Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-07-08

4 - ~ -.0A1. o1s n eAlAAi N
ed wrAthfslly.
jack vas rather PerPleKed st this eava-
Her receptiou. bat be answered as eOurte-
ously As possible:
WAY. sir. ef coarse IL is not best 70 Be
PrrciPitAss On . matter Of Importance.
" II this is a fair sPecimen Of the rising
generation. thOaght the md gnAnt Jaber.
. they are about As imPOdent a set OF jaek-
anAPes as I want TO see. Bot Owe some
thing to my bong friendship With old Zeb-
edee Chester won't turn the puppy on,
out Of doors quite vet
= 1 suppose ii Is bealthySr ssked Lacy
blandly.
"whas !. heAlthyy''
Your property. SOnetinss an these
lov grounds diseases are apt to prevail.
And-
Does be eSPee, my Mary has the fever
and agues@ thought old Thorne. leaping
briskly out Of the chair as II an insec. had
stang him " IN send my daagbtsr TO you.
young mAn--tAAt vii settle the business NJ
once"
And before Lacy could express his sur
PRISE his cboleric host had banged the door
behind hin and disappeared.
May Th0ne's astOnishment vas even
greater than her ather's had been She
vas attircd IN white muslin. Nth a boquet
Of er'ms0a moss rOsebuds IN her bosom. and
spray Of the same exquisite fowers IN her
hair. for sOnae rustic party or picnic. and Al
hrsi absolutely refused 70 enter the parlor.
- VIA: an idea she exclaimed. blush
ing 10 the very tips OF those tiny. sb-ll-Eke
ears '' To be pat on eNhibition like one
Of your prize cattle No. indeed Let the
young man 90 back where he cane from
A pretty suppression b. mus; have Of the la
ases in this qaarter VI LIS gloSe
'' Bot. nv love. Zebedee Chester Is one
Of nay Oldest friends. and the oGng man
Is really a very tine looking fellow. and rioh
into the bargain. Go in add talk to him
little while. there's good girl. can't
stand it minute longer~
And old JAbez wiped his forehead. on
Which the preparation was standing in big
beads Mary burst into an uneonirollable
Il Of laughter
" The Whole affair i, 50 r.aiealOu. - she
exclaimed
But she adjusted the noss-rOses. never
theless and triPPed deaaursly into the par
lo-
Nov ftbere was determined point m
Jack Lacy's character il was bis aversion
70 women 10 general. and II there was any
one thing on which b. prided himself Il was
bis decided old barhelorism. Iusgine HI.
vexation AM dismay. therefore when, after
formal Introduction. old Mr.. Tboru ue
withdrew. leaving him tefs a fe,s With the
pretty creature in uhite muslin aud roses.
u ~as embarrassing enough. particularly
a. Mary blusbed every time he looked AZ
her. and eyinoed an exceeding great dispo-
sition TO laugh
well. thought Jack. "the manners and
customs q this locality are rather odd %
say the least Of if. I come to consult a.
old gentleman about purchasing land of
him and be- bounccs out Of the room. aud
sends in has daughter What on earth am
20 say % her. ID Ike 20 know
And Mary. giancing shly in the direo-
ton q her companion. came to ihs concla-
siou that BE- had = beautiful Spanish eyes. -
And a moustaebe decidedly superior 10 - le
O. the hirsuie adorumcuts Of the Young gen
tlemen Of bonneville.
Mr.. Lacy looked up 10 the ceiling and
down AZ The carpet. and uondercd What tie
consequence would be we're be % escape
inconunently throogh the open French vim
dow
That woad not BE- a very digni6ed pro-
reed.ng. h1~eve-. - D. resigned hinsen
90 destiny b. making some original remark
on the weather. Il hal the much desired
cHrct of breaking TIE zee. ho~evet. and Ls
va agreeably sarpriscd 9TH The arch VI
vacity of Miss Thorno Only once did sbe
seem confused &c "a When he hal Leen
describing fne grove q cedars that be-
longcd O. hcr faiher's land. regretting q
the same time that be contemplated The saie
q it
"a believe sboglI ike 10 become the
purchaser. said JACK " Your father has
told v0u that bad some iiea Of settling
htrss"
MARY grew scarlet. and murmured soms
incohereut sentence or other. TIE oonversa-
iion sas eHecisiiiy ehecked. snd Jask per-
piexed az t'.e eject. ior vhich b. cou'd rsr-
ceive no visible cause. rose to take leave.
viii yol mention to yoIr iather. M.ss
Th1ruc. that shall cali to sce BIN about