Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-21
FRIDAY, JUNE 2l. 1861.

eomc quiet country nome Wnere no csu 'e'
cruit his health Now Fanny this young &
man 10 well educated, 10 rich. 10 the con OF
On old friend Of mine, and moreover be 10 a
moral young man. have written for him
to come here at once. law him you know,
when was down to New York thi, fall.
Well. Fanny I've brought you Up ft to be
the wife Of any gentleman Who was good
enough for you, and tha, thing is scarce
aud II you can set your cap for young ia.
cobs, aud win, you'll bs lucky. You're FAR
enough ahead OF any city girl ho knows"
'SlIut, iathcr, tho idea Of his caring for
me True, you lave sen, me to school.
aud been very kind 10 me. but think how
my tastes ior climins cherry tree. and hunt
ips hens eggs would shock city bred
young man'"
Bu, you will dispense with oil that
while he is here hope"
"Oh. Ine,er could entertain him, faith.
er-l should BE- frightened To death. IL i'
an easy matter to talk to Cousin Nathan
and thesc country beauI but these city
people. who think one >ow gives skim milk
and smother one cream. and that We keep
one expressly to give but,srmilk-sueh peo-
pie are no, copgcniai. could not act nv.
sclf bciorc him. I wish you'd send m,
away some where until b., s,ay " ended. ="
"Send you away, indeed when n i' YOU
he !, coming To zee (; that is," no quickly
corrected himself. Z" he ~ coming for bic
health. hut then know bis father would
rather have him marry some healthy sen.i.
bio country girl, than any eity lady IN the
land"
Bu, Cousin Nathan. father ?" ial,ercd
Fanny.
cousin Nathan can go to grass curtly
aii Uncle Joshua,
"And | along with hin7" sho asked
with roug'sh smile.
You aui Nathan can't marry, Fanny,
I'm asin It, the Bibles asin 1t. aud the
iaiss are ngin il. lie, promised 70 see YOU
no moro until you are the ,fo OF some ono
else. lie has given you up slick and clean.
ami hope'you've 90, too much -punk to
b. hauksring for hlm alter that"
Fanny. cheek ilnshed very ho,ly. then
grew white a-ain. She swallowed . quick
sob ana said
VERY we'll II. after all he aii to me
las, night. he can give me up IN this way.
I'm sure don't Gre
Uncle Joshua though, by the way the
blush SHADE settled around fapnys mouth.
that she did care vas, deal more than he
ina. incd she could.
"when will Mr.. Jacobs 10 here, "a.
ther p
TO morrow afternoon in time for tea ="
Never had Fanny tel, such = dread Of TO.
morrow afternoon in all her lie. l. came
q, last. aud she knew the expected guest
had arrived. bccaus, Uncle Joehua was in
the r.rlor down stairs talking with some.
bDdy. -ho fols sure was Mr.. Jacobs.
I'm run Oh, and &c, the eggs IN the
,peckled hen. nest" said Fanny, " before
pa, on nv bes. drc's."
Fanny considered the gathering Of eggs
her sole prerosative, and bad any ons else
touched the hens nests, there probably
wp.ld no, have been another ess laid IN
Uncle Joshua's barn. ~ well was !, under.
stood among the iSa,hored tribe that Fanny
never 4" shooed" them OF the nee, to get
the fresh eeg, or packed the she'll ~ hurry
ou, the little chickens not yet ready to he
haiched.
Fanny had scarcely reached the haymow,
when che heard Uncle Joshua enter the sta.
BILE below and commence 10 de.ean, upon the
tine p,iu,. OF that" oil OF" TO bis young
guest.
81 would just like to &c. peep at that
young man. thoush' Fanny, and stealing
TO the edge Of the now she yeniurcd to look
down into the stable below. Alas for her
The board on which she stood tipped with
her weight. and IN cloud OF dust, down
she went, alsh,ins squarsly on the back OF
tha. od OK.
Had q witch on her brooms,ick fallen he
fore him, our Jacobs could not lave looked
more a.,onished. Fanny could have cried
with ,exation. but Uncle Joshua took her
like baby in his arms, put her IN tho next
stall, whence she could escape to the house,
aud went on talking a' IL nothing had hap.
rensi.
Al tea Mr.. Jacobs wondered IL tbs,
graceful little figure Prssidins at tho table
was the same tha, came down upon him
with such perfect rush, as ho termed 1t.
out in the barn. Unfortunately for Fanny,
che had lace which once seen never Ior'
gotten; and shoush she conbed hef hair
differently. changed her dress. and deckej
her hair with DAISIES, he concluded iha. II
was tho same bead which he had seen
deeked IN dust ani hay seed . little while
before.
Never mind" thoaSht Fanny. "! will
di-:ui.s myself in new dress u morrow.
I'll finish that blue elk which iather bro'i
mo from New York, and then he'll be sure
Im no, tina, dusty little wretch he saw Ou'
IN the barn."
With q heightened color che talked to Mr.,
Jacobs. and she evening slipped away 81
delightfully."- that he retired with 6rm con'
viction that country air was already do.nS
him much good.
The next forenoon, when tho house wsi