Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-02
MIS- c ELL A N Y.
From the Bo,iou Tnvclsr.
PATIENT WATERS NO LOSERS.
br ASNrJ WOOD.

D luG NllAsts 20 uuultIVNN lu hHN Nh'Nbhr
Of Paris, collection Of laborers cottages
aud clegan, villas built on the outskirts Of
forest. amid vineyards aud orchards.
The morning sun was illuminating the lit
tle squarc covered with bold sparroWs who
were di.pu,ing for the seeds scattered In the
du., the mairons in their morning wrap.
pcrs. wsrs going from house 10 hous,, for
conversation aui the provision. Of the
morning. Tho doors cf the little shops ca
iAbli,hed here and there were seen 10 open
. IN succession, and the merchants wore sus.
/ pending before windows the goods designed
I to attrac, customers.
| One Of thom bad already pat everything
in readiness, and, standing at hi. door, was
. looking with folded arms. At hi. les dill.
gchi neighb1rs.
/ TIN. vas young merchant with promp,
movements aud lively mien, whose sign
bore this word, in giIdcl capitals
GROCERIES,"
Thseroccr. (.iucc We mus, call him by
bis namc.) bad only brcn established ia the
village a shout time. This was evident by
the uownc,, VI the merchandise exposed,
the .pl5nI1r Of the shutter recently piint-
ed IN anbe,lu,s. and the immaculate clean.
ncs, Of the counter. 81 he scarcely eI.
changed salunuon' with the passsrs-hy,
and no ono stepped TO enquire. as was the
custom. how be had passed the night.
Ar.,,idc, G,raud, (tbis was the namo OF
our young merchaa:,l h'd perhaps resolved
not to render an account to Ai' nciebbnrs
OF hi, health nd his sleep, bot ho resigned
himself with more diGcu!ty to the solitude
OF hi. shop. Leaning against the frame Of
,ho door ol entrance, be was casting an
inpatient glance over tho square and -aw
everybody pas. hi. shop without stopping
A., tired Of waiting. be was about 10 re-
cnpr a hand hastily seized him by the arm,
he Iurucl, aud recognized former fellow.
apprentice, whom no had lost sigh, OF for
several years.
Alexander CreP'n wore Que OF those cos
tunes common 10 fellows Of the second
clls, bower hat nesl scuily inI'nted. a
cnmt with a Haunting knot, scanty coat
adorned "''' s'iA""' 'n,''"'' ''" l'n'A'
looms '''',"S !" a 'P'',, i'''" "'.' s'''''
OF '". .Ps' "'''''"s' A''n'us" ''s'' HA'
never .''n any particular intimacy '''"''n
himself ana |''10d' Tue Ia''''' who" us
isolation "au P'P'''l ''F u"'''''''' -,
e,''i "'m "''' open arms lie 'opP'''''
h'm 10 en''f 'h' ua'N s''p' """o "'
boy whom no N'd "k'n 'o' ms assistant
ASSUMED h'' place At 'h' counter
"'"' '''l Of'P'n % ''h' "hen '"'y
"'F' seated " 50 you are '"on ''''n''''''
my old ir''na '"d TO the 'A',''a'''0n o'
"''yo'l! "'''"' 70 ~' : ''' nA'' Ju''
u''e','' y'u' ''A ','''" your '"'P - '"V
une'' IN ''% pace.
| pl'A-'' u 10 'H' o"'y o''' o''''''l
"''Aul'
L1sn you shou'd h"u 'no mines o' Ie'
III Ia 10
"m @''a'd l 'na'' hnd u 'ne way 70
the aln''ho4'e'
How 50 ior The very fea'o" ''a' !
sell nothing lh0ush III! ''S" "N oe'n
out more Than month"; my MERCHANDISE
/ - sllll all here.
Then people do not eat IN this eoan'
try ~
on tbs contrary 'hey consume much
we have hotel restaurants ana eohse hou'
se-, not to speak OF private dwellings; but
everybody has been accustomed to buy gro
eeries IA Paris.
You Shonid ODER them your services.
DO you think have not thought OF It :
They have replied that they had laid in
. provisions, that they would sec W and by.
Here you seq, wO take time to do thing,.
We wish TO know people mus, wait until
the seed becomes an apple tree.
And that doss not suit you, you who
are accustomed 10 DO everything by steam
said Creprn laughing 4" i remember that
when We were together with Father Devil
lers, you wished to arrive before You had
set out, AProPo', / hope Father DsvilIcr'
/ patronlies you :"
I =" 1 depended upon him, at least, after
the oilers OF service he had made mo-" re-
piled Giraud somewhat bitterly "as the
time OF establishing myself ! went to iiavrc
to consult VI. Dsy'IIIer'' who repeated his
promises. Iherenpon' ! came her'' sure