Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-11-24

money do you: What little We 'vc bee n able
10 do for you Is little enough for what you
did for US a" And the farmer himself spoke
as earnestly. 80 the professor said no more
about money. In fact, be scemed 30 well
pleased that Mr. Dascom remarked IL when
/ he was alone with his wife.
Pears 10 me that there Professor
Hugo almighty skinny about money, he
said "He was tickl II TO death eonamost
when he found he didn't have 10 pay moth
| in.
John Bascom," exclaimed the good
woman, lyon don't mean TO stand there
and tell me you would take money from
the man that saved your own daughter Q
| life"
Don't bc fool, Maria. 'Tain't likely
l would. but I'd "a thought mere Of him
II he'd "a tried "a little harder to pay"
But there WAS another one in the family
who had no such thoughts When Ella
Bascom hade the professor eoodby, she
said, Il never have really thanked you as
/ want to, and don't s'pose l ever can,
but want You to know that | never can
forget what you did and what you have
suffered for me "
"Pish, pish' said the professor careless
ly, though he WAS we'll pleased. II was
nothing only my own stupid foot that all
the trouble made. And did for you very
little Only | am glad, frsulein, that
study the rocks that day" And he kissed
her goodby.
"But you viii come again TO see usi"
arged the little maiden Won't you come
Thanksgiving"
Maybe maybe" he said. THAT Is n
good day, that Thanksgiving. You 10 the
good Lord give thanks because he 50 good
to you is Aud you have one great dinner.
Maybe thank him, too, that he kill me
not. And you thank that you take OF
mother good care. And maybe take din
ner that day with you. "
II was several weeks, however, before
Thanksgiving day came, and in the In
terval as the lard New England winter
camc on, things went badly with the Bas'
CONS. Ella developed slight cough, TINT
made her mother turn pale when she heard
It. She had learned to know how easily
consumption attacks young people In the
rigorous climate OF upper New England,
yet she dared not speak to Mr.. Bascom
about sending the girl south for the win
ter The means were lacking. The crops
were poor One OF the two pigs they had
fattcnod died before killing time. Mr..
Bascum himself, growing old before his
time, seemed no longer able To look on the
bright side of anything. and the anxious
wife and mother could only pray little
more earnestly and little more frequent
" than before To work harder was i'm
possible And John could only study later
and rise earlier Ia make up for his fathers
failing strength. Nothing was heard from
the professor. and, as the family realized
more and more every day how heavy the
odds were against them, they ceased 10 talk
and almost ceased To- think much about
him He had saved them from great sor
row, he had been II great care and II bur
den for time, and then hc had passed
away % bc only n memory
1t was therefore entirely . surprise when.
a few days before Than giving, Juan
brought home letter from the Village
postofilce addrcs=gd In queer fC.,.gn
handwriting 20 Miss Ella Dascom.
at must b. from the professor" " sie
said aud after they had all agreed u THIS
and had examined the envelope and the
postmark and had wondered sufficiently
about what he could have u say, as people
do who do not often recciyc letters, she
opened It,