Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-12-31

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confined lodgings, their advantages and
disadvantages, followed. but | did not
hear it. Twas looking for my own win
dow in the house opposite. had left the
lamp alight and the blind half drawn up.
The window before me. exactly in front
OF that which | was looking from, was
fastened up aud secured with shutters,
Stretching my neck, and glancing in
slanling direction towards. the next OF The
opposite houses, | saw that the second
floor window was illuminated, and the
blind half lowered
Your supper is getting cold" said,
coming back 10 The table, aHd exchar <
ing n glance OF moaning with my COM
panion my friend Mud only wished
10 come ia and see how you were enjoy
ing yourselves, and SO now we will leave
you to do better justice to the fowl than
you could ii 40 remained mere.
80 saying. and resisting all entreat-
les TO stay and take share OF the good
things, made for the door. and was
soon on the staircase. followed closely
by MIR. Pycroit, who. speechless as long
as We remained 10 the room, did nothing
now but repeat, Wrong peo pie. eh P
been feeding tho wrong people, havn't
wes' in q loud and perfectly audible
whisper. The gsunt woman was. how
ever. to ioousclous herself TO hear wha.
was said and during the time that she
lighted down tho stairs, never ceased
whining out her gratitude for single
moment.
When we got into the stree: turned
round and looked my companion in The
face.
at is some comfort, at any rate" /
said, "to think that you have been assist
ing people who were really in need of
help, but it is very evident that every
penny OF your bounty has gone to the
family we have just LETT"
And how do you account for the mis-
take ?" asked my old friend.
Il can only conclude, twas my answer,
that by curious coincidence there
have been two second-hoor dodgers i'll in
TWO houses next door To each other that
after my seeing DR.. Cordial ct .he win
dow opposite to mine, he had gone from
the one house To- the other; that be hat
had time 10 pay short visit TO the iuva-
lid We have just left; and iha. then had
met him coming away no! from attending
on our poor shadows but in reality from
the deserving parsonage whose supper
had been supplied by your benevolence."
And the sbadows9 gaspod Dir. PJ-
croft. utterly aghast.
Have. through my unfortunate mis-
take. not received single shilling" vas
my answer.
"Mr. Pycroft stared at me for some
time in petrifed amazement.
I'VE can never leave the thing like
this" be said, nj last. do yon think be
could be sure oil The house this time ?"
Il can understand your feeling some
mistrust about H." said, "but | own
that | ieel none myself. This is the
house beyond doubt" Hooked up az
| spoke at No. 5.
Then let's 0iing the matter 10 con-
clusi0n at once" said the old copper
plato printer stou.ly; and with that we
actually raug at the second bell handle
on the lett hand door post.
After he proper amount OF delay the
door was opened by slstternly woman.
Second floor back ?' said |, in q mel
iluous voice.
Front. replied the slaiternly woman,
in an injured tone; "you should have
rung he bell on the right door-post."
l begged pardon with all humility, and
the woman relented little.
The two pair backs at home, !
know" she said. land il you're coming
up may as well hight YOU"
We availed ourselves OF this offer, and
in few seconds we were on the second
The slstternly woman pointed
out the door at which We were to knock,
and opened her own, and in so doing let
ting out bias! OF onions that almost made
my eyes water, she disappeared into the
vapor, and smut herself in with
it.
My curiosity was now powerfully
piqued, and felt as if some great stake
hinged upon the opening OF the door at
which we stood aud knocked.
A clear cheerful voice called up to en-
ter, and in auot ther moment we stood in
side the room.
Two people, 3 man and a woman, oc-
cupied the apartment. One OF them, the
man, was at first hidden from view. but
in the other. as she rose upon our en-
trance, recognized at once the shadow
with which was so familiar.
The room was great contrast 10 that
which we had just left, which Was .oler-
ably well provided with furniture. This
room was utterly bare. looking as il all
available objects had been removed, as
probably they had, to be turned into
money. A mattress and some bedding
were on the floor at one end oil the room.
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