Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-31
FRIDAY, JANUARY 81. 1862.

suo oeiotv sns ooo'o VPsYs 'osos ~s'
am ready. Mr.. wolsoit I and looking sp
shs saw Miss Rsd6sld standing ~ the bead
Of the stairs. dressed for ride. Richard
snsuered with . bow and suils, and odsfsd
his arm, while she gave Grace look ol
mingled contempt and hatred.
Christmas came and vent. New Ysal
was ct hand. Now New Year was alwsy'
the great day at woleott Hall. The Judge
belonged to an old Knicksrbocker family
aud besides, New Year wa, his birthday,
This year. New Year fell on Tuesday. On
Saturday, - Grace Was sewing 81 the ball
Miss Rsd6eld entered the room.
win you cit down 2 Grace asted. scarce.
ly knowing wha, this visit portsnded.
Mis- Red6sd suiIcd aod drew . chair W
bes'ds Grace. saying. I have come TO asi
Of you iavor. I, sat tr,as. apd an SUR
you will grant IL. had d'css made Jus'
before ! left home. and intended to wear u
on New Years eve but I neglected 10 Try
IL on tll yesterday. when I found that u
needed some alteration before could pos
sibly wear it. ~As out long t,ms. try.
ing 10 6nd some one TO do IL. In the village
ba, everybody is busy just now. and ~ q
last resort come to you
Certainly I would do :t. u had time.
replied Grace. but I don't know how II
will bs.'
oh. I know you will hare no time on
Mordsy,' interrupted Miss RcdGsld bot
you might do IL TO morrow
Tomorrow = Grace repeated in d''may
: Surely. you don't mean it' Tomorrow "
the SabbatS''
But laughed nj. Rsdssli. IL. 10
work Of necessity
Pardon me. Mrs R,dseld. said Grace
but I, docs not SEEN ., all necessary to mo
I have 'cen you wear number Of beautiful
dre.e. since you have been here. aud, sure.
ly. some Of them would do for Monday cvc'
nIng!'
'Y--, yes she rrjoincd. impatiently
. but have worn them all ever 50 many
times, and ,hl. b, new. aud 50 becoming.
have o., my hear, upon IL aud must have 1t =
And she placed . shining soId.piecs in
Gracs's hand.
Them thar honor mc. | will honor =
seemed to sound in Grace's ears. and she
answered decidedly. a. she returned lhs
gold. No. Miss RedGeld, | cannot do 1t TO.
morrow. Money !. no temptation TO ms "a
violate the Law oi God and my own cOn'
.cisnce. And II I did 10 at ALL she con-
,inuOd. somswha, proudly. should do II
for nothing
A malignant expression crp, over Mics
Red6eld's face N she rose. saying. You
will repent Of this! Bu, know what your
O5jci is. you have so, sono Of the VOL
colts puritapioal ideas, and you think your
sanity way. vii! end favor in Richard
eyes. hut can tell you, be IL s proud q
ho 10 good, and. si,h sll bis shiva.rOus idea,
Of righ, aud honor. he will never stoop-
The ho, blood WAS flushing Gracs's fac,
as she ross and held open the door. Ms'
Red6eli. angrier than ever at this hint u
dismissal, could not fn'sh the sentence. but
With look OF bitter hatred. passed out
Grace closed aud locked the door tber
threw herself on q chair aud wsp, - II he'
hear. would break.
On Monday there was . joyous hustle
through tho house. Grace WAS working
busily upon some articles that she knew
Mrs. Wolcott wished to have done that day
when she heard Miss Rodseld's vo'cs in th,
hall. saying, I have a pro,eree. whom
would ike to recommend ~ you in hel
rlace. think .bs will please you better
I will show you a specimen Of her needle
work
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