Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-06-22
PARIS. MAINE, TUESDAY. JUNE %, 1886.


hole with = gres, red bruise across bis
face. where be had been struck with .
rattan.
"lo,. more on my .hould,rs"aid he.
"Jsne. when I'm big I'll bes, thu, man
-bes, him ,ill III. blood runs. ! hate
him"
That day Jane wep, compassionate
tear. aud gave Tom all her piece. pre-
tending she had bad doable allowance.
Moreover. she stuck the "ehilds" head
through the hole and told Tom To kiss
il. Ba, neither bread and butter no,
Kindness could help Tom very much.
He grew more and more wre,ebed lie
became young l.hmasl In the pot.
house. lie wa. tormen,sd by the small
and fogsed by the great. Al las, he
came TO the knot.hole one day. furious.
unu,er.bly wre,ehsd. and told Jane that
he Was going away.
Going away" said Jane.
"Goine to run away" said Tom. III
they catch me and bring me back. III
hang myself to the hook over my bed.
bu, I'll lry first I'll go
"Jane bar., into tears.
100 away" she .obbed. And III
never. never see you any more. Tom.
"I didn't think abou, ,h.'," said
Tom. Don't cry. Jane"
But she sobbed faster.
"Doa't!" said he; don't ! say, Jane.
you come too. I'm going TO be farmer;
| slall van, a wife. Come with me.
What's wife,
"You." answered Ton; "yoa shall be
my wife"
"wha, would | have 10 do'"
"why. you must call me Husband
instead Of Tom." and ! must call you
"m." instead Of "Jane." ] mus, work
and ss, you things. and you must cook
and mend my clothes"
"rvs 20, ball OF cotton and big
needle. said Jane. "she gave EN- to
me-"
"You'll come. then"
AYES. I'm afraid. bat. II could
never see you any more. | should cry all
the time"
"rm going TO be farmer. said
Tom. "w.'ll 20 TO where there. land.
and I'll plan, beans and cora. I've Got
some pu, by In t. paper bag. ] took Il
one day. When they grow III pick
them I'll build house biz enough Tor
a. ou, Of boards or something. aud ~eH
never come back here Agsin.-nsvef
Never. o. dear" and Jane began
TO cry. Aftera while she said 'ofily
"of course | shall bring the Child
"o, ye.." said Tom. ".ni all OF yoar
clothes"
Then they decided how they were 10
escape. ~here they were u meet, ho~
Jane W.. TO make bold TO ask for an er.
ira "pieee" ,ha, day. pretending the dog
had stolen hers. and how Tom ". to
hide half hi. dinner Ia bis cap.
Then As some 'ummOnins bell rang.
they p.r,ed-Tom brish, ard bri'k with
his new ambition poor little Jane. limp
with fear and remore, but determined 10
follow Tom. whatever ki, fortunes might
be.
At 10 ,ha, night. Jane, with tear.
swollen face. q little bundle OF eal'eo
frock and red flannel pe,,ieoi under her
arm. ",he Child" ell,ped 10 her heart,
me, Tom At the big tree outside the
poorhouse fence. There was nothing to
steal in the establishment; 80. As no one
ever wanted TO ge, 10. !, was no, very
hard 10 ge, out.
Beside. ",he Child" and the frock.
Jane had her bread 10 . bi, of Newspaper
and Tom had made quite bundle OF
possessions. lie had his little bag OF
corn and beans, = fre..hoyel. shirt, bis
old shoes. and long stick With hook
AZ the end. once the handle OF al un-
brlla. Ga ihi. he ,lung all their Join.
property. e,eep, the doll, aud addressed
Jane as follows;
"Remember now. you are my wife, and
mus, do exactly a. l"y-,hat' the law;
and | mus, be good to you and do all the
hardes, work but you mus. cook and
mend for me, and think you'd better
begin to call me Husband tight away"
"Ye.," .obbed Jane. 20. isn't 1t
dark
"No." said Tom "besids'. II II Is.
all the better. Well g., into the woods
before they catch u. We shall be out
Of town by daylight"
Then they walked on--poor Jane
stumbling often, bu, Tom held her hand
and did no, let her fall. AZ length the
las, little white house was passed then
cam. the church with iu tall spire, and
then long p.ling fences seou, bits o'
meadow LAND. They were In the eoun-
try, bit no, ye, In the woods. and both
children were growing very sleepy and
very ,ired-so very tired ,ha, finally there
wa. nothing for I, bu, to 81, down on the
er.,. under . hays,aek, with Toms head
on James knee and 20 fas, asleep.
Sunrise awakened them. They ATE
their bread and butter, started on again.
and in q few hours the woods were all
around them.
"We're safe a, last" cried Tom. "No-
body can ever and us here, Ill build
house and plant my corn right away do
you know bow long !, takes corn to grow
And beans.
"No," ven,ured Jane. doub,insly-
"not long, guess"
"I guess not" echoed Tom; "ba'
wi,h we had some more bread and but
ter"
By.and.by the two explorers came to
. nice little spo, in the wood, close 70 q
pretty brook. IL was very damp out
there was . clearing which !. WAS easy
to plant. Tom dug Il over with his ire
10.