Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-09-20
OLD SERIES VOLUME %, NO. A.

dainty little emile that just curlsd the edsss
Of her mouth. Al this Mrs. Paxton shock
her head, accused Mildred Of being "sly; !"
then. kissing her on tho forehead with .
tenderness tbst shs did not often show, 6i.
i.hed by saying, "IIa'ins relieved my mind,
! think III Co." and went accordingly.
On the appointed evening. Mildred A.
sisted her cousins Helen and Louise to cos.
tams themselves for ,hsir parts, arranging
their hair alter manner peculiar to ber'slf.
in large. iuli ours. especially becoming TO
the face. and listening amussdly. meantime.
to their conjec,urcs u 10 who had been the
author Of the play they were, ,hs. night, TO
assist in performing.
Helen was positive !. was tha,ial!. di'tin.
gui.hed.lookins man. with the long. floating
beard. she had seen lowering around while
Louise inclined to the belief that Q certain
slim youth with fair hair was the guilty
party. Mildred affirmed s,ou,ly her belief
that il WAS mother then. having perform'
ed her ofIico Of fu,rr, departed 10 make her
own toristfs.
THIS work completed. she sought the par
lor belonging to their suite OF rooms. In.
,ering. che found yineen, waiting for them.
"why. cousin Mill" bo exclaimed.
ec.ta,ically. Now ,ha, looks something
like" Then ri.ips, honest Vincen, looted
down a, Mildred. and with bis good ehilis
hear, IN hi. eyes, asked. pleadingly. ."Cant
you give fellow ki's. little cousin p
Mildred, with pretty movement, held
up her cheek and le, the petitioners nous
,achs sweep against it for moment. just
hero Helen and Louise came in. and they.
too, exclaimed over Mildred'' becoming
toilette. declaring she looked as "'vee. as
possible"
Mildrci turned away, with tears in her
eyes. thinking OF the mother aud sisters shs
had Lost % long ago, and wondering II they
were glad to know iherc were some Isi, to
love her still. After y liitlo chat. Helen
and Louise adjourned to the "srcen'room."
a. they geeiully termed It. leaving their
cousin in vincenl's charge.
Well, Mildred's play was acted. and that
befsre an audience upon whom. for the mo''
part. not one Of the ,i'aeiou. repartees Was
lost, no, an Atom OF the sparkling Wit thrown
away.
During II. progress there was much won.
der and many eonjec,ures u. 70 the indiVid.
ual hy whom !, had been written IL must
certainly be the work Of Mr.. A., or D.. or
c., all Of them vsll.knowu hiuafags. AZ
tho close Of the last act when applause bad
a li,tls subsidei. there was loud call Tor
the author.
Alter a little. Mrs. Paxton, who had tax.
en- leading part, aoaicd into the room upon
q gentleman. arm, and said, in her simple
graceful way,
Ladies and gentlemen Allow me to
thank you, on my own behalf and that OF
Miss Mildred Clare. tor the kind reception
you have given her play this evening"
IIereupon there wa. more applause. aud
presently every one knew that =" Miss Mil
dred Clare" was the young lady in rose-
color AMI black lace. aud discovered still
further tha, genius was expressed 10 every
line Of ber face for there Is nothing tbss
open. the eyes OF society 80 wonderfully -
succe.s. Then every one must crowd about
Mi. Clare, and congratulate her and ths
St. Johns were so proud and pleased. par.
ticularly homes, Vincent, who smiled 5ehind
hi. mous,ache in furore OF delight!
Good, worldly.mindcd Mrs. ST. John
waved her ostrich plumcs 10 triumph. and
moved abou, among her friends. declaring,
confien,islly, tha, she had always 'a'd
Mildred was " such . good slrl," but she
had never dreamed her niece va. such
Z" genius" And now. OF course, che was
moro pleased than ever tha, q certain event
they under.toodt 70 what she alluded-uu
likely to take place. and 50 ou, and - On.
We will pursue Mildred. career no fur.
ther. bot leave her in the mids, Of her tri-
umph. II /. enough to say that. though
.he never obtained celebrity, either rs
belle or a beauty, vet che a, certainly was
forever alter missing from the ranks OF the
wall.aowers. For society. with oil its gilt
ter, and penchant for fri.terins life away.
canno, refuse TO do homage to talent When
once IL undeniably assert. itself.
vincen, st. John married q charming l't.
lie woman, who thought there was nobody
in the world a. clever or as good as be; and
10 her be would often talk Of bis "dear
cousin MIL" And as be saw, from time
to time. how Mildred's society was sought
after by those OF noblc attainmenu and in.
tellec,ual tastes. he would make the oft.re-
peated dsclaraiion to his wife. that " what
ever other. had thought, he had always fore
seen il was In her. Said it, standing for
numberle.s perf.ctions and attainmsu.s,
possessed by " dear cousin Mill"
At the commencement OF tho battle OF
N -. of tha Waak