Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-05-19

disturbed The train shot GA ouce morc.
etiil the gentleman rad his book-still The
silsnt woman heli tho slocplng child.
In less than half AN hom nt'cot 20
rps aheL The woman. after quick gsncs,
b. asstlrc heraels that the rcsdcr was intrnt
upon his BOX. prsscd her lips upon tbs
chllts cullen hoad, AMI kept them thers
until tho train s,oppsi Tor a minute Or
two sl.e REMAINED moiicnle.~, thcn. laying
tho child On ia sost, rU-e quickly aDh oIruei
the oarfiaee door The ruader looked mp a.
tho cold. damp air rushci into The hoaiei
compartment
"You have no tina 10 Ee, out" h. saidi
Eve are OF In n minute
II no heari tho wcllmeant oaution she
paid M bod % H. She male M rcply, hut.
stopping On 10 the platform, closei tho car
riago dor h,hini her. The young man
shrugged his shoulders, AMI resumed bis In.
iorrup,ci paragraph II vas no busincss of
his stupii woman chos 20 risk missing
Tie train.
Although. two minutes Afterwards, When
n found the train in rapid motion. ani him.
slf AMI The slocping child tho only tenants q
tho compartment. bs NV that, after all, hs
"a. primarily conocrusd In tho matter. In
spite u his warning tho mothrr had b.cn lefi
t.hini. anil ho vas In 'he uncuviahle position
a having chili thrown upon biz huiis until
ths neat siofqage
Ahhourh ~ was tachelor ani one vhC
knew nothing - tho ways n chllircn, h.
ssrcrly f,lt jusiif.,l In pulling The cmrr
grucy cord Sslfai0n would h. reached In
isss than an hour there h. vouh ID ~
lievci 80 ho oiuh do m m0re than an
afhemaiir' the carrl,g. moihcr. AMI pay that
tho chfds siuml.r might D. unhroken
Whatever effclt ths oblurgaii0n may have
hasi. h. sn,n saw that bis prayer was Mt D.
h. granted Tho Chlii. M douit missing n
prute tor'a cnlifa0c. oT.lcl iis syct ani -
gan o. sirugga u wouh have rlile'i N ths
sat hai nj IT, cnforcsl guardian. vho va
a grsi nafurs,i, kini hearted young fellow,
pickci ~ up ani Transferred Il % iis kns'.
Hc moaut we'll, although ho dd Mt han,ils
II very siilifully A man must - through Q
ourla - painful experiences l-l0rc hc loarm
bow iodanilo a child properly. Our fricni
dii bis t--i, but - olumsily that Tho ~oolen
shawl fcli frum tho chlli. AMI dls.losci
largo tickct sevn on to tha dress beneath. On
n Vas written. IA. rslh-rt, E-l., liaii~~oci
Hou-. Oakhury, near nlacktown' Ihs
young man applsudoi The gcci senss which
hat pruvsie,i fnr coutingsncy vhih hai
really couic b. pae. Thrn hs acttlci down g.
ID ths lsst ho c0uld towards supplying ths
place Il tho missing woman until tho stfTags
al ssindon might bring dslisrranoe
Ssin.lon N lat. Here tho ill-us..i traveller
calici tho guard. and. a. that ofiicifl u -
cuurso fad % undertake all a1rts n dcicaie
ami unforeseen duties. with T.rfct fairnes
shlftci all furthcr r,-ponaidliiy on - hu
shouhlefr, rusum~l tho Ierual n hh book,
AMI truuhi.l M murr ai-lut the matter.
Tho guari. without dispufinx his p.1Iltion
~ guardian 90 all unprutocsoi uaseiers.
hardly knew VIA o. do In the y e-.ut smer-
gyncy. Tbe hofs that tho foolish moihcr hal
managed b. 80 into another carriage was
disT.llol By Lrr NJ making hcr arI-aranos
No was aiso pul1lei ~ tho careful vay In
shich tho child vas lalciei THIS guard had
s.n .o,us curious things In his time. and. a.
the missing woman hal kft not a srrap ot
luggage bchlni. thought u Mt lmproiolls
that the dessrtion of the chii was due 10 Ia.
tsuiion. Mt aoCilent Atfrt h. thought q
having The tiny dcroliCt a. SNinion, On the
chanoc that the moiher wouh arrive by ths
nat train frum nhloot But tho more hs
iheurht tho matter over tho more oonvino~i
b. foit that no mother wuuh arrive by the
nctt or any following train hsins himself q
family man. ani feeling most Kindly dispo~ci
towards thc little golden hoad which nsstle'i
In tla mo-t conhting way against great
brown bard, b. desiis.l 10 tAke the child On
to Biacktosn, ani theme forward u as al.
drc..s,i Iie puiloi q couple n cushions cut
q fr.islass carriag,. put them In one
carucr 4 his van. AMI tuckci up Little Golien-
head a. fnusly ~ any moihsr cuuli have
doe. 80 suusiy ami comfortably tha- the
child AZ one ,lo-.,i 10 blue eyss and slept un-
tlthe train f,arhci nlackt0wu.
Therc the guard caul.d tln little fellow
into The rsfn,shment room, and having him
in charge of the PEASANT young lasiies, went
D. lok &c a -ll.r YET speculative man who
would tale tho ohili b oakhury on tho
chAnc,, n Icing PAID fur his trouhlc. lilo even
gave this man half cruwn-to D. rcraid cut
u hh prosgs.tiye rcward-for cab hire
u,sn. after another iook AZ the htte walf,
Who vas drinking milk. munching hscuii,
ami tcing made very much u by The rcfrs-h.
rnsnt rouin young ladlsa cur guard rlishsi
hacs o. Lis sonievhat negiocis,i duties, and
was soon spinning down vet a. the raie u
tLlrtv-nvs ulllcs an hour.