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


right out
'Ah! when you were worriedr
'or course. II ] hadn't Slt worried, !
wouldn't have said ANYTHING
Indeed! Well, wha, did You sly' Was
your tone Of voice low and full Of love, and
your words a, gentle as the falling dew =
Mrs. MoHonr
There was a halfingry, indisnnn, cHpres.
sion in the voice Of Kate.
did YOU lay your hand ligllly, like the
touch Of a feather, upon tho f'llt you then
designed to correct, or did you gasp it rude
lyr
Katc's eyes dropped beneath sosc Of her
friend.
You were annoyed and excited eoutiau.
ed Mrs Morton. 'Thisby your own aeknoWl.
cdrmsn,. and, in such frame Of mnd.' Won
charged with faults tho one who bad yainly
thought h,arolf, at cas-. N your eyes rCr-
feet. And he. Ss natural consequence.
was hart ard offended. Bot what did you
say 10 himr
u hardly know what said, now, return
ed Kate. 'Bu, know u,cd tho words
unrracerul, undirni6cd, and country clod.
hopper.
why, Kate am surprised At YOU And
this to 50 excellent man as Frederick, who,
from al the fair and gentle ones around him,
chose you to be his bosom friend nd NE com.
p1nion. Kate, Kate That was unworthy
uf YOU. That was unkind to him ] do not
wonder that he was offended.
'Pclhar, was wrong, Mrs Morton, s1id
Kate, rs tears began to now again. bot
FrcdcucL'. want Of order, gracr and n'a'.
ucss. is dreadful. cannot tel YOU how
much it annoy nc
You saw all this before yo' Icrc mar
ned
No, all or IT.
You saw enough to enable you o judge Of
the rest
True; bu, then ] always meat 10 cor.
80, ,h.,. ,h,,,, !, him Tb.y v,,, hu,
blemlslrcs On 4 jewel of supas'ingvalue.'
'Ah, Kate, YOU have proved llr truth Of
what told YOU before your marare. Its
no, 80 easy thing to corec, The uul,s Of .
hu,tand-hulis confirmed hy 'oni habit.
..,,,,5. ., ,,,. ,,,. ,,ia, a., n,,, no, h,c.
,,,,.. q, yo, have done
man /, I'm, li,,l, pl,,.rl ,o n,Le,hs dis.
co,.,y ,bs,bi,uiC, ,birl, him n, h,uet than
a country eloJ.bo,per and II q m wonder
,b,, bc should h, oGr,dcI II .bc ,i,b rr,prc
ind.scrcclncs, and want of tact, ,ells him in
plain terms what sho thinks. Your husband
Is sensitive. Kate
Tt,ow he is
and t.sr,y ,livc 70 r,l,c,r,
T7mpo, aOar, Of ,la,.'
,Tben yopr r,,Iio, q, MI, ch,r,.,cr /, less
accurate il,o mine Narrower a, ba, q GOOD
opio,yp n blm.siC'
we m have That
And very .,,o,r will o,;c,,,Le /. in
exterior
no, stronger. perhaps. rh,n Ihayc.'
Take my advice, Kate said Mrs Morton
seriously 'and don't bri'c yosr will IN d''
rect opposition to his
And why not Am no, hi' olu'R lie
is no master q mitr. ! dii not sell M.
self as his slave, that his WI should be my
law
silly child How madly y1u talk - said
M".Mor'on.
'Nor for the world would have Frederick
hear such uucrancc from vour lips. Docs
hc not love YOU ''nderly' Has he not in
every way sought Your happiness, thus iar
in your brief married life l. he not man
Of high moral Virtuc' Doe no, your aIli'
ance with him ra'her elevate than depre''
you in the social rank : Md VET iorsoo'h'
because he lounges IN hi' char, and permits
his body, at times to assume urcra'cluI att
'ude'' you must '"''" me aPp'H "' "'''ota
mo your pleasant nome 20 mar Us ''Au'''"'
ha'm"''e''
surely wife NAV be permitted to speak
IN her husband, and even scsk 90 correct his
hult'' said Kate.
Better shu, her eyes to his faults, II seeing
them is to make them ho,h unhapPy. lon
are in a strange mood, Ka,.
Am L. returned Mrs. lee, very qncru-
lou''y.