Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-07-01
IS, ME-, FRIDAY, JULY |, 1854.

thread hastily broken. and tbs note drawn
in
Soon heard Ii ghf step asoendiag The
siair-then down sgAsR-tLen it return ed
ii passed along the hAll--it halted AZ nv
door. The knob turned. and Jsli.'s maid
sH Aant rushed into the room:
James. she cried. ." have come to
yoa-- and fell fainting At NY feet
Halo" thoaght /. A. dashed tum-
blerfal Of water into her face. - What does
all this neanS-
Her eyes opened; " James. 4" she mur-
nared. stretching forth her hand. '' have
no fear Of t. Living or dying an thine. .
-" The deuce you are muftered. soto
rooe Tbeu alGud. While bo~ing Al a re-
sPectfal distance. - Really. MADAM. there
is some mistake here. Leave me. / pray
you
HeAvens.- cried the maiden aunt.
" He does not knOw me. IL has gone O.
his brain Already.~
- Bot Do kno- you. = insisted " aud
repeat. YOU are lAboring under some IA
tai error. Miss DAriey.-
Miss Drley oh no. call me julia
DO not drive M a-ay-let me soothe tha:
poor. distrac-~
julia / interrupted. forcing her
away from me. lis yo,sy name Julia. too.
Madam
The sharp eyes Of the maiden aunt lost
their tender expression IN an instant lis
my name Julia foO-oo. What do you mean.
SuY~
Why, mean. replied reeoiIins. u
mean-in sh0rt-that-in other words-I
didn't know your name vas Julia
" And your Ietters9- he gAsped. getting
ready. fclt sure. % faint again.
They were addressed % your niece. Of
course. lny dear Madam
"Qf course ~ screeched the aunt. nov
too angry 20 think Of swooning. "And
you dared address yourself to that child
that sehooLgirl?-
'' But really. MADAM. Il
" Silence. SIR. Don't MADAM nse- Oh
that should have risked the horrors Of
eontagion for such a wretch - And clap
ping her baad 20 her mouth. she started
Pcll-mell FOR The door
In vsin ! asked her pardon. and shouted
Ira; had not the smallpox. She vas
down stairs before the words were spoken.
Her door closed With bang. Nov for
denouement. though; ! "ihe ~bole
house must have heard this racket Es-
tened; al was still as death did not
kno~ iha; ny landlAdy and ber daughter
were locked in their garret-room. not dar-
ing % descend until they we're certain had
leit ilse hOusc. The sound Of What thsy
believed % be my rAsing had alarmed them
only the more.
Leaving hasty note on ny table con
tanning an unconditional surrender % nv
apartments. and a. nearly a. could esti-
mate. the amount due Tor card. packed
my Vaiise and PeePed into the ball. The
way was clear; rot = human being vas 70
be seen In another moment the street door
q that mansion closed behind ne forever
At the corner Who should meet bot Ju-
Ea-tts Julia. looking loylier than ever.
Scarcc conscious of what Vas doing. /
halted before her and exclaimed.
Why. Miss Darley. how cane you hercs
! thought you we're 10 your own room
% - ! Vas few moments ago. - she re-
turned. with a frank smile 60 have only
been round the corner 10 see the doctor
" The DOCTOR I echoed. Nth some
anxiety. 700 surely are not li. Miss
Dsrleys-
'.OL no bat tie fact j.. am anxious
concerning aunty. Il IS perhaps wrong o.
tell you and yet
OF course protested that she vas dong
eka.ly tac rigbt thing tAai I vouil b., o,-
iy TOO happy. etc etc. ect. Mean-hile
We found ourselves vaising sio-iy up the
a,cuse.
" lt - very strance. she continued. a.
Ee moved on together. " Aunt has never
shosn sympt0ms q anything of this kind
before. though. perhaps. ! notice q more
nos that an about to ieave ber DID you
nos knos tsr Observing ny startled look
'' 1 am gong nest -ees 10 live -ith snotb-
er relative ,n Tventy-third Street Aunt
has bren % absorbed of ate IN her plsa a
hirinr honse ani taxing boarders thar 10
mas have bcsa too much cKcitement for
her. shc ats very. very strangely /
really iear that she b. becoming dsranred ''
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