Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-03-26
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OLD SERIES, VOL. II, NO. 26.

which have been tho cause VI 90 much dis
qGic,uic to us''
You allowed me no time to do So" re-
piled Alice, with @ smile. 81 did not wish
to become III, immediate ehronicler ofmy own
charitable doods but had We not been aud.
denly interrupted by visitors you would prob
ably have altered tomc.,cry severe sirio-
mros on my Prodgiliiy, which should have
been able immediately TO rufuio you did not
however give mc an opportunity TO do so;
your lctlsr rejecting my hand, contained no
specific, accusation agains, Inc you merely
spoke Of general inoompa,ibility Of habits and
tastes no instance of dissimilariiy was par
ticularizcd what more, then, could do than
bear your dcscrilon with al the iOr,itude |
could command II would have been dcFrad.
ing alike to the dignity and delicacy Of wo-
man, il | had come forward and requested to
be furnished with categorical liz, Of all my
rlilings and shori eo'nngs"
Cran6eld agreed TO every ,hing she ssid,
and blamed himself ~ bitterly, and asserted
~ positively that he was quite unworthy Of
such treasure As Alice, lha, II vas really
moving TO listen To his sclfdcpredation. THIS
deep humility, however, did net hinier him
from urging that Alice would name an early,
day from whence the AFORESAID undeseryed
bliss was to date and Alice after little hes
itltion, complied with his request,
"wcll," ;" said Mr.. Hatfield 10 Mary More
ton, as they returned from paying wedding
yi,i, to Mr. aud Mr.. Cnnfeld, IL should
like TO know by what lcccrdcmain the card,
have been shuiIlcd into their right place again
our friend Alice srcms to be happy and
con,cu,cd a bride a. finer engagement with
/ Crlnfcld had never been broken or ~
' Mary Morton, who was no, quito 50 good
tempered as .hc had been two years before.
having failed in her attack on the deaf old
bachelor. replied, IN rather splone'ic ,onc'
81 am very much surprised at, Alce'' want
Of spirit broken vows may bcccmcn,cd, like
broken china, bu, twill require vast amount
Of care to proven, a second fracture. Then
Cranfcld has the character Of being good
deal ,no fond ot money the house and aP-
poIn,mcn's seemed an ina very Ordinary style
and Nice wa' a very plainly auIrcd briic.'
"ExrrP,.ug the beautiful embroidered
handkerchief she held in her hand, " said Mr..
Hatfield "dd yuuuo, notice It Mary Twas
delighted With the clccarcc Of the work de.
pend upon IT, tha,was CanGcld's glh to her,
,hc never would have purchased It lor her.
.s,lG"
"Tba, may h, the case" replied Mary,
vhcn miscrly people make gifts, they are al
way, unnecessarily proGisc sUcb hlndkcr-
'chirraproars TO me quite ou, Of keeping ~''h
! the usual style ufAlcr's equipments
The n.uly married couple 'non after din.
"a with Mrs. Hatfield, and Alice bofc ano,h-
rr 'andkcrchicrtn tn her hand, quite As magni.
fcsat as the former one. Her friends 'ooa
grew wtircdoralm.gur ,hrwn hanisrrhcs,
and SAYING ,ra, they were much out Of place
/ IN Der modes, WARDROBE, bu, She never failed
tn rs.nico that she possessed them. Cranhcld
was very doll in understanding the mysteries
ofdrss. h, Constantly confused gl'cc.sl.k
with satin, l-rc with blonde and muslln with
mracc but Zone particular spcics Of vanity,
was always slrc to interest hlm--hc never
omitted TO recognize and welcome his wifc''
Embroidered iI,ndhcrrhcls.