Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-01-08
vi | = & L. |. I. NY.



and Mr.. too, ] oan hardly believe tha
aEa married. although I am writing il
ihis splendid library hnd my husband has
last lcft has morning Kiss on nv lips. !,
-as really wonderful. the vsy it al came
about Il would osrtainly never have hap
P~ned bat tor nv VISIT 70 Mr.. Renton.
las; autann. was invited with nv "a.
rvu's and ny t~o sisters % spend ooupls
% ~eeks Al Firgrove With the Ren;on.
Mamma refused AZ srst 70 let me 20 becaus,
shc thought that four pcrsons -erc enough
Tor one party. but Mrs. Renton vouldn'i
listen % her. She SAD that. apart from
ihe pleasure 81 seeing me. she found M in.
valuable When the house vas full. becau.e
! did thousand thing. for her convenience
and the pleasure Of her guests which a ser-
want couidn't 10 and no other visitor -ould
DO and that she should like % keep me no,
only tvo weeks but two years.
Ny sisters bal each regular outfit for
The OCCASION. bat znAmmA sail that need.
81 nothing suppose she Asrighi. for I
had a spriggsd muslin for the . arm day.
made og; Of a drcss which Josephine hal
worn tie year before. and for cold wcath-
er had a green sax. made OF on % Gcor-
gianA- They we're pieced a trife. % BE-
surc fOr they had been orisinally loo IN Tie
vast and / wore nothing which didnt but
ton - tAe throat but bad a good supply
u erimPcd rufiles % wear With them. and I
tbooghf ih-n. An1 tank still. that they were
Very pretty
Mrs kentOn appeared deEshtsd 20 So
me. and although my sisters smiled AZ nv
crsduiIiy IN thinking her sinccre. nv hear,
went oui 10 meet her. Perhaps she didn' q
mean g -. bat ! iRAgined she did. and
that Pet me az ease a. oaoc. stii believe
thai ! -as nght for sAe gave me little
roOaa ~hioh bad beioaged 70 her daasLter
Agaes. lovely child Who died vh~n she
wAs oaly ten years oil. There vas her
portrait eKquisitely painted and nth bear,
fan of love looking cut from the meek blue
eyes and voicing its-if in ibe curve. Of the
deiacatsly moldcl Ep. There. TOO. va
her book case--carycd rosewood Nth elass
doors-some u the most worn volumes in
which we're mature enoagh for girls of
eighteen. Therr. also. we're her ~riting
desk. and her work basket. Nth the nee
de IN A. unfinished leaf las; a. she lefl it
the chambermail tod ne that I was tbc
Erst Pcrsoa Who had occupied the chamber
SINCE Agn~s died. and although I vas a
httle ssed. and p-rhap. a littic frightened.
-hcn 1 hrsf -ent into ~. I think its tran
quii atmosphere and the memories % gen
er0sIty and scif-deniai winch thronged about
the beautifll picture helped me O. bear "a
tirutly tie annoyancss -bich experienced
during nv STAY.
for thcre we're annoyances -hich I conii
not AVOID. And ~hich ~ere a. times hard %
endure aithough { ought not 70 complain
of them. SINCE they occurred in conscqu
a the favor IN ~hich ras held ~ thosc
persons whom ! admired and loved the
most. TIE very frst nigbt after my ARR
val a. Fir-rove. Mr. Eenton came and "a,
down by ny bed. For few inmates she
vss silent ard kne~ by her looks thar 8,
made lcr sorro~f1i o. s-c me in Agnes
place. - PIT my arms round her neck
AL asked Lcr o. ict me pc. a. far A. 7
could. a true daughter q The house. ani DO.
a. far 81 ! xnsw bow. az thar Agnes would
d. if BE we're there instead 81 me M-.
Keuion Oh nos answer immcIiafelv. she
vcrt SILENTLY. bet dout think thers va.
any bitterness in ber tears Bv aad tfe
she kissed me without say ing anvthinr o.
Agucs. Instead % aiieiing % her. she
Told me thai some 90 Lcr quests werr 81
a'h aal eraciiuE. and 1snla ..el n..-e fi1a
their share of hfr aft-af,1-. tat others
verc feeble. a-f LsI a clam upon h~-.
obi. -..rri to keeps httie time g.
lir Neatoa. and o. look a Iifle AFTER che
taius Maggie ani Anrie. One Jav. -
she ooat.nuci-'. one day. ny dear. voa
vil kaoa uhat aii ihcse pcrpieSitics meiu. -
laughed AMI a1sacrcI that should
never have house o. ny oun. for vas
so small snl dars ard awkward chat nam
ms desTaired of seeing me married. ard ]
was quite content o. remain pana's darling.
~ itsi vss the tiiie vhich be al-sys gave
me.
Mr Eerton replied piea.ant'y thai she
ines ,ery veil from papa how ueoe.sary ]
vss io hin. but that itvas jss' possiJls tba,
] ui glt become a. irlispsnsabls o. anoth-
crasI sis o. Lim.
Ahsr she lt,t me lay sake lanc
time visbing ! couh tne~ tLs vcry ~o-i.
papa used when b. spoks ~ ne 90 hcr ~.
ahLoaeh I knss BE- loved ulc very n.aeh o.