Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-11-24
OLD SERIES. VOL. 81, NO. 50.

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huS a, the evening drew near It wa, e,i.
den, to mo that she was expecting Mr.
knight
Amer the lapse Of week, he came late one
evening. II ANYTHING had been nssied to
confirm tho idea entertained, Sara's ilush Of
colour would have supplied it, To my ca.
,rrme disappointment and annoyance, Mr..
Hall at once engaged him in some political
discussion. Sara weuiio her piano, aadplay.
ed some OF the exquisite ain in Norma, a, no
one else. in my opinion, could have done.
| watched Mr. knight. with interest. Laugh
At my vonan's intuition, dear reader, II YOU
like. but ] felt certain he had read Sara's
book, and, more than that, had OWNED tia, il
was hers. | saw his eyes rest upon her
with an expression that told me 'his lha, /,
veil had brun liNoi from lia pet that, by
the aid Of Iha, crude bat noble proiuc,on, he
read my friend, character ,rghi. DI be
read more than thIs'
Mr.. Hall was presently called ont on some
pro(cs'iooalemer-ency, and thea Mr. Knight
drew near sara, piano
81 have read TIA, book" he said; "would
you care to have NV opinron'"
Surely, interested io the matter IS was,
hnd a right ,o his critical ohsar,alion, nrv.
srhelcss, an instinct kept ms in my seat,
which va, al the further end orthe room. Sa.
~ softly touched the KEYS, while be- spoke
at lc,u shc did a, first: after a while. the
sound cra'ci; she llnsd up her before bowed
face. nrshcI and pi.rnt. ~ BE- bent to.
uar1s her. clipped out Of the room.
Still, a. | walked up aai dovn Sau''
room, could mol, quic unlerslnnd IL. and hlv.
ing pc'p'rSci myself ln vain, resolved 10 wait
for The explanation Va, determined to cr.
,rc, from my friend. Wait, 10 truth, DID,.
More than ons hour passed, and 'le second
"a. hr spent, vhsa heard W.. Halls i'm.
patient knock =, the house-daor, and few
moments after heard Sara's coming foot.
stops.
"Saa," exclaimed, trying to scizc he'
coating .Iirl, as she ran past the door-"Sa,
~, mu., .ay one vod'"
She cvsdri me. however shaking herself
free with a mocktnr laugh. aod locking her,
s-'fsrcurr'y in lie stronghold Of her bed.
MON Il as too bal, bot there Va, nothing
frr 10 hut submission.
Bot 'hg next morning secured her a, Tho
rooi-s,onpl. cam |, then, to unner.iand, %
asked !, NJ NV uutirinr srou To comprehend
ihe m,it"r flly-"am !. then. io understand
that your chIrfm",i,e in rulli.''rg chi, nov.
ri Ms rhs chance NJ Nr Hoirh;', reading Il,
ami taxing true m-7'u,e of yosr character
thereby H1vc you loved him 81 loar'"
"E,sn "." .,d S1r, with rrIu..ninr
cheols. 81, 80, wmrrtc ,rn'u.e-,
chauce, rs YOU called &C. bat ! couh rhin. oI
no other moan. or showing him Whit | rsar,
vas-how much he was mistaken"
"nuI YOU took such pains to rn,leld him
sara"
"Cauy, how irnorau, you arc. Could
venture 10 show him how solicilous was fol
his GOOD cn.niou' c'rrd 80 mrch ror H.
there WIS no middle course open ro me-"
"Srr.Ib'r men," said ! .-rr,u,ion,ly
"shou'i he careful how they gauge ,a- ch,r
ar''r n : hrhsp.r.red, frno'ous,oemns
girl"
"llc bad exercised more penetration thar
most sensible mes Ilc bad formed pretty
nrr estimate ~ M before be- gur,.- ! ~ro,e
that hoo, ~ h,d read il. What generous
ih.nr' he 'a.i last nirhl - added S,'a, will
a fu.h of ariour. "l'uier hi' gudiucc,
NAV 10 better things than that"
"Th'v ,1v." said |, laughing. ",h1, pur,
fam. .' never cnonrh for woman"
"Th1t heart" rclupei sara, with we'll
pleased smile. "whclhcr belonging tn man or
woman, mus, be narrow indeed which pure
fame would satisfy. Cary, long ,o,ee yor
rs happy a. am now 80