Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-09-28
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A HATEFUL OF BEANS.


returued nv iricud- st down. and
will tel you he story.
So I sAf DOM. asd b. told me as follows
and have been thinking Of Il ever since.
and Weaving Il into ny ihoagbts With the
memory ol those tiny children intent upon
their marvellous picsure-books.
Nigh forty years ago. there was a wid-
on h'ins IN 'his place Who bad an only soa
named Jack.
lcs. 1 interrupted; 4" and he was an
'die. good-i0r-n nothing lad. always m mis-
chef and an anxiety 10 his mother
Who told sou 50 ''' asked my friend.
" No ons. = 'aid ; e. 90 on wish the ,to-
~
' lie vent on dong hitle or nothing. un-
al be Sas a grrai fsllo~ of seventeen or
sighteen. his chef YORK beng 70 take the
horses down 70 water for the farmer. round
this b. Did not object to. A. be could ride
down to the riser. and ride up again One
sne evening in The sPriug he vas return
ing 18th the horses a. usual. ~ben. a. BE-
passed a certain stilc. b. beard sone one
call him
"Jaekt-
4" Here I b.. sad JACK. stopping the
horses. and looking in the dircction from
-henoe the voice cane. " Hoy - be sjae-
ulated. 70 a tone q asionishment and rrat-
ikcAiion. as his eye fell upon the heat Etile
6gur~ Of The girl -ho had been iaken to
help in the dairy.
% What are yoa doing here. NeIy2"
"wAiting 10 see you. JACK
=" That's kiad. a. any rate. and it's not
many would DO "a; bat I'm ne 'er.do-uell.
and no one need trouble about me. said
be. somewhat bitterly.
'' That's just what cane 70 tell you. =
rs;urned the little maiden.
4" Then you don't care about me- said
he. With lttle vexation in his tone.
" Care. Why should !. fos lary fellow
hke yOus 1 should thank not
. Bet you might. Nelly
" Might. indeed mightn' 10 an, thing
q the sort. AZ any rate. don't
90 TLen wbai did you come here for2'
" To cell 700 TOs OuEht to be ashamed
q yourself
- There's plenty TO do that returned
The lad.
&" Yes; but 700 dont heed them. and you
might heed ne. JACK wonf yoa begin O.
-ork bty-
" dont knc- that 20 begin At
'' Your mothers a nice bit o. a garden.
JACK
I've nothing to pot in it, answered
Jack. despondingly.
d" Nonsense. SAL Nelly, uhA, . fain,
heart Yea have. viH give YOU los Of
beans 90 begin ~iib. Yoa Pot up the
horses. ard III BE- bach 10 q minute
SO Jack Pot up The horses ard waited Cor
Nelly. Presently she came tripping along
9Th her apron fan o. something.
" Here .aid she. bold your hsf.-
Sbe poured ,hs beans into it; and BE- -en,
bone
Nesi dsv JaeE took spade and -orted
away diligently ior two hours.
whats cone % thee. lad?- said the
widow. a. BE- came IN. al flushed AMI Lun-
gry. to his dinner.
" Nelly 1iles is good lass. % quothJack
o. and if ever ge, rich TT marry her
" Thee get rch,~ aid TIE Wiiow flieb.
and she heid up bcr hani. deprceatingly.
" Strange things bsppen sometiu1es. re-.
turrei Jack and be rrsan.ed his digging
-.fh renewed energy All thst anernoon
Del cog away as though Hfe depended On
g.
The nesi DAY BE- planted BE beans He
had esiientiy turned over q nev leaf sd
ne vil1~ ani Ler neiehhors fhourIt tte
iad vas bevitcted. 81 perhaps D. nigh,
have been. Atsny rate BE- hal 80 % work
10 earnest. sd BE- soon fpuni plenty 10 do.
ths farmers beng nofh.ns ioti Cd give en-.
pioyHcnt to one ~ho. despite bis iIicncss.
~as general hvorifc.
Ncry alone Leh aioof Ja.t uas ret.
ting beyond her pifronage be ttI .uIIen.
iy become more manly. ard seemed A.. ifis
hsi grown a bad taller au at once. ari
Nelly termed sby. All ii va al he could
90 20 ct a stray word from her no. AID
den.
% ras clear tisi sbe would have nothing
90 .ay to him. vhi.h Jsek tbou-li raiLer
hsri. after all ibe troable Del hsd taken o.
please h.ri a-l Co. more Del ponierei over
lt the ic.s Lc c.ad aadcIttand BE-. Nely
ascl ta be so FRIENDLY " Perhaps ii serr
a rob ala shc .ztf give taought to ule. 20
sa,d Ja.k. and fo te letermincd to ro
elsssLers o. se.k BE- ior,u,e. snd re.srn
and make Nciiy hisse
When b. sent 90 say "Goo.l-byr- 90 ber.