Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-11-03

The tears sprung to Annie's eyes--ihey
came there very ohen now-bui che wiped
them swav, andsaii-
"Ay. ay he thinks 50 now bu, men cnnna
wait as women do. hoping and hoping when
the heart is sick and th, spirit faint. lie will
marry some day and II be for his happiness
I will be thankful"
Still 1t was very hard for her In be thankful
when wear by year. she sl~ him eoaried by
the bonuicst la,ses Of Clydesdale on learning
that Alick Caldwell had been the blyihcsi
singer a, tho iiormenary Oast nigh, Of tie
year) al Bllukbornis. or that every ons su,.
pecisi that the fine valentine Ellen Louder
cot On 81. Valru'inr's d,v fr'm "t rnis
Alick." Ai length mo rerort ~ his enrsce-
ne1, 10 Ellen became 60 prevalent, that even
Marian believed Il and ono fne dly, when
returning from Ihnarl, where she had been
to carry home her serving work" Annie
herself met Alics and Ellen walking together
in the fr.wooj. 4 paug wen, through her
heart ai'this confirmation of al she had hrard
pnd .he vas startled Ia find from Il hov little
belief she hsd hitherto h7d in the truth NJ the
story. Yet il was only natural and right that
i, should be- true. It was now three wears
sincr sho h,i refused Alex. snd very few
mcn would have waited f,r her % lrnr.
Thus thinking che w., llllc surprised 10
SEQ him come IN the caliire =, visual. and
bring With him Marian. uo.srnv. md some
number, ora periodical, with which he had
supplied her regularly s.n-s 10, commence
msrt. Bot though he had MI, forgotten IN BE-
kind to Marian. hpuie, f,r,ict ihv he looked
'cs, cheerful than Icrrrsnlly diI md, with
the view Of putting him NJ sa'., she took
courage 10 congratulate him On his marriage
Ia Ellen, 'nd 10 wish him every happiness.
llr got up aui advancing straight to the
place where she stood, he took her iSo hands
in hi,, lui sail seriously
Annie, d, YOU mcs what you .ay Do
YOU really believe thar love, or, rather, that
mean to marry Ellen, while you arc siill
Annie Livingstone 2"
The color came anl wen, ia Arn.o'' cheek
aod her eyes fcll under bic steady glance bu,
she answered hin,ly-
81 did mc,n IL, Alick and | ,hiuk you
would only 40 ~ha, IS right and Prudcat n.
you married her,"
"Ard YOU Miriam" he said. turning To
the roor cripple. "Wha, do YOU think ="
THAT a iuan is the better of a wife" sb"
aid quietly, " and ,ha, as YOU will never GET
Annie. you might just as well tax, Ellen 80
Allck lookel distressed and muu-Iel-
'',ro, i've fiys1ls. mo. Marian,
l zen tak' up ~, Jean
That is what th- llld sang of the ENeJuohts
vy.. 81 Ken ,hat." hsalird "bul 3, .'no'.
my Juc,r.us, Marian. ] lcuas'lcr marriage in.
a higher and holier LIGHT anil if Annie rc-
f-a, mo. uus, cen rest as ! an. 80 no~
WON have nos thought. IN tie matter, ,nl Won
ma., never again iu.u'tu. hy believing the
nonsense of the N,llan Foot clarorcr."
And thus thing, went on, month aNcr
month aul year after wear: and rhc only
comfort POOR Annie had IN her lil, of trial
w.s rh- conviction hat she vas doing her du-
.tv. ~ arc advanced m dsN Jeanne, shc
bsrlma more unmanarrlble, an4 an the sN-
rrt.or. her daughter could make were scarrc-
rs Sufficient 10 keep hor ccccn'u~iiIo' within
hounds, and to suppor, hsrand Marian. Bu'
Annie con,uycd It somehow and not even
. Al.ck guessed the hirer struggles. the per.
,onal sacrifices, The WEAKNESS aud the star.
walton she endured to keep her poor mother
rom tho parish, and to provide fnr Marian
,he little Injuries which In hsrpo'i'ion we're
actually necessary.
The end. hoscyer, came st lens'h, and
F. when II va, lels, expected. Dan Ir'nie"
took fever and died, and Annie's tolls were.
comparatiyslv light. ihruceforwarj but in'
one particular it seemed as II the release had
rrmo roo late. f1r Alicl,. weary of waiting a.
nany years as Jacob served Tor Leah, had
Quilted Netlan Foot few months previous.
~. Some said he had gone TO Edirburr,
some sail IN london bot. AZ all events, he
had disappeared entirely from the ncirhbor'
hood and in those DAYS of heavy postage, so
little was the intercourse kept mp between
distant friends, that even his brother at Blink
bonnie only wrote 10 him a, long intervals
Thu, II happened ih.t nclr'y a whole year
elapscd ere Alick lcarncd "iha' Ian Jranie
wa, conc 4, last, and a the f'lk thought poor
Annie had a rcsd ridd1nre n her bn' new
rrhe'e,, she looked mair IN and pale than
than she lad ever done before
Tn. news caused Alex to hurry back to
Ncthan.Foor. and one beautiful spring alIer-
noon he reached the home Of his childhood.
lie had walked from L,nark. and, some
whl, overcome by heat and fatigue, he paused
under the shadow or frwood 10 collect HE
thoughts cro he rc.entercd hrnic's cottage.
He looked down on the Clyde and lts rolling
waters. on the green grass fields, on the APP
plc orrhards. white with blossoms; aud as he
recalled the many triding incidents which
connected Annie with ihrse familiar objects
ho pictured how she would greet him now.
Would not her eyes light up, as they n'edt TO
do long ago, when he Glanced to come on
her suddenly her checks brighten, and her
lips smile upon him and would she not speak
to him as she had spoken on that e'en'lnl
night. in that sweet. touching, fearful voice
Of, IT n. ,,,, ,Lnnybt