Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-11-02
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1860.

| he had Only GOT reauy W cOmmcnV" puN"b
up tho brackets that sustained-or appeared
to sustain the heavy mouldings. Laneh
time came, and the amateur mechanic, get
tiug into the shade, unpacked his little din.
ner pail and began repast at once. SIM
pie and nouri.hiuG...when he saw that the
window neare., him was open, and some
papers lying on tho cscri.oirc inside were
in danger Of getting blown away.
~ know 1t i'A trespa's," meditatcd he;
{" but |, j. for the proPrio,or'' good. III
step into the room, and save, perhaps. some
valuable documents"
\ little gymna''ic exercise brought him
down from hi. scatold, through the window,
and into very elegant chamber.
"lim." said Jack, woman. apart
ment, evidently"
There were. paintings, 'htuc,tc'. vases.
and forty other luIuriou. no,hins', such A'
women Of taste love To gather around them.
A guitar rcpo'ed upon the bcd, which stood
in a crimson curtAlned alcovc, was s,rewn
with books, in French, English, and ltnl.
ian. a. IL the tn,elar deity Of the room had
been lying down AMI amusing herself with
music and literature.
There was a portfolio open on the table,
with very nice little water color sketch,
halEfni.htd. a wcll.-clec,ed. though small
library in corner, and everything about
the apartment, from the bed, With is snowy
covcrlid and lpce-smbroilercd pillows, to
the canary.biri in the window, bc.pok, a
rchnemsn, and dcl,cACy Of taste on the part
Of whoever had arranged tho chamter.
" Something elegant abou, oil this, :"
unused Jack. 81 must investigate ihi'.
Here. an opening Tor splendid bit Of ro-
rnancc-roor young carpenter, and rich,
lovely young woman. ehl Lord bless me :
there have been bushels Of romances written
on the same plot, :"
lie garbsr,i up the scattered paper, and
placed them beneath paper weight On the
c.cri,oirc; then, rcsainins the scaa'ld. he
finished hi. lunch and wen, to work again,
a little more horciul than before.
Several days pas.ol thus, and Jack got,
inip a very impruicn, habit Of entering tho
chamber Almo., daily. in the hope Of meet
Ing the occupant Of 50 charming atemple
IIs became familiar Nth all the books, pic
turcs. and music; whi.,lei the canary into
convul.ion- of song. and drove h'm'slf half
crazy with .recula,ion' souccrnins the fair
unknown.
lie had heard her sing very 'wectly, of a
morning, when shc opened the window, and
bal caush, glimpse Of a fair form, bu,
she socins him, hal suddenly withdrawn.
aud he had been unable to discover whether
she was beautiful a. rosebud or ugly as q
camel.
lie found that her customary costume
vas pale blus and white, AMI that she
wa. given to wearing coqac,,i'h little head.
dresses Of hin. bluc.
Evidently the girl wa'a blonde.
Ils found gni'cr. Of delicate color', eS.
qui.iie .hare. and wonderful smallno-. I.
glove. Of corresponding dclicary and size
,a,,eful morning robes, and saequcs. and
things, such rs nice girls array themselves
in when at home and alone.
IIo f-as:el upon the atmosphere Of the
place. - pure, - refined, 50 suggestive Of
beauty and cultivation.
What will you ay, q mt,trr offhct
reader. when tell you ,hs, my friend. Jack
Crawford, fell desperately in love with a
rirl he had ntyer .cen-oi whom he knew
nothing. almost.
Yet he did.
Quite naturally. the erection Of the cor.
nice progressed but slowly. The master
carpenter wonirrsdat it, bu, Jack assured
him. every morning. that il would take
only day or two longer.
One day he found an essay on music
written in the sane fine feminine hand
which he had 50 often seen and admired on
the margin. of books. and IN other manu-
scripts in the chamber This essay. nm.
finished and lying exposed on the portfolio,
could not be private 50 Jack, grown IN.
pertinent to the last degree, laIi down the
saw iha, he had unconsciously brought in
with him. AMI taking a seat in a cushioned
arm chair, peruscd the writing, carefully.
1t was well expressed and hneifnl but
the fair writer had made slight error in
philosophy. II would bc dull Tor me To
e1phn here the mistake which Jack de-
tected at COCO, Suffice it, that the young
lady had confused the laws which govern
melody and harmony. and Jack wished de-
,o,edly Tor an opportunity to set her right.
Just aI this juncture, the door opened,
and his dccrs'e inoonHue entered.
Figure to yourselfa young girl, say Of
nineteen or twenty. whose every lane aaa
contour bespoke grace and health whosc
peach.rin,cd eh'eks, bright blue eyes. and
lips like the innerfold Of some tropic she'll
told Of vivacity, freshness. and purity Of
spirit. Her hair was Of that peculiar, rare
shade Of brown, best described, perhaps, rs
wood. .color-a mingling Of a'hy and golden
tiut-and fell in tangled masses, halfrinr-
let. and half disorder, on each side OF a neck
a, white as the creamy petals OF the mas.
nolIa.
She did not iain, or scream when she saw
the carpenter sitting cOolly in her arm.
chair, making himself objec,ionably a,
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