Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-07-05
. NO. 81. PARIS MAINE FRIDAY JULY j 1857


am glad. could not bear % look AZ it
after that time I AN gong 20 tell you Of.
II was seventeen years ago last May
when the over-eer of the nine came one
nigh; 20 talk to my Husband. lie took han
osi Of The house and bcyond the Etlle gar
den paling. where I could not hear what b.
said but when be had gone. JOba--shaf
vas my husbansi-lOokiag soberer than a
ever seen him IN my HE. and be ~As always
the brightest nan. fuu Of good tLoughf. 20
an. and the thanklalesi man TO oar FAthss
that ! ever sas. lie could not help laugh
ing oct bis giadness- lie said there Vas
% much OF IL coming 1P in has soul that
b. couldn't help letting u out. = and II made
me feel as Il I was all done up in rainb0w
somehow and then the t~o boyss--
For u1omen, Aunt Madge stopped ard
Paul vcn'urcd 20 ask: = What did the ov-
crseer wanty''
lie wanted my husband 90 20 down in
the mine AZ M dnicht. snd examine II. jus;
As the miners have gone below now. There
we're noises. strange growlirgs and groan-
ing, and the damps we're fiiing al the
mine. You see they opened the mine then
on both sides the mountain east and west. +.
and were working towar,l each other. hop
ing 20 gain an opening iirough the moan-
tain. and some thought il vas the air rush
ing through that made the noises Well.
my husband vent down lie never told me
iill twas Just midnight Iou sec Il was
Sunday night. and nothing could coax him
90 go down On Sunday; - De ici me 90 20
sleep. aud when woke up the moon was
floating into the room Ike a great high
tale. and iLere night on the river Of Il. "a.
john knceiiHg on The hoor and ssy ing has
prayers Just then came knock. and John
said amen. qaite oct loud. AL got up.
Then De came and looked At sne and saw
thar ! was vide awake. and 50 BE- Kissed
me and sad: Good BY. / am going down
30 tie mine 20 look al some things they We
found DOM there. III be back. please
God. 20 eat breakfast with YOU
4" The moonlight and prayer and the
knock ard the good-by. all seemed 50
strange that they dAzzied me-. and let
bin 60; but dream had just after
frightened my sleep away. and went out
and sat by the lonely shait and watched all
night listened With my ears close to
the opening; bat ii was az 50 still. and the
great fsi moon walked down the blue
Geld. and Tie dark mountain came Up be-
tween. and the day began 70 brake At last.
and then ! got up. Ny two boys were
out. early a. Il vas. digging in the garden
70 surprise me. 50 ! stole in Al the front
door. and let them think vas as!ecP.
The little rouni iable-you sc IL
there-~as soon ready; four plates and
KNIVES and folks on tit vas just large
enough for four. Wen. while the breakfast
was waiting ior John the boys came % in-
quirc ior their hrther. and when lad told
them where be had gone they never stopped
% speak. but vent straig at out. Ani fol-
losed them 20 The place where bal watch
ed al uighf. Just then the miners came.
aad they saiI Rafus snd Charles mast not
20 do~n; bot MY two boys couldn't be
kept back. and they bade ne good by. and
a. th@ir bright beads went out OF sight.
Rufus called back. keep the breakfast
warn. mother. and &c will fetch father up
% eat it soon
90 The plscc where The coal vas taken
out oi the mine vas about hall a nile away.
ard the men Who stood az TIE windlass
were gone % 10. AMI could not bear 20
leave The place. fhe signal might cone Al;
ans instant. ard there vouid BE- no one
% mind h; % I stayed. bot 10 sign came
until ihc sun ~ss high IN The sky and then
boys heard soit step behind me-. -
.at sat, hing the rope. not daring % take
my eyes from ii 20 see ubo came nes-cr.
What is ny iuie Mnlgc doing here =
.aid John's voice. 90 I've come for ny
breakfast RI ,nd ny husband stood ieaning
over me- The boys. John '' -as al that
] could otter. never stopping 90 ask or
wonder boz b. could have come 90 me.
d" God pity us. v.ie. H the boz, are
jovn heiov. va al De said. and in an
insiaat be va gone ior al. ~ met the
two men returning from ihc coal shaft Just
beyond Co. garden rai.ing. "a iazci a.
uas by everything hat day. knes enough
o. run to tbc house ior a bit of food. that
mighi ncvcr met ihc hps t vas prepared
i.r. and 10 lend a hand to the crank q. my
John sui another brave soul vent down
olt of sight. Tie signal cane 90 dra-
drav back before many seconds. ard tie
TOO men couid not hf thcmseivcs out
oi che bHckot vhen they eame info thc ar.