Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-03-26

she won a, last, the stake for which she play
cd being plain gold ring
Clever con,ccturcs, like many other things
10 this world, do not always meet at the
time with the appreciation they deserve ;
everybody had rcpclled the idea that Cram
field could possibly have broken oil his en-
ragcmcnt on account Of Alice Dorien's cx-
trayagancc. but yet such was the solution Of
the mystery such was the f" blue chamber"
to which the uniniuated had hitherto been de-.
MED free admission. Cmniicld from a very
early period Of life, had felt perfect horror
OF cx,raarant women; he was IN the law. q.
aud his small patrimonial fortune and modcr-
ate professional gains amounted to an income,
which, prudcn,ly managed, would secure
every comfort, bu, which the hand OF waste
iulncss would soon scatter and annihilate.
Usually speaking, men IN the middle elaSs
Of lfc do not entertain any particular appTs
hcnsion Of cN,raarancc Is by no means a
common vice, and many mau has passed
through liicblcsscd with mother who plquc,
herself on the smallncss Of her weekly bills ,
a wife, who, although, Ike Mn, Gtlpin, "on
pleasure bent" Ike her possesses "iruGal
mind, =" and daughters, who turn their dresses,
revive their ribbons, and walk on foot to little
friendly parties ,ill, satisfied with the pru-
den, Management, of his own wcmankiud, +"
he quite iorrets ,ha, there are any iamlic,
cy,apt. where II appcar, 10 b. the sole part Of
,hc wifi, to Sluandcr. and tina, Of the husband
TO withhold. Such. however. had mo-, b,cu
the bli,sful ignorance of CranGcld his moth
cr had been pretty. elegant. swcc, tempered
r.h. who hal suffered under the misfortune
uf being adopted by a rich. fashionable aunt,
with large life income. At the death oi
her aunt she bccamc the vilc oi a man Of
moderate property, quite ignorant Of the du-
ties ,ha, she was Undertaking quite uncon.
-,,ous OF the Kind OF Ilr ou which she VAS
thoroughly obi,uou'oi The simplest doctrines
Of WAYS and means ln short, Sh" I'hor'd
under a kind Of monomana winch made
her believe that an Income oI eight hum
orcd year was fully competent To provide
carriages, parties watering place VISITS ~"
elegant house, lull Of well trained servants
rryolry, millinery, aut Nar"H. other n'co.,'
res OF ulr. She acted on 'his principle N''
she drove her husband To The pcf'''u' N''p "'
selling out part OF h.' capital a financial oP-
GRAFTON "h.chshc was not able '' ''"pr,N'n'.
She d''d when her ''n was twenty years ''
aF'' her husband '"'n followed h'' 10 '''
grave and 'Fanheid o' r'a.' hu''t'u q S''''
vas reduced To less 'n'n a i'uf'h "' '''' SUM.
tie had hrcn '"' iond'y attached To ms E'""'
Hld ai''U'n''' "''h'r' 20 .''" "'' V.'".
lar example 'i ''.' ahu N''''i'.'' ".
m'"' UP h.' ''.'' ''''' 'N''.' '.4''' Wa, "'
''>.'''H N'n '' "''''h' a'' "'''' "'' .'
gains '''''''"'' N.'' ''.' '.'..' '"o. '''.'..
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. '.' '.''' ' ''. '''.'''.'
p. '".''" ~ ''' TN '' d ,..''''1, f.'''
" h'" "e was '0"''.'.' TO AI.'' D''.'n' "'
was not only delighted Win her accomplish.
m'n'' ana a"'''.''''' 'u' thoroughly ''''.''
with the prudence OF her character. have
shown that even Der particular 'u'n'' c"n'0
"o' u''rr ''Vr''i'''"E "''d "'eh "'' ''''''
Ties ior w''i' ana management were canvas ''
10 Their presence ami ,r'n"''i' """ "'''
ourhIy agreed WIN Dr. i'''l''' mat econ
on' 10 ".'' is the '.'s'' "'' 10 ''''' '".
aii'''l'h' OF Hl''.''' r''I''."' was ace
cop'ed' AMI ''''il'l D" the aN"''f'"'.' ''
c1r'lully diN'uTs'd so''T''i"'' 'nu regularly
rccelp'cd b'iIs. Alice ii'Ic fortune was s-'
cured 20 herself, her modest and iasiciu.