Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-24
DARK DAYS
BY HUGH CoNw AY.


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lonnl tall roo a cuu shsf I crflf mo
this. AMI lay al the night anil part q tis
net, day iwas ths most wretch tsing Ia
the word
'Hun.sr al lss. drove uis out I gt
thruugh ths snow somehow, and feacaf'l
houss. wtcle tlie Ie1r.e avsi mo from
starvation. Bot noilin. oUuli make me 4 i
o. tne spot where lli d0ns ths mInifr
NJ hfs sn0e tlen has tren one ~ agony.
Even nos that ] Az Euins a. D. tangrl l
an harper than ! have fel' O. mnuiht
Nay col fnfgIHe mF Crluisi
y pieaitd guilty a. tha trial iscsusr 1
tunnel rouni iu tae iock aut sae lie
woman sho thought sas spiut s'aGiIn f.
up and ready o. ten1uno' me to iin .lgs
lkusu that shs saw ne that night al I
was l.luni a. h. runl guilty
- have confess,i an Every " % nf fis
il truth A hoys ior urrcT. o. D. al trus'
"Nu1fsN EFsNs
n S-i took The sbnfs con'lstp1 insu
FROM fhs frisousrs dIc cauln % sh1l 4 o.
al s.u SAINT 1te man .eems tI. r.u. aIy
feulteuf. lut I D. nlt troui.a Fuu sth hs
srTr..slous ~ rem0r's AT rs.r.t
a rsmsin. deer sir. yours faithfully.
'slrrurv lnifr"
We rsai ths litter. Coo raI.r o.. ni
dovn frum eur bands ue torn fInHrl
other Irau 20 deep tans u.netl VIZ. In
my vlfe's sweet eve l0nu tn ila su "a ''st
d.tau ths srstrhol mans fDnI..s.nn ual1
everything cisar NothInf v1s lot un q.
rlsluei eNosrt p-rhapt tfr motive Hn.ch
iniuori lhUippa g. r' t.af nI.li O.
m.st tsr sonai ha htral.r lnes
marr Ths 90 shall n.F-f tuou. lai Lef
tsmprrary maineu may rnrir a...uuf fUr
lt W. nd -.ssk na flrfN.". Go IaInf st
dulhf A. o. hrr osn fs.Tf.-' IilI.rnrr s rn.
moved from ny sife'i ul.ai hani in hani
issrf fo heart. hn o. Nl rr ctn siani an
fssl that our trouil.s ara a' iss' Hfrr
Oar tfoub.es Overt rhrh ii"r na.d a. -
ths lasf ! rrfrI s.. .u' trar uIHU fle
terns uat .Is Ill Ufr me etrnnle
Al Engi.sa lnmt n...Il rrni aafeu
laauf. fun patia. n.I OIL. o.I IU.t o.
tlr Iie oH.f.fI arI I n r. '.II uHs
40 o. Isn hHrr- flr s.-irr. Il tar r.r
FoI u.en tas nrsl uas r.H uhrl ..H
rfa'n un .nn-rr nat f.r Ut tnH Nn safe aH
lts e. affus dImIn.strl D.. nul ue f.n.l o..
..cs n..ra lnrIauIs fa.r 10. rr.l rli
I.n.sf flrat 81 hack ue lrm. 600 ".I
oars IY.ta borne. far. far aaaF Ir m et
49,. o. a.ht nf uN.'l mIgUf nasH a.f
ih.u. tt Ani tffe se live. ant fhsI .It.
tutnai Ia shfn olf ~ 10 must k.ss
o. .ref r.aY.c. "a h.uw. anl know ihai irlI
IA n irl tlHsf wnrm uaughi tui i'R
c0ui lafi
L.. oat. Iook throushfhs shslsi w.i.
Doe Iielo siefits. mY ul'e. tall srn a
far sHlr. TAR daughter rrar her Arn.t.
many year. have lasssi. but ie't un D..
ur.on d. roe lruufht na ehlte ttroais
streak fhhf raven hair lhs rlch. o.
lsaufF q fhs Flri L. suil her own T. m.
rnu ~ nf YHre. thf sFeatssi falrcsi wcmsr
In ths sCrti
The rhiilrcn 80 u.e al gars ~ith thought
fu'. happy syet upuu that sfcup tenfat.
tha trfes They cal AMI tsckcn me. NJ
wife l.uks up, hsr eys meet Minis. lls'
falssi from tho al pags All love.
Cnrc mY fata fn reaii Shame. tlrros, dreaI.
despair AMI love AL tgsss. ave lore. have
vanished i0n- ar1. ant A. 7 turn % o..
the.s lines -the Isst--that lnok n calm nj
sara b. unciou.iel ~ s-rrl With NJ. tsll.n
o. thai frum boz llie las pased even ih'
t.ry nsmory oi thoss dart, dAft tty'l
tfWr rVu