Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-07-02


towards her. felt quite Tired, and painful. bu
this was probably occasionoj ~ ,hc weigh
upon my shoulder. Was il not very aEk
ward IN met What skould DO 10 rest III,
weary limb 80 was compelled to pass Il
around her waist, aud ! discovered for ii,
frs, time, lha, sitting By the side Of Frs,p
girl, with your arm around her waist, IS i5t
very dsasrecablc thing after al. NV heart
palpiiaicd at first. but that was doubllcss'y
occasioncd by the novelty Of my situation,
and then began Ia think Of Frank Leslc,
having the continual rich, 10 ~ By his VIE
IN Ike manner, and wondered whether he
would End II pleasant, aHd 30 thought, and
thought. and a, la, tcll asleep, aud dreamed
that NV fair fNcd Kate turned ont to tc an
old acquaintance. and that ! had fallen d.s-
pcratcly iu luvc with her, and was on ny
knees ,owinr eternal truth and foudness, AID
heard h,r again rcpca, IL, woIds, " dear ola
sam lanton," when ! kissed hcr-as ! Aid
IN raliiy, tor awokc only 10 fnd my cheek
against her own, and nv lirs pressed t her
rusy fcr. Va, uo, thu, strange AFTER ali
my deep rooted au'irathy agaiu,, the whole
sex, to awake and fnd myself m this posi-.
ilou but | did not now, as lt was DOW
early dar and quite ,oo dark Tor the aun, Ia
distinguish ANY thug, besides J could 40
bear the Idca ol changing my pos;ur, as doe
movement might have disturbed her rest, - |
amused my,"lf by Hrip,os 1nd univining her
long glossy curls around my finger.
Professor Morse m1y talk Of magnetic At
traction, and illustrate d, too, bu, a p1lr OF
chcr, lips, To a mau with a pro,y sleeping
rr upon h., shoulder combine, an attraction
altogether too powerful to h. resisted
make ,hr,r remarks unly in cNicnuai,on Of an
ac, which then committed. aud Which va.
m total variance with NV previous opiuous
and conduct ! kis,rd her araln-hu, lhls
time Va, fully awake. and do It with pre-.
uuus intent, Was It Imagination only'
certainly though, that INV Young freud halt
suppressed a start, and ,ho dc,y -,.ss,u
stole over her check, but ihcu she did not
move ior sumc ,im, ancr, - mus. s-,,
been mistaken. the thicr W., undiscovered --
When she avokc sh, -pu,og,'d IN - '~c,,
tone Tor any trouble that shc might have Vc.
cas.cncd. iha, h1lf torrayc her ,b' error
which she had 30 runorcr,ly led mc into
Bu, da, sparkling eve and voice, had Ger.
uiuly srrn and heard hclorc llrr name y as
kaic-kaic what, was It Dunlol' and
then she knew my name, hcr " dear old sam
l4wioi =" vba, could . mean
Imr,,,Iy glanced ID. her--,hc va, locking
q, me with a rogulsh and wicked expression.
Wy cyc, dropped. Had been .dc'crsd'
frlt ,giy s.lly, aud must have leaked 50 r,"o,
iur d merry laugh broke from her lips
\ long silence ousucd, which Was broken
los the elder lady, and conversation ,1m.
ncucri, which continued uuui 'hc coach stop.
ped. bu, look when would q, kuc. de-
uclrd h,r Pccp.ng tine Wilh ,hc same '-ha'c
kcamry glance.
Tho coach stopped a, Mr Wc.,oo',, the
father Of Frank Is.I,c's bride, lnd was ,h,
ucN, mnmaa, noe, by my iucnl, who foolish.
Is im1r,ucd himself uc happ.,,t man iu th,
universe. "Poor fellow" mqirg,i ",
travelling com,~u.on. Natc, va, surrounded.
kissed aui embraced, until really thought
tla, ,hc would be- jc,uurnd
When shl advanced ,ovard, mr, and 80,
ulrudu,D1 as Mis, Ca,harur Dunlon, and
glanced so ,lyly iu my face, lh.nk ,la,---,
ycsi must have colurcd.