Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-04-13
VI | : & T. LII A y Y.
A FIRsT.RATE LovESToRY.

n hEAhoi'hhlh LOf E-olUh1
IL l. sour taste to have thing. of thi. Kind
done something in this way.
Annie had arrived at the mature arr II
do not start, r,adcr). twenty sven, and
yet in state of single blc.-oluc,.. Some-
how or other, she hail not even fallen In
l.,,- 90 80, 80.
simple question Dbl YOU ever know half
a million II dollar to ro b,-;ing' OGcr'
lc-, scor- of them II may h. accounted
a' one of her oddities, perhaps, bat when
ever the .uhirt happened 10 h. touched mp
on by her father, Annie would NV that she
wanted -,mo ono who could love her fpr her.
III, and she must have assurance II thi..
and how could shc in her prr-,nt ro-ition'
Thus matter, stood. when Annie Wa lcl tn
form and execute what will appear a very
stnngc resolution, but .hc WI. rc-plutc
girl. We must now g. lack siS ycars.
One dark, rainy morning in November,
as our Old friend was looking comro.,-lly
at the cheerful fre in the gratc II hi. coun-
tins.ruom, rally iniulginc in somc serious
reflections ON the ra., and hturr, the far
future, tn, gentleman presented himself.
aud inquired forMr Brc~n. The old man
uttered not a word, hut merely bowed
There was that in hi looks which .aid, 90
am he"
The stranger might have bccn some thirty
years or ~ of agr. H. was dressed in black,
a mourning wccd was on his hat, and there
was something in hi appearance which
seemed 10 indicate that abe friend whose
Joe. he dcplorsl hal drcccntly departed. TN
letter Of introduction which he presented to
Mr.. B---'was quickly, Vet carefully pe-
ruscd, and a. It was somewhat unique, We
shall take the liberty Of submitting it to the
inspection Of the rcAder.
Ill no., lS-.
FRIEND PArL This will introduce 10
thee friend Charles Copeland lie has come
to thy city in pursuit of business. | have
known him frum ayouthup. Thou maycst
dcpend upon for aught that be- can do. and
shall not lean A. on hrokgl rccd. IT thou
canst do anything for him, thou mayest per-
adventure benefit thyself, and cause to re.
joicc.
"Thy former and present friend, =,
MIcH LOoNIs."
"It is not every one who can get old Mi
eah Loomis' endorsement on his character"
said Paul Bremen to himself as he folded up
the letter of a well known associate Of for
mcr days. "Old Micah is good for n quar-
ter of million, or for anything else-it twill
do want him-gctting old, business in
'crcasing-must have some more helP-now
as well A. any time"
The old gentleman looked at all this, as
he stood gazing in perfect silence On the
man before him. At length be opened his
lip.
"Mr. Copeland, you know all about
books"
81 have had some few years experience"
"Any objections to a place hcrc'-prei'y
close work-thouand year"
None in the world"
"whcn can you bcgin''
"Now."
4 real smile shone upon the old mans
face. Itlingercd there like the rays OF the
setting sun among the clouds of evening,
lighting up those seemingly hard, dark fca.
tures.
4 stool was pushed TO the new conner,
books were opened, matters explained, di-
rcctions given, the pen was dipped in the
ink, and in short, before m hour had pas.
sed away, you would have thought that the
old man and the young man had known
each other for years.