Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-03-25
AS OTHERS sEE Is"

IL doat kno~ aboa, h." said
shr,~d.hccd man. leaning over the
eosn,er Of a eosnify store and address
iag a person Who was evideniiy clergy
man. though hi, ~orn cloths and shabby
bat showed that be- wa. q The elAs de-
nominated "Pocr ministers.
"loa ser. Mister Kaighi, be : one q
those happy ers,ur Who kno~ they're
al ugh, always and I've found i isn'i
any Use 10 deal With such folk against
their grain. He's 10 thoughi bat What
Ia. ias, a. righ, for him TO smoke up
half his moaih's ~agv..and le, his child
rsn van, for food and bis wife want for
clothe. q, 20 70 10 mesiin'. a. Is fof yca
% preach.
"PerhsP. yOs are night Deacon Peek,
,sid Mr.. Knight, sadly.
There are some people the Lord oaly
can awaken 90 sense q need and duiy.
n they could see themselves as Tie sees
them they would b. started enough.
"-Twoald Do alnos, A. vel, ! gasss,d
they could see themselves as itaer see
EN-. A. that scotch fellow sad" rel led
the deacon.
Really. Mr Peek, thar is nonsease'
said grim. dry voice behind The minis
ter q voice proceeding from the hPs Of
Aremg. Hoash, an elderly man. With a
loos. hard face. half shut suPereiliou'
eyes. stiff. high nose. nArow head. and
barb mouth drawn down a, the corners
-i,h the sane,imoni0us ooaiemPi We
see in picture. of old CrOm~elrs eoan-
selor. and fuglemen. The idea that
person o. average mind and education
and a protesting Christian does no, IN
dsrs,and himself better than outsiders
can Is truly absurd" and Mr. Hough''
gray whi,ksrs seemed to bris,le with in
,Hgaation. and bis white hair stand up
more Ike . shoe-brush than ever, as he
psrEsd up hs long chin and strobe oa, Of
The door.
"Tm bali your mind. too" said Joe
Packer, the village lawyer, a stout. good
boxing young man Of ,wen'y-eigh''~eo'e
handsome face and broad shoulders,
,winsling blae-grsy eyes and iall lips b.
,r.yed = nan Who loved his ease and
hi. pleasure. and snjoyed nightly the
good thing. of ,hi. life; a mAn who would
have hard sgh, With the world. the
aesh. and the devil. Il be fel, like hshi-
ins them And there were times ~hsn
b. did. for be Vas /. member Of Mr.
Knights church. tAagh, Bible elias. Of
Young men and vas ssrnes, in good
work. - spAsmodieally. Every little
While be had an attack Of courage. re-
solve. and strong in,sa, to live up to the
Bible. and be would run vel ill some
hindanoe cane in his way which he was
too easy and lazy TO 6sh,. and then he
~lss !, slide" 10 use his favOri,e Phrare.
He considered himself pretty good fel-
lo~, not esnsonOgs o. hard oa other Peo-
pie. . fairly good Christian example. an
acute lawyer, hrsi-ra,s Sunday school
teacher. and a general gain Of some i'm
pOrtancs TO stanford.
II don, al-ays agree with Mr.HOush'
b. said. rising from the armchair where
be vas smoking q pipe, and stretching
his Muscular arms out ss II 20 try their
easy strenth. "bu, ], does seem reasona'
DE that a man should understand him
.slf better than people who Oaly see the
outer demonstrations Of his personsl'
ty."
"And ys, our Lord ssid.-"By their
work. shall ye know them" said Mr..
Knight. gently.
Arssmus HOagh walked home across
the street. swelling with inward sslf-im'