Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-03-25

Il n NiaN - NANA"@'@ - ~''sf - 49,
and conversation. a ehufch-goef. q pro.
,es,or against lax modern though, and
practice. viF,uoas, upright. devou, per
.on. family prayers alwA,s, aad bless
ins every neal leader Ia prayer meet
Ing and a eonscienilou, sabbath school
teacher I should like 70 know VIA, any
person Of brain. could see in me that !
don'i see myself"
Suddenly. in ,hA, lightning fash way
peculiar % Scripture texts, the words
glittsr,d acrose hi. mind. "Thcsc thing'
oush, ye 10 have done and no, to leave
the Others onlone." "Oid he though.
"~hy should TIA, ten, come into my
hsadi" bat there the thoagh, ended
bis amor Of sslf-eomPlaeeney wss proof
evea asaia., this divine arrow. and all
undis,urbcd he opened the door Of ti'
house and found his wife. fair,
pale. sal.faccd woman. just making the
tea
She turned her frightened blue eyes
a, him a. be catered.
Teas jas, ready she 'lii in an aP'
prehensive tone. casting faiive glance
al the table.
Tie also looked ,ha, way and his face
hardened.
Baked apple. and cake too E.'A'
replace ,ha, loaf In the locksf. leanao'
| have such eS,raysganess. We 'hAll come
% poverty Il yoa are 80 reckless.
Mrs. Gooienoagh sen, l. 10, Nj
/ Hough. umiily answered hi' wife. "and
she .ail !, ossh, to BE- 90, hshi away /.
| H.. feather cake. and Amt good after a
day"
"well. vel ,hA, alters the matter
,ome. ba, -, away the baked sPPle'.
| Cake and bread and butter Is plenty {.
,hiak q ihe starving leather.
VIA, good het~baked apples did or
would o. could DO 10 the fAmished mil
loo. u lnd.a had never been quite clsar
O. Mr.. Hoagh. bat she was too sub
dasd 20 ask questions. Aremas Hugh
believed 10 Do. headshiP in The family a.
Nero believed Ia bis hsaishiP of the
empire. only Ar,emus never relaxed bis
- iar a. % fldle uaier any circams'an-
oc.. The iragAl supper over Mr.. IL.
worked in ,he garden - long a. he could
sc. came IN and held family prayers in
the t-iHsh,. rcpea,inga Psalm instead Of
read.us IL. aal ~ea, .,raigh, 10 bed %
ave lamp.lsh, While his wife stole ia
% the ,hsd oa some pre;eIi q gc''ins
kindling tof morning. and al down up
on the doorstep fyr little peace and ~
/ freshmen, from tbs cool night air and the
.hiaiag march q the stars Across the
noodles. purple summer heavens. She
! ~, 80 .afe. 30 rested. a, this loaely hour
that she va. almost happy
But Ariemas went 20 sleep a. once.
I Neither ieemiag brain nor uneasy eoa'
scicnoe awakened him Il wAs one Of
/ hi, boasts thA, be ",lep, the sleep Of the
righteous" always Tonight. though, hs
grew rather restless Perhaps the an
usual cake disturbed his diges'ioa. he
began 10 hear IN ihs air about him busy
whispers he though, s The vision'
erys,alliIsd into shape. that he ws' gO'ns
aboa, the streets Of stamford a. usual
bs, nobody seemed 10 notice OF even
recognize him. Then the whispers ee'
came audible be heard q mans voio'
say "wel. there's old Hoagh lfevel
there vs. glam old hyPoeri's soin
h's he. He. tigh,er'n a barrel hoop
Never give. a cen, for any public object
and they do .Ay half s,Arves Ms Hodsh
TO boot. tell ye ! doa', take no stock
in him. Talks easy; profession 4
smooth enough ba, 10 in fof Prae,ie'
above preAehin'."
"He I, mighty small. that's fact bat
don't mind that 80 much" put In al
other voice. "S | DO bis underhAnde'
WAYS. LIT hin get a grudge sgains
ANYBODY, | doa', care who us, an he'l
undermine. aad plot, and sneak Arounc
| lbs, ike q mole TO do 'em harm and triI
EN- up. and Il he's found out he'll maxi
some dArned excuse about It's bein' 70
the good Of rsligiOs. :, people should b
showed up"
ArtsmAs Hough swelled with anger
bat. alas. the dumbness Of dreams hel'
him. lie could no; speak. "Well,
said third speaker, IL do no a. car
20 much abou, them things As ! do about
the way be act, to Ms HOugh do de
spise man thA,'n browbeat a womAl
who can't &c, away from him. and she
afraid as death Of him; ye can see
every time they 70 anywhere. He's
real tyran, by nAtur, and | take Il 'ha
amt jss, wha, the Bible means, 70 b
did by them ,ha, takes i, for the rswl o
life. or says they do" Ar,emus fell
drops Of cold sweet coming out on hi
face. lie vas no, afraid. bu, he wa
furious, and he could no, wiiher ,hes
aoeussrs with bis cruel eye and bite
tongue IS be could bis trembling wife q
bis luekless debtors.
sull another took up the seaihin
~Ord. "My thing Ag'in', him Is 'he' b
ant square on the deal. You buy
ba.hsl Of potatoes Of him and they je'
even an the maysure, no, one atop on