Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-09-21

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After such conversations Reynolds
would 20 back 10 his hotel with differ
ent thoughts - thoughts bearing on the
duties Of life.
A sad event had taken place among
the deaf.mute. since Raynolds's residence
=, Iof,y,op. Mrs. All.,on had died.
aud the event had so affected her brave
and noble husband ,ha, he was ,o,iering
on the edge OF the grave. His approach
Ing death had an sffec, such az Raynolds
had never seen before. no, only on this
bereaved daughter. but on the whole
community Of deaf.mutes. IL was he
who had collected the colony !, was he
who had looked after their physical,
men,al and spiritual welfare it was he
who hal had the strength Of many m'n;
and |, was he who was sinking to the
grave. p,rh,p, by ,ha, self.same strength.
Lizzie va. heart.broken who would
take earv Of her when her fah,er was
gone. and who would take care Of other.
even weaker than herself Rsynold. tried
to cheer her. al the while was thinking
that .ke had more strength than be. and
he wondered wherein that strength lay.
At length the dissolution came and all
that was mortal Of John All.ion va. laid
beside hi. wife In the church.yard. II
va. funeral eoriese such az oae seldom
see. the tears Of all were running down
their faces. bu, no broken words could
come 10 their relief yet the Pinss o! the
hear; which no words could reach, words
esnno, describe.
The month Of September had wanei
and the visitors. like birds Of passage.
had departed. The leaves. haSing Pct
on their au,umnAl dress. had grown pale,
fallen. and were now sweeping pas, Ia
the wind. and ye, Raynold, fingered. lie
could no, leave the souowins deaf-muie
girl in her grief lie could no, leave
the one 20 whom he was Indebted TOT his
more redned sentiments ani deeper trust
in God. III, visit. Of pity had become
visits Of love. Yes. here was the 'roa.
be he loved and ye, could he hamper
himself with a deaf.mute wife , What
II other misfortune, should happen 70
her How would she bear up under
,hem,-,he who did not comprehend her
pre.en, lo., , lie mus, either conquer
hi. love OF be conquered by IL. AID which |
should i, be After mAny days Ani a
hard struggle the answer came. Love
bad Conquered.
Then the struggle changed hlnd'.
Thi, time IL va, the sensitive though |
impl..ionel girl; bat a. last love eoa-
qasred. also. in this case.
Lizzie suill suffered from the loss OF
her plren;., Aad /, took al RAynold'.
sG1rt. TO comfort her. To do this be
took her one .an.hiay day ia Ociobsr TO
ramble over the field, Aai through the
~ool. A grsA, many Of the leaves had
fallen, and als0 the Aclrhs aud beechaui'
from their sAacer and barf'. There
va. le.. lie than IN the sammir, bat
squirrel. were running first up one tree
then do~n and up another, busy gathering
in their win,ers supplies. and ehaiisrins
either in ih.nkfalness fof the store be-
fore them, or in fear Of the in,ruier'.
They hAl reason 20 fear, Coz there were
many hunters abroad. And the crack.
crack. Of their gans startled the squirrels
snd R.ynold. alike. All a. once. as
they passed along. Lizzie sLdienly pa, |
her hand to her fac. and then a brgh, |
stream Of blood tuckled down.
There wa. confu.ion for moment. a.
Lizzie could no, tell whA, had happened |
10 her; ba, q, las, /, became eyiieai
,ha, stray ,ho, had biz her on one side |
Of her face. Rlynold, hurried her homs
and summoned a physician. who. after
attending her. declared TO him that the
,ish, Of oae eye was lost, ani entertained |
grave fears Of the other.
Raynoll. wa, Almo,, insane. Day al.
ter day and nigh, after night be would |
walk the house wringins bic hands and
groaning and doing whl, he had never
done before. praying ",hA, the bitter cup
nigh, be removed"
In the mean time the sick girl suffer
ed greatly from the Inflammation which
Sc, in but a, las, the pain lef, her aud
she settled down TO an exhausted sleep
the firs, real sleep for several weeks. Bat
wha, an awAking There coald be bu,
one other more s,Ar,ling,-when death
shuts the gate. Of this world and opens
the golden portals OF the New jerusalem
All was dArkne. She moved uneasily.
-pu, her hands TO her eyes. and le, them
fall li.,lessly a, her side. Wha, more
could she do, How long she lay 80 no
one could tell. R.ynold, Wa, present,
aud his agony was intense. lie raved.
walked the room. tore his hair, aud greA,
drops Of sweA, stood on his forehead.
A, length Lizzie reused aud look Of
intelligence came over her face. and she
held up one hand and signed asking II
any one was in the room. and where was
Oscar.
lie wen, up to her and laid hi, hand
on her forehead. She knew him and
smiled then in a moment she signed
"am | blind "
How could he answer her lie knew
no, how TO communicate. aud II he did
how could he tell her the truth. After
waiting a moment he kissed her. She
understood, and q sad smile crossed her
face.
There was dark future in bis mind
but who could comprehend wha, the
thoughts Of the poor, blind, e,af.mu,e
girl were . There were struggles for them
struggles for him as he thought OF the
burden laid upon him; struggles for her
whose innate high sense Of honor forbade
her TO be burden on any one. ye. she
had wha, he had not, an unshaken trust
In God. by whom even 'plrrow's hll
/. noted. Ls, us no. peer into their
struggles. They belonged to themselves
aud their God.
uI-LoyE is ENOUGH.
Several years have passed since the
events narrated and the reader is invited
TO a new scene. II Is tenement in the
city. In a coy little psrlor sits a lady
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