Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-01
FRIDAY, JUNE |, 1860.

fulnc.s had caused, add Phillip. sad. re-
proachfal face when turned from him
with the angry exclamation
"co. II you wish it-i, Is bcst-for we
shall never agree. We had better never
meet again"
And we had never met again. Ny words
bitterly reponted OF as soon as spoken, and
repen,ed Of every day and hour since that
time, had been literally adhered to. Phil
lip was In a distant land. and | was thirty.
Eve. My musings were here Interrupted by
the most outrageous noise down stairs.
began seriously TO think ,ha, my unels was
knocking away portion Of his house by
the hammering that | heard. The most
uproariou. shouts Of laughter likewise loa,'
ell up from the regions below.
"I really believe everybody hero 10 crazy
to-day" thought I, as commoncci my
,oilc, for dinner.
To please John, I put on the very gayes'
drrs. | possessed for however much
might grumblc a, tho boys, | knew, and
they knew that would do almost anything
oplchsc them.
Very wcll-very well. indeed. You'll
do. Emily" .aid John, a, hc took a cri,i
cal survey OF my drcs, through his eye
glass.
\ 4, dinner time there were the same mys'
ferrous mods and glanecs tha, | had noticed
at breakfast. aud everybody seemed unus
ually excited. In the afternoon John pre-
pared 10 drive me out IN hi- new buggy. u
see the country ia is October dress.
Moro likely to make the acquain,anc,
Of Mother Earth, " rs,or,cd " for really
John YOU are 50 excited You will not be
abl, to manage ,ha, spirited horse Of yours
/ hut John protested that he was never
calmer in bis lIi', aud as a proof OF his pla'
eidiiy, performed some Of tho mos, ridlcu'
lous manrayrcs, without, however conVin'
cling me At all.
Better g, cousin Emily" nid Harry
"ltway bc your las, chance. don't OK.
pcct you II asmueh as look at mo after TO-
day.
+ In my hear, Of hearts determined bo,l
to look a, the gentleman and to talk 10
him in way tha, he would no, soon for.
get. but ihi. matter wa. pat on for ano.h.
cr day. for there stood John waiting i'm pa.
ticn,ly f)r ne. Now, rs really had M
fear whatever Of Johns driving, decided
to 20. little guessing the vo,a,ions ! should
undergo before | reached homs.
/ Now" thought I, m seated wy,sli
in the buggy. "now ! will find out the
meaning OF all this mystery. It will bO i'm.
possible for John TO keep the secret from
mc. =" Has anything unusual happened
today. John7" | commenced.
Anything unusual happened to-day -
repeated John. "why YES, | think there
has"
what?' demanded impa,iently.
"wby you are ihirty.Gyo to-day are you
no, Emily - returned John, with n very
d,murc face "ani quite young aud hand
SOM, too, ior ,hiriy.Gvc."
Now. | wa, both amused and provoked
a, the ab,urdity Of this speech. To tell
the Truth, bad by this time become li..
tie tired Of hearing " thirty-G'c."
mo matter though, /, "hc will q,
least be novel when hs hears am going
away. know he will say cousin Emily
can, 10 dispensed with John ] began,
.ometime,-- to-day ospccially-.l have
some thought tha, IL would bc best II !
should go away from hcrc-tha, | should
be happier in another dwelling place be-
causc-"
was here interrupted by John. who was
attacked by the most outrageous ht OF
coughing, which lasted several minutes,
and which by ITS violence threatened to
rupture a blood.,es.ol. Indeed, | was real.
ly alarmed by the eyidsn, distress in which
he wa, and which exhibited itself by the
purple hue Of his face, and by tho oldest
gtimances. No allusion was made to my
,emark during the remainder Of tho ride,
and must ay that was not little woun.
ded by tho perfect indifference manifested
by John upon the subject OF my departure.
There's Amy Anthem" shouted John
as we we passed o cottage. at the gate Of
which stool blooming young girl. And
as John spoke, he drew up with sudden
Jerk, threw the reins to me, and ras soon in
earne., conversation with Amy. Now.
Amy was great avorite OF nina, and it
wa. no secret that she va. great fayori,O
Of Johns also but should have preferred
that he should have taken another time to
have shown his partiaiity, especially rs,
by their motions, knew that they were
talking about me. 50 leaned further back
in the carriage, feeling very uncomfortable,
and imagining their whole conversation.
81 suppose he is telling her that | am
thiriy.fse to-day, and Of course she will an.
.wer with her pret,ies. smile. 81 pity
her %"
&" GOod.by, Amy. Now don't forget to
be ready nj the exact moment" was Johns