Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-08-18

parents; And Il II strange that he feels
almost as n they had committed crime
Ia bringing him into existence. knowing
~ they did that ho must terforce b.
iow,rsi with the fatal. inevitable fam
ily cursef
This talc made strong impression
In my mind" the young doctor rvsumcl.
AT first seriously questioned II Ram
say wasn't himself the hero of II. aud
though his apparent gaycty lol me 20
dismiss that thought, s,ill couldn't
help feeling that the events he'd mar.
mtcl had In some way produced last
ing cfIcCt in hiIlifc.
"Wcll. matters wore quite TRANQUILITY
GA fof year or ~, nnd Mr. Ramsay
grvw in the popular favor all the while.
lie was liberal fellow. AMI his sermons
wcc frcqueatly rather unorthodoN. bat
his hock worshipcd him to such an ex.
tent that II he had dOssl them with
atheism they wouldn't have grumhlci a
bit The girls ,serc In love with him,
every single one 10 them, but never dil
they fnl the way to his heart IIc rcso-
luicly dcclincl tO H. drawn into fiiria.
ton. though BE- made himself agreeable
to all the danals. taught them German.
played tennis aul escorted them to pic
mics with gay impartiality very pro
yoking % the scnsibilities q the poor.
anxious young creatures
"Onc morning a. | sai In the drug
store talking Ramsay haprrncl Ia and
pur.has~l package u tat poison. lie
mentioned casually that the mice were
bothcnng him. anil sioo,l a moment gus.
alins with careless guol hunor and
then went out.
THAT night the deacon with whom he
w.a boarding came hurnclly tony Office
tu summon mc. ney. Mr. Ramsay wa.
taken very suddenly ~. | put on my
hst AMI coat aul went 90 him az once.
and somehow uvioFc Vd vachs,l his bel.
aide u flashed over mc that BE- hal swAl.
l0wcd the Io.-uu ! s,w him buy in tie
morning. Tie moment ! entered the
rlom l knew that u was tu.
"llr fingered ihr,cdays. suffering hor.
nhly. hui not % worl would he say ~ 90
tie motive % Ia dc,L Dcforr b. died
b. showed mr a Photograph b. wore
upou his lOsom-tho pc,mc u u young
woman and "a chlll. zach very beautiful
anl very likc Tia other Aud b. asked
that u b. budcl with him. aud - 10
WA The rhgrcA gave hin a mot inn.
p0sing funeral .nl crrctol q lino mOuu.
meat over h.s gu,yc. and they have never
Crasc,l, believe. g. mourn their mys.
icrious but dearly beloved minister. For
long while ihcy f0Dgh, o. hnl out the
secret u hs liic. bat l.o miuuiost In.
gmu,s failed 90 rlvcal single fact
With characteristics i0pthought Dr. hal
Destroyed Ais Inisr,. leaving nothing
that woall throw ligAt upon his former
history.
Il often neal lin even now. addc'i
the young doctor, "and can't help won.
dcnug u b. was not the hero u the
strange tale hr toll mo. Ani in that
case Was D. iuauc wheu De- klllel lim-
s,if. og dil hc d1 10 lvCau-o ~ gricf fur
hs bc,r1ihrds WHO th'u Wa the child
Whl-i portrait d. wuru upon his brcasti
''somc,imes ! fancy tlat De- hAl COM
mi,t,,l Hu odsuas which made him a
fugitive from Justice AMI Ill him at ltst
o. takc ID. O.a lilc in pm1r.'. Tho 10
mcmbUncr % Lis opcn iaoc and kindly.
sluTath,tic manner makls this socm
llnp.-siblc, anl y,tin this strange world.
Whcrc Ilup.s aue such curious, Cuntra-
dictory Iaixiurs ~ good and evil, who
can Buffalo Ezprc0