Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-11-10

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The weather changed a cold wind blew
up and I'I'ed tho log the clouds PaF''''
and saw star looking down upon me-
1t made me think oi Janet--my o.d Janet
and called her name aloud. The star
changed; 1t vas JaneI's lace That bent
over me- her hands w'Pcd'he blood nom
my lace. her voice sounded ~ NY cav
Ted, my darling o, my darling
my own love! lie is moi dead o, thank
/ God, hc is not lead ~
She stood up and Leckoncd to one Of
he men who wcro hcliing 90 draw out
hoW under the wrecked limbors .hc
crushed human beings abou, us.-Ie
came with a LIGHT. looked, and lhcn
turned away.
There's others that hurt far worse
than him. Miss. We mus, look to them
first
Janet caught hold OF his arm. and
aaichns her purse from her pocket,
thrust it into his hand.
"For Gods sake help me-" ,hc cried
"Oh. you must help me get him away
from here Take that-.hcrc is money IN
it-aud lo as bill YOU"
The man Welded Janet took of her
large. thick shawl and spread it on the
Ground They loosened mo as rcndcrIy
- pos,ible from the wreck. and placed
me on tho shawl. Next Janet took of
some other portion of her dress and GOV.
cred mel felt her Inns touch nv check
as she did il; then She took two corners Of
the shawl in her snail, lair hands. The
mar took The other two. and So. step by
step. tendcrly,nol to i.r my bruised body.
slowly and laboriousy. the delicate gill
and the strong man carried ne mp the
rocky. icc.bound side Of Tie ravine. Oh,
mv old Janet-my lost darliag, More
than The bleeding OF my heart. and more
than The pain Of my hurts was The pain
OF my pcui,cnt love for yon during that
'lesoIate journey.
Through the days Of unavoidable sick
ness which followed that nights wounds
aud exposure, through my convalcscence.
and as long as needed a nurse. Janet
stayed with me. Every morning she
received letter from her grandfather,
couched in aAcclionalc terms and expres.
sing great anxiety for her, but not once
al!uding to me. lie never came near e,
never asked after my welfare was dead
to the old granite heart: felt bitterly
indignant, but WAS too proud to com
plain.
Al length Tie t'me arrived when Janet
said That size must 60; and them came n
battle Of wills. lVegged her 10 stay with
me. l enlrcated, imPlorod, using all my
noted powers Of eloq1cnce, which were
now all the more effective that | was in
deadly earnest. But all in vain. Terrible
power, used terribly in vain. 1t was q
novel experience to me to fail.
"Slop. Teddy - said Janet. CRY ing -
You must not speak Of this again. |
promised grand papa Il lie would let
me come to you. that no word OF love
should be spoken between us. lie trusts
in my honor. Let me 90 =
burst out in iie'ce rage.
" ny sho"'" we wreck our '''cs 10
"umo''"g Uhe "h'm5 ol sPNe!nl oid
m'"' O"' janet my Io'e' my uAi''ns'
90 not leave me
bat she would not Iis'en'
- P'o"'I'e' hlm 10 conc oac"' s"c
S"''' '"n" VIII keep my word
"But YOU love ne sou love me Janet"'
cried.
Il love you Teddy. I have always
loved You. aud always will. Now let
me 60"
But 1t yen love me why do you leave
me, Janet' Why are yoa so cold and
hard-why Is it so impossible to move
yOu2'
Then for the first time she broke down.
"Co!d to YOU? All. Teddy. don't YOU
see how am suffering? | love you-I
love YOU! Oh. VIII, cannot we be as We
once were. when we were children TO
gelhero We were so hlppy then. WHY
did YOU SLIGHT me. and hunt me. and make
cranJYapa angry? lis All YOUR aul,-
yours."
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