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

can't strike back. and don't deny ths,
be profe.se. more than he practices. ba,
after all i.n', ,hA, the way he's made up
You can, make cheese on, Of chalk II
you wan, to. but suppose ehaek u Of
some use
GOOD 20 set up for landmarks 'o't
folks woa', drive where tie" aud laugh
echoed the las, speaker
AnemAs Hough grOaned and woke.
Ills wife stood BY his side.
"Had a nightmare. haven't YOU she
said. for bis groans had scared her from
her res, on the step.
"Go to bed can, you = he said. A.
ter the domestic tiger fashion Ar,em~
had seen himself a. Others saw him bat
a. ye, without result.
Oddly enough, Joe Packer had a like
experience ,hs, night. b., no, ia sleep
ne "a, late BY the wiadow Of bis office,
instead Of going home 10 bed. for the
night was ho, and close. and bis little
room a, the tavern mus,y and ,orrid With
the glare of a long day. san. His lamp
va. out. 10 avoid insect visitors. and b,
la, smoke over. bu, he was too lazy TO
move. aud through the closed bhnd came
deliciou, waf Of nigh, aif; presently
a couple o. lounger' stopped and leaned
agains, the fence.
"Ho, A. mustard. a'n'ti,''' p said one TO
the other
"Awful' You don't catch me going
home TO Mother Kings bunk' tonight.
Can, We stretch on the gri's 'om'eFs ,
Inside here | guess !, As good a. any
where. Gras, j, clean and short
who live. here :"
NOBODY IL. Joc Packers Office. n
he. or home. or TO some girr' hoasc lons
ago"
So the two leAP' the 10. rails and lay
down % the cool earth.
"Joe Packers a great fellow the last
SPEAKER wen, on; che, the creates, %
talk ever .,e. ba, he never eArre'
no'hin' through You'd oushter hear
my boy tell aboa, hos be fused an
barr,d abou, that Bible class of his'n
they'd ~, to Be jes, 80 Pune'aal. and
jss; - prepared. and for While twas all
~he~ybAns. bu, he 70, tired ont after
spell and nov be. skerce ever on time.
an most Nsay, says. We'll ! hope
you've al studied up. haven't had any
time ,hi. week, I'm sorry % 'ay. Ora
cioss grievoas they know well enough
he's ben oa on Aa exearsion With Liidy
smith. or a slsish-nie with MArann Ad-
ans. OF a f.hia' to the mill pond. OF on
a hoss.,rotp . Mhnnville They larf in
their sleeve, | tell ye. Boy. ain, fools -
"Shoalin', think he wA' jest The fel
lsr 10 lscisf EN- oa habits and such lse
he smoke, al day I've heered and stud
ie. by NJ. boand 70 have = sooi time Il
thing. cracks"
Hes aooommola,ia'. don't say
bu, ~hA, he's real clever. ba, he's lazy
a. mola.se. might be s'uihia' ef he had
any grit"
"Swee, on the parson'. gal, Amt he
"Bles, you. be, ,wee, on EN- all Id
be, my head there ala, ten girls ia STAN
ford bu, wha, he, made love to. as they
call Il. And Ia mt an idea Of mAuyin'
any one on en-"
I'D like 10 see him ,ryia' /, on With
one q mine. ef | had EN- srowed up"
Hes too cute Coz that, Jake. lie
pick. en- on, where there al, no faith
er. nor no bis brother, 10 stan up TO
him, and the girl. i. fools. anyway. They
don, know a fraud like ,hA, fellsr when
they see him"
Joe packer sc, his teeth he would
have liked to pick ,hA, mAa ~ from the
grass and knock him down again. This
va. bis frs, impulse, ba, the coward
maker, conscience. uaben, Ms arm, and
hi. angry face sof,ened here he sA~
himself siih other mens eyes futile
/ fellow. ,elf.indalgen,, lazy. eowArdly'
| bent on hi. selfish pleasure rather than
the good Of hi, fellows vi" it true
lie va. homes, to certain extent. and
conscience opened his sight. But to se'
himself with alien eyes was unpleasant
10 degree, all the more iha, he could
no, bu, acknowledge the truth Of the a.
pee, they showed him.
lie lisisned no more the seed haC
been sown this night once on rock,
ground. once by the roadside. VIII ,h'
Lord Of the harves, fad any ineress'
,heefrom, Who shall .Ay.-TRs Con-
grega'ionaliS.
THE FOES OF AMERICAN INDUS
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