Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-30

THE MODERN RUTH.
n-. Afsa-d.f Andlscf ihrev himself
.1,o thr ~ ir.fhef covered chair
f.rr fi. o'h-e d-c ~fh seav sgh.
ii. sac f.r boxing man of jo. uo'
harlsnnc. t4f noble ali manly boxing
ono OBJ t, trusted forever. srh
h.. brad. wbre tfos. Anl grave.
.,.aa srsy cycs H, bps. too. under
l-e ilu brown hrarl srre a. hls as a
..-u.1. 4. ~rh,ai i.sk.ag 81 s'fcas,h aai
frrrrst
d. Anlo,rf. pafieafs-,.pecially ihc
rl.rrf class arl ttr cii.irra-iafarl 3D.
n.-n ir.-irrtlrriy fr aivtcr ani symQa-
fty. u.s vas one of thnse grand. King
Id na'arr. sh.rh seem maie o. i-siers
ari c.nffirr. rer oi Betty Cay. a
rrl uiira paahtc. o,lh n.i 'P-aS of
r.n eifh.a' shedding tears oi gfaii'ui.
lttlr lar. E.s. saf-uag siih sn iacsf-
th'. tip disease. ilok.ns upol bin a. q
tr. 0f ri lp.r earth lncfc ser "a
,..rr r,nrr ~hl thnlgtt oi tin na' oaly
a. tlrir rr,.,e.an. ha' ass klad and sru-
sr s firal. shl drl.h'el 'o bnsaiea
ttr ttr. st..h s,lt Otherwise be p'1f
.nI harfrn c.oash.
Bf fsir h,i ..'sly f'osnei upon hin.
la ta- f..f place. t.- bsak ia ~hich th-
greater par oi hi. saag h'i.e fortune
sat irp.,.fri tai failed. ant apn ih.s
.an- fte nrss ttaf s1ms mil.ns stncs
awr,.h te had invested Was worh.rss.
rr nearly FL. TIE i'cor tI n1i i-af
poverty tm~f-h.. practice brought
h.n a clnfrta1.- ilcIn-. O. tlr rch
appreciated tin a. sell as ihe p'lf BAT
nI.. asay i1a q l..'a1f c.fy ~as a dear
..r. ~hon te hsi hopel t1 call ti' -ie
nt Ctr.fna. time A .ifl 49,. thuush
I'D vca.fty h-r.-.f. hsi teea eN'ravs-
ss.f'y rdlcatri by tef u-l.e, IN ~hrsc
as4n,.s home size hsei. he Sns~
.rst tt- slightest Ffies'ioa hsi never
come t1 trr. she sas q pcitet dsfins.
sit hand. ike habys He hai never
lursf1nel f .hs ka-s snyih,1g ahlli
sork -'hr iiea ia cllnecion sith Maud
rrrf'ett was absurd. o. bal heca able
a t.ks tef o. q home ss toe a. tae one
.n. ~old leave. bat thai sa' gl1e noe.
Inte.y. d.i1'Y. usr.rs' A. she seemed,
nf Anl,r,1l hsi pl4r-i Che great pas
son of h.s srraf bear, olf up'n hff ani
GA a-s alt Or, tliak I'm seek b,-Alsr
..f at trt, eh-n tlc ness oi
..s m frflne cane D hiu. hs shank
al tr-nl.-i ul i-f o.. t1lkas oi th-
,ir. h- bowed F1- h- mae give ncr ap
rr--e uas nl lllht ia his miai aolli
f.sf H-cl-lI n1, al h-f O share hi'
..,- af pnrr p1y..cisa wh' irpeliri
Ipl1 t.. f-c. fof a hsing. IL even
.nasl sr..nly ia the midst ~ h.s sui o.
~ a. thc th1lsai ~ Mad ia q caic'
ire.s. n.KIns ap br-ai of sa'hias di'aes
sifr h.f wti-r slender hager.. whch D.
naI only sen towing sith her fan. work
~ embroidery. ID, tashiag over the kcls
al piano.
- d. Anllvsf bad wn,tea her a
1ratr. farcsc.l is'ie'. Jlst a m'n'h b.
flre th. time 81, flf their wsdiias. In
f.ranias h-r of his altered fof'ane-, and
releasing h-f engagement % hin. ani be
. rsI received no ansscr. alihoagh t va
. a1s Chr.stmss week.
Ih- dnct1r "a worn oat With c1pos-
arc o. rough wcather and many slrep.css
sh,.. The demand upon his time ani
frrag,h bad bcsn greater than usual. yei
rs t.i replied % them al. never falling
.ia knily courtesy beside the couch oi
B-f, Cary ans more ihaa 10 che luNa
ral. chamber of Madam Gl.ldasi. wh1
.rri hin s1 generously.
n sss Christmas week snd Maud va
,l have been hs own nrxi Friday night
rhi. tortured tin uncess.axly. ios-tner
sih .one wori. in q bitter Which he'd
-a,aei tiu Tee day. befire letter
ron a. scq laiafanc- who was visiting
.a co. ci,y ~her- Maai lived.
81 mei yoaf 'hsnoe a. party Ia
evening. be- hsi ~uttea. Il admire
,ssr rhl.ce. Shs was ta- brightest. iov-
.-.t there. ani the must graceful dsneef.
ID. Aai1,er experienced q cfael senss
~ irs,lat.oa a. he tufaci thai sen'enc-
over asl ,vsr IN h.. mod. Maud hal
.ot l8rei bin. afer ell. Sas claii b.
say aai brsai wlea they we're oreve'
separated
Toe ofh he IRE sn1lld-rsi 70 ashes.
al .,i.l h. "a, ih-rs. al and s.i. uaiii
fr,n .,eer exhalsi1a be fell ia'o an ua.
EASY slamaer About midaigai be asoke.
alternately barniag aad shiseFinS' While
4. dali ptia thro51-t IN his temples.
Tee doc'or apartm-nis we're eommod'
,oa. aai confofta5le- A large chamber
op nsi from hi. private oih,e, ~hieh lat
ar oosaei from large receiving room
Ne ~as his osn psiieat nos. - he
hastensd % his bed. and when hrs land
adv cane 10 th- morning % call him. 'he
found am unable 70 riss from his p.llos'
f.ssri.h aad haif deiriols.
Christmas murning came bright ana
frosty "A DAY after -. Neholsss osn
he.r-ani ths d-ctls. q tnds bsitef, al
,hoaxa weak All laaxaid. opened his
eve. q close them again I'm nsdia'eil
.rhahtls pang. This vas 70 have
b -. b.. ~.dlas dayl he coli hear
IN merry salatstIOas on the street. 'he
ei,sa u .l-ixa bills. and the Pealias Or
.s.aaSt Pads ehareh over the -ay
.as ,hs sunlight sad mlrsh AID sladne''