Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-06-08
vi | sc L. ELI.AN NY,
TIE WILD DUCK SHOOTER

o. ef thc poor,
Cal 60 miadthc coolest iav voa ever eS-
Perirnced. Ihuk of the bitter ~ind and
driving SNOW. thiuk bo~ yoa shook and
'a'Ecrrd-hoS the sharp White particle.
wenc erivcn against your lice-hov. within
doors. tLe carpets we're lifted Ike biI!ow.
along a. floors. thc wind hosicd ard moan
el in thc clinueys. windoEs crcaked. doors
rait.ed. and every uo~ and then hsavv
lamps of snos eamc laundering down With
dal we -ht from the roof
Now. hear my story.
Il one u the broad. open plains Of Lin
coinshirc. Jlrrr IS long. rccdy sheet Of
~atcF. iasoriie resort of vild darks. Al
- northern extremity stands tvo mod cot
tagss. Oh aId oai of repair.
ouc batter. l.iter nigL,. when tLc snow
iay tAFcc iect GA thc grolnj. and tie cu,.
tiug east sinl vas driving 10 abou,. and
~bisiling in the dry frozen reed. b. tbe
waters edge. an ~. ing.ng tLc bare willow
trees ti.l tA-ir branches ssent the ice. An
old woman tat spinning in one of these cot
tags or4ore moderately chcerfsl Gre.
iier ketilo was singing on tLr coal. si. b,l
reed -oaal.e. or home-ulado rasblieht on
Der tahlc. b1t tbc ilu moon shone tr. a,l
uaE tAc srshicr i.gli of the two. These
tso cottages were iar from thr roaI. or any
other habiiai.oa, thr old hiy "a. there
fore. szrpriscd a. she sai drawiu- OF her
thrcal. Grooming a. oiI aoriL-couutry song.
% bear slj.lcs knock a. tLe door.
lt vas .osd aal ,uPaii,ni. nos lac the
kIo, Z oi Ler nci -ab1rs Ia che other cottage
be- ,h1 door So boii,i. aai tlc Ga -
man ro-c. aui ,h1fr.u- % Che via,su.
booked oat. aud saw a sLircrine f..rr. a.,-
Taruuiiy that Oh yoa,L.
'' Irampcr SAID thc oid woman. sen.
ieniioasiy. . .ramp,ng fix Le not wanted
herc so sayirg .he went bark O. tbc fre
Wlthoat deiguing to ans~cr thc door.
Tie ,outh. upoa this. tric,l tAe door and
oaiiel 90 Beg % lcg alaltiancc. sbc bcari
ban rap thc -now from De-. shoes a-aia.t her
huiel. and again knock a. u be thoarbt .he
80 DEAF. aui be saoald surely gam admit
tancc 30 hc coail only make Ler bear.
TIE Oh ~oman. sarpriscl at be aadari,y
wcni o. ihc easement. aud. viih az priI, os
po'sessi5a. opened ii and iagaired Dos basi-
nrss.
&c Good woman. che stranger began. 4
5niy -aut a SEAT a, yo4s lrc.~
" Nay" sail tho Oh ~omaa. gisiar II.
icct to Lef poris 5y hrr ancoa.h daIoguc.
'' tlo- % grg uo sLci;cf here. I've uaarLi
O. gisr f' bcsEars-a airty uct rsnrr.~
Sc -.at.a-el. uraiht.lg SHINING o. iie
v.n41w. 'r's q wonder vh,tc o. found
AZ ~aser. t57. seeing ,t ircez-s so bard. a
body can sei none ios ttc ke,..e, .a,.ar
what's broken aP ui,l h4i,bet~
Oa Co.'S tts tesrar tarned hastily a~ay.
81 o., p8int ia b,. narrative. ibe peroa
~-o toid o., o. me stopped and said. d. DO
you ilink che oid woman "a. very mach O.
tilm,<"
90 She uiieLt hnse acfri more KINDLY /
replied '' &c vas ll sou a.L,-
" Because. said o.. .' bave heard Der
oandact so uu,b reflected on ly some Who
-ol'i have ih0a-ht loih,-- of tifuLaI
uot BEEN fie contcqarn-rs.
'. >he ni -tt tavc formed Lin a~av I-.s
rr1rhIr.- D Observed
I-lt i. f-sr.- lc continued. tat rn
s1y case. 'iink. ttoach We might give
fh-n f.oi or money. o. .boaiI tsrIif ir.
Size trr-arf .n tl slt lr fhr f-e