Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-06-16
NEW SERIES, VOL. ), NO. 10,

iinc,iOn should have died away so suddenly
and 50 completely. Aun, Belle suspected
something Of the truth, but even she, whC
loved Kate better than anybody in the world
could know the whole truth.
Kate Lorimer was like one Of those still
quiet mountain lakes, which At one pariicu :
lar spot are said to be unfa,hOmable, but
whether because they are so deep, OF bocausa
4 wonderfully strong undcr-curreut carries
away the hnc and plummet IN rs descent, Is
never clearly asccriained by those who skim
over the suria,c OF the sleepy waters. Al
most every one liked her that i, they fell
that negative kind Of hking which all persons
have for a quiet, good d.humored sor,O body
who is never In the way.
T Ata crowded pIr,yKatt t'vs. gave "
her place in the quldrillc ifrhcrc was a want
OF room on the Goor; il bcauN we've scarce,
Kate was quite content to talk TO some frow.
~ old lady in a corner; Il pair Of indeli.
ticuablc hands were required to play inter.
m.nable values and Polkas, Rates long
white fingers seemed uuwcariei; ia short,
Kate never though, Of herself, because she
honestly believed she was not worth anybo-
dy's thinking about.
Was she So ircriiua'ely humble as 10 Sc,
60 value urcu herself; NJ, exactly ,ha,
bu, she had so high a standard Of excellence
10 her own soul, and she was so conscious oi
her utter inability to attain to tha; standard,
,ha, she grew TO feel species of conicmpi
Tor herself, and therefore she neglected her.
SELF, not ls a pen1ncc, but because she would
no, waste though, or time upon anything ap.
pcr,aiu.us to herself. No one understood
rcor Kate, and oi course no one appreciated
her. When she .7cut hours in blessing her
beautiful sister Tor ball, and then twisting
up her own Gnc hair in a careless knot, and
slipping on a plain white dress, was ready iu
ten minutes to accompany ,hc belle to the gay
scene where she knew shc could never shine,
people only called her ,lo,cnly and careless,
bot gave her no c-sdI, for the generous aiycc.
ton which could lavish decorations on an
other, and Js ccu,cn, ,hrou.h whole eve
ming
'.to hear
Irai., oin sister with uovoua.rsI ear"
WHEN she refused invitations to parties ,ha,
,bs nigh, stay a, home and nurse Ann, Bell
through slow fever, people aid-"Shc is
so iujol,n,, she is glad OF an cxcuss 90 avoid
The trouble Of going oui." No on, knew
cha, she was uo, too indoleut, 20 va,el through
,hc long hours or nigh, beside Nc stck. bed Of
ihc nli,vhle her lovely sister was sleep
irr 90 the h'I-uc' ul the dance. Wuru sny
gave up the gay season a, the Springs, rlth-
er than lislppoin, her ola grandmother, who
had set her heart upon a visit from one Of the
,ts,crs-vhcn she spent long, dull summer
iu a ho, country house. with no other com
rariuus than Aunt Dell and tie infrm old Ia
dy. and no other amuscmcu, than could he
found 10 bookcase fall Of Mincua.Fres.
novels, then pcoplc-those wonderfully know
in, pcoplc-araiu said, "Ka,c lar.mcr is
turning her Incidence to account, and will
earn a legacy out ofit;" while ,hc iac, was,
neither Aua, Bel norgrandmo'hcr had a cent
10 the world bcyopd ,he.r l.ic-in,srcs, IN their
ol. country home.
elf Louisa makes an engagement lhiswia-
tcr, ! think shall hurry Elias education q
Iu'e, so as to bring her out next season -
said Mr.. Loripcr To her husband, during one
Of those "curiain conferences" which are
quite opposite TO "curaiu lccturcs"
"wby should YOU do thaii You will
have Katc still to provide fur, and Ella will
be- an the more attractive for another years
study" was the reply Of calculating, though
kind father
. Oh, Kate is a hopeless case she will new
cr be married, she is too indifferent; no
man will take fancy to a girl who a, the
6rst Introduction shows by her manner that
she does no, care wha, he thinks Of her."
Then YOU think Kate is one Of the pre-
OBSTINATE old maids"
~ arm afraid So"
"wcIl, Kate is a good child, and We shall
wan, one Of the girls to keep house Tor us
when sc grow old 50 | don't hnoE that W.
need rcsrc,i, much"
You don't consider the mouifcl,ion Of
bringing ou, two daughters a, time aud hav-
iar enc Def, on hand, like bale Of unsaleab'r
goods, while such a woman as that vulgar
Mrs. Dob5s has married her four red.headed
irIch,s 10 two seasons
"IIow was iha, douc'"
ooh by Management; but then the girls
were as anxious as the mother, and helped
themselves along. As to Kate, | don't be-
lieyc she would take the trouble to walk
across the room in order to secure the best
match in the country
"She certainly is very indifferent, but she
seems perfectly eou,enicd."
"Yes, that is the trouble: she is perfectly
satisfied to remain a fixture, although she
knows that she will have to auk with the
antique, as soon as begin to bring out her
four younger sisters"
Perhaps il would be better to bring out
Ella next winter, sighed the ii,her.
"Yes. Ells is lively and frcsh-loosing, and
during the festivities which will follow LonI-
sa's wedding, she can slip into her place III
society without the expense Of 'coming-out
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