Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-06-16

noblcst creatures.
But all this time ] have forgotten poor
Kate Lorimer. She would have thought II
strange ,ha, she ever should be .'imembered,
especially when Clarence Ferrr was in
ones mini. Kate had seen Clarence Fer
rers introduced 10 her beautiful sister, and
had eel, glow Of pleasure as she remarked
his look Of genuine admiraiion She had
listened to words Of grateful Commitment. 81
unlike the yapid na,,ery Of Others. She had
heard the ones Of that thrilling wore, whose
musical accents had been able TO uovo alike
the Wild Arab, aud tho wilder CsSsack, by
,hcir melody.
She sat alone in the only shado''y corner
Of CAV and crowded ssL,i bot be would
no, have exchanged places with the most Dat
tered and courled OF the guests, Tor she could
listen unobscrycd to the gifted traveller, and
look unuoticed upon his expressive counien'
anee. She had heard Of him from childhood,
for Aunt Bell had been one Of Mrs Forrcr's
earliest friends, and the story of his early
struggles, his devoted love fnr his mother,
aud his subsequent good fortune had been one
of Aunt lsibcls iavorI,c themes. Bhhc VAS
a man when Kate was stll in the nursery and
was but shy girl of fourteen when, as she
remembered, he called to pay his ianwcll vi
sit to his mothers friend previous to his de-
,auurc. To the unapprcciaied gi1, living
IN the mijs, of an ungcnial, though no, I'M
healthy, moral atmosphere the picture Of per
feet sympathy aud affection, as j, had existed
between the gentle mother and her rilcd son
was one which unconscously len ~ rclcc-
iicn within her soul, and became sort Of
ideal to her hllf.dcyelcpcd nature, She did
not retain the slightest remembrance, Of his
actual appearance Of his actual APPEARANCE,
but so vivid an image OF his mental apd moral
gifts was traced upon her memory, tat She
icli she needed not the intercourse o. -ocill
Ito ~ make her know him better. Ictas the
beauty and yiyacily Of her sister auncsd HIM
closer to her side, it was impossible f. Kate
with IN her shynrss, TO avoid becoming ac-
quajnici with him, and /, sometimes mppcn.
Ell that when the beautiful Louise was led
Otto tho dance by one or her host Of almir.
cr,, .hc would leave KATE to entertain Mr.
Fcucrs til her return, thus nlucr.ng her by
her evident dr-irc to retain his society, arL at
the same time securing him from all ryal
bellies.
Clarence Fcrrcrs was now cigh,.and.Ihir.
y-an age when a man, however gifted will
not be iuscusiblc to the evident admiration Of
a very young and pretty woman. H. was
still fine looking man, bu, he vas no Ion.
GER youthful 10 his appearance. ll, teeth
were fuc, and his eyes, those so0, brighten
der eyes, were as beautiful IS IN b-yhood,
when liz mother loved nothing so we'll as 10
Kiss those full, heavily frinCcd lds fur the
sake Of the b,amiug look which rewarded tho
carcss. but Clarence had no, escsp,i the
touch Of time, his luxuTlaut locks wcr, thin.
ned, and silver threads were mingled among
those dark chestnut curls. lie nppgard full
as old As he really was, but who cqpd look
on hs macnidcen, brow, watch the play of
his flexible lips. or listen to the tone, of HE
exquisite voice, and think Of the rayagcs Of
Time
Kate Lormcr was ono cf the hest bHrnrr'
Of the world. There was a certain negligent
case with which she inclined herself toward
the speaker, and look orquict attention on
her counicnancc, which always ruudcd the
selfloyo Of those who conycned With her
To be sure, in nine cases on, of ten, this
pleasant manner arose only from her Inlolcni
good humor which fund a kind or luxurious
reposc in the mono,onous hum Of busy talk.
or. But when listening o Clarence Fcucrs
(fur she seldom talked with him, except as
much as common poi,cness rcquircd) Kate
.oon found that his conversation did not af.
ford her mere cushion for mental rcPosc
No, that Clarence dealt much in The marvel.
lous. or cNcellcd much in narration, although
he abouuded in illustrative anecdotes and
"reminiscences on every subject, but he had
'hc ari-so rare and sodelghlrul-of waking
up every faculty in the mind Of those with
whom he convcBed. lie impaired howl-
edge in such q manEer as to make his hcarer
feel as il the ideas were his own, and the cor
robora'c facts only were the results ot the
travellers observation. Ye, he was no fat.
tcrcr, he only, as said before, had the pow.
cr OF arousing and stimulating the iniellettoi
his hearers.
lfClarcnce FeueH had been first struck
with the extreme beauty Of Louisa, he was
not sensible to the surprises of sudden JOY
with which he bchcld the drawing out Of
Rates peculiar qualities Of character Her
moral nature he hai read j, glance, and II
inspired him With respect aud esteem, but her
intellectual being, which was mystery even
to himself, became 4 study to the man Of SCI
cnco and research. There was 50 much fresh
ness Of thought in her hitherto slumbering
mind, such cearness Of perception when she
was uncpnsciously led to exercise her mental
vision, such harmony Of movement between
the reasoning and the imaginative faculty. that
Clarence became daily more interested in the
"lumpish" Kate, despite the attractions oi
her beautiful sister.
"Mamma, ! do not bcli'c can put of
Frank Dormcr any longer, he is desperately
in love and determined to make declara'
ton, /" said Louisa, one morning, as she sal