Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-06-16
ISCELLANY
KATE LORIMER.
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aThr ns1d ir oceans r1yrn I.ss,
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K-,c Iarmcr wa, neither a beauty, a vit,
-rr an hc.ros,; she was only one of those
many commonplace youn, Indies, who are
E-6r-h, ort every Winter 90 laugh, dance,
AND n.rt. fora season or too, thra Co marry,
a-E aldIl their jc,u'y by immur,u- Shcm-
s.rr-s a nursery lor doe ry,t OF thctr lives.
Sa said ths uorlJ-hu, for once ,ha, many
eyed and many.,on-asl -UssP was mistaken.
Kr,r MAS unlike most Young ladies. With
lrr 1guo.b.g f-aJs, aud tine, though some
vh1i massive, iatu5s, there needed only a
careful study oi ,h- mysteries oflhc toilet Co
uase hgr appear what jaol.gs call "sTlen-
DID Woman" Bot Kate, though IN reality
e., VA, uel,ness uself, generally seemed but
,r. degree removed from a s'1ycu so care
la.. was she respecting ihc color, make and
a#...,urr. of her clothes Then she bad
VIA, Shakespeare calls "a very pretty UIt, 20
certain ,areviacss Of intellect, ard a quic,
sense Of ac ridiculous, which wanted only
rrrguau, sauce of bOIlnOss and iI.ua,ure
% make beg vba, tbe writings in primrose
Aids would s,yie "lr-i-tIagf." Bl, Kate
uas equally uIlIe-cu, 90 her IouAs aud mani
r.rs. She seemed Ike a k.uI ofhaman ma-
chine, moved by some is.5'ssPrnss, a'lhs
r..u.1 of others bg, 5y uo positive Will Of
h-s 7vr.
What you will ask, was ,bc srcret Of this
rr'G distraction io a Young and no, ungIfci
rt' There was uo mystery abou, It Kate
va, only one Of the mlry ias,auess Of "a
candle placed ia ,be wrong socket" as my
rrrrrcuI used 90 sly. She was ore
Or a large family, ba, she was neither the
.He.t-the frs, iahcr.'or OF parental love
urr ,bc youugcsi-ihc recipient OF is fond
5ra-g. Her elder brother, tall, graceful
youth, was ihc r5!e Of both f,hcrau m0;h.
%, and Whatever Pr.vi'c-~, Kate "a. shi have
claimed as 'hc drsi Of the troop OF damsels
va0 galucreI their days away 10 the nursery
arI sgbool-ro0m, they were entirely forget
ta ia favor Of tie secord daughter, who
Glanced 90 De extremely beautiful The
fact was ,hat Kate occupied a most insiguId-
cant position between coneci,cd Oldest son
and a sister Who vas a belle Her brother
Toms scuteutousuess overwhelmed her aud
ia,o nOucuii,y, while I0a,sa's beauty and
,i,aciy which threw her completely into the
,lalc.
Atthe very first entrance into society, Kate
fel, ,ha, she had only subordinate part to
play. and tbs-c was a ecrtnin iueuness Of
character about her, which made her quietly
adopt the habits betting her Inferior position.
Her mother.a handsome, stylish woman, with
vi,h an easiuess Of iemper which Won alice
ton bot not respect from her children, and
degree Of indolsuec which sadly interiered
with the regularity Of her household-some-
umes iretied a liulo a, Hates s'uggishness,
and wished she vas a little less " lumpish
at party. But there vas a repose in Kate :
manner, which, upon the whole, Mrs. Lori
mer rather liked, as it efsetuaIly prevented
any uya'rv between the two sisters Aunt
Bell, a somewhat precise, bot sensible old
maid, was the only one seriously dissatisfied.
She remembered Kais's amsiton as a school
s'l she preserved, among her rnosi precious