Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-02-21
FEBRUARY 2l, 1858.

apprtscsi OF the stifh 'rlttes in her hush and .
business. but she Was not inpatient. for
she knew that Le had greater troubles TO
meet than the mere cooling OF dinner.
An | she wished her husband to receive that
cordial ~cirom- home which should remove,
~ some degree, the pressure Of trouble.
without III. children. on ihe other hand
were no, anxious but impatient. What
coulJ they know of the troa los oi liir ani
Of basiness' Bus they did kno tha, they
were hungry; and they bal heard the cook
say that everything was spoiled,
So they bounded with clAm,rous com.
plaints-thous no; III ns'ureL to meet
their father. tie stopp d their voice, with
\ kiss apiece. aud ans ~ered their moth. rs
look of inqniry in the same manner. lie
turn-d his head momrni. and though, h-
made great noise m his handkerchief |
Arm sure that II tn, eyes aud rose =
could have been called the eyes" hal a.?
The mother and faih-r could not forbear
q gannt smile The puzzled look OF the
ch'l'lr, ripened the smile into laugh |;
and the dear little witches were hasr led
out. Mrs. Marshall turned to her hus-
band
'Ali IS over. Mary. and W. are ruined y
Not quite SO bad. Henry NV li,tlo
legacy which you would make me invest for
pan money. will maintain Us almost. We
can keep house upon that. as many people
do upon less"
The house, Mary, That is oars no
longer
Mrs. Marshall paled under the shock Of
this rniings. Bat she mln,led herself.
and neither erie out nor tainted The loss
OF her home was = sorrow of which she hal
never dreamed. All her visions OF self de-
nial and h-rois'u faded away. The castles
she hal built. Ia which she. the devoted
wife. vas he central figure. all toppled
down. and she saw only poverty AMI dis.
trrss
There vas nothing to say. Silence com.
forrcd them They hii toacl,ed the de, tbs .
AID. unconciou.ly to them .elve.. wer. r.a ~
TO rise az ain. The servant brought in
nnte. la def rnce OF It's injrncfions Mrs
MIrsh al placed it in h.,r husband hintis as
sopn a. III hal Z. I. rea thus;
My husband says that YOUR husbsn nd is
Economically honest. \ very gori fsuh.
AMI yun nav b; pr ,li pf bin. Y,i mt
-,y nb'h'n, IL h.n pr ~ NV on f. else bnt
dem uid proper consi.i-rAIi N of tn. cred
iiurs b~iore ,oi release III. hnnse from
your risht oi ipser. Iwpili l,sk in apon
yuI. hat tlnnk you would rather not see
your best fri'.nd THIS evening an sure
should wish TO see no one"
Mr.. Marshall handed the note back with
out ~orj oi comm mt. Just now the
children came DO ornding in. fresh from heir
run. which wis miscalIed q walk And so
closed the DAY on which Henry Marshall
faced the worst, and confessed to that mis-
fortune WHICH. comm ~ il il, mus, ever
gricvc the sensitive Bankrupt; and she
was prou ol him. for she saw in bin the
soul Of honor. and resolved that he too
should be- proud OF her
Two or three days had passed Mr.. Mar
shall hah gone dill, to his store to assist
the accountants in investigating hi, stock
anh books. AMI TO answer such inq Iiries rs
might arise. The work WIS closed. and
the creditors were now TO deternine wha,
term, they would Offer him
He was At bone, and cheerful. for he 4, Il
that the worst vas over. iIe had done rvrn
more than was required Of him. anil bis in
tercourse with lbe gentlemen who reprcsrn
ted his creditors hal besu ol tho most cor
dial and plea nature. The worst ~.
~ can dread. death and disbonor excepted,
ar. more than halt liconquered when we fairly
encounter them.
MAJ shall could net help thinking Of the
morrow, when he should know the whole
but b. Struggled With himself to keep the
subject at bay. Ills suspense was foon re.
li,,rd.. Tor package was banded in, the
nature OF shirh he could but know. Still
II lay the seal unbroken. till the children
were disposed Of for the night.
Now Mary - said be. ''Iet US know all.
His hand frem5led in spite Of himself as
bc broke the envelope. and IFS contents
scattered or The floor.
Mrs. Mar-hali assisted to collect them.
The fret document which arrested their at.
tenIion was check for one thousand dol.
lnf'. drawn in favor oi Mr. Marshall or
ord'r. They looked at each other q mo-
mrnt in surprise. aud then took up the 9th
cr papers. These were sch. dulrs. l.ttrred
A aud Il. and 20 en-. with due ior,nalis,
M iLe'e they passed over. aud opened the
note which. they rightly ,dged. should
cor'ain the marTos of ii- matter.
The chairman Of The creditors. in behalf
clustve Of th,. real .st.t. ..uJ t,U .hon,