Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-05-10

49, - ~ 't@Htff toNu hnof-els anl AZ
considerable sarrisce. the mothers OF both
had given their dsugb,ers the best q cia.
cations.
Bs, ths qualay of the t-o eirls diae-rd
Ae'olo'ely. Laura as bright. sparkling.
Intelligent; buf seitindsIrence lay a, ~.
roots of her life. No heroic impalse ever
thrilled her into lofty aim or purpose. no
high Affections ever inspired. no srrriSoo.
ever consecrAied her life. II N. -bol,v
OF The earth. earthly vet writing the -ord.
thy seen severe and harsh q one .bo "a.
usually - pleasant and agrreabIs q COM
Panion. ~ho hal no glarins faults u TEN.
per or chAracier. Anl -bo was. n s.,t 4.
general hsorite nth those uho kne- her
There she sat ou the olJ-fashionrd sofa. n
The blossoming Of hcr years With the pretty
stra- hat shading tbe fair face uith A.,
bloom Of lip AMI check. Nth the brigh,ne,s
Of rs eyes and hair. ltile susPcetins the
real dsPih and meaning Of the sentira eu,,
'he ~as 'Peaking. or bow they you'll YORK
oct thcIr own true witnesses. 4 ls,tI- uav
from her BY the window sat the cousin aud
hostess. ~ith her s-eei. dslicatc face. about
-hich lay the dark. shining hair. the blue
eyes fan q light and tender meanings. and
TIE bps sometimes set in earnest thos,b,
something '-ost Aad trvmulous a. E,tl.
child's
To 10th q these sirr. lives came not
long ago great surprise. Tier uothers'
brother. . ohildiess wido~vr. died some.
~hai sudleniy. and ivft zach Of d.. niece.
some building lots Uhich lad lat.ly cone
INTO his possession The land va valued
81 ten ihossAnd doliars. and half Of shi.
'e~u'cd large fortune 20 each Of The eirl..
Tie imaginAfiou of both dii fame AL
ao~cr aboat thclr une Hr.ccteI ler.cie.
shat Visions Of ne~ Efc and eHperi~nee,
rose above The golden perspective Of their
future
Bat Marioa's dreams we're not All Tor
hsT-eh The htsle cottage lifted itself Ike
a small gray nest by the grove o. dark CO.
dars ior The bou' stead ~herr hrr moth
cr had hrs' seen tbe iisht ~as growinr old.
anl vas nos too large Tor the smaE f,niI,
q shehervd. and 80 Mari1n hal resolved 20
gather them al into liiiic home cottage.
BOT one dsy. 10 matter how. safice II
The iscts diI not admit Of shados Of
doubt. The oou.in- irarncI that thcir uncle
bal not obtained ihi, land Which L. be.
queaibed ihe cbillrcn honesty.
Il . trse be haJ legal claim 20 IL. for
b. Wa shrc-d. hard. gra-ping man whose
soul ~as rusied With ilc love of gam. aad
be- wcuh BE- certain never % clainl anv
taiag o. ~hich the letter of th. I.- did not
eai'ii~ h'm; but ri-e man had gotten r.o.ses-
500 q ihis !Anl Ly taking unfair advantage
of anotbei ~ho hal believed % Lisn. AL
~as IN his poser. And thi. rnan hla d.cd
insoiyent sear sfter~ar,i lrsvin- fbe bro.
Ken bearied -iic With her by anI baby
girl helpless. Pcnn,.cs.. dcsoiafc. and De-
bad Aihrulcd on his d,iag bed 10 b,s friends
~ho di-closcl thi- fat % TIE niec-. a
Grra'l Doug glass. that las financial ruin new
er you'd have been consua.mafe,l had not
the Oh uaan taken aisantac- Of Do. nece.-
sfy
Prom fhst hour Msrion Lad fr't th.t ihc
irsa-y "a % longer hers. IaInit ,ie
bad no' come to thc Gxr,l purpo.r of resign
Ing y ~ithoui rnany strusglcs. PRAYER, anI
tears
lt ~a' hari CERTAINLY. - giye Up a. ;bc
far 'issons in shieh Lsr hope. had drar,sI
the coming sua,ua~r; bsidtst % a. O. rr-
sigH the little gray cottage wLicb had sio~n
oct temPi.nsiy from anoHg thc cc.lars.
Bat ever before bcr had arisen ihe vi.ien
Of thc bfoken-he-ted sife and her fair
hairv'. iaiherless children snI lie sooI Of
Marion vas tender. anI bsr sense q ,a.ticc
Keen ani sirong. anl 81 iast .he rcsc All
saii 90 ! -lil have n'ihir- g. DO ~uh ne
~agc' q iniqaiiy T. AMI - she hsI gotten
Oh, sicrory.
Mr. Lyneh dil not Influence her ds1gh-
ter against h.r convictiors BOZ Coz. matter.
She - a Chrisian uoman.
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