Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-22

she parted from him, but actually embraced
and kissed hlm!ll
"What in broad daylight" exclaimed
grandma W. "well, IL ever heard or
seed the like ont"
Little Nell, the old lady's youngest grand.
child, wondered to herself if It was any
worse in broad daylight than ut any other
time. Perhaps YOU will wonder too. We
DO at least.
There was a large attendance that after.
noon at the weekly meeting Of the sewing
society. Everybody went that could possi-
sly leave home.
And what a chattrrins there was when
the hustle Of assembling was over. There
was but one topic, bat that was all suli-
cicnt, all cnsrnssins; the widow, beau
lor the gentleman must be her bcau--Or at
least ought to BE-.
Everybody had something TO tell, some
thing to wonder about. hut suddenly cycry
maspic tongue was hu,hcl, universal
stroke Of numbpalsy seemed to have fallen
On the group, as looking up they perceived
the lady about whom they were converting
50 eagerly, standing in the doorway
Good afternoon, ladies'" sald she in
her usual quiet way. "Im glad to sc, 30
large and happy gathering. I,rsA beau.
tilal day for our meeting"
And then she proceeded to tie nbl, and
helped herself t. block of patchwork, in.
quircl Tor the sewing silk, which having
received, she at down In the only vacant
chair, nnd commenced hrmminc a very red
bird with yellow wing, on 10 a very green
tWis, which latter h,i already b,,n hcmmcl
on a square piece Of whItn cloth, and the
whole when completed was designed TO form
the twentieth part of bel sprral She
seemed all cnsrJ,-,I with the bird, Lill and
spoke to no one Everybody wondered IL
shO had heard what they were saying when
she came in bat her placid countcnanco
som rcissnr,d the most fearful, and every
one Ions'l tn commence a personal attack
ola grandma W. was the irst to venture
Sho mean, to edo up the matter very
dclicatcly, and be in - rounllbout way
the lady should not suspect her u curiosity.
- she b,san by rrai'ins Mr.. C.'' dress.
why its really a 5cauty Where lid
You ct it,
~ boush, it," was the quick reply.
"IIcrc?"
"No."
"whcrc them"
"In New York, last spring"
you dil, dill you? but I thought
you wrrc never going to wear anything but
black again"
Every ego scru,iuilal the laly's face in
search ola blush, but it continued as pale
as'usull, as she answered
"Tlil think and .ay 50 once, but | have
finally changed my mind.
4" You have, hai villa, mal' you?'
"Oh, I hal good reason.
Her, the hcarrr. aud l,1kcr,-on winkr!
and looked very cypr,.siyoly q, each other.
Dnt didn't YOU sp)il your beautiful
wliir dress sunday night, wearing j; away
mp t. the hlryinc ground -
"Idi not roar i''
Her, was dampcr to tbc old laly. She
hal such long lcc,urr to rad on cziraya-
rinc,, and she was determined {, d, it too,
when unfortunately Tor her eloquent strain,
Mr.. C.'s Jrc.' bal hung up in hcrwAdrohc
all thc time, and she had worn an Old black
silk.
An,r q while tho old laly took a fresh
start she would not b, - bailrl again.
She would inl out all about that lrau be-
fore sac went home, " that 'hc would" -
she began by saying
Your company went away t'i'mornins
didn't tbcy?"
"Try dd," was tho reply.
d" lie didn't stay very long, dil hc?'
a" Not 50 long as wish h, had, was the
emphatic answer this time.
And how the ladies looked at each other.
II was as good as a confession.
"Whcn did he comc?'
Saturday evening"
" Wa, you looking for him ?"
81 hal been expecting him for fortnight
or more"
"why, du toll IL you hal then, and You
never told ont either. Had he any Jusi-
ness in the placc?"
"Ic had"
"what was it,"
This was rather more direct and blunt
than the old laly had meant to put it, and
shc forthwith ap1losis'd by saying
"Tdiln't mean that-l-l only thought
l."
90, ia as lief you knew as not, he came
10 see me-"
o, widow c., how did your good name
90 down then. De careful what you say
next, or you'll have only remnant oI
character to go home with, and remnants
very cheap.
4" lie did, he did, and he didn't come for
nothing else then. Bu, wasyou glad to see
him?"
"IndecI was. II was one Of the hap
picst moments of my cxistcncc."
"well, wcll," said the old lady, hardly