Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-11-29
NOVEMBER 20, 1857.



At that moment she looked a. him. 90
did j; be SAT tacing Jenny. lis prosle
towards us-but - We turned % drd b..
AL his gaze. an earnest one. met the ~.
Of Mates honest brown oyes. wbe,be-
the'giance confused hiul. or is uAs an attack
Of hi' Hsual nervousness. I cannot tell. bot
certain It j.. his book fell from his hand.
and when he picked it up be seemed 80
oVercone At h.s own a~kwardaess that ho
hastily rc;raied from the room.
p" hc IS queer. eer,sinly.r said Matte.
Eith heightened color 4" the wonder is hou
be can stand 80 calmly ibeforc an Assem-
bied congregation Of hundreds. snd never
seem At al confused. Ia must Be that be
utterly forgets himself
" What a good, sweet girl Jenny ISL
sac said. moment after. - and - beaati-
'ui. Eveyboly seems to love her. How
strange it would seen 10 some 10 be 50
po''cd an beloved?-
The Sigh With Which sic said this con-
vinccd me that she BAD had lat few words
Of heart-tcnderness spoken 20 her during
hcr solitary hic. and BOXED from her %
ihe blooming giri Who VS. acting her part
80 carcisiiy, and wondered why the ehoioest
foScrs Of earth remained often unsoucht
an unsnng. Surely. # men had the pen
s'rstion that Nc have ]; woaI nos b 50.
Presently tie minister came back. quite
collected agAin. AMI sat himself dovrn 20 b..
book Jcnay asked hin a question; be
briefly answered her AMI that was all.
Saficnly Uncle John. mo bal been
silent for some time. asked Jenny % eng
soae fvori;e Of has. She eompiled wfh
his request, ani threw hcr heart into the
song. Laurance Heath never lifted his
eyes from hrs book. but the eyes Of Harry
Bcck giistensd Nth pleasure.
% Iogr mother used % sing,- saii In.
Gle John. sPeaking 10 Matte. When Jenny
hal fuished. d" How IS it that ue ne.er
bear youP IN the letters received IN old
simes. remember she always spoke Of
yo1 a. 4 singing bird. Donf you s.ngY''
'' j 10 sometimes. ssid Matte. bl0shinc
little. A" bat don't sing Ahv Of the new
music. Ard stiu worse. know but fe-
song. and those are ali sarTed.r
II" 80 mach the better" saI Uncie
John. Frightening sp. ." I nevrer get that
kind Of music from Jenny tie child has no
taste ior il. Cone Matte. give us little
Of the do~nnght o!lisshioned music. such
a. re sang when vas a boy. Your moth
- LED the choir then. and voice she had.
too. such a. you never hear nov a-davs.
clear ard fan. bet sea A. = hgts. Come
child. lets bear you sing"
Matte PIT her book down. MY ono
giit. sic marmured 70 me aside. rosy red
Her one gift-Ay. a uondroas gift Il ~As,
indeed. Clear. fan and aute like. a. I'm.
eic John hal said her uioiber's ras. az.
delicious sweet. She bad chosen one Of th,
best % waite hymns.
nhen : suryev the ~oaeroas cross.
% -hleh ~. frinos q S,ory dlca.
Ans Posr o'utss'3s - sii AZ sfii--
At fbo frst tones q that wonderful voice
30 uneKPectediy beautifal. Laurence Heaih
hai started and lad down his book. A.
she proceeded BE grew very pale. and fnal-
~ arose and stood By her siic Al he piano.
We al looked on. astonisbed. lie had
never paid Jenny that compliment. AZ
the close Of the hymn there Wa perfecs
silence. No one seemed inclined b break
the spell. until the minister exclaiaod 9TH
a voice fan q emotion
Thank you q thousand times. Tha;
vas ny mothers iAvoritc hymn he sang
it through ten minutes before closed her
eyes in re lsst sleep
/ link thriIl must have run throarh
every hca- an sore thcro did through
mi-c. and even Jenny's ewes vora Elo,l
urh htsars. Whetlcr a revelation va rasio
t9 Der taat might. or The solemn meaniae
conveyed .n tic hymn ioacisI Lcr heart,
ril ei- tr12
IL.re vaf r3 lt-k of uusic rov. c.ihcr
rr-u fio s'.,l evening air or in tbe bart ol
tLe o-rhia girl. vh3 tf iast Lai fsurI sorr.
ore 90 care ior her, anf help make tie Dor.
'els Of lie casi.rt1 bear. Laurence TIeati
Lli Owed o.. mother With 1o common love
She hli i.-l only a few months before o.,
bal settled in T., ard hc hal nos rarI r..
f.af hs might give her aii Die attention. H
-tisoen souctling attractive in the spla.n'
Matte. from tho hour ir 81 -h she s-te-e.
lneie John's family. and tbo suectr,.. o
Der voice. siugng the ci.ci byua 81 b,.
angel moilcr. complciei thc chain thal
l.11l h.. heari to her.
"Who Eooh have lL5aelt t'- Jenry
often asked. hughin-. "he so queer AL
3d. so plain. Wei. af.cr aH. vou'3n1
havo given Harry Or Lin - -Watch-nar