Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-03-25

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yVtlP ts.u golng Oat On
| %LkI ths vsraBis 30 look
| ." fs him returning
sbs hAd readjus,ed
be- aftsrnoon cap -veral tins, a. he -cald
hay. dnns had he ssy-r,.i q visitor, sbs bad
plck~i fasl-i buds from -oms late ru~s.. bad
sramin.i tho ts-, q oos a. ths plarsa po-is
| a. L. snry that the ell wistAria vine ~ss bos
dragging II frum IL plaoc. AMI hal packed
-oms blt. q taT-r frum the hitls grass plo;
| in fruat 81 the bouss bat Zach time shs vent
| from one duty to another sss shsi-i hsr eye
and lcoksi down The rai over which bsr
/, husland would fv,urn Sb~ bal syvs Zoe
| everything outside ,b- hoa-e-an iDiication
| of rOt at an end ~ ons q th- .inio~ slls.
daring os.uon t-,~een tso slsts q . window
blind, q missing --rvs q the dor knob-sn
trtns. that hai t-sa they sers for ~e.ss.
but hal fails.i D. sitTact her stisntiun until
srI.cisilon Lai shAu.nsi hsr sys~ight
A. TIM sure ca sbs vent Into the bouss
for her sI-ctAcis-; g-nsrsIly shs prsfsrrri M
have lstisr. rad to h-r by bsr husband. but
hsr ai-..ut -nns writing shs must sss -ith bsr
own syes Then shs polish~i the glas.s- again
anil again, trying them csch tins by gazing
down the rad Zoe ths t-arrr u the srI.cts.i
lstisr. CalInns-s. In N. outward manifesto
tlon. sas Bo,ic.abls only after hor h0ps had
again l-.n dsferr~i
A. for the oil man. who -as quite a. die
appolnt.i az n. -ifs. be- siuii.l q partly
lo-rn~i vat bgtton a. u u hai tssu an Oh,
j.st % ettTrm- value. then hs AT down ca
the si.J- q tho vsran,la, s'udis-i all visible
-ction. q ths .ky for . minute or too, AMI
finally veniur~i the op,nion thai mtidllng
lively shower might ooIns dns aboui Midnight
Then b. toll his -iis q having ms, the min
isi.f. .ho hal nj All anything In TarticulAr,
anil q . ooming auction sAls q which he had
bsard, AMI bos ,sgs for shipmsn, 10 the city
had "loos~i up ihrrs cents psr doom rhsn
he .hArt.ns.i Lis pncks, Knife ou ks bot leg.
handling u - dsliosisly and trying %. cis.
q. cautiously a. n u ssrv an insirumsnt VI
-hich grrst things rer. srr.ctsi Then
10th ioiD.i In s-timating the protsbls co-t Of
raising the young.-, calf on the farm 10 iis
full bJyins state
Finally. toth having thoroughly reprr~d
ami dsnisi ami repal.ssi tbsm-lvs., merely
t.cau-s they hal t-.n taught In youth that
uncumfortabls r,.ifaiht ~N Trscious priv
llsss AMI -Acr~l duty. Mrs iiAyu brOks the
.il.ncs by sIclaimins
1T Do l.a, all"
What dos-r asksi hsr husband. a. .olici.
tously a. N hs hal not the slightest tiea of
shat sas Ai-orbtng hi. sifss thought.
"why. that Fhl dont write Ilsres sv-
srybciy In to-n tormsnun' me to know ~hsn
hss comm tack. an n hss got the thing,
they A..si ham % buy Cor 'sm, an not q -oli.
tAry .uri can ! say. ss d0nt even know
- a. - . l.ft.r a.. hlu. A.. .fir hin. M an
remind him that bss ~, parsnts-
"wsIi. thsr sure to D. letter somsrhsr-s
ca The way, I don't doubt, tsllln' "a. all ~s
want to snos,- sAi the oil nan, going
through the motions q budding an althsa
bush, IN The angle of the step, frum -r'on
q IL. o~n stock "'WAich~i pots bsysr
blJs,' you sn0s, an tAlnt often OBs gets .
letter tlll b. stoJ- loolin' for a."
But tAint = blt lss Phl, sAli the Old
lsdy "why. he's t-.n away NORM q ~esk.
