Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-03-04
vi I > e T. Ii. 4 v Y.
THE MYSTERIOUS MARRIAGE.
4 DANISH TALE
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A"te- - pant eAn gov IN IN gllCksand.
A0seabls sandhiAs. ths play of The Wind.
eon.tsnsly shifting their places. H-i.e ard
disappear. % arse asAis At some distance.
Whsa travelling through ihe isiAai. .pcni
aH hoar bsre. -hioh impressed uis nth the
ilea q loociin-s. and dssolation. While !
slowly rode along CT horseb1eS. a storm A.
rose IN the north from ihe .ca-shorc. The
river rose uP. the elosids ~ore drissn aionr
IN thc aruau,eu'. the skv grsu darker and
darker. the ssnd began 10 move IN larger
anl larger masses undcr the boofs Il ny
Sorss. q vas vAiried aLoui by The wind an
Sled tbe ar. The horss sank deer, into
lie loose 'snd. Sky ard Earth sd go -vr-
mixed up ~itL each other. an everything
wss ~rAgFed ga cloo1s Of ds.t And sand. 80
dat found q utterly imPo.sible % see nv
uay or % know in which direction q -
There uas no trace Of life Or vegctation-
the storm hsvled sAr0ush The thunder
-oiiing A. a distancc-snd the Gasbc, %
lightning eoull ,carccly Penetrais the thick
cioaas % dust Arounlme. The danger vas
apparent. Wien q saiicn violent rain Lrot
the sand - rcst. and rvndcrci q possible
tr nc. uct 20 tbe .kin. - fnI r8y -ay g.
- neat liiiis to~n.
In tbs drcary neighborhood tLcrc vas. a
hundred yvars 40. a village a; = distance
- about a rsils froaa tbe .cs-shsrc. The
qaicksAnd. have barici the vifisSc The in-
hahitants. most Of vhora ssrr sailors or G.h-
errnsn. have erected their cottages closer %
the ,hor~. Only the charch. built on the
top = hli. . ,iil IN the same place. sur
rOuajsd By the drcAry movable slider
ness Il !. 10 shi. ehsryh that the event
took place -hich I am gong 70 relate.
. Tie venerable oil cosasry parson sal ia
hl' lonely room. bcias absorbed in pious
couiemPiaiion. Il ~as about midnight.
The hoase ~as At the snd - thc village 90,
door -as not locked. The pairia-i.ai simpl-
city - ihe iHLabiiAnts being - great thAt
lock asd key wcre unknown % them. Tie
Parsou'. LAMP shone diaiy while th- .silen
silence - the house -as only disturbed ~
ibe FusLing q the -a,e,. lie beard ihal
she door was opened. and Lcarl manly
step. spproarhing on the staircase De ex-
pccsed ihsf b. shoaii be .ammoued o. give
spiritlal comfort . a dying man in bis ago
nics. Tso unkn01n Hsen ~rappcd in -hitc
cloaks. stepped iuto tie room. One q
them aid. -hile appealing IN = civil
mannes >ir. yoa ~ili be- siud enough o.
iolios Us you u4sst oiiciaie a. a m.rriagc.
Bris anl bridegroom are waiting in thc
distant church. Tiis sau.. Sad b.. poiut-
~ % fi!rd Par,e. Ill .uiheieniiy make
up f0r your troaJie and for Jour being
startled 3D. lie unexpected 'ummous' TIE
oll u'an stared a. thc for,ignsr-. -bose ap-
T-arancc SEEMED O. him strange and fearful
-nay. even gbos;-iiko. The nan repeated
hi. demand in pressing All comzanlin.
mauncr. Afer recovering from his aston
i.hu,cnt. the ciergy man began mildly 90 Re-
mon,trais that his of'ioe Gil not aii5~ h.m
fo dispense With th- dac f0rmailties. or 90
perform tho ss-rcd dsiy withost kno~ing
o., bridal couple. 1aen tbe .-coad % tbs
strangers STEPPED fortl in q threatening At
itads '>rr' sad hc. yoa car choose.
iou ioiiov 10. an4 tsse tbc offered sam q
money. or you remain bat then yol ar q
deai u,as.' ne rais-d pistoi o. h.s fore
L-al. al waited f3r thc answer The o.i
rar,.a grew pale. rose Up in fear and o.
isnoe. dressed himscH and .aid. I an
ready. TIE strangers had spoken Dani.h.
blt in saeh way ihst therc coui bc no
mistake a. to their being farei-r -re-s
So tiey crossed ths ..'t-- . ..r ..ira.e
Ola dark aa.amas' -t Whea Ieas.ag
if. thc ...r..aAa peroe.scl siih hou1r.
usf -st..r.a sts brilliantly Iiu9. Aul
frth il silence mar-LeI Lis ssmpan.oa.
over tie ioasiy 'i.Iy p.a.n. -b..e D.. a3-
sorted in h.. reflections. With l.I.l.it
followed iicm. Wtcr arrived lt the olar.h.
l.-r. thsy boanI uP h.s eye' he beard d
~e.l sno-n s.le-loor spcuiug ~ita a crsts.
ius ao.sc. tnl vas pushed forsard iato d
dense cr0ad. AIarJurd ilrou1h tac shoi.
chsrcl Le Lcard ~hisrenng munoer, ir
L.sncig tofh.,ll. llsc1lrses .n an uuEuou-
iarguage -hlch hs t1ss i5r isass.su. NhIi,
thls saad.ng lu otter perPleEifT. siih c.o
80 eyc.. aaI pressed from AT s.icf. li'
hfrd vss taken bold ~ snl ID uas ,1r.i1iy
pal'cd fhrough ths cresl. A. isfi tls pso.
r.e -ave rsy. The o. sss taxes 81. aul ID
flarl himself sisrifnr before tbe altar u
vas sl.r-ei ~ borg ros of 90, c,r.i'es
I'm usrr .frcrt silver candieri,ss ti. uhoi.
church 90. s1 ren %; up o. great man,
etndies that tLs rosi d.uant msu~rs coai
ibs d.sfineiiy r.cc-r'rei. Ile saiien 81
'isr-c q ths great u1tit1le Sled no. hi