Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-02-05
TIE MUTE OPERATOR.
STORY IN The LIFE or a DEAF
AND ouxp rGLGoRtpHGR.
%. Learned 81 Receive nss->sss Ths""sh
IN. ssas- az rssss-ws,isid ssa
R.s..a ~ si.ooa whish Wa Amer
v.r.ss R~es,srea BY . Twin n-sshss.

AMI you can wurk " o'f '" seAs ,"e'
reaier<r
Thsr,upaa chi. foyer With lightning re'lsi
on the following yarn The doaf AM DUMP
op.raior vas my twin bro,her, - allks W
form ani feature, anil iniisssi All ave The one
srr.t distinguishing msft - sTssch. a. 10 "
oft.u mistaken fur my-lf 40 ~ years ~
49, a tright. nolis Toy. that grvat rnoufee
a chlhihori. SCARLET fever. robi..f him ~
tho. two nso.t fresriots fss'iltsr. sT---ch AMI
HARM. When hal --rur.-i The Ic-iii"na
ms.-.ng-r NJ cur lcaAl tsiggraph ofics, ~ith
IN. trusnl., ~ opToftunitv IA Isrfrrt mJ-u
An Tie art t.lsgraphic, 10 wN b. Who If0
t...ri AMI oarrisl cut his purpss W
eommcnos tho .iudy AZ Tho same TIM,
Ani - diligently dh b. parsos hs
laior that, mAim.i - ~ wss, hs a.
aalrV.i by constant Trsctiro shat wuoli $50"
an tnf.-.ihliity lie rvsi The fast rsc"rrins
clicls a the Mor-s Instruments. not by -'uni,
a. A. the rule With t.is.gTaTher>. Tut frOm tlis
.sn-, ~ touch a. b. plaoci his hngers lightly
upon the moving arnaiuru Ills bal bsn
ali bnms rrae:lrs fruin l--pns dslivsrri ~
my-.lf after otlssr duiir- were over
II aptliei for anil -.-ur~i the nAnsgcn'eni
q tho offios a. c.. sgo"iiy tosn ca w
Ksnnsl-s, iIerv The sumner found ~. my
hrusher AMI I, baslly employci -iih ofiscs
dutls. The DEAF AM dumb operator at
tsn,iei strictly a. this hranch - the businr.-,
sitting With angvrs lightly resting up"n Tho
instruments, tnieui uprn calls. o. oopying
With f.n ths wuris a. they fo~~i frosn ths
oulck ta,i.atiou. q ths hitls hrss srnaiurs
I.raaih IA. --nsiiivs tooch
ia "a. vii along into The ios harvest -
winter that one dAy Col Tracy. sgsni In ths
,osn for coo % ths lArrsr ics oomJ~nis-. The
ehisf Industry q tho town, suisrsi ths ofioe
ami after q ches-ry grv-,ing. Announced The
fAc; that tioo In grrsnhacss "a. stIrriei
co the evening srpr,-.. % D. u-si by him In
raging ths hansis On ths morru~. AMI
l.1ys hs a.iisl, a. gppo-s you ipnt carr
a. krrp that amount over night, f.rhAI-
you'd better deliver q 30 M ~ The hou-u,
then III Iock u IN my safs ami D. ros-iy siih
The tay roll In The morning. for ,he msn sin
10 anIlou. for their "trip We wvrs wiling
b. tlsa.s thu ooiunsl. AMI rva.llly cou-sntsi
a. ID .. b. wtsh~i During that aftsFpo"u .
nsrtoa. storm q snow -, Ia. Trains ~vrc
,lslaysi. ani. In con-slosnor. u 90. after
In N. evening when ths expfv-s Iarcsi., AMI
Amoag thsn ths prv-.io,is baDils q cash, ar
riv-i AZ tho offics our "a. . snail ofioe,
suggesting ~ delivery team, AMI - ons
q a. must at a. us~-rngcr. my tfutfsr
fsot.-..l dolng ~ Wills ] sttl"i up The
day. tslslnass Hal thsrs t.sn q ihoughi ~
danger IN The crrani a. disturb ne ] nsver
sloali hass csn-.utei to his goins aiots
l.ing poas, gavsa GESTURE q thanks a. BE-
tuttooei tightly hls c,at aiuut him. ~rifs.i
the farcsl anil sispf-si cut into the storm
Alono la ths o.iicc. Tho day husins. va ~un
tut o. order AMI tn few etVrs-s Iarcsls
ch~cksi frum the way tan Thu. -ai~i IN
nay bfothsfs chair. feli into rvseris ulnn
ihs courage ~ The Ioor 10y sho AT thsfs,
day after dAy, DAT O. all ave The busy In
strImsnis-untll aruusssi ~ an unusual stir
a, ths ouios door They we're bringing him
In, my T..r 10y. HI. cioihs- In dl-ur,isr sn'i
.,Aln..i by tho storm and, -, blcsl What
coah have hApg.nedi liz T.oor right hani,
-hich couA have toll In plAos q sy-rch.
