Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-05-12

grace from her mind
"Ln how do you lik. your cousin Reuben'
said MIR Leyron, knocking the ashes from hi,
third evening pipe.
"My dear father. you know have never
seen him"
"Tue, true, neither have I, but | tell you
what, Lu. lam going to write oui 10 Reuben
in como on and make Us visit, ani bring his
mother, too, II she will how should you like
i'll"
"ve,v much, indeed. shall be dnliphled t.
sec Aunt Richards. whom YOU hau so often
talked to ms about"
"And cousin Reuben, tool"
ayes. of course lshould."
"well. Lu. hope you will liie Reihen,
ror DO YOU know ! have quite set my hear nP'
on having him for a son.in.laW-shai say
you - said Mr.. Lcyton, abruptly.
Lucy a; once bnrs, into tears, and went IN
to protest n the most earnes, manner, r,,ha, she
should never marry-she would not marry for
hr the world. she could never lo'- anybody
she wished her father would No talk 50
she Was ycry happy as she wa'-o, very
happy. indeed
However. Mr.. L,yton wrote th, letter
and il io,k three good hour, to do 81. Then
in the morning. as he was very busy, fot It
was having time, he told Lucy he ~ishcd
she would walk down into the village and
pu, i, in the posi.olIicc.
wha; could have pui it into Lrcs's little
head to disohcy her father Running has,i'
lr 10 her room. sh- wrote the following nuie:
Dear Mr.. Edward Bauinr ,-lhavr ihn'i
" ynu a great many times since lwroie ihu>e
few lines To YOU, which van must have con.
sldercd very strange. Nv ialhC made me
write them, for I've d"Cs not knou YOU, ~ !
am sure he would never nave done ~. You
will Currye him wont YOU lfyeu would like
10 come here during the Nacati,r, a. ynu SAID
you should, shall he very happy ,n see Non,
and | dare saw NV dear father will Ike yuu
very much. dnn't see h"W he cau hclp II.
Ii Won have a wish IN come. please take hint
from the enclosed lsller TO ~ Cous,n l'euhen
Richards. Lucy LrNToN
'P. :. lyon have no u'e for the enclosed
please fur' ard II 10 the address.
Jus think, now Of Lucy leynn writing
such a letlcr-hul she did Aud then she
neatly folded 1t, and enclosing the ono design
ed for M,. REUBEN Richard, With glowing
check. and palpllaiinr bosom, she directed II
TO Mr. Edward Blninc, Yale College, Ne"
Haven, and puridc on her bonnei and shawl,
,rppcJ hcctly to the posI.oiIicc and deposited
~.
All. she'll come round-,il rifhtyet said
Mr.. Leyron, = fe. DAYS ,her, ., he aver
heard Lucy raroIing ono II her lively songs.
In due time, allowing Tor the speed ofs,eam
boats, rail-cars, and ,,aces all the way from
Ohio, young man. with pondcrou. lea'h-
crn trunk, allchl,d At ". lHyinn's gate. II
was aher dinncr. and the farmer va, eEJoy-
ing his afternoon pir,, while Lucy, sHllng
quietly hy hls side Vas reading the village
news. But all of o sudden, As she saw the
Young man approaching, she spranc up IN the
s,ranrc,t confusion and ran into the house.
Mr. Lryton rose up, put down lns pipe, and
hastily advanced TO meet the youth.
This must he NV dear nephew. Reuben y
he said extending his hand i Lno" the true
Lryton look. / an glad 10 see YOU nv
lad"
Thank YOU. uncle Lsylon, how are YOU
how is Lucy' replied the stranger, warmly
shaking hands.
She is we'll, ReubCn. aud will be very
glad In see YOU, come into the hou'c-you
mus, he weary ahcr such lurr journey.
Lucy Lucy Why where has she ilo"n To
q, here she comes. Well Lucy We have
go, him IN at lusl-'hIs is your cousin R'u'
ben--cne her kss--,ha,'s right
Lucy turned very pale when she first cast
her eyes upon her cousin, who, with very rcd
hair aud somewhat llnPnr gait, advanced
to salute her, then rusy blush, and an arch
smile, hut half suppressed, stole over her
petty face But she blushed sill deeper
and drew back iimidly from the tender en-
brace her Young relative would fam have be-
slowed on her.
MY own dear Lucy wa, softly whispered
in her ear.
'Soyour mother wouldn't venture with you'
said Mr. Leyion, well, am sorry, for It's
many long year since We met; hope she
is strung and healthy, Reuben
Not very. she is greatly troubled with the
rheumatism
That's had. And how are all the rest Of
the iolks-how is Uncle Dill aud Deacon
Gracicr
Dead
'lllcss mc, dead you don, say your poor
Uncle Bill is dead" said Mr Leyton, aghas'
at such news oi an only hruIher.
Mot exactly dead-hali killed with the
rheumatism, mean, aud the deacon--o, tile
deacon has gone To California. l.
What, Deacon GI,rie gone TO California
well tIa, heats all, III warrant old Mr..
Slubbs is living .
Dead, wear ago
Dead. is he, what killed lin ] should
like TO know, for thought him good for a
hundred years
'Rhrumatism, uncle
Rheumatism again. wha' in the world do
you live in such climate for Well, Re"-