Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-02-26
Property Rights OF Old People.

Property Rights Of Old People.
TIE millennium hs- no, ", cone. spd
untii that h.ppy sr. dssns upon rs, ava.
rice snd seln ,hness viii exist Ia the human
heart Jaslics aud mercy win vsinly cry
over wrongfal oppressloas, over hearts
ssdisned BY misuse. over rhysich suffer
lnEs oeesslODed by urjlst d'pfivs,iOn..
There sre TOO cOodi'ions OF hamsn ne
which, IN their veakness. call for The syn.
psthy snd protection Of those Who are
sifoug; one q The hslplsssnes. of inf.pcy.
The other The hslplsssnsss of see. ThA,
there are those Who. 10 bens q Z themselves.
sill take advantage OF the weakness OF old
/ people - dsfrsni them of their figh,ful
Delou giug- sni theu misuse them. 10 one
90 ths ssd things 90 lifs Aud when such
! IN astics L. psfpstrsted BY . son or dsuHh.
Ter toward q parent, II l. an sct over
vhicA angsls might well weep
I vas once sCqasintsi with an old LADY
who Vas The owner OF valasale farm. o
snng hsuk sccouni. ard much psr-ons
property. Though over seventy yesrs %
Ngs. her miui wss clear snd iHtslllgsnt.
hsr health comfortable. IN connection
viih her ouiy sou, young usn oftvsuiy.
/ I've years. The large farm hai been Amir.
ably managed since her husbands dsath.
fa.lly The sou married snd brO1ght his
sif- - The farm - live. Every,hing NOV
sd aloug pls,saGily for . while. until Ous
DAY satan pat Oh. foot In The door and
Suggested thN M. Old mother Who hsi
lAborvd sni plsnned aud sscrincei daring
. long ne - aecumglsts .omsthing for her
oid sgs, saouhi, on sccoept % hsr .ivsne-
ed years .nd prospective ibnfml,f. deed
al thi. property - her son; coalition
Of ne stipalaiioa oeior that she 80. u
have ufs hone 90 The place. AMI BE- vel
provided fof While she lived 50 sedac-
Tive werv tae plans that were laid. so fair
were he promises made ~ hsr f1r her
future, of ths ease OF hsr llfc ani her frre-
CON from care. that dnsliy ihrOush The
lovs .ud uustfalne.s of her heart. The
good oid mother signed sssy ell htr
earthly possession.
II woald b. long story % tel or the
opprsssion that this oli martyr sptur,d in
he pext Zen year.. for slAs she lived 20
be very Oh. Little ~ little bsr ubsriy
sas tsken from hsr unui she became TIE
msrssi nousnuy 10 The home where .hs
hsd 80 loug bs.u The leading spirit Her
uisAss wsre iisrsgarisd. hsr spsndins
moosy Wss retnced - The most mc.gfv
allowance. Al The time TIE property -s-
transferred. shs occupied i.rg,, plssssht
Bedroom. in wtich shs haf slept fJr fortf
years. II ~. asliosei 10 her memory.
far tasrs hsr chilifvn we're born sni there
.numbsr % hsr loved ones h,i ps.ssd
from uf-. TIE thluEs In thls room vsrs
vsla-.i relies % her hoa.sholi goods. ar
ranged - sult hsr osu pecui1 tastes
The young misires. oouceivci ths iis. OF
converting thls room into pflof. What
cared she Zoe tie old mothers pfecioa.
msmofiss Or eomforts, 80 that h-r smol'
ton ras xratiivdi Yer husband hsd .
deed oi he place -hiCh msis hsr part
owner. way not 90 a. she iiksd ~ith vast
sas thslr osuf 50 small bedroom With
bat ons wlados ani DO IRE espscliy, vas
given % NE Oh mother in ,ncasngs fSf
Der pleasant room. Haviug 10 rights
tnAt she c0ui slstAln. she "a. comPells
% sabnlt % sh.tsvsr trc,imsnt w.s Civ
sn Der. A short time before death relvss-
sd TIE grisyed oli heart from ns ihrsll'
dom. shs ssid a. frisud TIE greatest
mistAks 4 ever male wa- Shsu ! sigu-i
away ny property. ! had lived fof -
years, oag usvvr lssrnsi 10 al thst une
What protsction monsy IL 10 an old per
son. uutil mine as heyoud nv oonirol.
VIA IL went ny freedom. my rigats, my
comforts. .--C0antry Genusmsn.