Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-09-13

found his uAy 20 The cars. Il uas NO
ho1rs past bis dinner time. and he va.
tAint Tor lack Of food. bat Be did not know
a. lie go, TO tie station. son,ehow. and
waited 'iii Il was time for the train 20 start
for Moniclair. An the way home be Kept
whispering over 10 himseli-'' one month.
Po-s.bi, t~o--as Il q we're a lesson on the
getting by bear; Of which his life depended.
lie heard lie conductor call out Mont
clair" at last. and be got out % the car.
mechanically. HE wife stood here -ai,.
ins ior sin. Sc had been an1ious about
him az dsv.
% william she cried and thcn sic
sau his face ard stopped. There vas he
look on q OF one over whom some awful
doom . pending whi,e Fixed look -high
chilled Ter. She took his arm. anl ,bcv
~alked on silently. lhroush the .rulme, A.
terHoon--whe" isey reached home. and
she isd ''ken OF be- bonnet. be spoke out
a. last.
p" Mary. come here and let ne look at
you want TO learn your face by heart
She cane and kneli by him. While be
took her eaeeks bet-esa his hands. and
stTdied every lineament
" Afe you gong away she asked ai,er
uhile. FOR this fixed. silent. my,seriou.
gare began 20 torture her.
9" fes. am going-into the DARK -
% To dies" she gaspcd
. Yes. TO de to every thing th.t make.
up a mans LIE ia this world. - be answered
bitterly Marv. am goinr blind.
Think what that means Affer feu weeks
mo~c shall never see you again. or our
children. or lhis dear. beautiful world where
~e have lived and loved each ether. The
whole creation only an empty sound forev-
ermose' o God. bou ogH bear it?-
I. there no bopcs~ she asked with n
sirange eaimaess. a. -hich SIC herself ~as
amazed.
None. II was my errand 70 town To-
day % End out. have felt q conir. on
for mou'bs, bui hoped against hope. snd
nov ! kHosc. . May. 10 ~ in he dark
ness antl my dca,h-day starving Tor asish;
o. your dear faces, Il is too bitter, yet
~ha; lm saying? shall my Father no,
choose H. own way 10 bring nle 10 the
light q heaven2 mass say. sr.Usay.
liz vii be done
Just then the children came running IN
boyi'h. romPins wil sly. yet merry little
MAJ.
Hush. dears.- ti,e mother said. softly.
papa D. tired You had better r,o On.
again"
" No. Mary. let tbcn stay. - NJ Spencer
interPoscd and ben be said. 90 low hat
Die -iie's ears just gsLt the wai.per-''
cannot see them TOO much in this T;,lc
vhiie-this Hitic ubile
q how the days went on. after tLat,
Every day the worii looked DINNER 20
The ministers da,kened ewes. lie spen.
almost al his time trying 70 fx the things
b. loved IN his memory. D; uss 9ififui %
sec hirn going round over each wefl-known.
seii-loved scene-noting anxiously just
bow those trec-borgh. stood ont s-siast
thc sky. or that bin climbed toward TIE
sunset. lie studied every little hoWc..
or fern the children gathered. Tor al crea-
tion seemed % take Tor him new beauty
and worth Most % al he s.udied The
dear home faces. IIis vie grew used 10
the dim -ishfsl eyes foiio~ing her 20 con-
stantly, but the children wondered WY
papa liked 20 vel 20 keep them in sigat
-why BE- dij not read or st1dy any more.
There came time AZ lsst-oue sunday
nroning uhen ihe brilliant summer sun
shine dawncd Tor hin in van
is g. a bright day. dcar?~ Be- asked.
hearing his viie moving shout ihe room.
very bright. wiuam.-
' Open the blinds. please. aud iet tbe
sunshine .n a; those east windo-s
Mary Spcncer's bcart stood stil viibiu
her. bot shc commanded Der voice. snd
answered steadily
They are open. william The whole
room is ful of Esat~
A" Mary. cannot zee i,-the time has
come am alone IN the darkness
d" Not alone. my love. ny love ~
cried. in a passion % grief. ard pify. ard
t.nlerrcss. Their sie vent and at down
beside BIN on the bed. and drcv his bad
90 her L5.om. ani comiortsd bin. jasta
sie sas won't io comf3rt hcr rhiiiren.
Aiicr f.mc her tender carcsscs. her soofh-
inr tones seemed % have hesied a E,tie
his bruised tor,ared hcar;. lle hhed up
h.s bead and ki.sci ber-his frsi tiss from
ont tte darkness .n ua,ci Pc rust abide
and then Le sen. her away. think
cvcry .oai. SANDING face % f,oe 9TH an
un;ricl raisa.a,. logs io De- ior spa,e
alone VIII lfs to.i