Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-07-06

"A coarse. Tich mans son-no;hing in the
world 90 make of hic bs; 90 have a O.. good
time oaf of % generally. Itwass Noven,-
ber afternoon. beading towards night.
dismal. hopeless ssy overhead. the air char--
"a wiih mist. fan q raw. nerval,nr chill.
and the beauty and brightness blotted ana
blurred oat % everything
vas hurrgins hone ui,h li,,le .hiver
oi cold al through me. that would haze
Been "a sarc Proph-sy % siifacss ana rheu-
maiism 90 Older bones than mice. uhen
saddeniy ] came. as 7 said. upon Slater
Knapp. with Lis hand, in his rockets. IA.
loung'us gait. vLi.fiia- a tune. a1l the
huse black shiio~ close behind bin.
IA that nomcut ;hcrc came betwix. hin
and ne. on a sharp rln. a smsll half breath.
Jess lsure. With dil not look A. ihosrb
o.. l,r bad stretched INTO ten ,cars-a bow.
fslre. with tLin. mcaerc. pinched face.
and threadharc clothes vhira suited thc
face. AMI told their own story o. poverty. 4
crop oi coarse brown hair over hi. forehead.
and crying ioui. dreary. sobbing cry. that
sound. 90 dismaily from a liti.e cLilI
Slater Knapp stopped 30 drl ]. AMI the
black Nesioundiani pasled his nose around
tae bare fvct
" hat's the matter saw De- asked.
thc voice not unNindly.
90 The uind biew mv IA, into the river
aud vleu ] leaned Over % catch if. I los,
tle .1ii of bread mother sent me- to Get. AMI
&C. slant have any -apper tonight
>.aicr Knapp looked at ne ana 7 looked
AZ hiai then we both looked a. the bss.
'' Ihat'- only iresh dodge 90 Get mon
cy. Can't cheat .Li. child. Come on.
Nero" and De- wbis,lel o. tLe dog
There it aas-tLe a;nospherc iu which
Slater haapp iaI been Lr5agbt up. st.aing
att generous feeling. al sweet and human
ssmpa'l.es-,herc spoke OFT the hard.
o'ar-r. slrcsl quality % tlc father.
tAoasii % al ih.. as followed tb. vogtb
vita my eyes. ani tbcn I i.oasLt of Aunt
Asrrs' prayer. ana tica Turned toward.
i.r small. -hiscuug f.1rc. Dc was hard 10
decide shat o. 90. TIE cloud. l,w.rel
uitA angry threats of rain overhead. home
vas ai., 81 40 nearcsi-mv money va.
aii rprnf. SEE I c'4H not leave the ehll
tlrre. carrying away ia my iLoa-at tie dis
nal. dream soabia-.
a Ag-..k sound Of reforming f5s..t.,.. ,
t.- -...- l.s l..- ss..r. l.. t..r. E..,
am ] Lelri a s5iee uarerius ia an sua.r.
i.ae. AS tAs-sa anooasci1us any one coald
ca,,lit.
loal ia., make a fool o.! your.ell.
Slater ka-gp.~
.oo.ea uP. and there Del ..ooL
A9E boy D. saiI. BIS words going
Helt t' tae core of tLe ting. cd. ] wonder
o. you've been telling me tbe truiLs-
90 t-,n. Dis il-e Answers for him. ssr.-
a-.l. ulil- ihe boy iooked ap ia a sw.t
a.a it.ui,ut sll-h uas pslt.y fr. rbt. i,r tb-
tsae. more than .hs uord-. hsI some inarc.
t..u oi "a tLr,at in tlem.
4 q, lo. tL.nk Slater Knapp hal been
c1rs...-s .l my prcseuec before. or. Fh.
ll-. b.. t4oag-t Z aas mcre child. iHy
watching t-e -.sre o.t oi mere r.r.os,tr.
t.r etrl .ac SAYS q au small f.-,nr t.,-.
tn.- i-ey ale oa., th.rcu. a. Iart.d now
a g...-. slrpr-eI glance into mv face. tben
al .,er me.
Iat-.s itet. ' l- .l.l. at Il... "a face
Hse t.li c-nt ie." tarrin- to tle bov.
-' Come along aul m-. Ii,le te.au.~ OBJ.
tn.s srootl,- los iuto a hui. sonar..:
t-.o-s. g4,.. auI alrap; stDI. you eoulI
s.e u aas Lis babe.