Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-07-29

/ | don think | Vas intended tof domes-
nc hle." a. her eyes fell upon the three
harum scsram children In their torn frOcks
and mischisf-,he children Who might
have been her Own bu, Coz their mothers
double dealing.
n Deacon Bucke,, could have seen the
mAnuscrip, Of Mr. Miller's sermon As he
reflected in nj. study that evening. be
would have supposed ,ha, the words.
Come again dear dream" scrAwled on
the margin. referred beyond doub, 10 the
dream Of Jacob when he saw the angels Of
God ascending and descending
Then there Miller boys b. enough to
drive yoa o. glory. an no mistake" de-
clared Jane. a few weeks later. IL
woaldn', be their mother no. no, ifyoud
give EN- 20 me.
They're not miae 10 give, said Miss
Pfue .'WhA, have they done how
Done They have gone and broke the
pcahens eggs. 10 see the little peaoocks,
surr's your alive. They expeotsd to find
en- fan hedged. long tailed and all.
Amy's gone home erying."
"And where are the boys y
"Mr. Miller. he's going 20 send EN- 20
bed without their supper. and serve them.
right Their mothers shifked all the
bother Of EN-. shure enough -
Without their supper-poof things
cried Miss Pue. "Why, iis only 3
O'Clock Of summers day. remember
when used TO be sent 20 BED by daylight
when was little and naughty, aud Il al
ways seemed 10 me q horrible injustice.
Jane run over 10 the parsonage, and tell
Mr Miller be will do me favor II he
viii"
sBas,e EN- .oandly". pat IN Jane.
"Jane how inhumsn lie will do me
a favor II he will le, them Oft this time.
"No~. Miss Prue. II you'd wriie Il
yoarself-sure's you live excuse miss
bat ANT 70, the face 10 carry that me-
sage" AID It 90 hapPened that the Rev.
Au.,ia Miller found himself dreaming
over a erfamed note. in bis study. while
M. sermon oa The mistakes q Chris-
iian" Jay fofgotten before him-dreAming
Of the first note he had ever received
from Miss Prue. fheen years Or 80 ago.
the words q which started cat from somc
hidden corner OF his brain where they bad
been sleeping unknosn TO him dream
ins Of the de~y evening. in the rose gard
en- q the old pArsonagc. where he studied
Divinity and she iAugh, the children
their A ABCs. Of mcoalighi nights on
the rivef toy ther. and spring morning.
m the woods hunting fof the hrsi Wild
flower. % Sundays. When they sang to-
seihef In the choir of their stroll home
through greco, sweet scsnted lanes. The
thousand and oae dear hoan they bad
spent In each others company passed be.
fore bis minds eys like some beautiful
panorama tie wondered II. indeed, he
was the hero o. those dreams. Il be had
ever been 10 happy. The first parting.
the ffsi esirangcmen,, wrung his hear,
anew. a. Il they had happened only yes
terday What foolish thing their 1t
de quarrel looked like to-day. seen by the
light o., year. and knosledge such q
,rife. bat With such large results = Yet
be bad been the fr., 10 make an overture
toward reconciliation. ihAak God lfshe
accepted his overture she vas 10 write and
say -. bat no word had come 20 him Ia
reply. WhA, days and hoar Of dark
suspense lifted their shadows before him
how the whole world had seemed bleak
and Improbable wi,hoa, her And IA a
season Of weakness, when his wounded
heart could bear no more. be bad accept.
"a the sympathy and comfort nearest
al hand. and had finally married Lefty
Cafcw. because she loved him. oaly %
wake up one day % hnd that be- Owed all
hls unhappiness ~ her Ms Hildfeih
had indeed Answered hin. had given Lefty
the lst'er % mAil-tiey had been inti-
mate friends In those days. inifusied
With each others heart -beAis-and kitty
had dei med the missise that would have
healed the breach. How did be knos this
Year. after Il tgmbled out Of drawer Of
old letter.. and confronted him with its
familiar address. Ma, CAfew thought
she had secured herself for all time by
burning Pfues letter. but she had tossed
the wrong enveloPe into the CRATE. Aus
tin Miller had lived bis sorrow over again
after this discovery, be had walked with
/, and wres,led with !, wi,hou, getting
nearer happiness. and bad loag ago made
up his mind 10 DO withou, IL. But he
had thought il due 10 Prudence Hildfeih
10 send her word that by an Aociden, her
letter had come TO hand Abou, five yeAfs
too late he said nothing Of Lefty 3 share
in the matter. bat Prudence understood
all. These memories had been revived
by Prue's hAs,y note asking him 10 for
give the children for breaking up the pea
hens nest Her children, too tie looked
a, the clock be had been idle two whole
hours "Of whA, was be thinking ? he
Asked himself "whsre vas be drifting
an anoinied priest. the example and ooan-
selor Of sinners ," At least he could ~
and thank Prue with a clear conscience
a. fof the children. they were already In
bed. technically speaking. and having
such a capital pillow hgh. tha, they
agreed to ge, into misehiefe very day Of
their lives, and be punished.
After that. Mr.. Miller often found him
self dropping in. on one pre,es, OF another.
At The Elms Sometimes be came bring
ing those unruly infants, with their brown
hands full Of peacock feathers and their
little hearts fall Of impaiienee.
Those children might a. well live
here" said Jane
"And their father, too" added John.
"NOi q bit Of sweetbreAd can | keep
in the lArder and when they tears their
froeks they 70 s,raish, to Miss Prue, and
she mends them before Bridget scolds EN-,
Just As II they d be her very own"
"A fine s:epmOther sled be making,
observed John. They do be saying in
the village thA, is her cap she IS setting
for the pArson.'
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