Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-05-27
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BUYING A WEDDING CAKE.
letter.. SIR. from De pos Ofhoe .

had lust hnished my break fast. aad a.
tiny SILVER eaociLHicr,. With the bachelor
service oftransparcRt china. still stood On
the damAsk-draped round table. Il vas
bnght htile room. 18th Is shite and gola
paper. and high-heaPsd CRATE. in the gr,y
light ofthis chill December morning. rher
TIC Ar ~as thick -iih noiscie.s falling .no-
faxes ami this contrast bst~scn tAc bit
tcr Atmosphere -ithout. and the tropical
wartnthoi my owa special nook. gave me
an additional con-eiossuess OF satislaction
- leaned back IN my chsir and proceeded
70 eNamine my corrrspoadence.
Lee Worcester wants % know 4 I car
cone there to tea this evening. OF course
] car. HIS ~ife - a perfect Httic rose bud
and one. beside. Who don't believe IN ca.h.
icring az her husbands bachelor frieuI.
And then rather AXE that bro~n-cyrd 81 .
ter-in-ia- Of ~. Nes. I1l 60. certainly
Haiio-herc'' letter from M brother in
6lenfc!d I unfoid-i the document "a.
gerry. scarcely abe a. 6rsi - credit the u.
dinr' it revealed
"wen. herr isa pretty state of things.
Gong % d. nArricd. claims uay concrafu-
lsiions. .ay' that MARY l~bo the dickens i.
May p j. in great trlbalaiion about thr
wcddiag cakc, Affair." % cone OF ou Wed
nssday. and no caks o. b. had for love or
money. WII b i5e best ielio- ~ th-
-orid. and send down one from u Articr's r
glanced - the date % the letter. 4,
had Lcen delayed several Ia,, on the road.
and there was no, minute o. bc lost. I
rose mechanically. an pat on my hai and
cloak. eisias more Lcciill gazc a. the "a.
nous dircc'ious about icing. -eisht and
dsooratious vhieh accompanied Tou.',
closely sr'itea eP.siie. before saliicI forth
boldly % the street on ny novel srrand.
Il ~ Ia't about one clock. thc snow
had ceased falhng. and the .an ,hons bril-.
iiAn'iy D'Arlcr'. as fau. Of course
there ~as a, least dozen la5ic, tbat kne-
sitiinE AZ the ilny marble tables. triedt1
ass9me an ar Of easy Impotence. A. Il
Aai only com- ia f5r pound oi chocolate
almonds. bat it was Of no u.o, 1 coulI ~,
disguise The latent sh-rpi.hnc,s of my A..
Feei a. saauterrl up ~ the coaut,r.
Hoe oan ! serve you. sirs- inquired
The irin dansei Tho presided over tie 81.
charin~ treasure
! nstiercd somstLine under M noas.
tache. ieeiius tos blush ,ufi1so us coaa.
tenance. WAY vooiI not tie inq4i.itire
~ornauk,nd sftcnl o. tLsis See creams
Cake. s.r, Certainly. Tor arartr.
are Pound -ake. l-maa aal ai.asad
No. no. ba~icl oat, ..I want 4,
veli.1c-oakc.~
Oh. ] beg yolr pardon. sIr titter,l
the atrociols .h1puoman. Was it realit,
or eit only fancy that the litter -as erh
oed anong the bonnet. and flr. beysud
However ihat uighs have been. the u,er,
arr-,lension sas enough o. th-o~ nc in.
to cold perplaf.on
Ti- nsu moneo'. hovever. thc counter
va h-apcd uith various temples of -list-u-
inc white f1rsr. some v-rlihed Nth make.
believe roses. soa.- sarrnounted With can
lv crr,l.. other. With p--- -b.,- -,....
az r-i-- .4r,-,,I tt.-, ,-.. ..... -.
hopal-.. bsuiideru.-t
P-riars. s.r.ruyalI b. bette, ~ ,h.
lad -.4 10 cone ui,h s5s a., ..i--, ,- ~.
EFded ais enemy beLin4 tbe ooauter.
! cc.ll enl-f, tiis bljgeung OBJ loueer.
tat p.aneed lraa acirsnt.- rtr,..I "A
susar hl.s. from which peepeI \, An ala.
tasi.r cupid
aII cake ,i-s-rhst is che sri.es-
,t fifteen f-f,-. .--'-
Had Loua tie money. ari never rvre.
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