Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-11-09
OLD SERIES. VOL. %, NO. 50.

tencments where You step from the street
into the dwelling room at once. The street
was still and deserted, save now and then
solitary footstep echoed along the pavement
and died away in the shadows beyond. A
massive but long di,used warehouse, bull,
when thi, narrow street had its great COM
nercial fame and influence, loomcd opposite
10 them, the ir, n bound doors and shutter.
les windows cleaning In the moonlight, IN
Old, dccaycd, but % Bcssi,, a pleasant
ncishbor. |, was bct,rr 20 sit by her win
dow and imagine the days of ancient hustle
and opulcnce, than to watch the lad man
aremcnt of some thriltloss housokccpcr, or
her neglected children quarrcllins on the
pavement. To night, Il was extremely
pleasant 20 s'e /, 50 softly ,hadowcd and
she described il 70 tho Hind man n' sho
would have drawn the picture Of friend.
And set she could not dr., a portrait of
herself that satisfied him. Shealvay' turn.
ed away with some JET upon her stout figure
and heavy features, which di'plras'd aud
annoyed him, for be nevrr could make her
ANYTHING but beautiful in his mind.
- win ak her now" thought Richard.
" before any one has claim upon her"
and, with quick impul.', he preferred a
lonr.indul-yi. bat unpolsn request.
uTr ypu will ls. me touch your hair
your face one Instant, Bessie, as ] 40 who"
wish to know my lrirndsand pupils better
| 'hall bc moro c'n''n''d when You arc
Aliens wife. You have J''a such a dear
true friend (" me''
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ins, laid them on her bowed head.
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than spoke and bis hanl' 'rrmh'"d' though
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mother thi,k. nsId,. You are &, b, my
husband Richard. when / do marry, f,r you
lovc mea. Ale, does no, and cannot. and
vop noel me more than he. asI told him