Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-02-06

may come up ifyou Please-tberv's plenty
Of room for US both. You srs Cousin Tom.
aren't yous- she continued. a. a sudden
misgiving crossed hcr mind.
Ofcourse am; and YOU are Mary.
SUPPOSE
Mary herself. Up With YOU. Tom
catch hold - this branch-therc. Now
shake hands-you saucy fellow. didn't say
YOU might kiss me-
Wen. | couldn't help it-and. besides
aren't ~ cousinss- said Mr. Tom. swinging
himself comfortably into a branch just above
Mary
90 Why. Tom. how YOU have changed.-
CALCULATED The Young lady. pushing back
the curis With one hand. that .he might
the better view her playmate q childhood's
DAYS. q" Your hair never c,lried 90 bcforr
and whai nice moustache you've got,
shouldn't have known YOU. Tom
'' Mo- said Ton. rogui.hly
'' And you've grown 80 tall, I declare.
Tom. you're splcndid,~
The gentleman laughed. II could re-
turn the compliment. II dared, But
where ar ali the rcst Of my relations The
house below Is as empty a. haunted
hail.
All gone % welcome that horrid. poky
oil Prof Ia Place. who has graciously in
dicaicd his willingness 10 pass few weeks
with Us, Tom. DO hate that nan -
'' Hate him what for
%. don't know; Tm sure be j. a snuff
dried. conccited old wretch. AMI III wager
box Of gloves De- wear. spcctacles,-
'' Nonseuse. Mary. why. be Is only
tveuty-siN.~ -
'' don't carc-I know he's rheumatic
and wcars sPectacles for all that. And.
Iom-noN Al youll never. never breathe
wori ofthi. -
90 / Won't. upon my honor said Tom.
90 Well. then. papa has actually got tie
idea iuto hi. dear old bad that should
make a nice wife Tor the professor. and
and 80
Mary turned away with crimson
indignation flashing in her cheeks.
'' L. too bad Of YOU 20 laugh. Tom.
never. usrer viii marry The man -
'' / woal,in't IL were you p consoled
Tom. % But. Cousin Mary. wait and see
the man before you decide. lie may be-
quite a decent fellow
NO. said Mar. shaking her bead All
biting her cherry Dap. firmly, Il hate irn
beforehand o.
90 Wha, a spiteful littlc pussy you arr -
said her companion. aughine
d" No. indeed. Tom. Tn not,~ AMI the
blue ewes became misty. Il love papa
and Ruth dcarly-and love almost cvery-
body, ! Ike you. Tom, but hate Prot
Ia Place. And ] want you to promise
Tom. thar yOun stand by be my friend. and
rot allow him o. tease me into walks or
rides. or tctc-a-tctcs q any kind. VIII
yous~
Would u she hal asked him o. prccipi-
tate himself out of thc pear tree upon tbc
stone steps below. with iLose blue ewes
fixed ca Lis. bed have done t ANY nan
of taste a0ulI
II promise o. lie .aid and they shook
hands GA a.
What a cosy place f9T chat tha, rnarlcd
Oh tree was And whcn they Lad talked
over even ything they could think of. it va.
thc mo-t natural thing in the world that
Tom should recover thc book which LaI
sliqfed down iuto a network Of tiny
haa-as. ass s,.i r-,vry to his pr,r-
cousin iu tlc deep musical voice that maid
ems love to listen Co. And Mary saf tI.rrr.
uatrhng tLr i-tiy curis Lipving o. and
ir1 on Dbl. broaj. white brow. and tIe long.
black .la-Le. almost toaobiug his olive check.
Anl .h. thought bow very. very handsome
Cousin Ton sa.. and bow mach .a ilI
changed .n thc Cen scar. thnt bal elar..I
since she ial seen him last. and sle
wondered whether Tom was engaged to
any pretty g.d-tomsbaw .io hoT-I no %
Nou. siy oaailnt Tam have been oil
hke tdai harril rr.f "a Plaae. ias,saI ola
pnory'11s m l..il ,tlIeat. and
Ani vh.n the large bh.k eyes were
ailer'y lfel to i,-.. MARI f-it as tLaa-h
Dol hal read every thoa-tt Of Der uiaI. snd
i.l.h.d scarlet
' Come. Tom.- shc chausrcd. to bile
hrr c0rfrson. '' we've been up here long
enough Help me down. ani l'l show sou
t.. oiI s.r-i.ai chat ue useI Oh heap up
afh h.r.r..I aL.n Ee vcre ctfIrru '~
~ hat al tiny. Insignificant. hu'e Mary
.lt ft. leaning oa tic arm of that tau
ooe.in. Add hos n..e 90 vas to have Gle
state, bad bent d1un so coulteoa.iv to
catch hsr ia aocent.-i1r souehow Mary