Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-11-17
NEW SERIES, VOL. ), No. Al

L tulluNed nrt, etlhgihg uIe an" "N'
which she II, ire and then retired. Ih'
youne messenger vas loaded With a bottle o
vine. small loaf, and the wing OF fowl
wrapped % 10 piece Of a newspaper. She
placed The whole near the old man. and 'her
kueslrng down, arranged the are, and s'lrret
up to blaIs.
The old man BY degrees recovered bis sen
ses he VAS presented with food in small
quantities, and in short time animation was
restored.
Too weak to thank hrs bensfae'or'. he could
ONLY express his feelings by looks Of the most
touching gratitude, particularly when they
rested on the Young girl, still occupied neat
the hearth. To the stranger she APPEARED
nothing else than a charming and mysterious
vision.
Who could ,hi, Young creature be, who
50 earnestly and effectively devoted her time
70 4 workcf charity, when her own Attire
gave every Indication ofpriyation and Peuur'
Cold a, The weather was, the bonnet which
encircled her delicate and beautiful FEATURES
was of black straw thin sir gloves, mendci
IN several places, served 10 cover her hands,
bot certainly no, to guarantee them from the
cold. An Old cashmere, worn to the las, eH.
,r,mitv. was thrown over a faded gown OF
dark silk, ard her whole appearance be,oken-
ed the absence Of any warm garment The
Young man would undoubtedly have been
struck b, the extreme beauty Of her features
had there been no other charm to attract him
bu, there va, sbou, her tha, indsscrihable
something ,ha, plsasss more than mere beau
ty-and that d, a union Of goodness and e'e-
rlnc,, which is, indeed, but seldom to be met
with, but when seen is irresistible, At last
her ,eltimpO,ci task vas oversize sr-
praa ched The Old man, and STOPPING down to-
ward, him, nodded her head Kindly as she
uttered, i will scOn re,urn,'
She then took up small case which she
had pa, down IN her entrance, and, salu'inr
the stranger. she lcit the room and descended
the narrov stair, with rapid step.
i on the contrary, shall no, return, for !
lsay. Paris this evening bu, you shall son
hear from me.
He then pressed the Old mans hand kindly,
and depared whsn he emerged from the
gateway Of the house into the street, though
hooyles, Of seeing hi, Young lSsistan, in the
work Of beue,olencs IN which be had been
engaged. he still could not avoid looking
round TO see Il by chance she "a, s,iIl IN sight.
AZ chance would have /, she Ms standing, as
ir uadsc.jei, at the door OF je~sIIsr's shop
al some distance. Atlast she appeared 10
have 'ormsJ her delcrm nation, fOr she open
ell The doo' snj -nisrsd.
wrhoa, exactly sna!yIing the cause Ofhs
curiosity, the stranger approached the win.
dow orths shop, and observed what ~ss 80.
tr- on within. lie saw the Young rlrl take
OF her glove. and while he was admlung the
dlzr'r. Wbi,epe,, and arislocraiic form NJ
the hand. she drew, with some emotion. a
rng irom her hucrr. and presented i, to the
person a, the counter. lie took il snd eS-
,mined Il carefully. rubbed the stone. and
then methodically took out pair OF scales,
sud havin, teer,I,nsd the weight, offered
MS customer a price. which, /, va, easy to
sss. she accer,rd, from ,hs moVsmen, Of a..
sent with Which she bent her head. The leW-
elisr opcned a drawer, and counted out some
money. shich he pushed over the counter .
and having written down her name and ad-
dress. he cos, the ring into another draNer,
amongst heap Of jewslry Of al forms and
color,. She girl then departed, and in a
mipu,s Afterwards the young man enIrred the
shop.
In short time Afterwards she turned into
4 plain looking house IN ore Of the streets OF
the Rcs ST. lonors; snd Ol-nins the door Of
a roon on the rcs-lc-e!suS,e, she entered has
,ily, crying
Here am, dear mother. You mus, have
been uneasy At my long absence.
Madame Rsvial-the person to whom this
was ,ddresssi-appearet iahrm, though more
from trouble than ysar,. She vas stretched
on 4 ,ofa, and appeared in delicate health.
Her features, Usually pale, assumed an sP-
pearanes Of animation when her daughter en-
tered. and Immediately became more ,ombrc
than before
Dear Anna ssid she, u have an unpleas-
an, piece Of news to aequainI you with 4; it
vas this, perhaps, iha, made me rather fear
vour return than take note Of your long pro-
loured absence
Anna. having cas-, on a chair her shawl And
bonnet. iuImedisisl, .ssIrd herself on 10"
stool near the end of the sni, which support
ed her no,her's head. T.s latter passed her
hand slec,iona,sly over the dark hair Of her
daughter, and then continued:
You know tha' your father had promised
YOUR hand to the .on of NJ. Barsac, OF Bor'
draux, his oldes, friend. The death VI your
alher-ths heightened ilaess which has -
much reduced ne--bsd not o'erenme my oonr'
age. as long as could live ia the hope Of see
Jog you one day rich aud happy, under the
protection of worthy husband. This yer,
morning the scaIoldIng Of happiness Which
/ | loved so much to build up fOr you. iell 'c
the ground.
This letter. addressed TO your old hab''a
ton, Dught 10 have cume to hand yesterday
Here. read il YOURSELF