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

ua' rNeei'e1 the ~iho~ and Orphans into
her family AZ merely noainaI sum. had
just proposed 10 Mr.. Nicbol. thst her how
should become an inmate q th- Cbilsrr,'.
Home. She Gid this 9Th grc.s relsesanoe.
and IN tender sympathy for the mother:
but for AL that her word, were a trrrili-
blow striking into the hesrt-core Of Ellen
Nichols
% know it Is very hard. nv dear con-
iiu0ed the KIDD friend IN her haifapologetie
half persuasive voice. Bot 10 yoa can con.
cent 20 be separated from the child rou
may be ASSURED that h. VII De perfectly
comfortable. thar be -ilI have Kind care.
and
Mrs. Nichols pot up ber hand. With
dcPrecAtory gesture.
Don Z. don't. Mary, Your words stab
me- J, -orid kill NE 10 give up my hoy
To think of going all ihrough the day bon
gerinc after n sight q hIs dear little face.
after a sound Of bis merry voice. And 10
think Of bin sitting al alone among those
strange children. -ith heart heavy and sick
Tor BIS notbsr-his mother Who eouldnf
steal up softly every night 70 bis lisgie CRIB.
and watch him smiling in his dreams. and
thank God that her poor faiheriess boy vas
happy stter all. No. no. Mary. AnytAing
bot that ! viii work early and late for
my daily bread. with hands 80 little used
10 IL. I~ill live on crus-tbere'. nothing
in the World 30 humble or mean that ~in
not do-only don't take my children from
me-"
4 Mrs. Nivhois' Trend bad no heart 20 urge
The matter further. 50 she only added. With
tears
A" Ioa know. Ellen. never would have
suggested thi.. only coald not see THAT
wss 10 become Of yourself and your chil-
drcn.-
e kno- it. MARY. Tba, tboasht haunt.
NE by night and by day And sometime.
it seems as though Il must drive me mad
Oh. ii El~Arl we're Aiisc-poor EdwArd.
be feared what ~as coming in his dyin.
hours. -onder how that Cd man can
sleep in Ii. grave"
What nam For Mrs Nicbols' eyes
Lal a sudden ~ildness IN them that was al.
usost aerce. and in her voice sbe had come
out of sobs into kind Of frozen steadines..
That uan-~ho N else should / mean
bui Gerald DouglAs.. that man rho 80
~rougcd ihe dad and the living. II IL
had rot been Tor the imposition he prae-
tiscd. th~ advantage be took % EdwarJ.
my fatherless children would not uow be
tirOsn ~iih their helpless mother. upon the
world Il seems 10 me that our sorrows
mast cry down into bis grave esrse
foor ~oman, IN her anguish she did not
know that she was saving.
AZ that moment there ~As knock a, the
Goo-. and domestie catered uith letter
for Mrs Nichols
The bold hand was = strangers. and the
lady opened % With a vague hope and fear.
She ran over the contents. and then held "a
towards her friend. her face shining With
great light behind its tears for Joy.
% l. i true, Is !; true. MARY
The letter uAs 5Iief and busiuess-Eks.
from one q the executors Of Gerald Doug
lass' will stating that BIS niece had resign-
Cd her share in the lands wbich the ,l~cras-
ed hal bcqueaihed bcr. N favor of Mrs.
Nichols. wbom she had never seen. but wbo
SIZE believed had the best right 70 them
and the LADY vas az liberty 70 take inmed-
a'e possession Of The property. which II
soid ~osld bring ber about Eve thousand
dollars.
o. Yes. u = true
&" And car keep the children. = sobbed
the happy mother. wen 20 a~ay OF
into the country. Anj rent hfile ncst o.
cottage and The interest -iii support ~ /;
you've 70 ida ho- economical I'll b. her.
Mary snd DO sll NY ON rork and. on
uhai a happy home shal lave. What a
happy mother ! shall b.. And Cor this girl.
fo uhom -c shall oue everv hin. I uin
besecch Col day snd gbt or b.. sake.
4. ADD teach nv children 20 name her ia esery
PRAYER aui he siios and orphan shall
bring douu blessings On Der bead.-
Not long aite-~ari Marco Lynch heard
t'is story -itb tears q glaiefni joy thar
Cod bal given her grace % DO 90 good
deed in tbs world SIX months after the
ro1sersafion Nth utieh our story CON