Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-04-01


ing al the time 10 myself. 'its nothing 50
rious; dont Be fool:' for you know. AZ
ter all. he had only chosen me 20 be kr
Vslsniine h
They -ere dan>sng ~hsa got there
lie SAs waiehing then I.aE-Aen his..ry.
e,nght my ho-ers. The mex, moment bs
vas leading me on 10 TIE aoor. Evsrybo-
dy vas watching rs. No doubt Looked
beautiful. for my heart -ss al in nv face
When be took both my hand, 70 so down
the middle. !; seemed a. II never touched
tAe nOOr st an. More tsAa thirty year.
ago
"Weil. auR; IAvina~
Then cane long. happy tins. E,ery-
~here Nc went together. fe0aid not help
thinkinE.-I hardly know wAai; Oniy f,Ii
every day % ny re. that he vas ever 80
much more 70 me than just Valentine. I
'dreAdel the years eouaiag to a. eud.
One winter sVening. when February was
nearing ssain. ve t~o sat BY the Er. to-
gesAsr. Fer sLi, he never Ies day 20 by
without eoning to sec ne That night lie
bad been very sober. and al lsst, be start
ed ~ AAd bsgna ~Aikisg the rooa- No
b0dy vAs there bal us too. Allstonor A-
stopped. sAs do-n On stool close by me .
and took ~ had IA hss. Ikaeu -hAt -as
coming. 49,. ..
'LavinA. aid he. aad his voice souns-l
earnest and solsrsn. 'Lavias. lea u be
Valentines all our lives"
never thosyht BE- would be 80 Agitatsd.
ls frishiesed nie. almost, 70 zee thi, rrsat
'troH. maH. -hom had 50 long worship
81. 70 sec him there. at nv feet. treaabiing
jasi As I trensled. loving jass n loved.
rhe next Sabhsrh day ~e -aik-a o.
rhut,i g. srtirr. I'll. was t.s eas,5n Ia
oar village Everybody kneu by thi. tha.
~ we're besrothed. More than thirty year.
ago
Vel. Asnt, sapi again.
'' - a. ~4s ssl.-SeR wish "a both EoF
Al0sg. long Gs.s. hot tl.ai lsug tine sho~-
81 nse Ray poser over hisn. Eel. ~oul4
va saPPoss 1 could ever have su.rrr!s,.l
vii ai.a; iOs ~osIdnL. kRou. Nv
'Anrs SAs A. iAs bottom Of a. al. It'. zoo
'Ily - toli you ho~- Ysa seo--sH.
s0asetHes Liked u try % Lesitch oILers
besIlss him We hal q 3aarrol. Tor
some weeks VIC only bowed - each osher.
Right in the midss Of IL. hs weat 10 EIin-
burg. Ia vas -hile be ~as a~ay thar fath-
sr hsAri Of a good chance for basines. in
Au'~rra. and decided to cone ever
~. deAr.- said I. '.kOv dreadfuRy
you uisst havs ieiiir
"fsu dost knO- rnything about y.
ehiid.' sail ,Is rather kercelv. "You
eanf ] hope yoa never vii
Il Sno~ =. aid 7. rs, a. hunhiy -
before For feii that had so ither WON
the er'vn nor borne the cross
Sc vent on.
"-l~ss IN Jolly. more thas thirty years
ago. Our summer house "a, al covered
NH Horning slories. For ,,noe our frss
rsseiinG ihcre taey lad been a sacrea fos-
sr % ne- As Eas sitting thtEs one aaorn-
ing. tbinkins 0ssr all thst haI h.Hyenosl.
al that mighi happen. longiag f0r nOtlsag
80 mlsh a. a hani-grasp f-om him. or a
ioving uord or look--as 1 "a; thsrc feehnr
just a. niserable a. = giri could. hnpf,cn-
81 10 look through the leaves. aad ss- hiun
oolning along. slowly. looking d0-n ss the
sround al she vay. a. ii 10 deep thought.
Nv mind rss made up in moment. I
piek-i on one Of ihe prrui--t % TIE aor.
ers. - brighi blsr one. RI anil tsrt Il in nv
hand ~ resdy. Just ss b. va. passing bv
? pu'b,,i sho lsavss avsy and held il out
tovtri hira.
7 shall never forget TIE iook IN lis fee.
- NV - bo1nded Over - fenee. IT.
cam. i.so fi- ,ar-rncr house sri o. s-.. r.
81 t.l vel nigh noou. under ne rnorning
rior.es. nlsking un orr qusrrel. Why Bel.
Re- hsa - jasi a. missrabis at. PEOPLE
hid ,oio hira sbout our gois- s-sy. anl s'i
ihs vhie he va Walking along thcrs. q.
t3li y0r. ~iiL his bead forn. b. v.s rian-
ning boz 90 make sp 9Th ore. Mo,i tL.r-
O. ycars ago
"Asi dilnt De- want to cous ever to
As,crila With yoas- ] s.kei for ! icit
tisrr ~ts some dsrk cniisg o. bcr story.
al tlstsbe uas lresIing % reach b.
Ihsn uu. by hsr look. that I had
b..aIered into BE- >te gave me no a.
s-sr. bu. ONLY sat there. suA. sitA LeT lace
barred if hsr Lanls.
Iwsnt soiily o. 49, ovn room. and got
uyssm .n rsadiness % 20 bsloE kssv
tsosil sDJu - daybrcAk a. tao aen
uoald b vaniing 70 ses a ior the woods
T~s- several yssrs 80 fhsi th.. hsrrsn-
I'd. ncssr msntioncd the sabIett ~ hcr