Oxford Democrat., 1864-12-30

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siik. hghtel up by ,he fash Of emeralds a,
her throat. aud frosted green nsosse, drop.
4 ping from Ler hair.
Way have you put on that odious green
lresss- asked Ei-yn. catcbing AZ some
slight PreteSi as an escape valve for his IL
hamor You know how much I dislike
green
%. VEIL said Kate. nonchalantiv.
you arr - fdscty. Charles. What differ
enoc can q possibly make TO you whether /
wear green or yeIlo~? It Is entirely br-
gone fashion Tor husbands and wives 10 .,udv
one anothcr's whims. a l1 Darby anI Joan
We dress entirely % please he pabiic. ,he
gay World. you know. And pat on tbi.
ak dress o. please Mr. Garaett-be ad-
mlrcs green 50 much
Charles Elwyn stared a. has ~ife in speecb-
less asionishment. What did Il mean ,
She had always been the hanbles, slave 70
hi' slightest ~ish or oapricc-and now she
srniiinsly set him a. defiance. what evil
sPirii had possessed her?
She never came near him an the evening
never soughs his approval by the little
shy giances Of appeal or the questioning
looks that had bsen 50 ineHprcssibly dear
O. him. No-sbc cbstted a-ay. bewitrb-
ingiy seii-reliant. the centre 81 an ada.iria.-
grogP. unid Mr.. Elwyn was reads % rash
out Of the room Ia a transport Of exa.pcra-
tion.
" Allow me- TO congratulate YOU on your
treasure Of a wife. sir. said Col Warin--
ton o. have al~ay, kno~n she was a
beauty. but I never appreciated her claim,
as wit~
Ei~yn glared sPeechlessly At the polite
Col. -ho was evidently surprised Al the
unsraeious RECEPTION Of his Estle oompli-
mrrf.
I-,t "aai u,isht have expected. - be
nut'rred % himself. plscking 6erceIy Al his
mousiacbes. '' W bai The deuce did bring
Der here for. II I dida't want every fool ID
society 10 fAll down and worship herr
" Would yos Ike a drive after dinner.
Kate 2 be Asked one evening. after about
three days spent m this very vdifyins man
ncr
d" 1 oouldnt possibly this evening. she
SAID. adjusting the wrraths % ~ thar de-
pended from her shining hair. We've
arranged such a nice moonlight party 10
rI4c out % the navy yard o.
" Wei. what's 20 prevent me from div
iHs you thcrcs asked Mr. El-yn. anxioss-
~.
90 Our party = AL made up said hate
oool.y. " I've promised 20 - IN Mr. Car
nett's carnage. lie = 80 Delightfully."- agree
able. and IKE him 30 much
90 The dicsens you do gro~led EIwvn.
las iace eiongaiius and growing dark.
BH IIi tell yoa ~hat you might Do. Il
on pleased. susgested Kate innocentlv
" Mss Raymond ~ould Ike 20 60. I've no
doubt. or Mn Everest. and tbere a. be no
possible 0biection 10 an extra carnage IN
the party. 50 that"
Hang Mss Raymond 81 Mrs. liver
est. eiaculaied tie rate husband.
"Ws;A All 'ay he-r;. aly sles-.' sad Ea.e.
'' Oniy y0a see. ifs quite Impossible for me
io break ny promise to Mr. Garueti.0
AIR. ElEyn's temper -as by ~ means
improved ~hea Pc stood on tbe hotel stems
snd watched thc merry party drive III.
'heir gay voices and Jubilant laughter re-
echoing through the serene moonErht. like
a mockery Of his own gloomy refertioos
lie bad never fritso utterly lonely and for
Torn in the shoic course Of his life.
d" Dear He. -hat beautiful evening f,r
a riie. sighed Aurora Rsynaond. i1oki,-
ap from a volume Of poems. a. NJ. Ei-vr
re-rntered the dra-inr-roou. lookinr rot
unlike man vho had Just bad u,oiars "a
tracted.
Brt be diint 'sks ,he hiu,. ,-,inr. q,
Ns- l'rrrna'i s9~r~a-4s india. a-ft, -..
uars-.l. no-- Fse = i,rar ,t-ua-s- -
AMI sitting down to thc perusal ~ ,he r.~.-
rapers Ala. o. the m.Iuight cu-s ans
or'en'fi ryes-iheir spell -as broken.
How i'ug fhc .ior creeping Lours seem
"a before kaie came barkt Long ere a.
toani 1f rsrriage wheels grated on ,hs
pavement heior, fh- door. b. went up o.. bic
ovn room. and tired ,ies.lv eaea.b 90
asiusc himself With books sn8 letter writing
A.i his eHo-ts we're unavaIinr . bctuer, hi-,
anf every oecupafion to vhich BE- turned
crrrf one r.oouy fhourht-a core pang-
Cd thInk ihai kaic - happy vithout h..
soc.e'f that she never mis.cd b.. a..eri
voice nrI smile.
"i sorier % Tu jsaloas.~ BE- mstierea
to h.r'ef ' lt's not an agreeable sen.a-
i.on. st i1 events I ronler if Kate fla
20 whenever firiei with A1rora and ,is
uiiov-