Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-18

ton 20 turn myself Our conycrsa'ion
was getting exhausted. ~ every suegcs'
ton fell away. leaving only an addition
90 the prevailing gloom. when ] started
more by chance than god guidance. the
question whether the deacon had any
enemies
To this 90, an answer which sur
priscd m.. for of all the men In the
world the deacon might have bcen sup
po~-i 10 purs~s an immunity from the
incursions of revenge
81 had forgotten. said she n she
seemed 90 revert 90 some idea which
startled her. "Yc-. there IL ono man !
fear. Strange I never thought of it till
70 put the question; yes, his own broth
or, o. tho same blood. born VI the same
mother-Angus Macgilliyray, feshcr In
the rloshmarket Close That man has
bcen the very curse o. our family. He
was n sweetheart o. mine before ] got
acquainted with the deacon. but never
liked him - that could have married
him, or rather aye feared him for his
passions. let alone his trade o. killing
lambs He never forgaye our marriage.
and I'm no sure II he didna hate mo n
much n he did his brother. He never
came 20 .ee Us. though the deacon often
invited him. prayed him 20 let byganes
Ia byganes. nor even after he married
q wife o. hi. ain did he forget and for
give, Just n IL he felt dissatisfied that
he had ma got some revenge and then,
TO make things waur. the deacon got
rich ~ he got poor. change that never
could be forgiven SO things went ON
for years. nae reconciliation. but n
their ways lay different and they seldom
met there were few opportunities for
quarrels Now a. thae things come up
upon me, and mair. for II Is only six
months syne that Angus, having met
the deacon In tavern. got into wrath
and made threats which forced the doa.
ton 10 swear q lawborruws against
him"
These words, uttered In the peculiar
tone Of grief and fear. made an impress
sion upon me which tried 10 conceal.
end Il was aggravated by that involun.
tary action Of the nerves which doctors
cali working mp" an effect consequent
upon n process of reasoning where all
the ideas are led by the feelings sat
for some time without speaking. for
felt that Il would have made matters
worse to admit what I thought, and an
effort to cheer does not do much good
unless Il IL backed by some indisputable
fact Of favorable Kind. did not even
NOW what to suggest In aid OF furthes
inquiry. but ] endeavored 10 ascertain
whether any one had called at Angus
flesh booth. TO know whether he was a'
home, and having got something like
negative from her I resolved within my
own rAind 10 find out what could In
this direction
Iaccordingly left her with somc words
calculated TO assure her. and bending
my steps TO the nesh market ! met sew
cral friends Of the we'll known deacon,
all Of whom had heard Of his unac
countabls disappearsnco without being
able to suggest any mode Of accounting
for him. On arriving at the market
made ut once for Angus Mscgillivrayi
booth. He was not there and boy WIN
served the Customer answered TO my In
quiry that hs hal not seen his maste'
since the moguing Of the prsvious day
got from tho boy the plaos Of hi
masters residence and though In th'
chance of finding him there ! nigh
have hssitatsd - 10 The propriety Of
direct call. what I resolved was to -
his wife In his (by mol supposed abssncs
Angus, ] found, lived at the corns
Of the turn which tho Cowgats make