Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-01-22

7 with childrvni they want day to Hook
about"
put them at an empty desk. where
they sat, miserable pair enough, with
their odd. Irish faces drawn down dis
mAlly.
Il pity them No much. ~ said Miss Lang
Z los, whersS came hack. glsncing At me
I for my sympathy, 1.-The poor. little desert
81 things They never have been used
to restraint, Miss Fletcher; YOU won't
mind II they are reckless, viii you2"
NO, certainly, | said. following her
tn tn door ''Restlessncs> Is disease
. prevailing among my children
II suppose 80. she Said laughing
shall YOU b. y, hbe ~ This evening. Miss
Fletcher should Ike Ia have YOU take
tea with me, and hear about julie aud
Lizzie think they will interest YOU, as
they DO me.
was only too h.Ppy 70 stop tina, night
I Al the house tha, bad So often attracted
me. instead of going ou a lonely pilgrim
age over the road beyond 10 watch the
sunset from Bri,,on lIill. !, was 4
beautiful April evening Of warm air and
>oaeued sunshine. The lilac hedges in
I the garden, were huddcd. and the cherry
trees were white with bloom
A. turned in a, the gate, saw Mis-
Faith pacing back and forth in the hall
h.,id,. a tiny old LADY dressed in sin,
luStrou., black six Everything about
,hj> laIy was dainty. from the ruiTlc AT
h.r throa, Ia Ia, ,ilk gai,crS, h,r white
hair VA, >mnothcd away under a plain
muslin cap, and her slight hand, cla>p"d
before her \, he came down the length
+ Of the hall. she Looked Ike an ancient
couu,,>, or court LADY. cNiled and worn
with YEAR and Mi, Langley, walking
. beside her in her light drcs~ " grey, wa>
like a sister of charity robbed 1t gloom.
The latter ha>,cncd forward To- meet m,
with Welcoming smile
Thank YOU forcomiug Miss fletcher
,he sid. Walk in. Thi, !, Mr, Wall
We were having our evening promenade.
Mr., Wall Iiecd pair Il intensity BLACK
eyc> m'm,nt. and lyn' hcy hcad
haugh,iy Mi, Path led me- into the
parior.
sit down she .eid Vow am
Afysid hi, fire will make you unoomlort-
able. IL, one Of my selfish pecaliAri,ic,
never ean -, along w;;hou, fire
Shall raise The Window
No, on nay account, Ike iirc"
/ Mis-, Faith laughed
Then an ,ur, wcagy k;nlrcl>piri,,.
and congratulate my hrc ON making
Your aclaainiancc l, sound, very
H. .,hcni,h 90 call one, self iirv-wor,hiP-
per. M>, Fletcher hu; believe I'm
ii,lc of ONE
While she Was gone wiki my IN; and
,araue. looked abou, mc. It ~as such
comfortable p.rlor Large and loAy.
with hook-shel,cs covering one side of H.
with a gr,a, r,d-tunei rug before The
open fire. anil round ,abl, drawn close
There Ma deep, wiudowcd rcccN, on
either -idc the man,lv,. and iyy-lramed.
= quain, picture Of tn, Madonna hanging
in one of them
The room "a, pcoplcd With pictures,
>1m, oC them treasure, of Art : piano
VA, in an alroyc ai the back and be-
tween th, from, windows stood = lady,
DIX and chair. one of the rcce--r,
seemed To- be Mis-, Faith, peculiar
province. for a light table and chair were
placed i,hin II. aud the Uiudow-lcdgc
VA, >,rrWn with book. and work. She
came back presently
Il told You judd and Lizzie were some
of my picauiuni,,. >hc sail. That's q
queer expression; bu, see if They're not
ike pi,auinuic,~ And sweeping back
curtain. ,he Jet me look oui on plot Of
grrau where crowd of poor children
werr tumbling and running. shouting and
swinging from the branches of a ragged
sppl, tree.
i don't know if You like children a
DO. continued Ms, Langley watching
them with her peculiar bright smile;
.they are very interesting tome make
"A yearly bargain with nv especial horde,
,ha, they shall let me- do what | can for
them They dine with me- by threes, in
turn. and after dinner We have lessons.
julie aud Lizzie We're 80 especial! bright
that got notion Of educating them Tor
teachers. and though, the academy
would b, an Improvement on the common
schools: but il was sore trial for them.
How have they got through the day.
Nicely. answered The scholars
have quite patronized them"
"Oh am very glad said Miss Faith,
Il WAS afraid they might be insolent TO
them. How do YOU hike Winton. Miss
Fletcher"
Mr. Wall. who had been continually
pacing up and down. paused AT the door.
Hear the birds sing. Faith" she said :;
they sing just as they used-as they used
80 many years ago lwonder what's the
reason"
) Perhaps they don't learn new songs,
, dear. said Miss Faith. softly, their old
ones are 50 pretty
All murnured Mrs. Wall, letting
I - b,;,vb, ,-lanc,a wander out of the door