Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-07-28
NEW SERIES, VOL. ), NO. 25,

eve had something peculiar abouiii. never
knew exactly what was the matter with It.
II was not a glass eve, ] know, for II moved
a little, though there was a wan, OF CORE
spondence between its movements and those
Of the other eve that quite annoyed you.
When the ono was intent upon her work the
other seemed to be watching me. ! had a
dread Of Miss Furbey's eve. and could not
hear Cor long time to be alone with her on
accoun, Of it, Ny companion had, ol course
something to say about H. The FIRST day !
was there, she said to me privately, "llave
YOU noticed her cyei" She said she could
always tell by /, when she was in bad tenn
rer, bot never saw any difference in it all
the time was there.
Miss Fufbcy would scoli Tuuniclifr cee7-
sionally, which was generally about her
habits Of riggliug. ] believe she thought 1t
the mos, unfortunate falling she had, and that
bu, f,r that. they nigh, lave Got very well
together Tunnicliir, every now and then,
would break out in 4, oflauchier wi.hOu,
any reasonable cause, and would cud by set.
ting the laughing too, ,hough hardly ever
lnew what il was about There seemed TO
Sc Kind Of inloNica,ion in It, toJ Tuu nicliI
could no, hclpi,. The IT would sometimes
seize her iu the morning, and SOuld bo sure
10 break oui a, intervals All day \ sncclo
from me. or an Intellectual attempt to thread
a needle on the part Of Miss Furboy,was sure
to set her Of. Il would generally come On
n tea time when her mouth was full. Miss
Furbsv said il made her so nervous, that she
really could no, 81 IN the room II she gave
way 20 /, and havc ohcn seen her trcmblc
AZ the sound OF il. She even implored her to
dssisi, that could no, help plying her. She
was actually pale aud brealhless, aud seemed
as much distressed as r she had been subject
Cd to sumo cruel persecution. There was q
carc.vorn look 10 her face, that ! think m'dc
u,c Ike her from that hour. talked 70 Tun-
uiclg ab5u, her conduc, ahcrvard, but she
said ,hl, she was an old fjeei, aud ii served
her right, and ,ha, i, was rather hard tohayc
an iay iur nothing, and no, to be allowed 10
laugh ifCnc was inclined
TuurcI.T's relatives lived a long way OIL,
aad Mss Fuybcy ccnsiicrcd herself IN some
measure her guardian, and bound TO look ai'cr
her moral conduct, The principal grievance
OF Tuaui,'iT related 10 Sunday afternoons aud
Miss FuJeys pryins anxiety to kuo" where
she wen, At those times, bu, when came
down. and We used to go out together, Ms
Vurbey became less anxious about her. Tul-
ntcl.T. for fear Of an unflyurablc repoi,io her
l-i,ad,, fei-ued a dislike to the preacher at
Bow Church, and preference 6r one at Wet
Ham. but as soon 6 Nc were clear OF ho
house. she boldly proposed tea gardens, We
used ,o 20 TO Clay Hall, where there vas a
curious exhibition ofpurPc,s, or to the Adam
and I've beside the riyer al Wcstllam or Co a
rublir garden down a, Oli Ford, where two
PAINTED scndncls guarded the entrance, and
lbs grounds were ornameu,ed with big figure
heads ofoll vessels highly paia,rd, and lcok.
inc very grim peepin. out oflhc shrubbcries.
Here TuunicliT made the acquaintance Of a
baker. which made the very unhappy IN nv
mind for the baker began to talk Of Miss Fur.
bsv lUhom be had never scon) with great
familiarity. and advised open defiance Of her.
TunnieliT bound me under the mos, solemn
threats no, to tell abou, her Acquaintance with
thc baker. and when Miss Furbcy asked me
If we bad been to wcs, Ham church, am
SONY to say tia, answered "Iss,' in a
trembling voice, and so became too deeply
implicated in the affair to Ec' on, Of it.
One GAY Miss FurbCy told US ,ha, she was
going away for two DAYS, and spoke so con-
idsn,ly Of the ,rus, she rePOsod in US, Iha, 1t
gave me a pang Of rcmorse. Tunuiclir found
out somehow ,ha, she was gone to bring her
f,,hcr from Billcrcay, and having once heard
Of oCsomebody Who had become reduced, and
being compelled to go into the wOrkhOuse IN
that town. she decided tha, Miss Furbey
ntber was in Bllericay work house and that
the oycrccrS. irritatcd by her implied neglect
had a, las, pcrcmpiorily Insisted on her rc'
removing him to her own roof Having set.
lied this. uor Tunuicliir always snapped a,
sB55,p idea of,his kind,) ard being therefore
convinced ,ha, no trap was intended on Miss
Furbcy's part, arrangements were made foi
entertaining the baker on, Of the secret funds
The baker came early and took Us to Bow
Fair. which was going on just then, but They
le, me lag behind. as they always did and
ven, into shows, leaving me outside, till
lelt like little ysgaboud, and walked abo"
the door till they returned in alarm aud lei
me in. When the baker, aiSr supPInc or
bseis,caks and onions, went out and returned
with rum in a stone bottle, and began TO mi'
H. and 10 smoke tobacco in Miss Furbey
back parlor, was in great terror and eoul'
enjoy nothing. have but an indIsilnei re
mcmbrance that a grand scheme against Mis-
Furbey was agreed ufon that night, and 'ha
/ mas much pet,od, aud told that those who
had stock by them hitherto would not be Tor
Gotten. The baker talked OF snug ll'N'
place that he knew, which was doing grea
m1ny sacks a week, and was only going ''
be given Up to HIN on aecoun, Of ill-hea'h
and added. wiie a wink that as soon as an ap
prentice was actually married, she might feat
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