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

name, ior vat admi,tsd-in a minute iuund
myself in her presence. The room was lax
uriously furnished viole, ,ai beside lady.
probably visitor. on a sofa. She looked
emincntly handsome. bot with beauty dif
fercnl to ,ha, which hsd loved; her earrilre
was more stately. and thar. was tomelhing
naughty ia her expression her Ires, too.
had lost ihe pirli'h simplicity which was "a
mil,r to me. Il wa, bu, for brief space
ih,, I could caze upon her unobssrvcd-and
at the time wa, conscious Of none Of these
things. but al, even 10 the minuiest details
Other dress, were stamped on my recollection
with the truth and 'ieor Of dlguerrco,yps
picture. oh how oncn have | wcp, over tina,
vision, 30 Gi"riou'iy lovely, bot evon then
marrcd and sullicd by the world
"violet cooked M and perceived me. The
rich color hei from her checks, the pupils oi
her eyes dilatcd, hor whole eounienance as
,umcd an expression of horror and desp,ir,
her lip, ,rrmbeI with The attempt to form 4
sound, and she hllf stretched ou, her arm,
towards ne. The sight of heremoiiOa over,
whelmed nr irrmblcd from head to foot,
something believe ! said, or ,irov- to say,
,nd hurried hrm the house. IN ihl, rare
hid rrid her soul and she mine IN the elec,
trir shock OF spirit, her, had revealed IL,
depths TO me " clearly ,ni a. truly ~ ,
lard'carc is shown in the instantaneous food
Of Lightning. knew her story then. q.
truly by irs,inc, ~ ahcru,ri, know il by
fcts, vet, in an the h,rNrurc'a Of lha'
dreadful time, .l vas comrort, j, va, tri
umnh to m- to f'-l that even a, had loved
Violet. Violet h,d loved me.
Il forced from my mother a confession oI
her interference; | compelled her to ,ckuor,
lsir. lhe means .h' h,d employed To keep u,
arar. I cll-clcd rom nv uncle IN ,ecoun
" hl, ir,rV,- 9Th Violet in short,
gained such comfort =. v,- len ms-ih,
neno'y u Violet. IN ,ll ser irnoesnl bs,u,y
n-d trusting affections DO, never sought 3,
meet her again.
"Year wcr, on; her husband, fouun,
va' di'sirlird by hi, lavish expenditure,
Violet w,' compelled to return TO the stage
h.r h-,ulv drew uron her ,he 'r.~rr n msn'
aimT,r' her ,et.on. d.d not c,r,r- crn,urc
Her husband died. ,nl .h- rir'i-d s.-oni
timr. Her chi'iyn-i.r she Md i~o ,hoI
she mus, have loved With Il the irior of he'
narure-urnsi ou, badly they ~sre boll
hoys Sormw and even poverty dark-nc,
her declining d'y', bodily suffering vas al
dcj IN mental ds1uiclude bot have heard
from those on wh"m | can depend, that N,
leaned the lesson sorrow aud trial are SEQ
go tcaeh--,hat she pu, away the world ron
her heart, lha, she died in hope, AMI reUs IL
peace
"Sincs tho winter when las, bsheld her
IN the pride u hsr ,oung wominhooj, eight
and.rh.uy years have passed She has hl
len asleep, ,nI my pilgrimage +, nearly end
sd, bu, never on ono div NJ those rlch,,nd
thirty yelr have ceased 10 pray lor her
morainr 'nd evening have pr,ysI ror hen
'nl many time besides, # ~. Of the in
nocent rirl thst ] thought. but D, ~, for III,
suffering womin ih,, paved. wv mothe
sarrs'tly ,iroyc TO awaken in ms soms sl,c
r.o1 which nigh, replace the remembrance %
Violet Had her faI, been happier, clnno
tell what might have been moved within me
but ! had 80 entirely loved her, and | knew
her lu be set IN the mii.i Of 90 many an,
great dangers that could think Of her a.
alone.
"Shr j. gone where tie children Of lh,
Father shall j, length be pure and holy
where the 'arrows and mi'apprchcnsions q
the Voyld shall b. scattered like mist, bcfor,
the risen snn--vhe'o | hope to see her; n,
same, vet more beautiful in the n,jes,y %
completed suffering"
Nv uncle ceased, and large sears role,
slowly down his cheeks. H. died ailer ihrs,
years, strong in the faith in NhIcb he ha,
lived. 4 lockr', containing some curls o
auburn hair, and letter, the characters %
which were illcgiblo were found on hi
breast, We dil no, rsmov. them, anI bo
side the porch Of his li,'le country churcl
NO reverenily laid him to rest, With thcs,
rcmsmbnncrs cf her whom ho hal loved 81
,cudsrly and truly.