Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

coios uU eyos niSu " Uooo s"ss WV
large and vsy dark.
30, never mind M,s Jsos," she Vas
saying. % ] came In. ." don't care " che
hes eoos sobsd. Bot vhsrss Mr. Holnss'"
He'll b here 10 minute, I suppose"
"Tsli ne, 10 he s~fal old, and vill he
bs cross and fusyf'
"oId , eross I iusy I" a'd Dodd ;"why.
you rode home with him -
What ! 10 that my gusrdisnf That
young handsome man Mr. HOLMES Well.
never rss % astonished-"
"And delighted. I hops!" ! sa,d. cross.
Ink the room 10 her sIds. She did not blush
or look confused at ny sddress, bas looked
., me Q moment. with hsr lars brown eyes.
and then burst into hearty 6s Of sirli'h
laughter.
"Do you know" she said. sftsr she 70
covered her gravity, Z" I though, you ~srs
- old ~ the hills7 don know Why. sI.
esps that oil the girls at school who ha,o
guardians. have old ones. Ain't Il jolly!
We can have great deal nicer times now.
% IL is. can't wey"
- sincerely hopc you will nud your new
homo pleasant" I said. and ! meant u. The
large parlors seemed 10 have nsw radiance
cast over them BY the presence Of THE tiny.
merry girl.
Mr. Dodd went to 6nd Lirrie. her ooos
10. to bs inaueuratsd 10 her duties ~ Miss
Lee's maid. and We were alons.
~ am sare II will be pleasant" aid my
ward. "it you won't 'nub me. am %
tired of beng iec,ured and scoldod. and IL
ain, OF any u'e either TO bo always at me.
I can, he quiet and lAiy.liks. and all 'ha,
err, Of thing. I Ithink-l think I sin't one
Of the good kind a"
I could no, help smiling At this naive con.
f....ioo. She came . little closer to me.
"You will be Kind to me. WON'T you'
You know have nobody else 80
I held on, both hands 10 her.
do you know" I said, gently, Z" how
much loved your broother7"
"Yes." In . whisper.
81 promised him to bs kind TO you. I
have neglected the charge he left me. but !
will make the future atone for IT,"
Dodd and LiIris came in, and bidding my
ward cordial good night. I .aw her 20 up
stairs, followed BY Liisie carrying the clOass,
,hawls and furs.
Such lie a. led for the next sis weeks
I dou't think that any uncased monkey was
e,sr moro alled with mischief snd fun than
Mi.s Fannie Lee. She nearly tormsnted tho
lie out Of Aunt Jans and me. Sas hid
Aunts 'peciacles In my briefs. 90 .ha, they
Tell out In court (; and shs put the old lsdy's
snue.boI IN my wsi',eoai pocket, to DO
produced in the 'ams place. She chose the
moments when I Was Ab.o, bed 10 q knot'y
case to sy to the piano. aud play the live.
lie., jis.. and sing. In . clear soprano voice,
the moe, absurd csrieaturss of opera mus'c.
rolling up her eyes. opening her mouth TO
iis fullest extent, and scattering the most
comic.i irilI. aud cr-.csndoe. upon the air,
till there wa. no alternative tor me. and the
papers we're laid aside, TO be studied oot
after Mi. Fannie retired. No sooner dad
she see me d-engsc.i than che Vas at my
side. She pulled my mous,acbe 70 make u
grow. she s.id. che pretended to End white
hair. among my black ones, and made this
q pre,encs Tor jerking ou, dozen at time
Of the j-t,y ones. She took my ns~'paper
when I VA, mos, interested in II. to make
mo cooked hat. aud burned the zip 0! my
nose trying to light my cigar.
She had most splendid musiea! talent,
and played upon the piano with wonderful
execution and expression. One OF her 70.
ror,to plans for tormsntins me WAS to pro-
pose duets. I would get my violin. aud tho
little witch would take Der place =. tho
piano with the gravity Of . dacon. She
would throw her whole soul into the music,
until she saw that was interested and ab.
sorbed in IL. and then she would slyly dash
od the most absurd variations on ioms no
gro melody. or darcins tune. AZ coon a. !
stopped, she would look up With IN aasc'a.
ton o! grave surprise, and so on with her
part Of the music until Was again inter.
s.,ed. when tho JIG or polka came in again.
and ~ on till I threw a'lds my violin. when
she would gravcly lecture me upon the had
eIsmpls ! was setting my ward. by losing
MY temper.
Ye, Icouli not sincerely say tina, I wish.
ed her back at school. With all her Wild
freaks. she was nfietiona,e aud kind, and
often saw that her most daring pieces ot
mischief folloSed Aunt James severe lee.
turss upon propriety. They could not live
In peace. ltwas like Gre and leo. and Aunt
James severr. cold manner would have
broken the child's heart or spirit. had no'I
been there 10 shield. protect. and indulge
her.
I had never asked myself u loved this
wayward sunbeam knew she made my
home home. not nero dwelling house.
and I listened for her voice. a. for music;
bu, che seemed 1, me such child IN her
free, frank j,yousuess, that never thought
OF love.
One morning vas taken with severe
attack Of nervous headache had been sub
sc, for years to such spslls. and threw
myself upon the sofa 10 the psrlOr. certain