Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-03
NUMBER 9.

Not one. but listen Sweetest. II you
viii h. guidei ~ NJ, even nov All may 20
we'll This man"
Tho poor man who l. standing IN my
EYES; listen Heaven forbid that rshouii
tempt you Think b. u. no doubt, q man
u lovly station In liie Philips, ] am
rich. very rich
pressing her hand % her bros.
Money Will cCmpcnsais f0r anything
Let him stand bis trial lie Il innocent II
there l. justice IN the lani. he may, he must
D. found not guilty"
''But the agony o. mind he must pass
throughi'
again ne may D. bat n country boor. o.
whom thousand POUNDS would b. insx.
hanstibls wealth. hu'. whatever his sta-
ton. the compfnsation sent O. him ~ an
unknown hanl shall make him biess tha day
which laid him under TIE false accusation
Reflect. look a the matter In every light I
swear D. yol thai. In my opinion. ve may,
with a clear conscience, await the result u
the trial
shs slg bed. Tut made no answer Her
silence was a loy 90 M. II told ms that my
spsci0us argument carried weight ! tx
her hands aud kissei fhem I toii hsr agaln
aud again that loved her. that my life ne
well "a her dsTenisi On her Yielding
Itwas ilng isfore she i-liei Tho thought
- a fellow creature lying la prison. rrrhars
fur n.onths. AMI to-morro~ O. stand In
shaua irfors bis judges. On account - q
deed which she hsrsslf hal done. was anguish
D. her noble nature Then. growing desperate
At SEEING the only plank which could ave
a. from wreck sIurned for the ssks of what.
in nay prc.snt mood. | was able o. i-lleve
To- finely strained scrupie, ! us,d my lat
and, a. rightly juigei, my most powerful
argument toll her that n woui D. not
only she Who would suffer Or that uncon.
ssi0us act, hut that ]. her husbanl. must Pay
the penalty duo from an acccssory after the
Heaven forgive M Tor the anguish my
words caused tina, loving heart Philippe,
on whom the lntelligenos - my danger fell
Ike a ttuniefbol' sank back la her seai,
pals AMI trembling Had | ever doubted
that nv wife's heart whole love was my osn
tha, look would have dsrclled the doubt
rho prayed and tesought ne a. leave her
AZ the nstt station. o. lst her finish thu bur.
ney AMI make her avoval alone Ny rsply
vas short, Tot sufficiently long D. put al
hoTs q my consulting % such cour-e out
q her heal Then. for my saks, she yislisi
tsOn one rundltiun-one only. she sail
'ne guided by me- In this la all else you
shall A. a. you Ike"
III mu,t L. In the court. Basil must
hear the tflaL n the worst happen. there
must NJ h The delay n a moment. then
AMI there must proclaim the truth
"You shall H. az hani-clo-s AZ hand
viii D. present.
''Noi / must h. there. ! must hear and
80 all n tho man l. found guilty, ] must,
t~fnra biz horrible sentence l. prun0uncci.
stani Up and dec lafo his innocenoeT
"AI hat c1uii D. done afisrwaris'
$40. 70 must H. done then. nasil. fancy
pot yourself IN h.s place Nothing could
atone o. his anguish ~ hearing hlm~elf
condemned % death Or cTiHs 10 knows
nothing n. must H. thsre fromise me
shAll - there, and for your saks slll DO a.
you wish
II was The tsst conoevi1n I could get |
prumi.-i ! conc-al.i the fact that n. ~hen
sentence was prunounoci. a woman re- In
ne body 20 the court, aud asserted the prls'
onsrs Innocenos AMI bsr Own guilt. ths
rrohalilliIrs wsrs she you'll - summaflly
sjsctsi This made ~ difference 1T
Ihnlrfa 10 silent Ia tho man D. found not
guilty. ani the neri train could bar o.
tack % Seville
Yes. even nov there Vas hopei