =. At frst. which vas
not ior many weeks. she foaad some com-
f'rt IN an oit piano. a sweet-toned ihiug.
ans verv. very shabby. that stood N the
Parl3r q her 5osrding-house. Bot her
songs we're always sad. a wounded bird
dying in her nest and calling for Der mate.
could not have uttered notes more pitifsi %
listen 20. Only now and then. when a lct-
ter came. she frightened up for awhile.
But a. last six months we're gone. AMI there
came % letter. Tie ship mu.t be a. hind
. that oi course vas if. lie. Charlie. uouII
D. here very. very soon. Bot no Charlie
came. Those Who waited for tie Roaai-
Larsis saw her not. No letter. no Charlie.
Another month another r-aaother-s;ill no
news. One morning she stood by ti,e win
dow watching. and The landlady came %
hrr. She sss cool voman. and hesita-
ted to speak Bot h-r boarding house only
k-r' he- oct Of poverty. ard ,hi. bloc eyed
gir, was boarirr after all - she said
Mrs. Oliver. donf like 20 tcll YOU.
but-tai-~
o.. you've i-ar,l li news of Charley -
AID Janet. taning With ashen cheek.
ci1rr % ber srm.
40. my dear. o %. thank goodness.
it'. quite different Your husband paid
yoar board ior six months IN alsance. yoa
know
Yes
Wea-ahem--it's nearly 'ca months
.iaec be seat. and I'm qaiie poor. ard I m
often cheated. very often, and. The fast is.
can 49, pa aef-
"ls - 90 Clsries-Mr. Oliver ~iil
settle si,h 300 che moment BE- reisrns
d" H-c-s-but r.s uo use miaring matters.
ny dear. 90 be glad to SAT- Bat are
sou sure bc MI come bnrkY TIE SEA .s
trearlerous. ani they ssy. sailors are also
a viir ia every P3ri.' raere. uoE. d1a'i
take oa. llavcnt yoa rriitions. or s5ns-
bo.iy rho vin hsip yoay~
d" ~ father. ill Eo to mv iaticr.~ saii
poar janet. . llc uai iorgiss me Hsr.~
AnI sae ief ihe house a. q reiry child
niebi have done. iong.ug 60 ihat COOL 90
brra.f ttnt uss,i fo i.e hsr shelter. lar oct
oi t1rn tts h.mesf-ad siood. ani iis doors
rero Io.kel snI ifs uiaisss barred against
trr. A .tranre servant cane a. her sam
aors ~he hsI Anticipated ,hat. anl arii-
fen a ies '.res i~eglne thst he ronii sre
ier. IhfI urre reformed to ber. Ga thc
ca,sI.re vas srifi-n. 90 have no i'ngtr a
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