Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-14
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Ia. 1862.

Al that moment farmer Nah entered th
kitchen. lie Vas tall. broad ehe.,ed. stal
wart man, bic honest taco hrowned AM
scanned by hard labor. lie seemed . h,tl
surprised 10 zee bic dsush,er's guest. bu
greeted him cordially.
The two men ehss,ed together littl'
while about the weather. the crops. etc.
and then farmer Nash called out. suddenly
: Why. Amy. what In the world is that boz
up to! Ile 10 . slashins into that nsv
skeiu q
There was no help for !. now. The li,il'
rogue had seired his graodfashsr's shears
and for oncc. secure from his sistsr . watch
ful eyes. had gashed tho t~o yards Of sein'
which she had net,ed two days before. III
black eye. 'parklci. half with .srrOr, hal
with triumph, when hs found be vas dis
covered in ,h. employment be had enjoyed
80 vastly. Bu, Paul WAS spoiled child
and be escaped with impuui,y; and afssr {
hearty laugh Richard ro.o to leave.
You will remember peIt Tuesday nigh.
Amyr
4 will remember
Amy. wha, zen, Richard Morris round
here 2 asked her father a. he turned away
IRON the toor.
20, be came to se me. Have you any
objections. father
Sot's know on. child. Dickss serum
'iou' lookin' fellow. but when you've lived
10 DO as old s !, you Won, o., ., grca,
store on Gue feathers. always had . feel,
in ,ha, he amt 90 reliable young man n
Allan Parsons
Well. 1 am surs what Allan Parsons 10
!, no concern o. mine, bot I don't think be-,
anything to bOa', Of answered Amy. with
a toss Of her head then che added quickly
WON'T you Jc'' 20 on, in the barn and se,
II there's any eggs. lalher. while I slice ur
some ham and get the tea. kettle on. ~ il
u mos, time Tor supperl'
Allan Psr-on. wh,.,led an Old fashioned
?s,lm tune To himself, /. he pushed in tho
blackboard 20 the old cart. which contained
tho la., load Of corn that he inteudel q
gather for the day. The large golden ears,
around which tangled the faded skeins oI
silk. while the long withercd leaves fell
away from them, told their own story OF IN
LjuadAnt haTyesE.
Allan Parsons wa's young, strong limbed
broad.che-ied man, With . ino.i ploAsan,
MT handsome. bu, intelligent
and manly. with thick. silken brown bair
above II. Ile was farmer. q,
was b., father before him. and the second
Of eight children. Ills family were IN com.
Portable circumstances, though by no mean,
wealthy. and Allan had begun To take hi,
father. plaes on the farm. as the life Of the
latter was falling into old age.
The young farmer could not have told
hlnself Wien hO FRS, besan TO love Any
Nash. 1, seemed to him h- had always
done tbs. Tor he had dragged her over th,
snow on hi. sled 70 school before her li,tls
mouth, red as the ruby in his mo,her's we'd
ding ring. could plainly artieulats hi' name
all along In the years in which they had
come up TO man and womanhood. was strung
like jewel. the memory Of the nu,ting', and
the bcrryins', and the apple gatherings
they had had together, and the little COLDER
head ,ha, had been bis especial charge ant
pride.
For the las, two years no had waited OF
tho girl steadily. thu. keeping aloof man,
other 'ui,or., for Amy was grea, lav0ri,'
with all who knew Der.
Yet Allan Psr.on, had never been able Il
open his soul to the woman OF his love, anC
show her where In ITS holie., inner chamber
she stood serene and glOrifOd.
Perhaps 1t was tie very depth and iu'es
rl,y OF hi. devotion which made It 90 diff
cul, for him to fashion into words the stor,
Of hi. love. but thess always failed him IL
the presence OF It's obicc,; aud . suddsr
fear would thrill his nerves and sink hr
heart, that pcrehancs bis suit might no
win acceptance. And then. Allan Parson
could no, endure. like many sensitive ma
ture.. to have hrs regard for Amy the topi
Of jc., and inuendo.
Sally Stevens was sspsrkling. misehief
loving girl Of twenty, and took world o
pleasure in tormentibs Allan about Amy
with no real intention Of annoying th
young man. but simply out Of her love o
mischief.
Now most lies crystalirs round nsuele
US Of truth Richard Morris bad listepe'
to Sallys jrsts at tho house Of ber aunt. bu
he hal entirely changed the tone aud ,h
.en,imen, Of the young farmers awkward
embarrassed replies to the jests Of bis friend
lIs did indeed affirm that As Amy had o
brother. be Was always ready to devo,e him
.slf to her. especially ss Sally was engaged
but be did not utter one word which Am
Nash herself would not have been Gaitere
To hear; but Richard hal, as I said, take
q fancy to tho girl. aod he WAS resolved :
eircumyent Allan, towards whom bs fel
that spise which petty natures often do u
~arI ,hoss who come In tbsir way.
But that night. as no went hnmming
psalm tune cut OF the field with his last loa
Of corn. and occasionally cracking the Viii
on the sl'le. OF the "a, oxen, Allan Parson
made up his mind to 90 over that very ever
log to tho brown house and invite Amy
attend singing school. and say to her tho'