Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-04
FRIDAY, OCTOBER a, 1861.

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One Of his cousins, In sndeavoring to play
practical !Dke, set Gre to the paper in
which bis present was still wrapped. and a'
Rachel tried 10 ex,ioguish the namcs her
dress eausb, fire; and she was 80 seriously
burned that she had to keep her bed.
Jules now made up HE mind to so TO sea.
With this view no soush. out q captain
who would take him on trial, but they oil
declared ho was too young 10 be good for
anything. except one, who was willing to
take HIM II he could pay premium OF
forty dollars. lie might just as well have
asked him for the fee simple Of Wall Street (;
and julie. went home heart broken to tell
Rachel his secret
Rachel cried heartily at the thought OF
hi. going away; bu, by and bye, after they
had comioried one another with the idea
,ha, his poverty kcp, them IRON separation,
Rachel grew ,huughtful. and began 10 turn
over mechanically some little articles OF Jew.
elry which had belonged to her mother.
Nothing further however occurred to the
children 10 regard to the desired voyage.
aud Rachel was Obliged to keep her room.
A,tribu,ipg her accIien, entirely to Jules.
hi, uncle and cousins treated him worse
than ever, and u, last forbade his visits TO
the sick room. As Rachel fel, lonely with.
ou, the visits OF jules. this prohibition ef.
iec,sd n rapid cnrc. and by Twelfth day she
had quite recovered. Tho Brown'ons, Mrs.
Brown.on having been French woman,
kep, Twelfth night as We keep i, now.
/ Here ". Paul p,u..d, and our curiosity
/ increased.
/ To celebrate tho recovery OF Rachel as
well as to keep Twelfth night, larger par
" than usual was gathered at tho Brown
son.'.. and as matter Of unusual favor,
and no, without tho earnest entreaty OF
Rachel. Jules was permitted 20 DO present,
The cousins bad taken care ihai Jules
should be so placed ,ba, he could no, by any
possibility g, the piece Of cake with the
bean in IL. Unlackily ior them. however,
when all their arrangements were completed,
the old gentleman whose present was the
cause ol tue previous aceidcn,. entered the
room. and takiu: hi, seat al the table
changed III, positions Of oil the parties.
The bean Tell TO jules.
Tho cousins were all in rage and con.
fusion at hi. event jules himself was
surprised and abashtd. lie looked iimidly
a, the cake. at hi, cousin and at his friend
Of the previous occasion, aud encouraged
by their kind glanec.. he asked Rachel to
become his queen. Rachel JUMPED upon
hi, chair TO receive the crown, but beIug
weak, tho sIcr.ion and surprise o'ercimo
her, sho IA n,cd and fell TO tho ground in'
sensible.
Lee, alarmed at the illnes, Of the child
than happy at an opportunity OF venting
hi. rage asain., Jules, Mr. Brovnson eK-
claimed violently asains, him.
"Mi.erable in,crloper :" hc cried. lyon
have killed mr. child. Take that" he con.
,iuueJ. sei,ins a heavy ornament OF Pla'-
ter Of Paris from the top Of the cake, an'l
hurling it with all bis strength AT Jules,
there's bean for you"
4 Jules was pros,rated by the blow, and be
and Rachel were carried out together.
When tho unlucky Thirteen - came 10
hi. senses. he sought hl' uncle's formal per-
mission to 60 to SCI. which was readily
granted. and mex, day julie. found the cap
tain who offered TO take him for u consider.
alton. Much TO his surprise, on his beg
g,ng him TO take him without money, the
captain no, only engaged TO do 50, bu. gave
him two dollars 10 bind the bargain. and
an earnest Of what he would do for him II
hi. conduct proved satisfactory. lilo told
him tha, he mus, come on board immedi-
ately. as his vessel would sail that night
Tor Calcutta.
jules did no, stop to fathom the mystery.
but started or to say good by to his friend
the old gentleman, who had been the limo.
cent cause Of all this trouble. and to have
q last interview with Rachel. The parting
Of tho children vas sorrow!ul enough, a.
you may imagine. She showed him hi,
pie.e OF Twelfth cake, with the bean In II.
which she had found. and put away care
fully in box.
"My mother used to teach US to keep q
piece for the absent, Jules, sho said. "l
shall look a, It every day and think OF roJ
IA long as !, keep, good shall believe you
are well and happy. When you come back
Jules. I hope you will find 1t jus. as it Il
now, and then We will divide it between u.s.
On this occasion, even his cousins conde'
.cended to speak civilly to poor Jules, and
his uncle loaded him wish--sood advice
Stop" followed him to the wharf. and
wbined so piteou.ly. that the captain or
dered him TO bc taken on board. At las'
they were towed by the ships boats out To-
to the harbOr. and next day they go. to sea
When they had lost sight OF land. tho cap
tain zen, Tor Jules n his cabin, and show
ing him n bracelet. asked him IL he knew
~ II va. Raehel's-a gift Of her mother
The captain said ,ha, an old gentleman and
a beautiful little girl had visited him. and
had left the bracelet instead Of the forty
dollars he had rexuired ss premium
(Thc captain did not think j, necessary to
say that the old gentleman bad paid the
premium, con.en,ins to his retaining the
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