Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-08-14
AUGUST Ii, 1858,

position that should compel YOU To live be.
yond your means. I'm sorry that you are
IN such straitened circumstances. nephew, -"
resumed the oil man, glsncing kcenly
around the handsomely furnished room .
"As told your wife. last evening. I've
been unfortunate. And then, again. Tn
getting TO be an old man. and need some
one TO take care OF me; so made up
my mind TO come and live with one OF my
nePhews. But suppose it would be i'm
possible for you to offer the home?"
Quite impossible. I'm sorry to saw. un-
clc."
And quite rs much so. | presume. for
you TO return me some small portion of the
amount loaned you IN my prosperous dayslr'
AT present j, would be but | hope at
no distan; day. TO be able, to pay you both
principal and interest, replied Mr. Winn.
In bland. softly moIulatod voice for he
prided bimsef in not always knowing what
TO say. but how to speak IT,
'lIumph, Where is your cousin John
now?n
'oiN SHbSahAtig btil'ft Hf 10
in Green street. number seven.
"liow is he getting along?H
'Weu, John is a good heartc,lg we'll
meaning fellow. bu. he lacks calculation
He has more mouths TO feed than one pair
OF hands can provide for half of them havn',
the shadow Of a claim on him"
Got large family. ch?"
al should rather think he had There's
his vile and six children; his wifes father
and mother. aud aunt Betscy. uncle Dams
widow And I've lately heard that he's
sahdled himself with his brothers two or.
phan boys"
'iIe mistook me for a besglr last night,
aud gave me this" said Mr. Lenard. TAX
ing the half dollar from his pocket. carefully
wrapped in a bit Of paper. ~ think
must return it 10 him in some shape or 9TH
cr."
Mistake YOU for a bcggar! IIa, ba :
ha. Well, that is just ike one OF cousi II
Johns blunders,"
you did great deal worse, young man.
YOU not only took me Tor 4 beggar. but
knocked my hat into the gutter nearly send
ing ne after it. hll Just been listening
TO your scourse on the duJy and charity Of
b,othcrly lovel"
"Was that you, Uncle? beg thous.
and pardon'! But YOU see the night was
so dark, and YOU were dressed so different
ly from what I've ever seen you before
And so YOU heard my lecturc-how did
you like it2"
"You talked very well " replied the old
man dryly.
The remainder OF the brcakias, was dis
cussed in silence. broken only by an occas-
ional remark from Mr. Winn. in regard to
"thc roushness OF the stake" and The mud
dnc,s ofthe coffee" and which idn't seem
to have a very enlivening efTcc; upon his
wile's spirits, who evidently lost what little
appetite she had when she came TO the Ia
bic
( "Mr Winn evidently i,d not consider it
worth while to keep even cordiality for
the uncle who. he was convinced, was no
longer the wealthy man he had often fat.
tered and courtcd 50 when he arose 10 20
be neither pressed him to ,emlin nor in.
viicd hn 20 come again.
"Whv. Uncle Lenard. is this really yo1 &:
/ am delighted -
Yes nephew John You see I've met
with misfortune, aud an getting along in
years so I thought / woul come ard see
il you bad corner 10y our hearth f,ryour
old uncle"
ITO be sure I have Come right in.
Now DO take this to bc 50 kind IN YOU.
Been unfortunate. Ell? Don't bc down
hearted. sir; YOU shall never want while |
have penny to spare. Tuis Is NY vile
Polly, Polly, tins j. Uncle Lcnirl. who
was so Kind TO me when W., a fathrrless
boy. Here are grandpa and grandma Dean.
Poly's father aal m,ther--1ice OH poo.
pie that youll be glad ia knog And this
is Aun, Bctsey, Uncle Dams widow you
remember Uncle Dau AMI these are my
children. three boys anl thre, girl. Those
two IN the corner arr your brother Tom T.
boys and fine lads they arc
you seem 10 havc a large family already
nephew Tm really afraid shall be bufth.
cusome"
" Not = bi, oiii uncle Ny house IS Ike
m omni5us--tbcre's aI~ays room enough
in it Tor one more, ha, hn, hl, Excuse my
little joke"
And the generous. ligbt-heartcd fellow
rubbed his hands together gleefuly, as IL
this additional burihcn upon hi. broad.
sturdy shoulders VS. the most delightful
thing imaginable
The holidays we're near a. hand. and the