Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-10-12

efiai-tnat u - a lever which. with prop
sr solcrun. ~il move the world. Lsander
Tor the sake Of Hero swan tho Hellespont;
yOsng nan Of Toledo. for the sake Of one
a. beautiful a. Hero. allowed her fafher 20
aOander in the tsrbid waves oflhe MAumse
an hour OF more lAst sunday. The matter
-As something ike this
"A Young Irishnlan. as toight a lad ss
ever crossed the ssy.' vas and had been for
some time desperately snAmored Of the
charms Of a yoang maid OF that race. which
love -As returned sith interest. The moth
er Of the lady approved The match. but ala.t
(was there ever a love affair wuthous an
alAsl) the PaiernAl parent -ss obdura,e.
He ooaidnt see II. He had accumulated
some money. and Prided himself thereupon
While Phehm. Nc viii style our hero.
hadnt dollar to kis name. it taking all bis
sArnings 70 keep his mother and an invalid
sister. The old gentleman had higher ideas
for his daughisr. aEd last Saturday night
the t~o l0ssrs we're made miserable forev.
er By that hard hearted old wret ch ORDERING
Phsin out Of the house and enforcing The
command with brick. Kitty thre- her,
self between the angry men. and sacoeeded
IN getting The enrAged Young nan away
from the domicil before the natter came 20
extrerniiies.
fheiim Vas IN no good humor that night
lie knew Kitty loved hirn. AM b. also knew
she -oald marry him. fAfher or no father.
but he vas a prudent Young man. n be
should marry her. and the old gentleman
shouldn't DO the handsome. ho~ would fbey
get started and bow would tbey live, Love
= al very veil. but Il don't furnish house.
neither an 10 exist without beef and pota-
toes For an article Of uhich 90 much Is
written. Il j. terribly mstter-offact ard be-
s'des. Kitty vas an only ehild. and IL be
MARRIED Der without the old gentleman',
consent. how about the property when the
old buffer Death knocks HIN out Of time ?
Al % these things ard q great many
more too tedious % mention. was Phelim
oogitating A. he Vas waking pcnsiveIv
along the river the afternoon ensuing. A
splash asoke him from his reverie-be
sprang toward the place. Be looked into sbe
waier-and. good heaven. 20 tie surface
came The bald bad of his Kit;ys faiberl
Here wss vengeance for him The old GEN.
tlerIan could SWIM q liftie. Just euouvh %
keep above water a few minutes there ~.
nothing for him to held %. and no one bot
rhelim IN sishi. Should be lei him drown.
and 20 up and marry the rirl' No. be
would ave him. I-sh generosity over bal
anccd his love. and seizing . long bot very
slsndc- pole lying near By. be reached one
end 70 him The oid gentleman took it
and Phelim commenced hauling in. when a
ihoughs struck him. and he showed him back
into TIE water. allowing him 20 sill bold TO
the end of tbe pole.
DO ye know me. ye ould blackruar,ly
A. coorse do-pull me- up
Are ye rutir,ly comfortable there IN the
vaterY
Poll me up. ye spalpecn,'
F-:x an that Won't Irs the first time
7 ever see ye in the ~atsr. snd it plsres
me-
'Pull me up,'
WI ye cunsinf7'
Consint % uhat2'
'Sry-ye EnO~ eel enough What
u-aner
'Niv.r,'
lt's AT var 70 ne-ye may dhrown IN
iirely. and -bou stop me thias Think
t-ioe. VIII yc consint?'
I TIE old gcntien,n was becoming ~
hsusfed. fIe nivcr liked -,ter q; best. Ard
the Maunee -as too -,ueh for him.
w. I cousint. Pull ne up ,'he rosr,d.
VIII sou give us q setiin' outY' aid PIE
lin vho kne- Bis advantage snd VS. die.
posed 20 improve q;
'Yis; pal ne up"
Phclm hesitafed moment a. n ti,e r-o-
priety Of tying hin in some way to tbe doct
in tte water. and going up ard marryine
ths giri before saving h.n. bus be finally
I thought be- couii trust hin. ard b. hauled
bic ont of the water.
F. The event proved that ibe o'd man va
a. good e. t.s word The yoang coupie
~ers married. and yesterday they we're
ucvin- very suiiable outst for boasckcrr,-
iar 'nto 4 comfortable cottage vhich The "a
her Of ktiy possesses snd has heretofore
rented
ilis falling INTO tbe river 80 tbe result
of inordinate doses of whiskey. uhich o.
commenced taxing Immediately sffcr the
skrimmace Of saturday nirht. ard contin-
ued - regular intervals. vith as occasional
one Det~een ibe intervals. up 10 The vsrv