Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-11
OCTOBER IL, 1867.

% her. the sooner YOU lct the snrid INTO
the seersi. the better. The Disclosure nav
be Notifying bet then u is q .ingle mis-
cry. and soOn over whereas yoo otbcrui.e
suffer Il IN Antieipsfioa. every bosr in the
day.
o. IL is not poverty. 80 much a. pre,enee.
thai harnesses rsined men-the struggles
between a proud mind and an empty purse /;
The keeping mp a holio- sho- that unu.,
soon come 90 an ead. Have the courage
% appear poor. snf yoa disarm poverty Of
- shArPest sting On this point found
L~siie quite prepared. lie had no false
pride himself. ard - % his wife. she vas
ouly too snSioas 20 conform TO their altered
Circumstances-
Some DAYS aftervard he called upon me
IA the eveniE. lie bad disposed Of his
dSeiiing house. and taken a small cottage
10 The country. few miles. lie had been
busied AL dAs IN seBding out furnisore.
The rec establishment required few srti-
cles ard those Of the simplest kind. Al
the furniture oi this residence lad been
sold excepting has wiis's harp. TLai. he
said. wAs too closely associated With the
idea of herself. Il belonged 70 the hite
stories Of their loves; for some Of The
sseetest moments Of 'hrir oourtship -tre
dose -hcn be bad leaned over thai instru-
usen;. and listened to the melting strains Of
her voice. / could but smile a. tbs. IN
stance q romantic galiantry IN dosing
L husband
IL Va no~ gong cat 20 the cottage
where his ~iie had been ali day superin.
tending iis arrangement. Nv feelings
bad become strongly Interested IN The
+ progress Of this family story. and a. ii vas
6ne evening. 7 offered to accompany bius.
re va weary With The fatigue Of the dsy.
snd as be ~Alked out. tell into a 81 Of
gloomy musing.
Poor Mary a. iengtb broke with a
heavy sish from bis lips
And what Of herr asked L: has
anything happened TO her2-
Whit said he. daring an inpatient
glance. - - ., nothing 10 BE- reduced %
this pAltry situAfion-to be Gagged IN ui--
erabie oottage-to be obliged to tOil al
most IN the rneniAi concerns Of her wretch
ed habitation.
Has she rcpined over az
A." Kepiucl, she has been nothing but
sweetness and good hsnor have never
known her more 90. She basbeen al love.
and tenderness and consforli-
A1mi-ablc girl = exclaimed ]. " You
call yoarseh poor. my friend yeu rcver
we're % Tich-you never knew the bound
less treasure % eNcellenoe you possess IN
that woman
Oh, but. nv friend. Il the fr,t meeting
a. tie cottage vas over. th.nk could
then be comfortable. But this Is ber frst
day of real experience she has been intro
duced into an humble dweliinE-she las
been employed al day arranging ts miser-
able cquiPments-she has ior The hr-t time.
known the iAiigues Of domestic employ
meut-she has Tor the first time. hooked
arosnd her on home desfitsie Of every
hing ei~gant-simOst of everything con-
venienf. and may no- b. sitting do-n. ex-
eausied and spiritiess. broojing over the
prcspcct % fs'ure poverty
There was a degree Of probability in
tLis picture that could rot gainsay. 80 ~e
walked on in silence.
After turning from The nan road %
narr0v ARE - thickly shaded Nth forest
tires as to give if complete ar az .eciu-
sion. we came 10 sigbt of tie cottage. Il
vas humbie enough IN y. arpsarancc for
fhc most pastoral pot, snl YET. it Lai
pleasing rural iook 4 Wild vine hsd over-
ran one erd -ith rroiasion OF foiiacc:
icv trees threw their brzncbss rracsfsl-
iy over b.: ard I al.o observed sevcrai
pots Of foscrs tastetary disposed about
the door. snd on the grsss pat IN f-ont
A snail sicket gate opered upon . foot.
path hat vound through some sifrubberyto
fhe door Jus; ss~e sprroa -bcd. - bard
d. soand of uusic. Lssiie rrasped ny
arm 90 passe1 ani listened. "a sas Ma
re voice singing. in q style ~ fi.e rso.t
tourhing simrieify. = E''ie az Of vhich
ber husband 80 Iartieuiar'y f,nd
Leslie. bard ireu,bie on ny ,r-
Co., uerped foruari to hear more iistin,f-
iy iis step made a noise On tbe gravel
yak a briRh. bea.t'iai face glanced
oai cf ihe ~inios an vani.ird-a rrtt
ioot.iep as heard-Ma-y came tripping
iorth fo meet us she ga. in a rreftv rursl
dress % -hife; fev -ili Go~ers ~cre
i-isiei ia her hair f-esL bloou, -as on
ter cleek her shoic c'uutenssce bcsmed
9Th suiles-I bad never secn Der iook %
lrelr.