Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17
MIS- C ELL A N Y.
THE cIERoYnAN's LIEUTENANT.

ehamber wipdos. emitted once or twice .,
the fragrance coming up from The roses Ia
tho garden below. Then che huuted . mo-
men, for her speetaels upon the bureau,
aud putting them on. looked eagerly Al
Randall cottage over the way. Avery mod.
est. pretty little house IL was. with syrinsa'
growing under each window, and ~oodb,ns
and ic-simipe climbing over the dosr: bo,
Mss Jellaby MAS not adm,rins i's beauties
just then. She looked UP at front win.
dow on the second door. and gave . 'ie'ou'
snort.
a. I expected She i.n't up yet and
here Il 10 .iI o'clock! And where 10 he,
wand-r4'
Before she had time 10 answer this ques.
ton I. It MAS ask,d-men.ally-,he Iron,
door Of tho cottage opened, and Miss Jei-
lsby. shrinking behind her curtain. saw .
handsome. sup.burnt nan come out and 60
down the garden walk. with . agar in his
mouth. IL was easy TO zee, by the slight
roll in his walk. that he VAS = sailor.
though for the matter Of that. his bearing.
/ handsome features. and frank and hearty
manner. would have told the al, u he had
never stirred 9 step. With hi' hands in his
pockets. he sasn,ered amot /. the ro'e'. bend.
| ing down now and then. ss u TO say god
morning To the iair..i, and always removing
the ,cear from hi. lips when ho d'd ~.
lie could DO no more II bc were speak.
ing TO . woman. sad the 'pins,sr, apply.
ips her eye ~ the hole leii purpOs'ly IN the
white curtain. The man is mad abaat
7 ao~cr-. I do bslie,e and she 10 . touch be
yond him. II such thing can be. All.
there she me..-and dressed IN blue eins-
han. too. I wonder what her morning
gown. cost her through the year, And her
,lippers-Oh. mercy there they 90, right
through the vet; we'll. thsrr'
wvrl, failed the worthy 'rini',er. Mean
while the owner of the slippcr'-and very
pretty lule aa,ir- they ~cre. (bronied,
laced. aud r,.-c,tci With a-ransl, that .sons
Ike ds~ drop )-uIppcd down the walk
- lightly iha, the gentleman did not hear
her .trp, and coming upon hin a. be bent
o,rrs ei oi ,i1Iets. gave him push that
syn, him ON h,. face among them. To sOc
her lsush-to .cc him blunder up anil chase
her through the aley--,n zee him kiss her
when be rri.oned her at la.i IN HE strong
arm.-apd 20 see her pretend TO boz his
.ar,.-it was eight for a loving heart 10
watch. bu, Mi~ J.llaby, over opposite,
nearly f.in,ei away with horror. She rang
her boil violently. and square faced, sour
looking woman made her appearance.
.Suau!'
Well, said the admirable domestic
briefly.
Before Me. Jsllaby c uld speak. the un.
conscious pair IN ,hs opPo.''" garden 'rao''
erv-sc,i sg.in., proprieiy again.
Waking up aud down in troad daylight.
with hi. arm around her ~si.t-jasi look
q, her. Su,au' Doyou mean TO stand there
and tell me tha, man i' only her brother "
Dear inc. ins'am how can trIl' !
only know they look alike. and they have
the ,ams name-Ileen and Philip Grayham.
I Was told 81.
'Humph! Itnmy opinion ,ha, some
one oogh, to .p.ak to Mr Fullerton.
The minister What fJr'
Are YOU such TOOL. Susan. m not TO
zee what ., all mcan.' They are po more
brother and SISTER than you and ! are
We'll. What are they, them
That remain. to be told. the wre,ehes
But Sir. Fullerton will coon set them TO
rights. shall go and see hin, alter break.
last I DON; know what the poor man
would do wi,hou, the.
Have some peace. sappo'e. mu'tercd
Susan, under her breath. as che followed
M,-. Jellaby down 10 the parlor
Breakfast beng over. Miss Jellaey sal
lied forth to the parsonage.
The good pastor looked up with meek
smile rs that lady entered sis study.
The clergyman MAS quiet, -aos'o''ns
nan. .ome~ba, timid ~i,hal. snd the -p'n
-ter Away. orerpo~ersi him with her ar.
,umcnu when she attempted to do 90 She
-,ald nearly bali m hour with him. and
a, u, expiration Of ,ha, time. people who
were ON the lookout saw her conveying the
unhappy pastor in the direction. and at las,
through the very gate Of Randall cos'ssc.
A udy.looking old servant admitted them.
u.hered them into = pleasant nur'ery'room,
and said she would 20 and tell her mistresa
of their arrival. Mr. Fullerton sat on the
cdr. Of bn chair. very uneasy in mind. and
wishing With hi. heart that he ~as at home
again. Mis- J-lshy s,rcds up and down
III. room like dragon. syeipg everything
a,ou, her. and making observations in an
undertone. which. however. he could not
help hearing
.Such rItravagance! Look at that car.
bet. now-all ro.rs and lilies. and struggling
green vines. Why can they DO eontsnted
With a . drueg.t, as amf'
She took another turn.
And a guitar SpAnisrd'. don doubt.
or Italians And the rec, follows - mat.
ter Of course. Mr. Fallerson. I believe these
people are hea,hens.
. Hardly. I think. ~ they never would
have come To church last Sabbath
.Oh. you don't know that perhaps they
had s,ms private end to gain BY IT, said
. All. l.ilahv