Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-24
The Little Stranger.

larry. Be loved to chat fsmilisriy and draw
then out As he vas one Day passing into
the house. be vas secosted BY a very little
boy -hO asked hin IL be wanted any sauce.
meaning vegetables Tie Doctor inquired
4 such tiny thing vas a narket-tnAn. mo
sir. my tAthsr - vas the prompt answer.
The Doctor said Bring me IN some
sqsashes.' and passed into the house. send
ing out the change In . few moments the
child returned. bringing back part Of the
change The Doctor told him be was vel
cone 20 if; bot the child would not take 4,
back. saying BIS father would blame him.
Soeh strange manners IN a child attracted
his attention. aad be began to examine the
boy Atsentively' be vas evidently poor. h.
Jacket ~As Pieoed and patched nth every
kind Of cloth. and his trowsers darned With
50 many eolors tha; ia ~as difheult 20 tell
the original fabric. bot scr1pgioosly neat
and clean withAl. The boy very quietly en-
dsred tie seru'iny ofthe Doctor. ~bile bold
ing him At arms length. and examining bis
face At last be said:
You seen 20 be q nice little boy; won't
yOa cone and live with me and be . doc
tori
Yes. sir said the child.
Spoken Ike a man. said the doctor.
patting has bead as be dismissed him.
A lev weeks passed on. when one day
Jin came 20 say there was q little boy With
bundle down stairs. waiting 10 see the
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any one else.
send him up WAS the answer; and ia
few moments he recognized the boy of
The sqsasbes (but no squash himself. as -e
shall see) be was dressed IN q ne-. though
coarse suit Of clothes. and BIS hair very
nicely eOmbed. his shoes brushed Up. and a
little bundle tied in a boDe-spun checked
handkerchief on his arm Deliberately
taking on hi' hat. and laying il down ~iih
has bundle. be walked Up to the Doctor.
saying
. have come. ar
Gone for What. nv ehilaF
To live -ith you and be Doctor said
the child wiih the utmost nAivete.
The first imPulse Of fhe Doctor vas 70
laugh i@mOderAtely; but the gravity Of the
little thing rather sobervd hin. as he re-
called. too. his former oonvsrsations. and
be never ielf 80 Perplexed in his Ele. At
the time be ielt be needed no addition 10
bis family.
Dad your father consent to your eOa,-
ing. be asked.
Yes. sr'
What did be say?'
I told him that you wanted me 20 come
and hive wifb yos and be a doctor; and he
sad you were a very good man. and might
cone a. soon a. my clothes are ready
And your mother. ~hai did she sSy?'
She said Doctor Byron you'd do just
what be sAid be would. and God had pro-
Siied for me- Ard sad he-'I have a
new suit q clothes surveying himself.
and here : another IN the bundle undo
Jog the h4ndkerchiei and displaying them.
With two shirts. ~hite a. snow. and a coaple
of neat checked aprons. 90 carefully folded.
q sas plain none bot a mother could have
done a. The sensibilities Of the Doctor
vere awakened o see the fearless. the an
dosbting trust with Which The poor couple
bad bestowed their child npOn hin. and
such a child. His cogitAtious we're not
long BE- tbought of Moses % The bulrusb-
g. abandoned % Providence; and. above
al. Be thought q the ehiid th., -as car
red into Egypt. and that the Divine Saw
iour has said. Blessed b. little children; :
and b. called ior The wife of his bosom.
saying 'S1san. dear. think ~ pray in
church thar God Eiil have mercy upoa all
young ehiidren.'
To BE- sure -e do said The vonderIng
wife. and vhat tbenT
'And The Saviour said--' wbo.oevsr re-
osiveth one such little ehild IN my name.
recciveth ne = take this child in his name
and take carr Of bim snd from thai hoor
ihs good couple rrceIved him % her
hearts and hone Il DID rot then occur to
them thar one q the most eminent physi-
cisns and bcst men Of ih- sEr s;ooa before
them in the person of fhst cbiid q did not
f occur % tbem tbat tbis ffle ersatsre. thus
thrown upou sbeir charity. vas destined %
b. their sfsa snd stay in declining sge-a
protector and more than soa % tbemselysss
all this uas then unrcvealed. bet they
cheeriaily received the child hey believed
Providencc bad couinitted 70 their care
ard q ever beniGcenoe "a rewarded. q
vas in this instances. rFsaily Circle.
TIE Boston Transcripts de6nition of .
Pleasure trip-uipPing uP and fsIhng INTO
q lady's lap