Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-14

and swclled fingers over the keys Of piano
or strings Of . harp besi,ehed Arthur like
the movement Of those small. bso~n once
msnsEing the needle with such dsI,sroos
grace and never had he found small talk
80 agreeable - that light, midnish, eo.sip.
lie tried to b~sui's he visitor into pro.
longsd stay. sni brought out his choices,
anecdotes one after another. until che think.
ing ono Of them especially picturesque.
dropped the ksrchisf. and sei,ins . pencil.
illustrated IL With few rapid and graphic
sirokes. IA she placed 10 within her deck
Q handful Of letters fell oui. Th. SUPER.
-crip,,on was Ned frsmlingham'' a pan,
~ Ssiou,y shot through Arthur heart.
lie sprang to hi. feet, and 10 the vision
Rad vanished. the Gre vas out. and he vas
shaking with cold. and crimped with HE
uncomfortable posture In tie deep arm chair.
Tho next morning jennie Was missing.
and oil life seemed u have goos from the
br-akfas. table. She was accustomed n
pr,slds. and her bcamins good hamor and
nice tact impaired . singular test 10 the
meal. and dismissed III. eirrlo veil pleased
to tho days. duties. Now. Mrs. ilsmil,on
took her place. but she vas infrm in health.
and q servant poured the coffee 90 awkward.
ly that ell the aroma seemed to sIhals from
it. filed the bowl, too full. and le, few
drop. fall into the saueer' 10 q slo' cnly man.
ner. Conversation Jagged. and there was
no one 20 sugses, new subjects. or TO draw
out the saes,s on the old. Luckily, Jennie
returned before the clo.e OF the breakfast
hour. and the atmosphere Was speedily
changed. She had watched with tho siik
woman. bot tho crisis Of tho disease vas
pa.>ed. and. walking home IN ths clear iru.-
" air. she had gathered a few hrish, thorn
leaves and soms elu.tsrs of scarlet 'srriss.
~rich .he pui IN her hr1Sn hair. AMI which
-, Oft anything could b. .a'd TO do 90
her Spanish complexion and happy coun.
trnancs. Arthur silently compared her .p-
pcarsnc. With tia, OF hi. sister alter . grand
party. and gained a still deepsr insight into
the connection bet~een labor aud beauty.
suddenly everybody wanted more coGcc.
which they Would take irOm ~ hand bu,
jennie, fr'sh muffin. ani lOa', were or.
d,red. eggs and aneed,te. wvnt round ani
round. and the meal ended with burst. Of
hearty laughter.
party had been arranged Tor the eve.
ming. one Of tbo-e miscellaneous gatherings
II old and young which country people like
, to &c, together. lI Was to bs somps.ct ei
slmo., all the n-ighboring acquaintancrs Of
tho several familic. then in the hou.e-un.
cles. and aan,s. and cousins. up from the
city. to enjpy the present for the ..kc Of the
old times. +" How will they gs, On ~,hoa,
Jennis," aid Arthur 10 himself " .he
must sleep ,hI. morning. a, least" lie had
vet to learn tha, Jennie Was never self in.
dugen, when the wishes or nerd. Of another
called her 20 activity llr had hint Of this
when. in game OF romrs With the children,
he permitted himself to H. led int the ieh.
en-, where he foand her deep in jrllies and
eu.,srl., cake, ani trsas. OF innunerable
kinds. and when, returning from the woods
at the head Of . merry train laden with
ersrgrecns. che planned the dccnrat'Ons at
I the rooms. as lavish Oi care ana thought as
II che had spent the prssion. night in bei.
b ike the uprparious troop around her. Sh"
vas a,ssnt from the tea.isbls. but she was
rrady Tor the earliest u the evening g,r-t..
ire~ed ia one of those black silks With which
! Arthur had made aequaiptance IN her clo..t.
and fr ornamen, only knot OF gay rib.
bon aud her garland oi thorn.
! Arthur did IN. bs.t 20 make himself agree
able to his hostess, but she told him ihs, he
was at home. and must take car. Of hins-If,
or. IL he would be very good. he nigh, help
her 20 amuse tho children. The latter was
certainly = novel suggestion. hut Arthur
was fas, falling 10 love. and finding IL i'm.
possible u keep away from hn chamer, he
established Lim-clf ~ her aid. ordinary and
extraordinary. There was . whole room
full o! boys and girls. and Jennie and Ar.
thur soon found themselves ba.y enough.
They danced With the little people until the
eldrs wanted the large parlor'. aud then
played games Of every kind. served them
with refreshments. that no shy one should
be over looked. shawled, and bonnetei. and
hated them. and iairly saw them into the
carriage and out Of the grounds.
by some unknown pr"ce., one OF the gues,
chs mher. had been vacated tor Arthur. Who
moved unwiilipely from hi. laseina''pg
qnsftrrs. lie grumbled abou, Il 10 him
s-.f IN manner which the arrangements BY
no means justified lie SAID he hated sue't
eh.mbers-,hsy slways had an uninhao''ed
aspect, and then he ,milsd 0 he rcmsm'
bered that Mr.. ilamilton's were seldom
empty. lie fsnciei It vas chilly. but tho
Thermometer stood a, eighty. |, was on
the cold side Of the house. he argued, hut
the curtain OF crimson damask edeetually
.hu, out the north star and its circlipg con.
.t.lls,,on.. aud he smiled second time at
hi, folly. 'T,s the books ihs, ere wanted, hs
suggested, but moving unessily In his char
no teheld glass door closing recess IN the
vail. and ranged betind u were most Of hi'
lAvoriss authors. hom Chsuesf. 70 Ha~.
thorue. ns reluctantly confessed that he
needed only an atmosphere warmed and
vitalis.d BY Jennis's presence to make