Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-04-23
Great Expectations.
A Norm CAROLINA Mass seHrSr'

saw 90 many Children around that ask
ed him II he yes keeping school of run
hing an orphan asylum.
"why, y,r,'. only half Of EN- be re-
piled in considerable surprise. and going
10 the door be uttered . long-dr.-n
.hoop. 10 three OF four minutes chill
drn began to break on, OF the woods
and ,hieke,. and weeds and brier patch.
e.. and When they bad been gathered
around the door. and been added to 'ho's
inside. | counted svsnisen--no' one ss
and the oldss, ~.s not 20 years Old.
"YOu seem to be fond Of Children. ]
observed TO the father and mother - they
stood besmins do-n on their progeny.
81 do,s on en-" replied the mother
81 like 'sm. aud I'm kiadsf carr, 10
out an id,s Of my Own." sddsd the Ia
Their. "fur thrs. ginsrs'han' our f'm'-
ly has bin sloppy"
whats that, 49,,
"a. soin to the dOgs-nu,hin' solid
sbou, EN- turnin away from eddse,'hnn
and dhf,in' into ~hi.ksy and idlsns'.-
Deed, sab. bs, |, h.in't 90 very far back
thu, .ous Of the Nsbis we're hupg by
the neck for murder. Fur three ginefs-
.hun. back We haven', produced . Ms.
bi, husn TO dodge q skunk. I'm ,Pe.k'
IN .bou, my p.rieklef line o Ns.o'''.
Thar may be other Nseiu who had
money aud brsin'.'
"ie.. . mighty bad 10, :" 'ishsd the
.iie. q. she held up her hands.
Thar ~.. my ssndp.P. continued
the pioneer. .s be accepted Plss OF TO.
b.eeo | advanced on the seven points OF
sympathy. There vas my sf.hdP.P
Hem nigh, hsv bin P,'idsn, Of these
Yani,,d State. ,.t =. sell t. not, but
he vas too darn.dl.fy 10 vote FOE his
.,i. lie VI. - mighty ornsry ,h.,
dog. aud Cat. ~osldn't stay 9TH him.
an 80 opposed to work that II be fell IN.
TO {. swamp he'd stay nsh, thar oniil
.ambody cum around TO poll bin cot.
They wanted him 10 be Ga' not add
.hsr Il and lot. Of other things. bat dos.
sons hi. pieisr 10 D.sy be ja.t wanted
10 90, and .o,. .bd eh.- aud ehs-. aud
suIIls and guIls. snd be w.. too orhsry
10 die iill be "a. rising 10 ninety.
"is.. the pore eri,isr sishsd MI"
Ni.bi
"And thar vas my pap" eoaiingsd
the pioneer. =, be lifted up ons lex add
got both hand, over the khss. Thar
"a. my pap. Who might hs' been the
biggest l.-y,r OF preacher Ia ihssi Va.
niisd stat. II he h.dn', bsea % .!..hin'
.huekls... AL be wanted 10 DO -.' Ia
.oi add %, and .o,. aud dr.t hls baIion'
II be ~ouldn'i -sii fof ,umbody To pal
him in out Of r.in..iorm Darn him
be kbo-,d 'hgG. bat he h.dh's no hustle
to him"
The poor onsry soul 20 sighed Ms
N,bii
And thar. me. continued the mao
a. b. changed knss. aud 'P', into ,h'
sod boz. "io,, thN's me. I'm OF
nsry. I'm l.Iy. I'm on the 'qas,
I'm 90 dog. gOhsd ,huskls's and meet
that bar scat 90, me. h.in't 20
the .mh,.hun 10 .-sp nevis OF m's'
moon,kine -hisksy. The only gOoC
,hiss about me ]. the fsslin' ik., ,h'
name u Nsbi, be. been rolled 10 ik'
mud and df.-ed through the muck al
I've got ashamed Of IL. ls,. .ar. .lran
s,r. -hsn you stopped =, the do.h sh'
.I,d II my rsms vi. Nsbli ! -.
..h.nsd 10 o-nn.
"And 90 you've 20, q scheme ?"
qusrisd.
81 hsy. The name o. Nsbii has 90
to BE- .ilyvr.pl.,sd .sia and perch .lof
on the banner o,-Jf-ssll. she. sot u
rOo.l near he top Of The tree. The day
hs, ~, 10 cum when the Nl,br' kir
-H brO.delo,h add plug hats. aud -hsr
hisg,r. viii bo~ down before en- 10 ,h,
du., u the .irth."
"wh., !, the scheme. II m.y ASA ,
III. btnsih' up them children Il
kbo- sathin'. Ysie. Ab.ol.m, Gun
Jsr."
Ab'ol.m ~. . boy Of Is. and be toes
the marx -i,hoat any hesitation.
"Ab.olsm. Who VAS the fret man ?
adam"
"whI did he hang oat =
"G.rdsh Of Eden"
"who killed b, brO,hsr''
Cain"
"Who slew Golish ,
"D.yld.-
"Ih.t'll DO. 90 back 20 thu, 't.tsr
patch. aud -ork tall call ye. We see,
stranger. Absol.m !. TO BE- +. preacher
I'm bendin' hs'ua'. mind fo' IL. and xiv
Ia him the ground work jefferson cum
forth"
J'f VI. year younger. lie came
to the scratch aud vas asked
who Is the highs,, man in the lu.
ni,sd Stats -
The PRECEDENT"
"How At Consri.. oompO.ed''
"Of Senate and House"
"who's the highs., man in Moth Car.
olins ,"
"The Gu,'nsr."
"1hs,ll DO. Go en- dig root. ill
enbbln' time. lie 'an |. TO be q states.
man. stranger. en- be-. Citing il down
purity foe. Cum ysrr. ThOm..."
Thomas ~s about thirteen and had
been Resting on the wood boz.
"Ihom... ho~ many p.ris. a. they p
"r-o-Demoer., and Republican"
(which az the hsftis.tl'
The Democrats" (rhi. -. a year
ago
"ho- often hin Teller vote p
"only once"
whats q candidate ?"
"fsller Who runs for Office"
"Ths,'ll do. and you ain 70 to ID.
later patch and hoe too rows. I'm
s-ine to make be 'un . leading polish.
un, stranger He's e.imbin' like . young
bar With dog under the tree, aud III.
day Is eumin' When be 'un ~ill max. old
Moth Carolina thrill. Gum Yer, p.,., I"