Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-07-01
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HOW IT HAPPENED

eyes and hair. Her nlnd shoald Dc stored
~itb-~eh. ~th nc. % course. A. 70 tiuie.
had resolved not o. eyen look ior my par
sgon until ~ss tweniy-seyen
On my twcnty-sccond birthday left the
paterual roof and proceeded % New 4 ork
% earn a fortune for the future Mrs. Smith
and myself And in les. than a month fell
desperately. irrctrievAbly in love With
sweet Young bl0nde. tiny and fragile. rho
hated thc very Sigh, Of a book. and Looked
With sublime indifvrcnce upon ny unhap-
~ self
%. ho~ loved her,
She ~as a second-aoor boarler in the
house ~hich had selected a. temporary
abiding-piaoe-an orphan. under the pro-
tsc;ion of a maiden aunt. There we're four
other Lady boAr,lers in the house. bat Ju-
ia Dariey. my Jula. vas the dover Of
them an
Mr.. Green. the kee per Of The boarding
house. was the mother Of maiden wLo.
compared nth ny unattainAbIc Julia. ~as
A. rock j. q crystal. a. darkness j. % Esht /:
and yet this maiden. even uhiie nv heart
throbbed for another. dared Eft Ler eyes
admiringly 70 nine Gail it not conocit-
the thiag was plain
Imagine ny feelings then. When. one
day saun,ering into the psrlor. and 6nding
Miss Green there alone. ~as aocost-d
With
Mr. Smith. I feel oaghi 70 communi-
cate nv intentions % yoa-unless. indeed.
through IN gossip Of The house. yoa kno~
then already
Shodtering A. The Innovations - modern
novehsis. and intending 70 abash her into
silence. ! replied
% gu aoqaaintcd With them. Mss Green.
and must say. once for al hat. boh CIR
eumstanoes and incInstion preyeu; me
from being ~illing in Any ~ay to-to-~
"Dh. a. for that interrupted Miss
Grceu. iotily. - shall not pr,.s the mat
ter though lwith a sigh ! an very sorry
- lose yoa. and mamma know win be
keeniy diapPoinied. NJ upstairs rival Is
too powerful. I find
" Mrs Green - gasped pray explain
yoursef-I Do no; comprehend-your RI
vai2~
"Nes. ny rival responded Mes C..
without q blush .' flr a. you have refused
In advance the offer was about 70 make
you. I must certainly infer that you have
promised yourself % Miss Daricy
Be-rliercd. and yet determined not 90
spPeg behini ,bc age. managed 70 say.
-i;h a rhastiy smile
II an sorry. Ny dear LADY. tiaf yoa feel
ooupeiied 10 drs~ such an inference bu,
boz DO you know that Miss Darley wants
mee~
4" Oh. that T. no secret. % returned Miss
Green. vith rather q toss % the bed
90 She hss hsd hrr eve on you ever since
you came % thc house. ani only yesterday
tod ST. SOFT on thc fourth aoor tha; she
only Wished sh- cosil secure YOU
" Mics Dariey saii thiss- excla.med.
horror STRICKEN. yet not utterly ~retcbed.
d" Certainly shc did; 81 heT ~av Bot
you Re- not bound. of course. % foilo- her
fortunes uniess you cboose or IL you Do
not hike her"
d" fHe her. echoed. passions,ely .
-
Las gong 70 say. '' love her. Idol
ize hcr.- when The landiady cane IN The
ron. ias; ia time 70 ave my dignity from
otter wreck
Seifing the Opportunity ard ny hat 81
The stue fimc. boEei hastily o. batl la-
DIES. AMI isfi Co., arartne-f
D. uo s1itl.f. oi r. osn room I sat
do-n 'o -.i.tii, on tbe remarkaile De- inter-
v.-e fli. sh vhich / BAL Ju.i passed
For Me, Green aaI Der un~omaniy 5aer.
! simply entertained Feelings OF coatrnpt
BIT whaf meant those insinuations coucern-
ing mv Julias Dear. iear eirlt Can it
be that sie loves me ia secret, B1t th1se
horrible words. '' H,raf o. s--urs rl, ~ fl,
ooHff~ ~- No. no-I vii never believe DE-
said them A. most ste may. IN the iano-
crnce of h-r hcart. have ~onflei her f-eI.
inrs o. fai.e frirrd I~.n never believe
t. And Set Mics Green called her her
rival Women car detect earh Others
feelings mere qu,ckly than ve men can.
Oh. shat 81 Julia iovc aie. afer az
AZ ihat niEht. sleeping ard ratlnV. ny
hsart krff ccaonE thcse roris. Tie nssi
days vork cosld MT drive theu a-.v.
. Wha, ii sls i5re me-, Hov tbe tho1-hi hi
% ttc la,k-ofioe. and cildrd tha very
edge. OF the - tiouer.- Ho~ 1 s.r.hbIel
/ '' Love tad Jala On bfs 81 -asts pa
I pr. snl issu urote ' Casa and '' scrimp-
kins over che sords % that nobody could