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Show A Pauper' Sai Life. Recently a poor, demented being, about 50 years old, was brought to the Waterville house by a man by the name of Light, from Palermo, who left him to be cared for until the following Monday. The man, Amos Murray, has been a pauper pau-per since he was 8 years old. From time to time the support of Murray has been sold at auction; tbe last time he was bid off by a Mr. Light, who was to clothe and feed him for $40 per annum, tho balance of the expenses of keeping him alive and in working condition coming out of bis body as a slave. Light sublet sub-let Murray to another person by the name of Prescott. Tliepauperranaway from his last owner and found his way to Waterville, He was a mass of rags, his feet being ijicased in pieces of old gunny 6acks, and be was hungry, tired and exhausted. Landlord Waite kindly cared for him and, finding him sick, gave him extra attention. : The man who brought him disappeared, and when he returned next day his poor unfortunate was dying. Saturday he died, and his remains were taken away by the person who bid off his1 suppert. Kennebec Journal. 1 ' ' ' ' |