Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-11-15

--+"E ~ ANEH NNAA AAaN AtHHFHs
ssll ye. and Tm principled. and 50. our
clergy @ln. sgin giving anything unle.. Il
is tArOugh some well organized sosietv.
IramPs are Derc abominations. ard A. 10
keeping yOa all night. you oAnt expect
that Of decvnt folks-go!-
DrasillA came into the door and .,i5
ls' hin stay. auntY. bot took no no,io.
- be vent and ihis time did not come
back AM ! sat dc-n by the FIRE. ard E.,en-
ed 10 the -iod and the sleet. ard 81, the
warm hrc. and smelt the baking cakes ana
the apple ste~ing. and the tea drAsing on
the s'tchen siOse and ought 10 have beea
Considerable. bot ! ~ssn't. Sousshin. seen
I'd iuEging a. nv heart al the time.
gave tie Ere . poke. and Ia another
candle 70 cheer myself Up. and vent 20
my ~ofkoAsSet 20 e.. the socks had been
knuiirg for nv Charlie and a. sent 10
get H ! sAw something lying on the floor.
| picked it uP. Il ~As an old tobacco pouch
ever % mash IKE the one gave Charlie.
nth ir1nse 2n IL. and written on Il in ink
Prom {. =. 20 X. n.
insile VA bit of tobacco and an old
PiPe. and a letter. rumpled old letter:
ard ~hen ! sprcad u out I sa- At the top
NV dear son
sne~ that The beEgar unus; nave dropped
q. and ny heart gav- one big ,hump. q.
though ii hae ben turned into hammer.
Perhaps the story was true. and b.. bal
mother. -hivsr-i al over. and tbe 6-e.
AM the caali--. aad abe ni ~ comfortable
smells sht a. -rll not have been a. al.
! ~as coii sni ~rrtchr ID. And over and
Over again hAi 70 slv 20 nvsef VIA, IA
bead our pastor say - often. Never give
anvti'ns % chance bcggar.. nav dear
fr'enis al-ays be-to- your AIN. on -ortby
Pcr.ons ''throagh -ell orsaniEe.l .ocieties. -
before coud Get = bit ot comfort Add
-hai fool I "a q crv. q night ~hen
fouai ny cheeks vet
Bat ] ia not CRY iore. lat there.
dssh AT crash ant jingle came a sleirh
over tn ROAD. snd stopped a. our gate
And I h-irl ny Carries voics crying
Halo. mother.7
Al sat vent o. the door. ani bal him
IN M arms. NJ grrst. tall. hlndsome.
brown son. All there b. "a IN hiss.i-
form. sIta a. pretty sh3lld-r straps. and
a. bearv A. 81 h. sll never been through
har lshiPs. lie hsi % leave ga q pat his
borse up. sni then I hai by the IRE ny
osn bov. All Dusilla. -ho hai been up
starr and hai been crying. -by -onders
came d'su al On = hstter--for the, we're
hke brother and -i.tcr-an.l b. kis.~i hrr.
and sb- kisscd han. and then a~av she sent
o. set the table. ani the nice hot things
-aasksl On cloth White A. snow and ho-
Charlie euIoyei them, But oacc IN the
m.d,t Of al. ] iclt a frightened feeling come
over me. and kns~ turned pale. for
Drusilia said
y bat - ihc mstter. Aunt Fairfsx7~
sad nothing. bat q was ihi. Kind
olike the ghost o. a step going champ.
champ. over ibe frozen snoE. kiud oTike
tbe gho-t of voice saying. ''let NE De- On
tle door before your frc. and give me anv
k.al Of a crust. k,nd olke seeing some
one ~bo had a mo:b,r. dropping down on
winicr road. anI frcezins AMI starving 90
death theie. That a. vhai o. "a Boz
] PCT % asay. and only tboaght % Charlie.
We ire~ up together bv the Ere rbeu
tea was done. and b. told us tbinr.
about the ~ar Ia never beard before.
lIo- the soldier. ssFered sni -bat -esry
marches snd short rstions they sometlmes
hai
Aai then b. tod me hi. Efe bsd been
in DANCER. ho~ b. bad been set upon
by rebels anl hadiy wounded aad ho- q,
ih- f.sk of bis o-n iiie. feilo~ soldier bal
saved BIN snd car-ici BIN avay. fehtirs
Li. pafh back % camp.
90 nevcr seen yoa. Bat fo- hin. avs
nv Charlie '' Al 81 tIerc's a man on
esrth love it's RIB Hadaray--ibs dear.
est te.t irn8~ We've shared earh Others
raf,ons. aai drank from tb- saui- csniern
many and nanv tiue a.d BE- Z bal
tr1fte- coaiint fbInk wore of L..
"Wby driat 500 bring h,m bone. ,o
.r fsa- mother thtri.rs~ ssidI "Why
90 ios. bon zoo. snd so,thinr couI OBJ.
t.r t.r. 60 ffe man so saveI mt bats
DO. aoaIat le enough >cni Or hiu.
Charlie
Bat Cttri,s shook BIS bad ard covered
Li. nre -,th b'. hauI
Wo,ser.- 49, b.. "I Cone Enou
u..-l.r Rob Hslassy rs sHvc or dead 90
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