Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-28

not as rule And it was just the same
way in vacation. mother would say
must store up all the health and strength
| could, because she wanted me to be
just what my name said | was-a true
dsrling-and she said couldn't really be
that unless | was a strong darling. Isn't
that an odd idea, May"
"But | should not wonder il it were
so. True, and | am sure mamma must
have thought so when | was sick. be-
cause used to be so cross sometimes,
that | am sure she never would have
thought to call me true darling, or any
kind of darling, for that matter, and
most every time think | was cross just
because was 50 weak and sick =; and
now think of it, believe mamma un-
derstood about it, because she never tried
TO talk or reason with me about things,
as she did when was well lsuppose |
really couldn't see things the true way
and so of course could no, be a good,
true person."
Perhaps, May, that is what it means
about the temple of the Holy Ghost.
The body. part is the temple, and that is
why mother thinks that | ought take
care Of it. so tha, it will be fit temple.
After all, cannot help feeling that
haven't right to my good times but
mother used TO say that WHEN the right
time came would know it. and then she
would let me pay my debts. So when
she WAS taken sick thought that sure
enough it had come. but the fast thing
mother said | was not to leave school,
because | would be more apt TO take the
fever if | were at home all the time; so
father had a nurse come for two weeks,
and Mary Ann 10 do the work, and Bob
by and kept on at school, you know,
and now | am TO have such lonely times
when it ought to be mother, only she is
not strong enough. But ore thing, I'm
going to read to her, and, May, perhaps
you would let me help you about your
arithmetic you could go along as fast as
you want to; and I'm sure Miss Taylor
would let yon in my class
While True sat in her window think
ing over the plans they had planned to-
gether. it had grown quite dark. Bobby
was out talking to Mary Ann, while she
lighted the lamp and put on the tea
things; and her father had come in and
was talking with her mother. But True
was so busy with her own thoughts that
she was barely conscious of the low drone
of their words. Presently Bobby clat-
tered out into the kitchen with Mary
Ann, and then there fell a moments ST.
lence which brought True back to her
own little home world in time to hear
these words which came TO her like rev.
elatinn.
Hugh, dear" her mother said, and
she took MS hard palm between her thin,
white fingers. something troubles you.
I've seen it in your face for days tell me
about il.
"Why. wife, I'm wishing you'd get
on better, to be sure.
"0h, it is no, thai, Hugh, for you
know am doing as nicely as could be
expected"
"Yes; but the doctor said it would be
well for you to ride every day; that 1t
would do you more good than any other
thing, but do not know of a horse !
could get"
"And he gave you his bill That is
wha, is troubling you. feared it would
be a great expense, my being sick so
long"
1t isn't so much the expense Of your
sickness, we should not have felt that,
only the times are so hard and money is
close, and | get almost no work to do,
only little horse .shoeing now and then.
You see when the mill and factory stop
ped work, it took all the blacksmithing
out of my hands. The mills gave out
Just after you were taken sick, so did
not tell you, and oughtn't to now, for you
will be worrying
81 didn't think the trouble was so bad
as that, but is the rainy day money all
gone, Hugh :"
"Yes, that's the very worst of it; l
used it to pay up all the bills. The last
was not even enough to advance the
months rent for the shop But thought
if Hicks understood he would be willing
to wait, as had never failed in pay
ment before. So l stopped at his house
last night to speak about it, but he would
not hear a word of waiting, and so this
m ,rnipg he was down bright and early
and posted up placard to let the shop,
and said must be out Of the shop in two
weeks or advance the rent. tried to collect
some of nv little debts. but did not sue