Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-04-21
vi l - 4 ELL A NY.
CHARITY AT HOVE AND ABROAD.

just sse tcre.- be addsd. pointing to a
large rent on the knee Of n. trousers. - NE
ard win Brown we're playing tag. and |
fell 'iovn an1 tore tbis.-
Why don't yoa run bone An4 get yosr
uoiher 70 mead Il. JOHNNY said Mrs.
Lane. a. she dii Der best to bring together
The severed parts.
" oh. cause mother ant 10 home. She's
gone 70 the Society for Clothing Destitute
Children. '''
~ Destitute eLillr,n,r ejaealated Mrs.
Lane. a. 'he sarveyed her nephew from
bead 20 foot. II ygt dont come under
that class. then never child did, Why. yoa
arr AL rags AM ,aiters.-
" knos Il. aunt. responded the boy.
noodiiy q" bus Il aint M fazli. Mother
'ay' she haini no time 20 mend ny clothes.
And. Il she did. thcy'd De Just a, bad the
next day; 80 What's The usc2 Faih.r sad
last nisht hat I looked liko littic hcathen.
and b. almost wished va. raother -ould
thcn ihink I ~As worth looking alter Es-
tie
Have you any suPPcr. Jobnnyf-'
Ne sad The boy. easting longing
look a. The generous Piscs of psmpkin-pie
that his aant wAs cutting 81. mother lefs
somc cold sictgals on The table for fatbcr
and me
Wch.' interrupted the good -ouaa. +.
placing ihe pc Gpon plate. and adding 20
Ha couple of doushnsts she Va frying.
and slice Of chesse. you isst take his.
and Hind thai yoa don't leave bite % ii. -
Jobany loss no time ia obcy ing has aunt' .
PcrcmPtoV bet BY no means unpleasaat
inIanction. aad The contents Of sbo plate
RAPIDLY disappeared before as cnegetie a.
sauk.
% ! uish mother stayed a. Lozc. jass A.
you 90. aaai. Be SAL. a. hs opened ,bs
door. eAsiing lingerias look ba-k upon
the cheerful. cory-iooking kitchen.
declare - exclaimed Mrs. Lane. as
taking Up the roling-Pin. she resumed hor
hbors. be- 4 . isnt a shame for Nancy 10
neGieci that by -, He 80 raessd aad
dirty that J An actually ashamed OF hin.
and BIS mother an active member Of haf a
doren charitable socicties: ~ Tor brother
John. he's clean Discouraged. All don't
much wonder az q. dont beEev. he
cones home % a warm suPPcr once a ~eek
Us my belief hat woman's busiaess !.
hrst % look after tie comfort OF her o-n
family 'bsn. u sbe has any time 20 90 tbe
Others. vel and good. Charity ought TO
b,sra AZ home. 4 is don't say there.~
" There's Alnt Macy nov. jass coming
into the gate. sAid her daugbtcr Betty. a.
looking ~ from the apple. she was psriag.
'be Glanced % glance cot Of the window.
lndignant as she vas. Il was not in good
naUared Mrs. Lanes Lesrt 70 refuse kiad-
iy greeting 90 ier sister-ia-la-. ~Lo uas
evidently too isl Of her own concerns %
have noteed any lax q cordialiiy. bad
there been any.
-" How dye do. sister Lane? How de
d.. Bcisy p Sic SAL. seating bcrself on tLe
ffst chair he came 20. as II quite exhausted q
ihougl ter Keen black eyes boxed a, br.sL,
al siarP a. ever. "Always cooking. 1
d. declare ~. hov it makes n,y hear,
aehc O. see yoa pending 80 much precioa,
tinr in car'ng for iLis poor pcr.sLlae
boly.-
Folks cant I've ritiout catiur.- re-.
sTonlrl Mrs. lane. Hiic tar,ly. a. thi,
remark called o. mH ~hat .bs considered
t0 be her sisisr- in-las's remi.sness in tbe
care Of her family " Isa.tway.. hasent
fosri oli ary oticr va oi living"
" lou al~ays i,d make nioe dooehauts.
Malr'r st,i NJ. Shs-. very eomposcd.
ly. Lsip.ug herseif % one.
"ILese arc hght a. homes comb. she
added. a. shs broke ii open aad proceeded
o. dispose of ii 9Th evident saiisfaction.
"I doat kaos vLcn D lave nsle aay
lini of pastry. Pioiessor Spare. who lec-
tlFci hefc last sintcr. sass taat they ars
very urhcaiihy. eniif,.s desroying uiat he
called iho dsgasiiss afparafus
fe.. tsov. rcturneI Mr.. Isns. drv-
y Hustaud invited him home 90 ca
one aay. and couiint perceive that ho
bal any rarticrlsr oi Isctions to rsv cake,
and pes. lndesd. rrraeuliler fh.-ki-c
ihai. iha' sas his ordinary say of est.
irg. , shol.int hke 90 he e. one ts ,oas
ior iiui. Aui. l-s folls ~ shaf tl.cv ulav.
n,vsr viii t..as plain gLt pastry. ea,sr
'uoierateiy. ev,1 hari anYboly. Z airs,,
.ei ny .bildren hsve t. ard thsy sre e.
hsaty 60 of boys sni riris a. 800 csu
fnl nyuAerei a. en- slre ites soailnf
bc O. iley vers fed On co'i. Lai-co1kei
ti,tuat. gwen 10 then IN any say. aal iust
shea 10 Happened