Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-09-20
NJ is c ELL A N Y.
From Pe,er.on's Magazine ft October.
THE STORY OF A WALL-FL0WER


that fraternity whom society scornfully
classes under tho head OF wall flowers. !
admit tho circumstance without q shuddor.
for to me the obnoxious epi,het suggests
only remembranccs Of roses. red and i'm
ps.,ioned. climbing over low stone wall.
and ready to pleasure the eye OF the mcane't
wayiarcr with their beauty and blushe,.
Neither can forge, that wall fruits are ever
the sweetest, or cease to remember. though
tasted 81 long ago, tho magic favor OF peach,
and pear, and plum, brough, to perfection
through the medium Of which speak.
Therefore trust mo when cay, ,ha, this
favorable grace oi tho wall may dereloPc
/ quite as desirable characteristics in the hu.
man growth as in tho horticultural.
A, oil events, 10 canpo, bs asserted that
the class. to which alude, are by any
means useless members Of society. Ask for.
lorn aud elderly baehelordom, grown too
stiff for redowas and tho German" who
cndurcs i,s email talk, and accepts i's Ice.
and small ci,ilitie. with unaba,ed and smil.
ing poll,cncss' Inquire OF pa,ien, Bene.
diets. waiting for eay young wives to com.
ple,e tha, " one last dance who allnys
their anguish by skilliul divcr,iscmrn, and
adroit qucs,,onings concerning the 1arlinc'
~ the nursery and other kindred topic. :
Then go /. their reply will not embrace thu,
fraternity whose claims to your attention !
arn laborins to assert.
| Whatever the answer may be, ono thing
I |. certain. tha, OF all the plant, OF the par.
,erre. those ycleps wAll.No~ers are the mos,
knowing. Sitting in quic, corners. they
discern. in ,pi,e Of cares.c. and honied
words. who love and who hate; which will
he the marriage OF convenience, aud which
the union OF affection together with d.
vers other matter. hidden from those. who,
involved In the game themselves. cannot
comprehend wha, is 80 plainly visible to
those outside OF IL. All tha, has been said
will apply particularly to Mildred Clare.
Looking on from some quc, nook OF ob'er'
,a,ion, she discovered numerous elements
IN the atmosphere about her all OF which
discoveries she meant, somo day, should be
Of advantage 10 her.
The ncarc., relatives Mildred bad IN the
world were her cousins, the ST. Johns. atd
for some years pas, their home bad been
hers. The young ladies, Helen and Louise
~. John. we're finc.lookins girls. with dash
ing, yyaeious manners. accustomed, wher.
ever they came. TO hnd q welcome. The
only con. vincen, ST. John. unlike his sis.
,ers. Possessed temperament somewhat
slow and phlegma,ic. and was alternately
ycIed and ,ca.cd 10y shem but in the end
admitted 10 BE- the Z" best na,urei fellow in
the world"
Now Mildred was an exceedingly plca'an,
person TO live with, aud there was not a
member Of the family who had not cor.
dial liking for her. She had a sufficient in.
come Of her own, which che spent unas.
'umingly, in the qualification OF certain
quiet. but no, inexpensive tastes, and in
works Of charity, Tor which tho world was
no, one viii, the wiser. The MISS, Johns.
while they accepted the numerou. Kindness
g, Of which their cousin was the dispenser,
vet fell, tha, she possessed attributes which
rendered her unlike themselves; their init.
mate friend. were not ap. 20 bc hers. nor
were their taste. exactly hers, and they
acknowledged the distinction between them
by wishing. no, unirequently. that they
were +" half as good AZ cousin Mildred"
but OF all the 81. Johns, Vincenis an.
precia,ion of Mildred was the most decided.
Her influence over him was great. llc of
ten declared her the most Z" sensible " girl
within the range Of bis acquaintance and
for many q brave. manly idea that found
| it's way into his brain. and lodged there. he
stood indebted TO her whom ho was won't TO
call " cousin Mill"
Good. worldly. ly.minded Mrs 81. John,
observing all this. was accustomed to whis-
Per to her friends. that il was easy to see in
what quarter the Z" wind blew" And. for
her part. she was perfectly satisfied.
Mildred was such good girl, and Vincent
would make any woman happy" ETC., etc.
Bu, the young people in question under
stood one another better. Vincent had
long ago acknowledged to himself, with a
little heartachc, that cousin Mill was "a
Z" deal too clever to be ever contented to jog
through life with him"
! just at the present the st. Johns are
spending the summer t Newport. They
are beginning to tire OF the daily routine OF
making endless toilets, taking the same
drives, and repeating the same programme
generally, when new zc.t is gwen 10 ihs-e
durpal duties by thearrival at the "Occan"
Of Mrs. Leonard Paxton. This lady was q
belle. q Wit. and beauty, and, moreover.
the wife OF millionaire. aud 90 expectation
was on the gui rire. IL was amusing to no.
tice the next morning, at the breakfast Ia.
bic, the eager eyes ,ha. watched the door,
waiting Tor the appearance Of Mrs. Paxton.
Some women. guilty OF the mos, unpardOn.
able violation OF taste, that OF appearing in
the morning With . prOfu'ion OF jcwelry
aud dresses doooiltio, occupied themselves
in wondering. internally. whether the wife
Of the millionaire could possibly present =
moro " dressy"a appearance than themselves.
But Mrs. Paxton, fa,isued BY her journey
perhaps, did not bestow her presence upon
them at breakfast, nor yet at dinner. In