Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-10-06

have moro tastc lhan men, YOU A"""' """
man never looks AMI acts JOS, right until he
gets a woman to take charge Of him
Now Kate Harbell mean, al she said 'nd
a lule more. She had no though, Of yiold'
inc her will TO that Of her hushand-lo-be, bot
purposcd managing him pretty much to suit
herself Not that she designed to ,yrannIzr
over him. or make him mere subject Other
rill. Bu, she hal a good opinion Of her
own taste and sense Of roPriciy, and believed
that {, would be the easiest thing in hcwcrll
to make them the governing law in carry
inc out the new arrangements abou, IN be
made.
4 happy bride Kate became Few mon,hs
a0cr this little conversation took place, and
Lee thought himself ,hs most fortunate Of
men To- obtaining such lovely. accomplished
and right. minded woman or wife, swim.
ly cl.jcd sway the svcc, horcy.moou, with
ont isr ordiscori, though, during the time,
Kate saw a good many things no, exactly 90
her mind, ard which she sc, down IS need
ing CORRECTION.
One evening, Il was ju', five weeks anrr
the marriage and when ihcy were snusly set
ted in ,hcir own house, Frederic Lee was
seated before the cr,,S, in handsome rock
i1c-chlir. his body in position iha, woCli
have required a stretch oC language ~ pro
uounc, graceful or becoming, llc had drawn
or one of he boots that vas living on tie
floor. ard ,hc lrr from which /, had bccuiak-
on vas h1rcior over an arm of his chair.
ne had SLIPPED forward IN the chlir-h.' o'-
binary mode Of sitting, or rather lyiuc-so
ia- that bis bead. which. II hs had been u7-
RIGHT. would hsvc been even with tho top oi
thc back. was at lras, twelve inches below
10. To aJl TO the ciT,ci " his position, hc
vas swinging he h,lles' lee that hung
acr0s, the arm Of the chair with 4 rapid, cir.
cling motion. he had been reclining ,n this
irc'c-an, attitude f,r about ten minutes when
Ea,,, who bad permitted herself to become a
good deal anroycd bv il, said to him rather
camer,'y-
'Do, Frederick, 81, up straight, anl try,
ana Do a little more graceful in your Posi.
trrs.'
'wurs ,ha,' inquired the Young man, a-
iltc bad no, hrarc distinctly.
Can't YOU sit up s,rairh,r Kate smiled,
hu, Lee saw G, was a forced smile
'Oh, yc,, he answered iudiIcrra'ly, c77
sit ur as straight, as an arrow, bu, | find ih.7
attitude most agreeable
'lr you knew how YOU looked said Kate.
How lo look p a.kcd the Young man,
raya''y.
'Oh, YOU 'ook-vcu look more like q cOua.
,ry c'oi-hor7er than ANYTHING else.
There was a sharrucss in Hates tones, s,ia,
lrn unrl-as1n''y o1 lhs cars
IN, indeed " vas HE rather cold remark.
Yet hc dIJ not change his position.
'luJceI YOU do said the wife, who vas.
by ,hts time. beginning 70 feel a good Of .r-
r.,aion. for she saw that Frederick was mol,
inclined to respond 10 the way she had hoped
10 her very reasonable desire ,ha, be would
assume more graceful attitude "Thc hci
is. she continued, imrcl'cd 10 further utter
arcc, by lhr excited state Of hcr feelings, al
though she was conscious or hlvir- already
said more than VAS agreeable ia her husband,
won ought 90 correct yourself of these ur-
graceful and uniirn.iei habits I, shows n
want Of
Kate stopped scdjcnly. Shc iel, ta, She
was about using word, ,ha, would inevitably
give offence
a wan, ofvha," inquired lee, in a low
frm voice, while he continued to look hrs
wife steadily in the face.
Hates ewes fsll TO 'hr floor, as .lo remain
cl-,.lrn,
.J'ncraccfl and uniicnifcd. lInmph" "
Lee was evidently hur: q, this allegation,
a, 'hc tone IN which be repeated bis words,
clearly showed.
DO you call your rrc;cn, attitude grace
my Kate asked, rallyin, herself under The
rsfc,ron that she was right.
IL is comfortable for me, and therefore
ought to be graceful in your crrs,' vas The
young mans perysrsc auswcr Not thr
slci,cs, change hld vet taken place in hrr
position.
This was beyond vha, the high spirited IA.
ly could bear. aud she rc,orlcd with more
feeling than dIycrr,ion,-'lovc is no, blind in
ms case. can assure you, Frederick, and
never will be. You are very unCraeeful and
qruly, and annoy me, sometimes excessively
! wish you would Try to eoucc, these
,bin-s.'
You DO .
There was something cool and provoking
.n the way Lee SAID lhi'.
i DO, frcleHeS, and I'm in oamcst' Tie
cheeks Of Kate were ia a glow, her eyes lit
up and her lips quvcring.
How long since YOU made the discovery
tllt was only 4 country clod hopper y said
Lee, VINO was particularly annoyed by Nate :
unexpected charges ara.us, his coodbreeding'
i didn't you say You were only country
clud homer repIiCd Kate.
4 believe you used the words NV cars
rarely deceive me. must own to feeling
highly comPlimcn,cd.'
DO sit up straight, Frederick DO take
your lc, from over the arm Of that eRaiT -
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