Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-17

alter ths Captain took lraye-uot, however.
hri,r. be bad promised to call on the NOR.
row. and brin, Alice a ho1k BE- feIt sur, she
would Ike.
- ana sorry Won ~ up 6r u.s. aid
Nie,. a. NJ. Wsunc ~, ir,vips the rom
letter, in hand "you l,ok qai'c tired
out."
90 Thank yoo, bot I DO Mt f.'i =, "
&c Il must have been a lonely c,surus 6r
you"
"Na, stall, wa, too busy to 6nl o,
,,.-GaoI night"
"G,al night. COUSIN. How DO You Ike
Captain Ry:'
u think bs e.. very ele.,n, man"
"Sr DOL very fascinating, too"
lean well fancy IT.
Good night"
She rn up ,he.,nrs halfway, then turn.
"a auI ran down to h,m again.
'C1u.n Jonathan, will you tell me d
you thiok look mics u uisht' Really
mean
"T 7, me YOU l11kei just as usual"
"Wcl many psop.c tod ms g.
Looked lovely. u, iluot. aui as plln.
" Of other, tllI you -. there i. the L.,
ned fs o.. q g, 10. Nlw. good nisht.
60 up .,air.; YOU will - quite ,rsl oat
Tomorrow 90 y'n DO not"
Alice. when ,n her 1wn room, wsP, bic.
t,rly. III. .,-. that YOU e,r5 Dr him,
and .Aau, you u, wants % guard you
from yourself. 90 Whispered pride.
>lm, vcys. bad pl..,l ,,ncs Alice, Gre;
ball. l,wa, IN tls hs,si, Of the season,
auI OF all the h,,u,I,. Gathering uishtly
from ono seen, % .u,ty &, another none
~. more admired, more curt. ; than love-
Is Nlt-r Baybrook. People o,i .hs wa' &,
..iisoraa,-t''--nul p'r1Ap. p'opla were
NOS very Ter wrong, certainly ,i seymci -
Logon vi, us nam, oi hcr lovers, aud
.h- apparently ,urysl ,hsir alnrnt5u TO
no small degree.
S.m. times 'th,; quiet Mr WARM; -
Va. .,su with lgr.s,! I'd father, but not
often ~ ous t1ok much motto, " him.
ant De J,l no; ts,p With Ms Braybraok
much unl,-. ,he harpenci to tir. h,r.sli
with dauciu. tco long or resting Where
tbrr, ~. chill drought thea Cousin
Jonathan ~. sure TO be near, With kind
ruri Of w.Juin: or her sc4ri ready to be
Pat.a.
Ua- morning. a, -he l.y buried in the
cushion. oia luzuriou. .,h trying 90 read
newly Tubli,l,i novel, Mr. War,ns cane
into tbg room, and struck Wi,h the Woar,ei
H,,lr-. expression Of her face, stopped and
asked i.r If she lad toe headache.
y, uo, much, ,hauk you. What time
i,te"
"N-arly two. May .i, with YOU a lit.
de Au,s' have great deal to say to
you"
Toe weary logk We gone in moment
10 was very unusual ,,ins ~ him O. ak
G, .,ay With her, aud ,' only made her c'l.
ur come.
"wao .eu, YOU ,hr., Alice? which oil
the ainrru. swain.
Of. NJ. Craven ,,ut ii 20 me."
"D.I you ever hear an old .,ns, High
bo boz I'm AFRAID zoo many -
"Hl,b," cried Alice rather Petti'hly,
q" Il sou talk ia that way shall send yon
away.
ust,ok her hand and held it in both bis
oWn. ." Nv dear little cop..n, will You
akea word Of adyic, from Que who really
ha. yoar good at heart"
She neither spoke nor yet Withdrew her
hand.
You have no mother to watch over you
dear Alice. aud arc placed in What know
20 b. ,gry trying position. ! am sur
you aisay. wish to do right. bat /, Is very
hard O. escape from the unk:nd remarks
al the World. You are very young, very
lovely. many envy you-many eeOsure you
lie T,ussd moment, and Alice bid hei
face upon the arm OF the sofa.
"D, not think me prcsumins, dear Al
iee. IN speaking thu. We ATE old friends
we shall always b, friends. shall We nO''
u.r fingers s!r-cd upon his.
Remember that YOU have much to an
sweri5r-many responsibilities. Above al
take care tha, yOu do not make Others un
happy or tribe with affection, which, It 'Tu'
D. uorr rrieeles, than all the wealth OF ih'
wOrld-YOu know ~ bat nsan. Alice
Yes"
"Do npi raise hopes unless you mean ''
faifl them"
She vas sohbirg in low, 'abdaed man
ner that went 90 hi. h-art.
"You are not angry With me Alice"
\ Angry with hun II be eOuld only rea(
bsr heart.