Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-03
DARK DAYS
BY HUGH CoNw AY.
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". coull not % this thing 1 was a
gentleman and a man ~ honr faltry ~
the pTics WAs when compared with what u
might boy. I could not pay ~ Although
my whole soul was merged IN ltihpIa's WI.
fare. I could not even for her sake. suffer
an innocent man a. H. done uniusily %
death The crims VA TO black, to- tase.
too cUnismpilble' felt suro that. with the
mans blood morally "a my heal. the %.
pfeus~t j,ys which lfc coui give would
Mt hall my conscience o. -, knsw ~
woui not D. long before ren0rs' AMI shaue
drove M o. commit Suicide.
IL che preactrrs say that an Il easy that
wrong l. more aliurlng than right There
may T. soma sins sch are easily ON.
mitie,l. bat ! dare o. ssy that thrre arc
others which the AVERAGE man. cluratad hV
the cole q honor aui drcaiing shame AMI
cowardlcc. hnis u Ear easier o. avoi than
% bring himself O. commit N. every IN
4 Mt easy
hot IN TIE sams my struggle vns a mortal
one A. times fancy ~ may D. tut fancy
that even n1v my mind irars slfne traces
q that cnnnlct. conflict in which ny VIC
tory meant ruin O. NY nearrs' and dearest
Was noi night uhsn all that ms t.mria.
ton ~as an al hot ung ar illeiei onei Yet In
rravsrtinE tbs lsf me lumly dIsrllim at
credit Co not having yielded. ltiruve o.
Yield. bot c1u'i NOT
II pas only When lhai couI1rrcl AL pui
The temptation from ms that ! sas abe o.
49, boz utterly us.iess such n crime as That
urged upon me would have t-rn huuhilcss
IhnipTa. ssoner ~ later. would have irarned
TIA, Sir Norvyn isrfanis supposei muir.
derrr hal pa1 The f~naliY ~ ths crinlc
How ~ouH u have fsrei 9TH us then -
then. when rrraraflun VS. Tiarri cot ~ ihs
quesiioni Knowing ~ iii evrry thought
~ my ~i'e's svsu turn q hrr imru.siFee,
sensitive nature. ! was fsin a. tel myss'f
TIA, such news wouii L. simply h,r Death
hov.
Hot What was q o. 4 ansi Flniinr that
could Mt comrass ths treach-rY which I
tarsi ~ mediate. ! cas' about ior another
i0ouhnir of oscapr What 10 srfe a. return
~ Eng AMI AL srruta mvsslf ~ The Crimef
To insure thIirfs's safety l wouI right
willingly give asaY my osu lie u shovel
ihe state a. ~tich my mini vas roiuo~i
whsn I say that I couiiirrsl this srheus In
ali its t-arinrs. sni for a while thought ~
Furnished solution O. nv diflcultirai !
wonder u my train vas sagisrngf
iaugtci In bitter merluleut - ihe A.
surIitV ~ ny NV PAN forHci iis'lf up0n
me- had forgotten ibIiura. an What tho
erorf % such 4 sacfIfrr you'll a. uron tfr
I had forgotten that shs loved M. evrn ne
i1vei her. that ny dying for hcr sakt-for
TIE saks Of saving her from The cousequ1nou
a that srlsssm8 nirht-u .aid make an "a.
riat.on. N any errf dlr ffnfn her the mist
isarful shich human or iiahoi-ai Ingenuity
couh devils
Noi Neither ty sinnlns against my fellow
man nor ~ voluntary sacrlhre n my osn
ilfs ouud ! ave hrr After al mr fr.r
trsctsd mrnial sfruEgirs. aIl my 'Onnly hours
~ anguish ant VII srheming. ] sas iuroci
a. rciurn o. the point frUm which siarici
Ihuipja mnst sufrenier hers-lf, ani Tree
this iunecsnt man There was. inieci, no
alternative
All = day gone. or an iui gonei IT,
trial On the afhi To rrach Lng land-to
rrsch Isruhsm In time % stop That trial,
Ne must travel day AMI night Day AMI
ulghf arfuss sunny or rarlit NIain-lcrtss
tlsasani Frame must sIroi on. until
We rrarhfd cor Oun native lani. nos lying
In Ell the firh calm q ths early autumn
must lsai my vile. my .oye. o. hrr doomi
ro-- from the zroani. feit Srafy, ant
a. u hai t.rn cuiEeici M every lint !
dragged myself slowly hack Oh my home
she must D. to'i. she mus - toii hut
hos o. tell herr ! mutfrrosl a. vent along
Nv autrarrnrs must have len erstchsl,
for I frssslFei thr lmrnssiuu that several
grave looking Sssliianos turnei AMI basel
after ne e. I rasssi d. ff~n asa cDvariiy
fsion y b. dfags himssif Slowly o. co. scaf.
faiI drarrel myself e. tllo Eate ~ my
pleasant home AMI "a lettering feet fasss'i
Into that fragrant suaca ln Nh ch ths hap
pi-s, hours n nv ifo hal l..n srrnt
A. entered. ths remembrance n some
tale which Cucn bad rad ffshei throuEh
my mini-a tale - the frf 0CiiY n a tyguns
are % vas of a rrsrner uhn Vas furcri
~ hs cafinrs o. strike n dagger INTO M
heart q ths woman o. loved ] know M
whsre The tale u O. D. founl 20 vhere !
reat n
Hai IL seemed % me that mine vas
parallel rasr
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