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

from the 'pool' smoothly packed In the In
laid 'pool.boI. A now thought came into
Ar,hur's mind, and the popularity Of true
union between u.-falne-s and ,asss present.
ed itself TO him for the first time. How
wonderful the revelation appeared TO him
In the easernsss Of discovery. his scruple-
vanished. First hs drew oot . neatly.
mended stocking. Ils handled .. ~ u II
had bern come rare piece Of js~elry. and
turned !, over and over again. marking every
winding Of the enmc.hins and strengthening
/ threads. which at the moment shone On his
eye with Q luster like thu, Of pearls. Then
he kicked oa one oi bis slippers. and per-
cci1ed that the great toe was just pushing
through the yielding 'ilk. and that the sec.
ond ". striving to keep !, COMPANY. III.
other slipper followed thu first. hot ih. loo,
VAS In n, better case. for the heel vas Wis.
ibl, through its gray covering. :" must
buy q new package OF hose TO morrow" he
'aid. with a halt sigh. Turing again to
tho basket, he toot up cambric handker.
chief, hemmed with maehin.-lise precision.
but without tho stiffness iha, machinery
impar,s 20 its work Arthur plaerd HE own
beside 10. observed the edge uns,enly turned.
and eoarsely ba',ed. and indulged himself
In another gentle nsh. Finally he lifted q
vest. the siie Of which showed IL TO 10 Mr.
Ilamiiion's, and ~h,eh had renewed IL.
youth under jud'oious process Of binding.
new bui.onins, and hutton holing. A third
Sigh was audible. and Arthur. after care
fully replacing the articles. went TO the
study.table. Upon one end Of IL Va. q
quantity Of artists materials. and lrins
among them wasa comic pcn.and.'nk sketch
OF . domestic incident. which told the story
with coo.'d,rnhle spirit. Opposite ~a, an
opp ~ntine-de-k. -'Idenlly murh us.d.
and With unmi.takshl, marx. oi travel oh
its POLISHED eide. Arthur h-n, down .pi
r~,i m ,he plate. " jennie Hamilton. r. Im
i T." Who va. "E f.7" Va. he q
uan1 Possibly, although the appointments.
81 FAR s they were visible. wrr. exquisite.
Would man have selected such . one 10
was Parsian In make. ani Jennie had many
travelled acquaintance. EIward framlIne.
ham bad been to Europe three times. IL
was the very man % have made such prs
en,. Yr-. Nei dad make ir. That WAS as
clear as daylight. Sly FOX. that Ned and
Arthur ~as con.ciou. OF faint feeling Of
dislike u his old friend
A knock at the door aroused him. and q
sar'.ni entered With an apoIosy and vent
10 the closet on On crrapd Tor her mistress.
She did not wait 10 shut the door, tui gave
i,apu.h, tbs curren, from which sen, q
cloud of delicate muslin into dingrrOu, prOI'
unity 20 the manrel lamp. A new tempia.
turned his head aside when no replaced the
eeccy folds. bot he did no such thing lie
paasei at the entrance "a the closet. and
i,a,tel his eyes upon iis contents. A dozen
cAmbric skiTts, white as snow. aud without
any other enbeiIIshmen, than brad bem
at the bottom, and n hali.dorcn prriuly
stitched. white h,nnel ones. 'old.y confront.
cd him. Acn-. the end hung two black
elk dresses. land be preferred black elk
10 any other dre,s,l a Mal.rIn blue and q
dark brown one. Opposite there hung a
narrow ,hibe,, and u gay ca.huiere morning (
rohc. With buttons. aud tas-eled cords. cob-
tnsiri with the spit fall Of the summer ,p-
p,r,l. 10 protec, which Va. bs os,ens'bls
business az the press. Beneath were boxes
large and email. bu, closely shut, and a mar.
row shelf covered with pretty -lirIsr'. !t'un-
3 ~ CATERS. walking boots. snow shoes. rab-
ber--,n short. with samples OF all the nc-
cep,ed style. vi protection Tor the foot in all
ssa.Jns OF weather. No, a,pcck Of dust
was to be seen. nothing asrY. and regard
was had, consciously or uneon'ciou'ly. 10
the general effect in the harmonious ar
raneement Of colors. Even The minutesi
details indicated thorough self respect. For
years Arthur bad enjoyed nothing NOR,
than that long gaIs into Jenn'e's closet,
half.,poiled though 1t was by the conscious.
nes- OF the ill.breeding OF the act.
I lis survey was not ys. completed. Hs
scanned the bookcase narrowly. aud care
fully noted the volumes which it contained.
All were IN PLAIN covers sIeep, few pres.
entation copies, holiday giits and illustrated
works. There were many Poeu. English
and Americans. with India ink illustrations
more or lees finished up, placed between th,
leaves. There we're uaLslations also. irom
the Greek and Roman authors, - lev stand.
ard histories. cloiee criticisms and studies
In sr,. some Of the bee, manuals oi paiura
science. aud many religious wiring, VI di''
On, eras and various ereeds
Arthur nodded approval to each. rolled sr
easy chair To the hearth. and looked steadi
ly into The glowing Goals. Presently . li.,l'
brown face appeared against the daIIlins
background. I, was very plain. hut It wa'
crowned with smooth braids Of shining hair
and the homes, coon.enanco va, lighted b,
, q PAIR OF earnest. truthful eyes. which coulC
Look through and abash falsebood whereve'
1, might be met. A falling brand obscureS
IL for moment, then IL grew brighter thar
ever. and silen,ly lifting itself. brought 70
,ies the figure tha, belonged TO IL. i' VA
not stylish one. bu, 10 was round aud Trim
. and II was arrayed In we'll hi'ins robo oI
simple material. edged ., the neck and wr''s'