Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-23

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- ~ho hsd iurrsd be siS,iesh year. ba,
-ss ye, Ia GOD hesl,h and able 70 Do =
mans ~oik The year row elosing
hsd ben a hard one Coz him, hs ~iis
,ad lorg ben an invalid. and required
The constant service. Of q nurse. 40 up.
oa May The only dsugh,sr. feh The
ioahlr burden u hoassseeper and sics-
curse. ca her father was unable 10 hire
,nyone o sssisi her Ia either Cfhce. The
,oungss, .on hs4 proved = dsfsul'sr In
ths Tosi-ofhce % the amJunt u hiiecn
,undr,d dollars and 20 keep him from
grson. and O. help him . smpl'ymsni
IN distant par, u the lAnd. every dol
A. q The f.ihsf's small Surplus bad hesn
lr.~n from the village bank. much necd
a stock hsl been sold from the farm.
,ud a snail mortgage hsd been ;,ssn up
N ihs ~bo's property By Squire Haven /;
norsoyef. the dry summer -iihe'ed The
,ali.sro~n crop. IN the field and bat =
.caaty harvest bad been s'or,d IN the
barn aad cellar The intefes, on the
uo,tssgs had fallen due December 2iih.
md ths farm = bsing ~ithou, money bad
.sui h.. vslaable horse 20 the Squire 70
az the debt Fos squire Haven as an
nonssi nan ~ho paid every cent ~hien
1- o~sd. and made that fact moral rea-
.on ~h, be- should G, lleo, every cent that
"a. o~rd O. hin. To save any eo.;s %
Irrigation Josl Bar,oa sssfih,sd ~hss h
-oud scsfoely part -i,h, the horse b.
asd rai.sd from colt, and had worked
9Th in summer ard winter fof ~ year,.
His elder 80 wss his main depend
-nc- no~. AleCk was a man II good
,osiness tact s,raighi.for~srd though
dtenuye 20 his o-n business be bad tak
e. oonsidersble in,srss, IN the sooisl qaes-
,oos % the day and wAs particularly
sfonoanosd 10 favor q no hcenss q
hqaor sellers. This positive dsnaneiA.
"a u The trade In human soals. a.
be- called The tfsfis IN liquors. had cost
hima grrat deal H,s house bad been
barasd by incendiAfies and While no one
could BE- eoavct-d u the enme. there
49, . general undsrsiandins on AL sides
hat ii ~as meant 20 fngatsn him from
hls ogposiiion % rumselhng. Tie knew
hat TIE hqaor irsikc wAs The oaly en-
smy he bad On earth. and be kne- that
t wss sa sn,ivly unscruPal0as Zoe. AZ
present he wAs h,ing Ia bis faihers
nouss. ard kne~ no, bat they Who ~oald
8arn hin oat q his osn house would -
r,uorssly pursue him With IRE 70 the
ia homestead Yet be could not With =
clear coascisnce have rceeded from the
-arf.rv On the rum poser. nor ~As q 20
b. expected iha, be would study pfu-
Ssncs A. the expense q daiy, While be
.s,u a. al under Josl Bar,ons id lsnoe
A ~iie and 100 small ehiltren made his
calamity hundred fold harder 10 bear.
A. Josl Barton and bis soa al to-
se,hsr By ths Gre. a. above related. their
conyer.aiioa ran In . slightly theological
channel The mini,tsr bad sPen, an
soar ~i,h them. bg, had jas, gOae away.
.nd their thoaghts bad not returned from
The matters they had been discussing
~ith him.
lie aid. father. tia, though Christ.
ma. dad not actually b~loas 10 December.
Set it well enoagh served The ParPose fof
shich u Is observed. y.
BAT Il not tie proper time. Alsek.
-by should &c pretend it - Was u not
intended 10 cover the fsAs, day of some
be.ihsn rshgion' | DO no, think Ne
honor cur Lord BY 50 Sssoeisiins him
siih pagan ofgiss.
lie claims hosever. that 20 far -
The heaihsn festival Is concerned. Il Is q
triumph over their memory 10 give the
iay 10 The rrmembr4nce Of Chris, ; While
q : better not 10 Be too accurate Ia re
gard 70 The tine 10 moa'h and day Cor
Chri., i, born csry day N tls ysar."
"Ihe elder Is rather too f.neiful. !
think." said the senior Barton; "he
.hoald not dive into poetry 10 save =
dosbifal custom. Bat nov, my son. let
ss pray aud rvtire.
"The two knsl, md the father poured
out hi. heart 10 the Father Of Him ~hO>e
birth /. celebrated 10 the ~iniry Deem.
Der. as Il the Joy from within should
shias al the bris shisr fIOn the cold death
II nature ~iihoat The fire had f.llen
on the hssr,h; the emoer we're hesPed
together and covered -iih ashes and the
too men sp.'sisd Cor the night.
Ioog bsf0rs light the farmers we're busy
Al thsir chores Ia the morning. guided oy
sbtsra whose rays flashed upon the
srea, beams and vanO1s se.fJlds. beeom-
,os lo.s IN the remote gables aud ia div.
,r, hooks and corners about the stalls and
biss. Early - IL vas. the horned oeca-
v.ns. along the east side Of the barn
~ere already ssiir. and lmPatienily shsk-
ins their chains. and ra,,liag their poles
m saserness Coz their ration of hay. Toe
sheep IN their pm crowded to the CRIB
.sd an old bsllsesther altered the gener'
Al ,xpr,..ioa Of dissent st the tardy hao-
"a o, human kind. in successive sareAs-
tc ble.ts. The lantern, IN . vOrd. ~a'
.
:. GOOD a. the Sun 10 s~sksn activity N
,hs spacious barn. Bat the stable -s'
ou,es and amia the bleating and losins
All around. the farmers mentioned 'hs
ominOu. stillaess al the horse msnsef.
BY the time the morning vork hao
been ooaelsdsd. and the call 20 ereAhf.''
had summoned them 10 the house, 'hs
.aa h.d appeared above the hills. Il
wasa glosioas dawn. The eloadle''
blue above .ad the fields Of late f.lleu
.uow beneath we're 20 pure that the,
might have ushsrsd In rsisa OF hoii'
ness. Keen wss the air bat there ga
aos enough oOmmO,iOa in it TO dls'ods'
,hs a-sey hsrisns from the Thick eoash'
of spruce b. the roadside. The san'
beams softsains from red 70 white sh'