Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-04-01
VOLUME III.
PLUCK.
A rrrr sroHr o. FiFrr Mans 400.

oil b s,raigb, and strong again >
ola Dr.. Plgnmer pulled a, bis shaggy
vhsksrs Cor moment ia silence then
be took from his little. h.ir-eOvered,
brAss-nailed medicine ehes, bottle.
Which he -, uPOn the table.
That's jas, What say ms'Am; bell
never ,,ra,sh,sn tia, limb asain. Ba, ],
~ill DO no harm. and ], may DO good. TO
iub il occasionally with this"
Mrs. Hines pa, her blae-eheeked apron
to her EYES. and Coz some minutes there
-as a painful .,illness. The september
sanhshi slAnied in At the open door,
mocsias the PoOs dall room with IL
brightness and outside = robin ~A'
singing a. Il there ~As no such ,hing a.
pain OF .ouo~ IN the world
Il mus, b. moving" .aid the old doc
tOr. s,rsppiag up his little old chest.
Al that. Mr.. Hines. dropping her
apron from her eyes. vent TO the cup
board. and taking down an Old cracked
sugar bo~l. counted out upon the table
I've dollars IA dimes and sAillings. her
Little frugal savings Of the year.
'YOa can't help him ?" she qaeried.
With q pitifal qaAvsr in her voice.
"No mann returned the old dOc'O'
blan,ly. As. pushing portion q the sill
vrr back across the table, be ,hrus, the
remainder INTO hi. Pookri. Il can't and
In more sotry than I can tell TO say Il
Good day"
lie swang his brAss-nAiled chest b.
meath the seat Of hs waiting gis and
drove a~sy AID Mr.. II nes "a, dosa IN
the silrnoc ~hich seemed almost deAihly
nov. asd sept Ga the other sids Of
the thia partition somebody else "a.
weeping al.o. Upon an old loange there
Jay BOY aboa, sheea years old. lie
bad heard the doctors verde, With a
dreadful .inkias o. bis heart. and he
turned hi. face q the val, -sA tears
rolling over bis cheek. liz mother
came - presently. dryins Der eyes care
fslly before she catered
Joe. dear ,"
"Nes. mother"
The doctor-Jos-he .ays--
IL kao~. m0iher."
Oas dry. harsh 800. Aa4 after that 81
lenoe. ave Coz the soand Of the cricket.
s,ne~hsre Ia the wall. Hoars ~eai by
and Joss eyes. large and barnias. star
Cd a, The unPlas,cr-d walls. the tiny
paned wind1~. and each piece Of scAniy
furniture ia iarn I, seemed 10 him that
be must sooa awake. sad fad the e,eais
q the past week horrible. ,or'uring
dreAm-ths wrestling match A. muster.
the loug struggle. the harhns. twisting
moyemsa, q his op3neni. which. taking
him anAwarcs. had thrown him heavily
~ the groand amid shouts be did not
hear in the s.ackael. o. iaseasibili;y TIA,
envslo, "a hin. We ~as earned home.
and ~hen hone q bis mothers simple
remedies wtre fo.nd 10 ease The sharp
pain Which q, intervals raeked bis 10
jsred limb. The BaekssA physician. DR..
Plammef. was sent fof-and Bsckheld
va thirty mile. away I, vas all that
could be doae.
Nov Dr Piammer had come and zone
asaia. AID there was no hope q help.
A eripple-Alsays a miserable emp
pie" Joe marmared. With rush Of Bit
Ter feelings 70 ki, heart. "rd a thou
sanl times rather be dead Mo,hsr'd be
better OF wi,hog; me--a wreiched GRIP
pie III we're rich MAS son-Oh.
II I could PRAY"
The sinking sun With q sudden aAre
thre- las, bright glow ia through the
tiny pAned wiadow. Lighting up al the
din Old room. The bis sPinsin.whsel.
The old red chest. the too chairs both
sail,le.s Of pain, and one Of back, and
the bed.,esi. upon which there ~As no
bed. had belonged TO JOe's grea,-grand-
mother. I, wSs a huge, older than old
fashioned thing. And would have delight.
Cd the soal Of collector afflicted with
the ''an,iqss" craze Il Vas . useless
cumbersome AFFAIR there and thea. how
ever. occupying room which might have
been needed Cor other ,hings had the
other thing, been forthcoming. Ba, Mr..
Hines would never hear Of is being con-
signed 70 an out building nor destroyed
81, cam g over in the 'Mayfower fol
al tia, Know" shs Ohen laughingly
emarked. "rm sure i,'s old enough Il
have"
Ga thi. particular afternoon, as joe
l.y and CARED a, j, With unsssing eyes
and wish the hAlf-formed words Of aprayel
in bis heart. sudden inspiration seized
him bat before be could make IL cutie
clear even in bis own mind, bis mother
came sohly in.
"Shal l bring you in your supper
Joe .
"No.Tn 20 gu, to il. hyOu lend me The
loan Of Jour arm, AID a stick fOr the
other hand" Joe frightened up to say
i've ~, TO Be getting about. mother"
IL vas q frugal meal. indeed. On the
table we're two bowls. With pewter spoons
. wooden platter hsaPed With Indian
s.h.,roek and A nan Of rich. cream,