Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-01-05

Hail.
"Ths neu day was also one II unminrlod
happiness We wslk-i in the bright winter
woa,hcr aloug the hard roads. her brothers
running rae,s pas, us. IIer complexion as
sumcd morc transparent brilli,ncy; her eyes
srirklcd with health and happiness
THAT night, Nhen | returned to nv lodr.
inrs, | found my mother waiting for mo.
She wa, white wr'h passion Ia unmea,urrd
terms she upbniled me with dissimulAtion
and every SPECIES of misconduct IN her an-
GER she told ne tha, NV hand lad long since
been di,possduf that, was a(innccd to my
cousin Grace, that she AMI her brother h,d
settled il when ~c were both children She
reminded me or the calling or which | ~as
intended. and demanded II lhsughl IN ac.
ties, a 6, wife for clergyman and a Wat
son
"At FRS her ychemsnco stunned me, snj
| listened in bcvillered dl,mny bq, IN, con.
icmrtuous mention VI viol,l was worthy of
1 much greater fouurs than ! could oiT-r her.
! declared hat would No, he bound D, I.
contract m,dc without nv kro-lcdce IS.
serted lh'i would make violc, nv wife
,h,i In The sight Of heaven vc -,rr ,'rrady
united. Nv mother r,s In her irrn 'Nour.
dsd. sh- had never suspected that Inherited
% much Of her. temper From angry
dsnunc.aion she turned 10 er.r,aIy, to sup.
r'cauar. mr., her in Tho ,m- spirit !
s,sr.l her r. sec viol,,-'o iudss for her.
.-lr She .h,ola','v REFUSED, .nl cumm,nd.
et me if I 'alo.i her blessing, 10 attend her
homs o, he m,rr1w.
"l had hsrn in long accustomed to obey
her io refuse ,,m7lna.-, s,rs-p'v - ~,
enforced her crrua1l bv t-''iu, M Of INV
hrh-r's severe i''rss,, and ~ h., imperative,
desire 90 see ~. Besides. "a, frightened
1t ihc strength Or nv o.n ra,,,oa,, and
ho7eJ 90 he abe @, Sunrr h.r and 90 v.n nv
n,h.r To ms side.
While nv mother v,' drr-r. next
mo'n.rr Nni r'lr,N, rr''ch,..- .r which
sc vcr, 20 travel v,' v'r'.r- al the door !
r7n dow- IN ytn'.'', ror,.. I, 49,, ,,.ll very
r'r'y. and had 10 -,l, some mi,u;., bo'or.
Nio'c, could s-r me. had nD' lron in bed
nor had closed my sy,' an tho night. |
suppose looked very har.lri, flr she start.
e. when sh, ,lN me-.
81, anv,h.nr the mlu,r''
"No, M. dearest, ! ,m only cornr 20 ,'y
goodbye ! arn obliged to GO 10 tho North.
w father b. very 90 ard d, aullou, 90 sec
mc."
"yiol,,l Grs frightened. sh, laid her
hand cnmy lrm.
- am very sorry, love; Ju, hope H. will
soon hc better, ,nd TIA, you .lll no, BE- many
ilvs gone
They -.rs the lau words ever heard
h-r, ,Hsak could 90, bear her trust f1'tcn.
dsrns,,, my tears choE-l nv uu-nncs.
"lIo" nv h,h,r detained nv letters, how
nv uncle himself ven, to Warwick. .,v w..
o'e,, ,rr,1lcl to her pride, told hor lha, II I
married her should he ii,oensI by nv fn.
ily. and ruined bos by a thousand other
false and criel arguments ihsy wfun. frum
her rcnuncAlion of nv erga.emrn, 10 her,
and At las, Induced her G., ,s1i me back an
nv lri,lc presents, and an NV letter, never
knew until long long anerNarl, She sent
me a few lns'--a hul. lsuer-Nilh them,
hut ! did not receive itrt the tIms-nut un-
81 long, afterwards, Though the lhnrs of
which speak are long past, though the pa.
PER 0, yellow with arc, ard nc words traced
IN her pretty girlIsh hand ate inlelIgibIs, |
know them by heart.
Dearest. ! shall never pr.ii to YOU again.
send Won hack your presents, and, wha, Is
much harder, YOUR letters. Your mother and
uncle ars quito RIGHT. never though, wa'
ct TO be your wife. Iwi,h yuu very, very
happy Dn no, think blame Yol at al
God bless you. rsrlaP. ou.l, no; TO pray
'or YOU, bu, canno, help tive, md do
think my prayers cln 20 YOU No harm.
You know how dearly loved you, but do
no, love YOU now, since j, would be your ru.
To-.
o. It mus, become very wicked, II !
must grow proud and sinful, still pray for me,
YOU Who arc so good, who arc 10 live a pure
aai holy lie, your prayers will be heard;
ani d, cannot DO you harm to pray for INC.
vIotrT ELDER.
"P. $ Ihope YOU wall marry youreous.
ia and be happy"
IL DO not think ms mother, fertile IS sh-
was ia ovpsltcn,s, could have succeeded in
keeping me away from Violet, but for ny IA.
theirs continued and serious illness A. it
was, | wrote ar,.u and again to Violet. and,
as received no answer, no explanation of
The return Of my letters, | "a, in a continual
state Of excitement. Aa idea Of the truth
that my letters were delained-somelimrs
flashed across nay n.ad; DO, found It hsTd
to believe tia, my mother would have recourse
10 such mcans.
".il intervals fsl, displeasurc against Vi
olct At length, my father getting no better,
but rather worse, the doctors ordered him 10 a
warmer climate. | am not sure that my
mother did no, suggest the remedy; she was
very eager in adopting 1t.
"whilo We wee 10 London on our way
to the Continent, insisted on going to War
wick. My mother made no difficulty she
vas probably aware Of the inuiiIily Of my
yisit.