Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-05-07

BY the time he WAS twelve years old,
the blc school, ard lurtive experiences
with his mates, Rad taught him some
/ things OF which his father was blissfully
| ignorant. He became plausible instead
OF frank, and deceptive when by nature
/ be Was holest. he Was too shre@d. and
perhaps too duii,n' to join issue ~i,h bis
parent; but in fsuking dangers and Oh
s,sc!es he was a juvepile General Sher-
.u.,u
His nI.. her was heari-wise as all moth
ers sre N regard 10 the children they love
most. She Was womsu of high intelli-
gence and The sweetest character; mild,
fond, anxious, ard trusting more 10 in
pulses and sffectioo ia guiding her chill
dren than To d,reci comuaads. She
ought TO keep her beautiful boy very uesr
her. feeling that lnere he woJld be happy
ard safe. But other boys, d girls 100,
came between them, and demaoded her
attencion and care. And SO the irst born
grew away hom her.
When he was sixteen he began to be a
t,opole 40 his father. He was oat late at
pl2hl. at lines, oA p'ausiole p. eteAts, ned
WAS nesfd u; ia bal COMPANY qpi,e nn-
plsnued, Of cou,se !-o1 holidays. AT
sucn time, his fatper wop'o indulge 10
bdei gust, OF anger, wfich he Ca led
"ss>elting his su,nofity, ,'-tbeif only
effect being 10 make Motdrer, not toe
less deter aimed. bet tro,e caotio1s.
I'll sou c, I oe a Cn,iN'l', DO be a
Celt:emau r. re wonid say o. s'cn occs
sioqs. "Apd a geut'enap yod snail ne il
yoI Say ia lnis house! These lsSless
Was aut vassbond compNoiuoS, are not
to be tolerated. Do you hear me, sir?
Ycdc pl7ce is a. home, wben you sre cot
j, school | shsll see 10 j. ,h>s your og-
pottvnities for making . man oil yoUtse I
are not neglected, and uro" yopr oS o
be- d viii be the blame sd lee snane Il
y".. ,n'ow tusp away"
YeI toe surnY temperament ard he
o ,oa-heA ed seceIods ,,s't, lr@t he r.
hei,cd on MS po,us-, kept The lsd
a. c.n uecoU;,.. sGl'e' rrde u,'- ,en sS-
500 I"p L.oSil1 De Decs.e,v b.d n
b uaots or ,ootghts. He IVES always
ooe, 10 ief 'e ices GU the 5 de o! his p Gee
ton, snd = npatbies,acd SO0ld w''hp&'v
m,>e sc 6ces t'd sd'y pc orn s'y
ser, ice for those i,st lie loved. Aulh'ri,y
he pUeyed, wren lie hSoe vs., io'ced
uIun a'aI. bot be die rol m,rl 'espect IT,.
HIS faher re looted rpOu - well
n,esoi"g love.ro., ~u"se isio'auce OF
boy rature was dooY 9 mi>.C..n"e.
Buto7e day. wht M"r..,re vs. eig6l-
cen, The suiho,ity that bad been 50 .rk-
some to him soades'y wecNe0ed, ri cd
and cessed. Whe,her h's father blood
had been rrdUlY qricke1et by bis basIea-
re 20 cqicu n cs-, ur Shethe, me teppec
eNDelded 10 desl;a2 Ni.r 81 "r'>co'
no noer ui be2es,s, Ia y? steJts ~"
other unIoIopate people rno :""S -"
l.ber.y o e,sir5 him cs' &C n ervi''e
tie nei2 onotiiiess o, .le Good So p.''i iIS".
had 6oeu too much "a. bin, wss. 'o'
c.ee = lowu. Bat M. Sewa >Iddeu'v
stonp pei ~hea Ia sIglt OF MS door, o. h's
reirrq irop bts'aeSs M "igoi, slaS e,ed
for AT instant ~ u no hSd received DOW
from sn unseen haud in the ar, sasped
once oo twice vN'uly iO' oreaIh. aud
dropped TO the sidewal dead.
An instsnl here-a'ise, ale {. bn>y H.
taor hi aod u iOll Uodpy ecI'si.Y: t"e
next mument iuett. s,iD, i eieN>,-GoNE
Yet to ae psssers-by WHO caf, ed Ire
body home, lnOus aI.esS or islorSnt o.
the slender tn.eads Oh which t0e Hosi
robdst exissence hsugs, the ,oIste'I "ss
not lie. oul dealh. So 'iIIle do The wo'-
de OF lite impress Us SO awed ere we
when death makes oor friends Invisible !!
From the sowm'l oi hi, fa.hei's & gave
Mortine5 had q N'sipn "a psterhsl lo,e.
He 50 " iog tue it,t tine now rnse6,n.
how uon4r.nt, how yesrnins scC iaroioi
his fares affection nsd peeo; sad ne
went TO think that it b d eve beet i.k-
some TO hin. Tue pag o = !--tost 30
much OF the purest sfect'UH - me void
Is never understood until il - 100 ls.e.
Bat witn tne sffecyioh and actro.'t' oo.h
removed, neither tue memo,y o, one nor
the lessons ottue other serSec 20 81 'ia"i-
ea permanently rne bent OF Mo,,idAe >
life
He grew res.'ve al bO ne, a"d MS
mothers tender care heueu j. n. he
wss TOO cd 70 Oe iorset o oo'ied, We
tnod2nt, s1d woa,d e.c9s15e 'e nest for
the world.
Inpaueptiy frishivg his cod,1e OF
stccy, a!tue1lS Two. ne gsiit H,>ed the
fond lscs Of ~, mo,net, ald starred DOT
win h, u hoYe> y, n,S career. WnateVel
msy hs5e Deeio hef Anxis.jes, ,"ey did
rot DIM ine cal ~ ,ove'igJt il rer eyes,
nor tiye p qJsvey o Di>t'ust 10 '"e
hopeful voce win wricp she b2de be-
bov BE sl.o"g, be brave, % uVe|
"By hea,e,'l il IS pitir'," exc'ains
Tnrckersy. - "rbis boItless love o.,
women ;or beir cni'dren,ir Vanity Fsit =
Be, so divire ,ping caurot be pit'Cul.