Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-11
o. IS. PARIS. MAINE. FRIDAY

NJ irngih be came 90 me one day and rr-
/ lated The whole situation m a tone Of decr
despair. When heard him throarb. m
Z quired. . Does yOar wife know al thi. p
Al this question he barst inio an aeouy II
sears. - FOR Gods sakei'' erred he. d. n
you have any pity On ne. don't uo~utioa
/ my wife. n i the tbought ol her thai drive.
me almost 10 madness
Ard shy nOtg'' said I. 4" She must
kno- q sooner or later; you can not keep
"a long IRON ber. and the intelhsenoe nav
break upon her IN a more startling manner
j than q impaired BY yourself; Tor th- ac-
cents OF those We love soiien the hardest
i'dings. Besides you arc depriving YOUR
self Of the eouf1rts Of her :, ,upstby f; not
merely tha'. bot endangcring The ONLY
bond that can keep Jour hearts together
an unreserscd community Of thought and
'scling. Sbe ~ill soon perceive that -ouse-
Ting Is secretly Pr-ying upon yosr mind.
and irne loVc ~il not brook reserve: Il
'eels undcrvalacd and Outraged. -bcn even
the sorrows Of those it loves arr concraled
from ia
"Oh. bot ny firnl; 70 ihink uhAi
blow ] am 20 give al her future prospects.
How am % s;rike her -oul % the casth.
ey te.iing her that beT hsshand - herg.r:
that she Is % iorveo al ure elceancie- OF
li'e-ai the pleasures % CAV .ocie,v-to
shnnS vita ne into iBdigence and ob.curi-
.. 70 tel Ter that lave dragged her
dosn from The sphere IN which she might
have eontInued 90 move IN constant bright
ncs.. the light OF every eye. The admira-
ton Of every heaH. How can - bear
poverty sbe has been the IDOL o. socicfy.
Oh q will brcak her heart
sa- has rrief was sloq8eni. and let it
have ns ao- for sorro~ relieves nsellby
words Vixen has PAroKysn lad subsilod,
ard b. sAt rrlsPsed into moody silcnoe.
rossmed the suhJ-et ecnily. ard urged him
% break hls situation a. once 70 h.s wife.
lie shook las bead mosrniuiiy. bst posi-
tSciy
"But h0~ arr yon 20 Keep Z from ber?~
IL - ncoessary that she should know it.
that you take the steps proper 10 The al
tcraiion II your Circumstances Iou must
change your sfyle % ising-nay. obssrv-
never PLACED your happiness in ost-Ard
sbow-yoa have yet friends wbo Nil not
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5,.u, r..s...3 .--.iv q, 49,. -, -.
r,l,,, t.. D.. l,r-.r 81 Nf,r,-
Il c,slj liv. uitb her - be er,es con
,sl.;,,i,. 81, , l,v,l Ico,i5 % -,
v,,b h., INTO ,.o,.r,v al ,b. 49, Lila
i Cod hes. her bs-.,;,- into A.,
tr,,.,o-t Of Grief al ,.,ie-,e..
d" And believe me. nv friend. sid 7.
stepping up snd grasping him sarrnly by
thr band. '' bciisve me shc can he the zane
9TH you. A.. more. it uin be a source Of
PRIDE and triumph 90 her ii -iIi call iorth
al the latent envrgies and iersent sympa-
ihies Of her nature ior she -ill rejoice 90
prove that sbc loves you ior yourself.
There - N every true woman. heart =
spark Of heavenly hre ~bioh les dormant
IN the broad as'hghi OF property bat
"1'eh A'D1'e' uP' AMI beams ana h,afe'
.n ne eaFs hour % al'e''hF. No man
-''"' ""ai zee vie OF i' oo''n i---ne
nan Ano~' "nh' 'a.n'''efine angel 'he
''' un''I he has gone ~'ih her iAioasn 'ne
He'1 ifia.' oi in's ~ofi1
there ras some'hing IN the earnestuess
oi my manner. ani tbe feuraiive style Of
ny language. that caught the excited in'-
aginaiion oi Lcsiic. kncw the auIifor ]
BAL o. irai si'h. and ioi.o~iug W ihe iu-
precision hai made. suished ty persua-