Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-11-15
NOVEMBER II, 1861

server of my his" Ani Isa~ Charlie ~as
nearly crying
Not TO lct us see the tears be got up and
vent 10 the mAntle-p'ece. did not look
round iiIl beard cry.
" Great heAsensY -hat . ia AID
turned and Charlie hal ths tooaoo0 pouci
the man had dropped. IN his hand.
" Where did tbs come frOms~ said BE-
] feel a. though had seen ghost Igve
this to Rob Hadaway the day be saved ne
We soldiers bad not much to give. yOa
know. and he vowed never 10 part -ith It
-hile b. lived. Ho~ did it cone herr.
motherY-
And I fell back in my chair White aud
cold. and said I
% A wandering trump eft ]; bsre. Never
your Rob. nv dear. never your Rob
lie mus; have been an impostsr.
wouldn Z have turned s-ay person really
IN want. o.. no no; a.. another. pouch.
child or he stole a. \ tall fsllow Nth blue
eve. and ysllo- bro-n hair; wounded. be
said. AMI gong TO hs mother Al Green
bank. Not your Rob
Aad Charlie stood staring At me Nth
cienchcd hands. and saii be.
'' Il -ss ny Rob. u was nv dear old
Rob--oundcd and starving my dear old
Rob. -bo saved ny life. and you have
dnvrn hin out IN such night a. tbs
mother. Nv mother 20 use Rob So
Curse me Charlie. - sad I. curse me
u yoa Ike. In afraid God all Three
times b. cane back three tmss he asked
Only Ger crust ani place . He. and I
drove him away. I. I-And he's lying in
th- road no~ Obia bad kno-u; on
II bal kno~,r
And Charlie caught up hi. bat. " ii
End hin il b. j. sive- SAID be. % Oh
Robhie. NJ dear friend
And then-i never sas girl IN such q
taking-do~n sent DrusiliA on bcr knees,
n % ~ ~hs saylng Der payer. and sav.
she. - faan< col. dared % do a.
And sass she again 20 ne. 20. aunt. I've
bern trembling Nth fagh1. nos kno-iag :
What you -oai4 say 20 ne took him in
tbe kltc8ea -ay. coaiia't see hin %
FAINT snd hungry an1 -oan.i led. All PIT
ham IN the spare chamber over the parlor.
and I've ben - mach frightened a. N q
whiIc
'' Lord bless yol DrusillA. ~ AL Charli,
ani '. An-ns-' .sys I.
Aud shr. getting boiler. sent on. ''And
] tp,x afn up .oms h1t short ct<es. All
sppic-sA.-. aal tea. All I took h.n a csud e
AMI boz bricS for his feet and tod BIN, %
eat anI 90 O. 5ri Ia tie best charabe r.
Aunt Fa.ritx. 18th the ~aite colaterpane
and al. All then locked in ~ ani D.,
ihe key IN NV pos Set; and ;o'd him b,
should have one nights rrs'. and that no
man should torn bim oa; unless tie y walk.
over nv deal BODY ~
ADD Dru.ii.A sail ii ike Aa actress IN q
tragedy. sni sent of into Mysteries tb.
rnolncat ihe wor,ls we're ont % her mouth
She'd been expecting % be half marilere,
for dong q yoa Eno~. and the giri "a. bu
sixteen. and alsays before hal minded N,
a. if hal been her mo tber.
Never "a AM old sinner % happy a.
~a- that night. 90 thankisi TO the goos
Lord and it -oail have done your hear
gooi % see BE- TO meet In the morning
Charlie aui hls friend Rob
And Charlie ~ho goi on 80 well. and had
q mother ~ho ~ss not poor either. h-iped
Rob into ba.iness. And b. got over hi.
wounds At la,t. aai gre~ a. hanls1,ns A. a
picture. anI Co. day y--,s going % marry
DrusiIla
" ia give you anything have ~ said T.
'' and ! -ou't refuse you even Dru.iila.
shcn be asked NJ. telling ne thar b. bal
loved her ever since .he -as 90 kini o. biu
on the night / have toll yoa o.
A1i Charlie is 70 stand sp uiih them
anl I ara 90 give Drs.ilia a-ay. srd Rob,
si.ier from Greenback isto b. brii-snai d
ani have e guess that some day Charts,
si.i brng hcr hosse 90 me in Dru.illa',
r's.e.
donf drive teggar. from ihe door no-
A. a.cd. saI no doabtTm often imposcd
up1a. bot thi. B.. shat say:
.' B-r-r hr imposed pon aiEafs tbal
o. cruel to one sho really Deeds b, 'p~
AID I've real ny Bible of iaie. aaI I
zoos uho sss.--"evrn g. So have l11c il
aata iLe lea.t oi ihoss ye have done is GOT,
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