Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-05-15
MAY Is, 1868.

change your style Of living-nay." observ-
ing a pang 20 cross his countcnance. don't
let thai afilict you. / am sure you have
never placed your happiness in outward
show-you have yet friends who will not
th'nk the worse OF you for being less splen-
didly lodged; and surel, it does not require
a palace TO be happy with Mary"
/ could live with her." he cried convul.
sively. "in hovel. could go down W ilh
her into poverty and the dust, could
coull--God bles, her !" cried he. bursting
into a transport of grief aud tenderness.
And believe me. my friend" said /.
stepping up and grasping him warmly by
the hand. "be lieve me she can be the same
with yon. Ay. more. it viii source Of
pride and triumph to her; it will call forth
all the latent energies aud fervent synpa-
'hies OF her nature; for she will rejoice to
prove that she loves you 70 yourself. There
Is IN every true womsn's heart a spark of
heavenly fire which lies dormant in the
broad daylight OF prosperity; but which
kindles up. and beams. aud blazes IN the
dark hour of adversiv No man knows
vha, the wife OF his bosom is--no man knows
what min'stering angel she is-until he
has gone with her through the fiery trials
OF this world"
There was something in the earnestness
OF my manner, aud the fisuraiivc style oi
my language. that caught the excited i'm
g \ Il. L n
bad to deal with, and following up the i'm
preston had made. finished by persuad
ing him to go home and unbur,len his sad
heart TO his wife.
must confess, notwithstanding all had
said, felt some little solciiud. for the re
suit. Who n calculate on the ior,itude
oi one whose lie has been 4 round OF pleas.
ure? Her gay spirits might revolt at the
dark, on~ard path of low humility suddenly
pointed ou: before. and might cling TO the
sunny regions in which they had been hth.
erto revealed Besides, ruin in fashionable
lie is accompanied by so many CALLING
notifications TO which in other ranks it is a
stronger. In short. / could not meet Leslie
the next morning without ioreboding He
made The disclosure.
And how did she bear :t?"
Like an angel. It seemed TO be rather
a relief to her misd for she threw her arms
around my neck, and asked me il this wa.
all that had lately made nae unhappy But
poor girl D." added he. "she cannot realize
the change she must undergo. She had nc
idea OF poverty, bat in the abstract. She
his only read Of it in poetry. where it i
allied to love. She feels. as yet. no priVa
ton she suffers no loss OF accustomed con
veniences or elegancics. When we come
practically to experience is sordid cares
its paltry wants. its petty humiliaiions-
then will be the real trial -
But" said NOW that you have 60
over the severest feat, thai of breaking it {,
her. the sooner you let the world into th'
secret OF it the better. The disclosure ina,
be notifying. but then it is single misery
and soon over whereas you otherwise suf
fer it IN anticipation. every hour in the day
lit IS not poverty. so much as pretence
that harnesses ruined mcn--the struggle be
tween PROUD mind and an empty purse
the keeping up hollow show that mus
soon come TO an end. Have the courage t
appear poor, and YOU dislrm poverty OF it
shirpcst sting" On this point found Les
lie quite prepared lie bad no false prid
himself. and as 10 bis wife. she was onl
too anx Gus TO conform TO their altered cir
cumsiances.
Some days aiterward be- called upon IN
IN the evening. lie had disposed OF hi
dwelling house. and taken small co,tag
in the country few miles He had bee
busted all lay in sending out furniture %
The new establishment required a lev art
cles. and Of the simpIes; kind. All the furn
ture OF his residences had been sold. exceI
his wife. harp. That. he sad, was too clos,
Is associated with the ilen Of herself, Il b,
longrd TO the little stories of their loves
tor some Of the sweetest moments OF the
courtship were those When he had lcane
over that instrument. and listened 20 n
melting tones OF her voice could b,
smilc a; this instance Of romantic gallsntr
in doting husband.
lie was nov goi o. TO the cottag
where bis wife bal been al day supeiii
tending It's arrangements. Ny feelings ha
become strongly interested in the progrc
oflhis family story. and IS it was a fr
evening. / offered to accompany him.
lie vas weary with the fatigue Of tho da
and a. be walked out. fell into ht
gloomy musing.
Poor Mary at length broke with
heavy sigh from bis lips.
And wbAt OF her ?" asked has an.