Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-04-06
vi I sc T. l.I.AN Y.
STUCK FAST.

'''s fi'tA ~ in tanrfi, AT PINK
and Greasy. and very .nsfIiy. A. tho Il -an,-
"a - nose blowing ~hich couilnt Be cK-
pec'c'l. fcr ii hatnt got any 20 sisuifv.
" Amt litiie beauty 7~ says she.
Wen. couldn't see a. Il ~as: bui 7
difnt Ike 90 say 90. for knew my viie
Poi, had been rather reckoning on that
she said ~ ought TO have haI uorc'n
year hso 80 I didnt Ike 70 di.appoint Arr
Tor ! kucw she lay h,tcnin' ia tbo ncnt
room.
Folly ai~ays said there never va such
baby as that one aad sornebos ii .-rs Ak
ins 90 So how her face used % EsL, sp
AT over With smiles wLcn she though,
warn't looking al I knew it vas al on
Account of shc liu,c an. She never saiI
sh~ iclt dall nos anl -hen a. home of a
night ] ascd to fhink bow my mates woalI
hugh O. see me a-handiing ,he i.,,ie thing
that va a.ius beng pa,bed into ny face io
kiss when Tan bies; % ever see such
voraeioas fun IN ny hic IL ~oulI ban. on
90 you-nose. hP. any~Lcrcs-in min
utc.
Ono. day. When u was about niuc months
olt. q vas taken al oi a sudden Ike with a
&C. Polls screamed % me % raa i1r tho
doc'or f'r ii Laa h'PPcncd thar -as on
tlc c.-b thai week. and a. hone wi,h bad
band ruu ior Lim. aud DC SOFA co,ae /.
an- tLeu there was warm bath ana rne.li.
cine b4t aiiersards ~heu I .ax the IuIc
ihins laying on Polls iap Sd stig anI quict
ard wiih duil elm forming over .ts ewes.
ic4t that sometLing was coming. tho'
dared not teil hcr aad about ts-lsc o',Iolk
tbc h'iic iLiog suddenly started. stared
wildly a. iosialt. aul tLcn Be- vas al over.
Ny hand ~arnt bad any more that vcek
ioT % took al my iiuie Co try and ch-er up
mg poor heart broken lass. She did take
on drcalfl.. nislt aud day. t.l ue buried
H and thcn sbe seemed % take qane
chang. anl begged of me o. i5rrue vhat
shc called Lcr -~lGshncs-. and wiped t-r
eyes once for az. a. she sAid. aud taIkeI
about al being f9r The best Bai she
ditnt mos that liy awake % ni-ht.
F. e., ins hcr cry silently ii.l ihe pillow was
soaked viih tears.
1 We buried thc lt,lc oue on Sunday. ana
on The Monday morning va clsrpcd on
to . Job thai ! dila't mgch relish. far n uas
the re-brscking q a sc~cr that ran down
one of he nAin streets. quite flly feet sn-
ground
Arter tso years in London ia seen some
change. but tLis ~as my first sisit O. the
bowels oi che earth. Ia -orksd on drains
dowu in tho couniry. but not in such con-
ccru a. ihis- ~hy liie-guar'i might have
walscd down lt easy 90 that urrc "a.
plenty 20 room Co work Bat then. mind
500. O. aint pleasant work there you 20.
down iai-er after ladder. past Gas pipes
ant uafcr-pipes ard down anl down. tiil
you ct O. che stage stretched acro.s tre
part thar you are at work or. vifh the iav-
hight so h'gh up. a. seen through boards
and scaaoiis anI ladder. that it'. no use
OBJ Fou rho arr working tv tle Lrtt rf
larng gas. There in front of voa d. fi.,
dark black arch and there behind you b.
another vhde Under your fcst the fa.I
rlshlng water huuirs along. sending sa
sueii Al turns your SILVER satch. aaI escrv
sixnenec al shilling. you have ia ,oar
. pocket. black al che water that srifls fah-
bling aioog Every vo-,i YOU speak sounds
L9I'o- ani erioing. vh.ie it goes shisper
ing sni ramtlng along thc dark Arb ru