I thought he'd st ieas, let us know uhlch q
the llx prsacbers bed hecri on Sunday. an
.hai hs thoaght q ,m. Ilsarin' them bis
gun. q the palpii va ai~sys cue q the
things be- ~shisi io ~ "a the city fOr. Then
thsrvs the truai pan I've t..n -antin' for
too y.ar-Ons that's got tin enough 20 u not
to rust ihroggh every tims thsre CONES q
u.ll q damp reathsr. he might AZ least ret
my mind fOr me by Isttin' ms sno~ bed
got Ia
IAN In good tims, Old lady lets ts patient
an veil bear AL ser, ~aitin' for wouys
mnr- -saryin' than sork Rome wasn't
balli In day. you know
"For msrry's sake, Rsulsn, what's Roms
20, 10 do with our Phlli don't 80 that
Romss got snythin' ,o do ~ith the cass. on
ls-s IL. somethin llks Nss York. where our
boy Ia"
''Wsll. Rome vas built an rebuilt q good
many timss, you -. foe. u got to hs al that
sN 'Ip-ct~i - 10. an cur Pills goln
through the sAms oT.raiion, msbb- A mans
got to 10 either q stupli savage 90 hnishei
OF saint 90 b. saiisnly piteh.i from nslds
AMI ~oo.l. into . great BIC town without
t..in' dalei When I frt went down to
York my sys. wss kept ~ vide ofsn that ]
ooal.int --arc.ly oT.n my mouth foe fs~
day., much - tAks my T.n In hand, a. folks
say IN l.tisrs hardly kno~ei which foot
"a. stan.iin' on. an sDmstiu's- felt a. II the
gruuni ~as gose from under me- Yet Se~
York ground 10 harder than an onbslisvsrs
boart-
Mrx Hayn -sstned 10 Accept the simlls of
Ilauss balliing As applied 10 Lsr -on, for abe
male no further obj-ctiou 90 u. shs contin-
u.i, however, % polish bsr glas-ss, In Antici-
patton of shai shs still lougei to do -iih
them Her husband continued 30 make tiny
slits and cru-. cuts In the althsas t@rk, and
to in.srt bod. carefully cut from the boasha
Finally he remarked. a. earsls-iy - II talk
Ing about the ~sstbsri
''sol MAntriDgs slovps got bsckr
.Graoious~ sIclAimed Mrs HAyn, "vhy
sint you ioli me ~ b>fOrsi Sols -sa Fhl,
aint hsi What doe. be ~~yi OF cours yoa
diint cons home without ssln' hlmr
"Of coar.s I didn't Yo, sols -sn I'm
-.e.u him the day bsfors be caught The tide
an cane out An Sol says hss . sfunnsr.
tao-.iont look no more Ike his Old ss1 than
II hs'i b.sn bDrn an raised In York. ! tsll
you, Lou Ann, 10 don't take that boy much
time % catch on 10 ~hAtsvers got 90 10 10
Why, Sol aye hos rot stor. clothes on. from
head "a foot That aint al, estber; b.
Here ths oli man burst into laughter. which
10 had great difficulty In suppSe>ibg; After
lag effort. however. bs contiaueii Sol
says be carris. . oane-a cans not much
thicker than Q ramrui Just imagine our
Phl s~ingin' cane II you cam And The
old man rs-smei HE laughtsr. and gave 10
frss courp.
"Mercy sakssi- aid the old lady: II hops
~ dIIinp .Aks ID 10 church With him. An'l
kops he wont bring Il back here whatu
The othes mcmbsr of the Young Psopass
Bibls clA. sAy 10 - such golns On By oos
tkais always bs>a % propssr
.why, tet him hiring 10; what's cans gos
so do vith Blbls elAss.i doat doubt soms
n the tussies casrssi cans. think I've ssd
I'm IN pscfurss In ths Llustratsd Family
Dlbls ! s'pnss down n Jpdss thss' vas
mAkrs en- doss hat man had 10 tAks clip
81 With stick, cocs In . vhils. sans - "
other countr,@-
"whai sl.s dd sol ayr asksd the no<hs.
swell, hsdtdnt brsng no epscial nsvS Hs
aid Phil didn't know hs vas isAvtn' % sooa.
sass liks soough bs'd have ut soms verd
He lid PHI vss iookin' vsl. sa'hAds vaik o.
him liks sojsr IN spicturN I'm Eiad "
boys got chance - yse ths paow handls
stoop out Of hi skosAdss for . fsv dayI
80 yoa voaldst kssw hs tn. tbougA,
,aus hi hairs cut - sh0t; gos 80 vstcA
chain, too; I'm glad 10 hsaf thak cauD
vas particular 70 ell hin 70 Do ~
"Wsl, hAN visA Hol xastFingS sloop -
snysd down 70 Y0k, 4 thass ~ ~ psssn
sDsA hri,g,- ~ Ma HAyu, rspiasisg ~
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