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

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"G,i" cried Al,c', sprinsins to her ir,t,
30. yo1 are not suiog u leave me'''
| Ne W.. not prepared Tor this lle hard
. Is iar,4 tru.t himself u look On her. a. .hc
stood with sla,pyd hands and quiycrins
'lirs.
"Ye', I am going hack to Iescnmhc, |
have been here too long 80 he added, half
10 hiusclC-bu, ,hc heard the words.
TOO long, Tacn you have been dull and
lonely with us-and nov you ar going
wha, shall l-wha, shall We do without
your"
Nay, Alice. you will hardly mI'' me.
II &, no, a.. though were ay'png nan.
and could h, more comr,nr1nahl' tn y'u.
Bssiie,, my people At ',,comhs want ne;
aul-bui A!ice, DO no, cay, caun,, bear
a.. dear child"
That word recalled her to herself l,wa'
better m hear it from ham. le', he
thought of her a, child, and she-sho
had darti TO love him, not a. q chlli, hut
a. woman. She had p,,rci ori her
whole heart at hi' iry,, ami r"rhar' he
knew ,ha, i, Ma. s,-Perh,P' he -,'rori
her Tor De-
S.. dashed ,hc tear drop, rom hr eyr',
Struggled 10 ,,ay tbc cob, that nearly chpk
81 her, anI at down by hi' sd,
"Tsll ur about L-.,omb,."
Le.cor'. va. hi. homr-,ts manor h,u.s
ola country village. H. toll orbt ten.
au,ry, and how poor some Of them were
Of i'e cd,ri, ho had mais, and was max.
in, 90 improve their condition; Of tho
90. D., haI haili. ami TIE new r,r.,n.
az then 10 progress. OF how hr visited
among thrm. and ir,ri % win thr,r c,uh
tsuce and l,,r and as he 'r,k - r,rn~''.
ly aud ,ruthmliy Of al thu, 90. humely
hc, G., Der seemed beautiful with a higher
b.,aiy than that Of nero form ni ,lcI..t
b. -, haI often l-lt before, that Co ., his
wlis would De- the harp, =, lpt on earth.
AMI me of which size v,. uuuor,hy
Mr.. waung sas ia reality bot a di'-
uut relation ol her fathers, hic, hai
sulsn hiu zinc, she S,sa little child, aud
tho name og Cousin jonathan. given to
ham then bal L,-u retained in after years.
She hal Away. Iolkci upon h,m q. hcr
friend. bat un,l1,ipl,ly h,l learnt g.
ll,, him a. woman love. hni once Tho
very fact of hi, being - many y',r' older
than h.r..l. bad Gra tu', hlpI 4 her A.
o. ths real nature Of hcr feelings. bat
when shc me, with that love IRON others.
which ,hc would have gwen al the world
o. pl..,,.. .'e knew hpw b, wA' aui bitcr
,,ry bitter. wsrs the r.ug' o' w'and.d
PRIDE aud homeless love IN her young heart.
"WHcu 4, ,y,u leave us3" a,kI Alice,
a. ,f- rJ.e 20 quit ,h- room.
Ta.t nrsh, s4.y bad an eos' ;'msn,.
Auer made tea for .a,n ia tac dr4",os.
room.
Nj dazzling. are YOU not welI'"
ai4 Nc Byaro,k, nk,as her hand IA
his
Mr.. warins looked earnestly At her o' a
moment. \ bright crimson sp,, burnt on
,acb cheek, bot thor w,' a lt,il circle
round her cy,,, aud her Iip' were almost
c,lur.c,, \ strange thought came over
him thouEl, Iha, made hi' rui.e honnh
wildly. ami h,. hand IremhIs.
could It h',o? lie tired 70 pa, tie thn't
rom him. lIc dared no, dwell np'u It.
Tne Sotman entered. "C,p'a,n E,y ,'
in ,hc library"
why 500 YOU not show bun In b,rs''
asked old Br,yhro.k, SHARPLY.
q" lleask,d 10 .ee yop alone, .ir."
Alice had rissn aud walked To the fro
place whore she stood, holding the mantle
shelf with both hsnd, bat Mr.. WARM.
caught glimpse OF her face as .he passed.
lit was d,athly pale. Her h'hcr lst the
room.
ANll' Nu' 4cAl NiiFUNfs
"Sae knew ,l thi.. hence her agitation"
lhougut Mr.. warius, a. be- c".rd ~.
cyy, viii his hand, To shut out the slsh! Oi
bsr lrom n. lore him.
The sugnc- continued unbroksn, and he
lcI, hi. ~ control de.eriins him.
" Alice. shall - to INV room. | haze
letters to Gee to--anl-l Nigh, be in tie
way."
Sae turned to hlm-,uch u mute eIpre'.
s.,a oiausuish ou her face that he altered
an exclamation Of horror AMI .urpri.r.
She pot out her haud. 10 him, a. ,housh
IN Mild gntrcty. H. srraus II hyr. clasp
ins her hands. like death, 80 cold aud i,lc-
les-.
Alice, darling DO not lo,k ia that way
all will be we'll. You will b. hapPy-you
mus, De. God bless YOU aud him" lie
hurried FROM her presence, icelins unable to
bear it even one moment longer.
Tbo morning eAme--the morning oI a
DAY fraugl, with fearful interest to Alice
Bnybr, os--the day that must part her
irum Mr.. waring. and decide the late Of
Captain Ray, Tor Alice bad peiitioDed time
to think. She came down to the breakfast
room. looking alDos, like a living statute
- calm 90 pale. Mr. Bray brook was not
yet down. a figure stood 10 the deep bay
window.
" Good morning, Cousin Jonathan"
lie started, and tgrned at her voice.
Il have a lovely morning Tor my JOUR
ney."
:. Very. what ,itnn do ,nn 90 y,