hung u-sls-- at hi. slls. The arm disabled BY
blow
What L. u, manr SO Anssvr. ave that
thy hal foani him struggling ,hrOugh the
storm. AMI. rcccgniIug him. hal brought
him ber~ whlls plying tho q's-iions ha.i
clast.l III svaB,is.i Toy In my arms AMI
suvt.rtsl him a. his acrusion,s.l -ai ts-hi''
the instrument We have ne,,i - q dosior
hsrc Tryaily. raising tho inlur~i arm ou-
u ths uisn Immediately started In --Arch ~ a
| phys.ciAn.
What 1. u. dsar boyr asksi Alo'li
| For answer b. grasT-.i quickiy my right
hani wi.h M. uninl ur,si ieft, ani slih his
nngCrs sF.slisi out the sorls Ia tbs familiar
Nor. ALPHABET, shich I ryad fran the aim
pla .irose. q his nnscr 'l.ol.-sil llobl.si
Two Mani~i agur,- struck NJ do~n.
/ Clung o. uoosy package O. the -tlll-till
they broks my arm. co. crusl, cru.l-t~o
/ psor loyN. % rob thsm q ~ much
- -r,srv .ralp wound. the r.-ait q bl0~
frum sluisstluni instrument. ami arm uoi
hroken, tat badly hurt Such ~as the yer
dot q tas physician Aftsr an examination
Tbs ling winter -s.-n Al Last grvw into
tring, then sumner, AMI thu sun dAno"l
again On ths ~aV-s - the kcnnslssr. Ny
brUther sas tark oacs morr In nj. oil tliiss
-rat. fully r-oTer~i frum his injuris- aDd
btISily working tho wirs a. trforS Vet NJ
trac- - the stolsn monry nor ths rubl.rN
III "a. nos,n. ami our tslqgraph us-~en
/ gcrs dinner houf. whsn ons eyentfnl day
thsrc cams a ms-sage u sy.ciai Importance,
requiring lmmsliais delivery Our stab
lishsi rcpu,Ation for prOmptns-- must no'
suffer tia. % valt tho ms.srugvrs rvturn, 81
thrustin.; the Telegram into the pocket - my
cat. | rush~i 81 ca dcuvvry dniy. ] have
All that my brUthsrs app-arance - olo-sly
re-s,mbl~i my O~n a. D. oau-s uncertainty
even among oar frlensls Ia distinguishing oos
from another
"Now, a. my ours lay down toward tn
river among tho 10 bou--, ! notlo~i to,
hilers ~ ,agAi.ODi appsaTanc. aiting ooolins
their hssls upun one q the long shutes whlcI
| project cut into the river. u-si In hAnling IN.
90 from IT. b.si up tho greai incline plane q
tho sntrAnc. q tbs hou-s A. cams opp
10. AMI almost within arms lcngth - IA.
too ~Orthic-. ons turning "a tho otissr en-
clalm~i Hers como- tho dummy, Dlll Ilsi
81, cur marx un himf In ar Instant II eAsho
upon me, nov was tho time for action !,
dcnounc- tbem Atsr A. tho robl.r wOali l.
hazardous
"'At Last rvegot You. and wiih the work.
followed by . cry Cor help. turnsi. an
sprang directly AZ the throat u the fipi
sTsakcr. Thsre Nc. an answering cry q
surpri-s frum tho villain ere my fingers en-
circlsi hi. throat. AMI the nsrt momsut ~,
were rolling over and over, each struggling
for the mastery. The other, svtiently !
4 N"a@tf siults tat 70 hs besls AMI nlan
don~i his Cumrade Soon nv mad crio
brought help and tss robl.r Vas ..rusei
Then, after dlr~rtlng soms 10 follow the fagi
tive, denouncd them 10th a. thu strrvs.
robtsrS That night h.,h-tbe runaway cap
tur~l-wcro ale within tho walls u the vi
hgo Lookup
AT tbst trial which followed, the ~oakss
sItrit quall-i, and. "a secure the clcrDeDcy Il
ths court. malio a full confession, llkewi.
4 -. II
m0ney, which. less soID. s.aO, vas unsarthe.
and sccurct % the exprs< COMPANY. Tho ~
ward ~ tjAo for The arrest and conyiction Il
tho rObbers enabled us ID make god ID.
whole amount. "-lswston Niel Journal
brsis Weight of hogs and Cins
In the final rsult o. the compari-on u ths
two -axes In thu human race. anatomical ~
ssarrhes VII form an Important factor