Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-17
MIS- G ELAN Y .
ONLY A FARMERS WIFE.
NELllEc.IENN

whom thousand rcmlni,e ineS Of school
DAYS and merry mates were assocmtei. I,
was pleasant 10 .cc their glad surprise and
cordial greeting, and couli no, help feel
ing an interest in their convcr.Ation, as hav.
ing taken seats together, thew chatted Of the
past and prc,en,-minslins ,h' cares OF
middle lie With the pleasures Of youth, and
recalling hali-forsotteu scenes which seem
81 to have gathered new lot res, and fresh
ness from their ills rss, in MemOryi store
house.
"Susie' Oh. j,n't know where she
snow. She disappointed the eIPeca,i1ns
Of all her friends. You know We al
though, .hc would marry Walter lnscrsol,
who ii5lized her, anl he wa. such oliai
everybody .ail-hauIsome, rich aud elucl.
ted bu, Susie was rsrtcc, liulc Puritan
In hcr MOTORS Of morality, YOU know and,
tho0gh I believe she really loved him, she
refused % rccci,e hi, addresses on account
Of his intsmrcrats habits. Some people
though, she might have ri'kei returning
him after marriage, bot she dii no, believe
that she possessed influence enough 70 work
. reformation, unless DC would abstain
from bis cup. a year, az the eui of which
time she ASSURED hln she would j1ylully te-
come biz wife. Bat Waiter dcclaici be
would not be Pot on probation, and 80 they
parted be 10 travel in Europe, she 70 visit
m aunt in TIE country, where she met a
handsome young farmer, who proved a
more successful suit1r and in less than two
year. from the day she graduated with such
honor. iron one Of thc frs, female semiua-
rie,. she retired from the world which had
made such pet Of her, Aui immuroi her
sslf IN the domestic quis,Gle OF a coduiy
home. Her husband was poor 20 begin
with and two or three years Of un.ucc'ss-
ful labor 80 reduced and discouraged him,
that be was obliged to sell hs farm aud ~
move TO the Vest. saw SUSIE jus; bslJrc
they sat out on their journey, aud though
she kep, or the appearance Of ehsgrialncss,
hneicd she thought 0f Walter aud the po-
sl,i0n be would have placed her in. She
seemed very fond Of hsr sturdy John smith
though, and he was a very devoted husband,
must confess. | suPP0so they are expert.
ensing the ronanee Of love in a cottage,
somewhere in wills, for have los, Sigh,
Of them Tor years"
whats pity 70 bury such talents in
the earth. susie had a brillian, miGi. and
her teachers were Away. proud OF her orig
inality and success"
"Yss. Every one said she wa. throwing
herself away and wondered how she oolli
rive Up al her glowing ASPIRATIONS and with
her genicsl Accomplishments, and really cz.
evllent education content herself BY sitting
down Al last only farmers Siie."
GLOW disappointed her parents must
have bsen. You know they denicd them
selves many comforts, and laborcI ,,renu.
Oa,ly 70 EDUCATE their darling; they mus;
have ielt that they had wasted their strvos,h
and ambition f5r naushi.
"Ycs, they must, I know, though they
loved Der TO well % oppose her in any,h ing
s,ill. l think they aspired 70 higher po,,.
iion for her than The one she chose. fan
ey she doe. not Get much time 20 play on
th. piano, aas don't know Of what ne
her knowlcigs o. ,he languages and sciences
can be O. her now she could manage her
Housekeeping accounts quite as well bad
she never been such a proficient in ma,hc.
mates Ia ha just think Of susie a.
we knew her-so sparkling aud talented, -
graceful and Adylkc-Ploidius through
the daily routine of domestic duties bother.
ing her pretty LITTLE head about butter and
-res and patching farmers clothes with her
dainty little Gnssrs-e0ming down from Der
iAneiiul li.ht' Of poetry and romance TO
plain Mrs John Smith in a los farm house
oui West Oh, dear Wha, a changing
world o"
Ny ear, had BEEN open all this while ;
frat nv attention was arrested by the mem
ton Of the name OF Su,i, Dean and my
fellow travellers bad not eonyersed Ion: be-
fore was convinced that the lady in ques-
ton was nv own dea: friend, with whom I
had formed an acquaintance several years
before. and whose history | had learned
from her own lips during one Of my visit.
10 Der rural home. knew that Judge
Smith had arisen 70 hIs present prosperity
from sEall beginnings and I could not
bear 10 let thea old schoolmaies Of Susie'-
remain IN isuoauce Of her good fortune ;
hnd at the first change Of cars eoniriyed
10 secure a seat next TO theirs.
Providence certainly favored me. fJr ]
was just considering the embarrassment OF
nv situation, when noble disnised ap-
pearin: man. accompanied by 'srishuy
little Mss. entered our car; and with joyful
surprise greeted Judge Smith aud hi,
daughter.
That's il. well turn this seat aud II
LiIIie can stow away hsr bundles aud boxes
% a. to make room for me, we'll form u
family party go exclaimed the Judge as be
PlunPed himself down among the shawl'
and packages upon the SCAT facing Lizzie
and himself
take care. father don't rumPlo my
roll Of music, must get it into ny trunk
next time we stop. Oh, I Do hope mother