Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-01-10
NEW SERIES. VOL. Is. NO. 81. PARE
PARIS, MAINE, FRIDAY,

fleasc, papa
mo, / tell you.'
The bright blue eyes were filed with tears
and as the ehild's sobbing broke upon IN.
ear. Albert Landman hurried from the
house with some very impatient words upon
bis lips.
This was in the morning. AT one O'Clock
when he came to his dinner, there was 4
cloud over the household. Hi, wife was
serious. and be was silent. and even little
Lizzie. usually so gay and bli,besomc, wa,
sad and silent.
/ But these things could not las, long in
tha, household. Tor the husband and wife
loved each other dcvotedly. and were really
at heart kind and iorbearinc.
! When Alber, came home TO his tea. Kate
greeted him with kiss. and in a momsn,
the sunshine came back and had the lesson
ended there. the husband might have fan
cied that he had done nothing wrong-that
the cloud had been but the exhala ION OF
domestic ferment for which no one was par
,icularly responsible; though he TN light not
have banished the conviction that women,
fashions were a nuisance. as we'll as fright.
iul draft on husbands pockets.
After tea Albert lighted pipe and walk
ed out. He had gone but short distance
when he met Lizzie. In her right hand she
dragged an old hoop. which had been tax.
en- from dilhpidated -four barrel, while
with her lief, she was rubbing her red swol-
len eyes. She was in deep grief for she
vas sobbing painfully. lie stopped hi,
child ard asked her what WAS the matter.
she answered as well as her sobs would
let her, that the other girls bad laughed at
her. and made fun OF the old hoop They
all had nice. pretty hoops. while hers was
/ ugly and homely.
Never mind, said Albert. patting the
little one upon the head-ior the childs
grief touched him-''perhaps we II have a
new hoop some tune"
"Maynt have one now' Mr.. Grants
[ go, one left. oh! such pretty one!"
+ The sobbing had ceased rs the child
csugh, her fathers hand eagerly.
Not now. Lizzie. n OF now. I'll think
otit"
Sobbing again the child moved on to.
ward home. Grag ging the o Id hoop after
her
Presently Albert Landman met some of
his old friends
Halo. Albert; what's up?"
Nothing in p rticuIar
What dye say TO 4 game Of billiards."
Good I'm in for that"
1 And away went Albert to the billiard
room where he had glorious time with his
friends He liked billiards 1, was a
healthy game. and the keeper of the place
allowed no nonsence upon the premises
They bad played four games. Albert had
won two, and his opponent two.
That's two. and two" cried Tom Piper.
What dye say to one more"
"Aii right go on" replied Albert, full Of
animation.
So they played the fifth game, and be
who lost was to pay for the five games
L, WAS an exciting contest both made capi.
tai strokes; but in the eud Albert was
beaten by Just three points; and with
laugh be went up TO settle the bill. Five
games. twenty five cents game, dollar
and quarter Not much that for such
sport; and he paid the money with a good
grace. never once seeming to feel that he
couldnr afford il.
Have a cigar, said Tom.
Yes"
They lighted their cigars and sauntcred
to another room to watch the players.
By and by Albert found himself seated
over agains, a table at which some Of bis
friends were playing; and close by him
stood two gentlemen, both strangers to him.
one Of whom was explaining to the other
the mysteries OF the game.
ut is healthy pAstiue." said he Who
bad been making the explanation /; and GER
tainly it is one which can have no evil ten.
dency."
Albert heard the remarks very plainly,
and be had a curiosity to hear what the
other. who sesmcd unacquaintod with bill
liards would saw
81 cannot OF course assert that y game
which calls for skill and Judgment, and
which is free from the curse OF gambling. is
OF itself an evil. remarked the second gem
ileman. "Such things arc only evils in so
far as they excite and stimulate men be-
ytnd the bounds Of bealthful recreation =
That resul; cin hardly follow such q
game, - raid the FIRST speaker.
But The ether shook his head.
"You fre wrong there. The result can
lead men TO spend money who have not