Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-08-08

F'~N'' WV eSihP."tioHo VI lHc tCiiptcu,
by neglect or cold.hearteh Indifference,
or by passing by on the other side
Then he thrilled us through aud through
with his simple, truthful eloquencc, rs he
spoke OF the blessed results that some
times followed doing the most simple
acts Of kindness or justice to tie friend,
less and crushed. Perhaps his manner
thrilled us rs much rs his words; but in
what way it would DC impossible to dos.
cribc, for he spoke in the most quiet, un-
ostcnlaiiouS manner. We felt, rather
than saw, that he was feeling in his in.
most soul all that he said, and that he
WAS giving us his own experience, rs he
bowed over The desk and told us how it
had sometime transpired, that despairng
souls, who had lost all faith in their tel
low beings and almost doubted the good.
ness of God, had confidence, and hope,
and trust, brought back To them by one
kind and sympathizing act.
Ny mind ran back to Ben and the last
day that he came Ia school to me, and
thought that Libby Ainnld and Mary Lee
must also think of that days transactions; /;
but little dreamed that it was Ben him
self that was preaching to us. Mr.. Ar
nolfs slip joinc mine. glanced al
Libby, wondering il the sermon had bro't
that day back as vividly to her mind rs il
had 10 mine. She was looking ut me
rs though she wondered what ! was
thinking about. As soon rs the morning
services closed she reached over TO me
and asked if | knew the preacher.
told her that did not. ado YOU think
that you have ever seen him before ?" she
asked. did not think thai ! bad. As
we passed out OF the church | heard her
ask Mary Lee the same question, and
Mary answered her just rs did. At the
close OF tie afternoon service Libby
reached over again and asked me ii the
preacher did not remind me of some one
whom had seen. replied in the mega
tive, and Aas about to ask her If she tho't
she had ever seen him before but was
prevented 10y the young strangers com.
ing directly to my slip. He passed his
handlo me. To my surprise, Libby
reached out and took it.
Am mistaken, SIR" she asked, lin
thinking that have seen you before?"
III this Is Libby Arnold" he smiling
iy replied. you are not mistaken"
Il thought it must be Benjamin Fare.
well. Libby said, looking at me.
How she recognized him | could not
imagine. His sandy hair had turned ID Il
rich, golden brown, and the irecklcs had
disappeared from his face saw that
he was pleased that Libby recognized
him. Libby told me afterwards, in reply
to my questioning, that an expression
CANT ONNl HiN ltkNc ~tN tlslt AiltitS
was preaching. precisely like the one he
wore when he held his boot in his hand,
in the little red school hou.c, and told his
own pathetic story
lie remained in Swctland Il week ut
that time. He said that he had Il great
desire To visit the scenes OF his childhood
once more, and To thank Mary Lee again
for The kind words which she spoke for
him when he WAS SO overwhelmed that i,
seemed to him that the very 'blackness oi
darkness" surrounded him He believed
that he was always truthful boy, he
never before saw such beauty in truth rs
he saw when the truth that Mary Lee told
threw such rays Of light into that dark
ness.
"lIc has visited Swctland twice since
then. 1t is but few months since he
was last here. He came here 4 single
man he was II married man when he
left, and his young bride accompanied
him to his western home"
That is what thought you were
coming ut, Mr.. Willci,' said one of The
Young teachers II almost knew, when
YOU told US about Mary Lees taking his
part in that difficulty, and of his graft,
tude to her, ann then of his desire TO
come on ard thank her once more, that
it would end in making her his wife"
at WAS she, OF COURSE" said another
teacher, interrogatiyely.
mo. my dear sirs, it was not she. Mr..
Farewell and Mary esteem each other
very highly. They are like brother and
sister to each other. But Elizabeth Ar.
mold is his wife and more beautiful OF
q more lovely young woman do not
know. She is in every respect worthy oil
him. attended their wedding and | very
aolcmnly charged him never to SNOWFALL
her again; but her father spoiled it all,
10y saying that the fact was, people were
petting Libby. quite too much. spelling
her as fast as they could, and she was
getting altogether too headstrong and
overbearing; and if it had not been fol
that timely check he feared that she
would have been ruined He believed
that il did her more good, than all the
other di,ciplining that she ever had.
Libby blushed and looked at her hus-
band trustingly. don't think she had
any fears in regard TO the snow.balls."
Light apOn a Dark SUBJECT.
Tie correspondent of the New York
Herald, who came to take notes oi the dcm'
ocratic State convention in Maine, gives