Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-02-03
vi | - & T. Ill A NY.
SIMON GAISALL's DREAM.

Late IN ,he evening of the Sist Of De
ceubsr. Simon CANAL sat rosiin. hi. book.
and trying 10 square his socoant. ready Tor
the nev year. Bot. for some reason or
other. b eoall not make the accounts bal
ance Ther~ was On unfortunate -ronr
hgure soms-hsr- or other. which n. eopia
not hud ont. that spoiled the -hole of The
reckoning. IL "a. not tfn t~elvc o'clo-k
tia, h. ~cn, 90 bed. ~earicd nth uental
eNsrtion and PerPiesitv. He slept. bat on
y % 80 over sgsin. in drrarns. the p-rpicx-
ins column oi hgurrs -hich hal been vrIinr
him thc evening previous. Bot. IN ri. sle~p
they seemed stili more perple1ing than
-hiie b. -as auaks Ailenrth. a. b. hsp-
Pencd 60 look up from his -ork Cbe seemed
% b. sitting IN his o-n counting 70 On. 18th
the sane talio- caadi. before him -h;ch he
bad BEN using in the evening" h. sa-
door oPcn. and a nan enter. % falr and
young aspect. 9TH an immense folio book
under hi' arm. bound ELe an aocoun, book
" Nslk IN and be seated. . sail h. absent
u,ir-Ie,Iiy.
" Good evening. sad the stranger. e.
see yoa ar IN iroable can help yous-
fes. aid Simon. that i. II yoa IN.
ders'and accounts and fgurc.
" ] understAnd thssn .fssr NJ 49, aid
b..
Wen. said SIMON. Il -i.h rou -ov,s
hslP me look over mine little for I can
DO nothing -i,h tbem.~
" let me see. said the stranger.
-. taking the great book from under NJ.
arm b lad "a dom on the table -ide open.
AM then sai do-n beside Simon. -ho had
u. ON books open before him.
"No-. 'Aid he. ''sho- me your accounts.
What i the dificaiiy 9TH themg''
IL eannot make ths side. baiance. .aid
simon. 7 have adied the columns eleven
tines over. and every tis.e they are morc
snd more oat q the -ay~
o. Let me- see. sad thc sfranr.r .v,;n
BOOKING rsP'dly over The lst Of item, On
each page u the open booL ..Wh,t /,
shis, \ coz sold % wido- Higrin. g.,
t-sniy-seven doiiars what -as tia, eo-
rcsliy -orth. Sia0n7-
" Wei. sad Simon. '' Perhsp, did r-t
htiie too good = bargain oct Of the -ilo-
but ihe co- -as -orth eighteen dollars. A.
anv rate
Here asain; two cord. Of WOOL %
Timothy Pepperiy for eleven dollar, and
hiiy cents Iio- many ihrre feet snd +.
half sticks ~ere there ia tbes- to lo.d.
s'mon, and ho- uuch half rotten Vol
~hen ii -as warranted al sound 7-
q" What DO yoa ,ay.r roarrd Si-o,
" DO 700 n'an 20 Accuse me Of chatting
" -as only asking que.tisns. .aii ths
'trangrf. n leave n % your con.cien,,
Co a7-u.c you.-
b. ~hat has an this o. 40 9Th ,l.. foot
ing q the columns p added Simon snrril, -
A gr,st deal sccording % nv -sr o.
rrckoning.- ard ih- stranger. ooatiuuinr 20
iook SIMON ton in the hcs.
o. And thsn that rnortra~e Of D-,~o,
ie'er J"h~rson's thss you took IN d.,
you r-rnember. continasd the calm ,i.;,,,
be- thaf there had been thr~e hundr.a lol.
l.-s n..s... 4. 20 .as.t
make any accouut. b-cans- ther~ -as no
r-.ef ,.i--b -..ts D.. t---.. 20
re,,s h. a, ,-....--..- i-'-
book, -,,b .g.b 81 a., -, II
them
ho~ came you b kno- thaf. ard -hs,
bu,iness = that % yourY- a-Eed Si1o,
noe OILY sngry tbis time. but ,.w.-b,,
frightened Who are yous-
Its no concern ofmin. indeed b.,, 4,
oonc-fns you very much. - said ths visitor
" Pray ho- long Do vou expect 70 h,s m
'his Toris. Simon '-
] have made no cai-uiltion,. 7 mas.
takr % - % r.-.as