Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-15
NlISCE ELLA N Y.


"You must come wiih me TO night, Shir.
ley. and will show you one Of the most
bew,,ching little widows you ever beheld,
am SURF, woman hA,er that YOU are, you
will own yourself conquered at once. Say,
will you come and zee my bearyf'
mo. I thank you." replied his friend !
81 have .ome,hins to employ mo. especially
tonight: but u I had not. Ellery. should
BE- OF. for I have all Of old well-r's fears
OF vidder..' look on them as q most de-
signing racs-wi,h their Voc bcgone voices
AMI ever ready tears for the dear departed.
II I should loco my senses 80 Tar rs to mar.
~ one. I hope she a, lea', had the honor oi
having her Gre, husband hung; m ] believe
,ha, would prevent hi. virtues hcins brought
up in comparison with nv iaulu."
"ila. ha." laughed Ellcry. "All thu
TRADE arain., widows drawn forth by my
.iueklc. Invitation. Bu, you are entirely
too yeriant. nv friend. on the suhyet
will bet you something handsome iha, YOU
will TALL IN Low. with widow yet. But
good evening: mus, 60 and make myscl'
killing; for beside. the widow. there will
be Io. Of pretty girls At Mrs. Emp'on'. to-
night. and ! always. for the honor OF The
buttons. look handsome.
Thi. conv,r.a,ion vas held q, Shirley
room. where he vas sitting larily impro'i.'
ing on the guitar. when Ellsry gave the in''.
ta,ion. Though uo, a woman hater. a' his
friend had stated. vet IRON h'. retiring hao'
II. he DID not seek the society oiladics. When
r-le.-~i from otbe'sl duty he referred en-.
pyinr himself wi,h tpoks. music. spd male
Trends, and thu. indnced some Of his broth.
.r officers to be-io~ upon hin the ccsoonen
Of " woman hater."
"whcrc i. the friend Won promised to
bring With you," inquired Mrs Martin. OF
Ellery. - mus, confess ,ha, have quite
curiosity 10 tehold Lieut. Shirley. alter
all Won have been telling me Of him"
81 regret exceedingly no, heipg able TO
redeem my promise" he replied. " bot
prior engsgemen, prevented me from doing
80. How | do wish Won would enter inio
a little plo, OF mine again', him for week
or.o. Say yes like the child's bargain,
',iorc I tell you -
mo. excuse ma. Mr. Ellery-l shall dc
no such thing Tell me. ~ha, Is your plo,'''
TELL me. too, Mr.. ElIery." aid young
lady Of abou, ,w,aty. Who approached. and
whose merry eye be,okyu-d a kindred 'piri'
TO hi. own" tell me. too. and will an
sxcr Tor it iha, ssser Julieue enters heart
and soul into your Tl,n.. whatever they
may -.
IL hall be a thousand iold indebted ,C
you. Ms. jeanne, .aid Ellcry. "Wsll
now i,r nv plot. or rather the outline Of IT.
II you will accept my arm to lead you 'c
tha, cosy seat; for mus, comics. should
like -omo woman vi, TO perfect nv IDEAS
=. None of your plots and conspiraeics io'
me: III have none OF them sad Mr'
Martin, the widow. as she left them 10 Obey
her aunl's pre,iou. reque-, Tor music, anC
where We mus, leave her. seated a, the fn'
toned piano. di,cour-ins most excellent mu
SIC, Ai.d holding her audience enihrallrd n
n by magic. A. for Ellery and jeanne
they had "no music In their souls -a'
least for the time. and we're therefore 'h'
better fitted for 'rcason,, s,ratagrms,
and plo,.. in which We leave them engaged
I am cure. reader. had YOU seen Julie,i'
Martin. YOU like EIlery would have calls'
her q" bewitching creature" Her deli
cate form. large and beautiful eye OF l'gh
hazel, her brown hair, nearly approaching
ilaIen. needed no, the cherry mouth, moi
complexion like the sunny side OF peach
20 sst her down At once as % beauty. Ther
her manner too. vas 50 soit. 90 in'lnuas
inr. that you could no, choose but TO low
her. She had married nj her fathers COIN
Z. mand, man whom she highly esteemed, :
she did not love him with young girl
romantic furor. and whose sudden deai'
had left her With an infant daughter. and
competency, alone in the world at the az
Of twenty one. Many oG,rs OF marriag
had already been refused by her, although
an. never asserted tha, she did not .n,en'
marrying again.
JEANNE Martin. her husbands young sis
ter. was now on a visit 20 her. che resides
with her aunt, Mrs. Emp,on, and from he
gay. cheerful disposition. had rendered her
.slf a favori,e with every one Of their soeia
circle.
Tho plo, disclosed BY EIlcry was not en-
tirely revealed by JEANNE TO her sis,er.'n
law at bed time; although che obtaine'
from her the somewhat reluctant promi'
OF allowing her to pepOnats the widow TO
lew days. the farce beginning the mex
morning with an excursion planned to IT,
country.
81 do not ask you TO fb. sister Juliestc.
,aid the merry girl. "only no. to unma'
ne. wish to tease tha, young fellow
somehow or other. for pretty little sPeec
of hi. that has come To my ears"
Z" Bu, I will not lend my aid m the lea'
any one will be injured by your iro'ic,
said Mrs. Martin.
- beg you not to frighien yourself ]
the slightest" rstornsd JEANNE. IN
one. I assure you, can be harmed.
"wsll. only for few days. JEANNE.
think. however, you should lie, me into .h
secret. when you take my name"
"No! no ! bid.a.wee, said JEANNE. g