Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-08-13
Stltttta Stprp.
how BRlOsET SAVED US.

child tbs, stands At her kaeeP How heI
k1lsling-aeed:ss fly when she sits in lhe
chimney corner. and. eighty though shc
is, 10 one In the house is quicker of mo-
tion. or can Get through more work in a
given time.
Do you notice the csp-,ho very fash
ion she bro9ght from the "ould coun-
thria. "a full ~hi,e FIN. back OF
which is banded a bread black ribbon
that ends behind in smart bow2
TIE Conners came 20 this country in
20. Grandmother was then handsome
young woman OF tbirty-ihe wife Of q
captain In the Ame5icsn navy, who hsy-
ing gone % Leland 70 recruit his heslth
FIVE years before, saw, fel! in love with
and ms--iet the bright I,i.b girl whose
vii and beauty coald hardy be exoelled
Suce thor, gyaodmotheg has seen two
gcrera,ious grow 40 a-cp0d her; aud
she str lives y tel the children about
be- old home. oi which she retains &
viva recollection.
We have oa,y 10 So, "G-gDdma. tell
Us something about Ireland to make
her eyes s?AsA'e, Ter she loves TO talk
OF 0li 'imos.
Tho,e is QUO story in which we arc a.
vsys particularly Interested, and which
wiz give 3 S'.r'y as possible. il her
own quaint version:
Wei you see. dearies. pap Was
sgoD. lor Lard DGrmor, then, ard
my Loct was vo-v cx7c'ing person.
having vl-- lu,'e ovcrsigb, Of his ten
avis. who lived il e-c.ch,l mad lorc's.
wh'ch u 1eveg attempted % reveir. Il
was darcerogs business 20 be aren't
iog ac atseG. prophets, in those tines.
ard ,h-uEh - lived in ;hc cid castle,
lh,c1gh b. lords Zip. porn .ssion. that it
ul'E.. h2 kep; in oSdeI, !, vas but g
dre--~ .'-ao - had Of it. assure you.
] remember 'ho old pace as if ~
le1t o.; yss.,,d-y. Wo ai - divide
~ s:oS- dinlus room By >cccoGs, and
many Is tbe night ", vo -. round he
blazing hre, telling stories while the
wind roaroi outside.
But tho HINES grew terrible. His
lordsh;P oppressed the people. and for
tbs. they hated his agent. Eyo5Y time
We v,rt on, We met with dark looks
Even M moshe,, one Of tao most
gentle OF women, vas afraid at last to
leave he ho1so, and never vcu;ured 70,
excsr, or e,r-uds O; n m,rcy.
Il; ~Gz terrible 10 hear the FunoTs
Of th-cal, tbA. we're whispered among
me people. Most Of he children wose
too young to mind it~l ulch; bat I
Us jlsl ;g.ui-S sixteen. ald, IS l ooald
urdovs.and something o, business, Ih5ss
IuMcrs .TouJ.cj me.
Ny father was tall GId slender. lou
have a. seen ms picture. and know that
there few handsOmer ms q lnaa he was.
kind and gentle too. am sure he vas
70 us--4ud be pi,ied the tenants. and did
all he could 10. them, consistent with his
own interests.
Bu. The count. /; was 10 8 dreadful con-
ditioa. There we're many cruel. naughty
men IA Office. who cared nothing at All
for the comfort OF the peasantry. Both
the men and the Offices they held grew
hateful. and the people were ripe for &c
bellion.
Still my father never dreamed that
they would harm him. Indeed the PeO-
pie on Lord Dunnore's estate Jared
much better than those OF other land
lords though they wero ~retched
enough.
O4e evening Se were all at supper be-
hird ihe g.eat screen wGieh We hsd
brought do~I from the gsIrei at the
beginning OF winter, when suddenly
there came o strange noise at The win
dow. as II stones sad g,sVel were
thrown al the shutter. :, bad jceu a
dreAry day. and We had louged foE night
and irsiighs.
Again tue sound Was repeated, and
my father opened the window. when in
sprAng Black jim. q hideous dwarf. and
the terror of the children. though more
from LIS dis.o4,ei features than irOm any
deleci ui character; foI ne was always
kind to them.
They re coming" he gssped, ais isce
livli rjih feaE. 'TheJ ge got guns, and
cubs, aad pistols. aud rakcs. and hoes.
and ,hey vow 20 kA the master. John
Hodge ssw them IS they stopped ~ 6
public house. five miles beyond, aud
theJ ,e killed oid SleeSer, down to Bar
p 5 Mil. and they've set Johnny Black 5
house Oh fle ana burned The children
siyo. and wnat's worse. tbsres party
comm rom SSIE0gs. They're bOund
noboGy sbzl gs. away!
Inszire. .tbe scene that followed! Oi
course he Children wese neariy fright
esed out Of their ais ard be2sn 10
scla-1 5grllS 90 uY .a-hers sde,
sla ,.ssyee lug ..a.5 ate-tln Mojh-
o.. NO 4as -..ic4,s. ll---t pale aud
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