Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-06-10
vi | sc T. LII NY.
HARRY WOODS MILL.

it ~ts thirticth day day 81 he cmbcr-
late enough in thc year ioT frozcn pane.
and crisPy suow. and yet the AR that stole
'hrough ihc oPeu window into Fcr,.s Mac
lsr, chamber All famed her cheek was
almost a. soii AL ~arm a. that ,shi-a h,I
tossed hcr curi. on the briehi = 4ne morn
ings. an4 % therc had only been robin's
song. 10 thc tappiug oi The bals rork iae %
slc~p ia che night brccFc Against tac pane.
shc couid almost have fancicI tiat Gle aarII
ha4 tarued hack. and tbc sprin--tiuac ofthr
ycar ~as hers again. 20. 81 o. coalI only
hc 81. vaat bittcr past 90 wouiI undo. ''
shr gispcd -.iA a long sigh. a. ;bc m SER
able. nadicnins present. seiicd ~ith m5ek-
cry of sl- '-.. r.-se ~ .r couf-,.t nth shat
90 uigLt have been o. was tle old story.
\ Purc, deep. aai aIIcl love in the breast
az two. cithcr of vh3m would have almost
gwen iheir hte Or tbc other. vhich a. fr.t
a thouEhtirss Word bad disturbed. thcn
open mlsaalertaniings that neither party
vouid make smooth hy conccssions. aaI a.
last airtaiious and ooquctry that had -.d-
ened thc brvaeh. til n0~ ii seemed chasra
that nc.ihcr coah pass
And this was o. have Lccn my bridal
night %. Harry. dear. lear Harry o. and
the poor g.si a. .he sa'I ais buried her
facs ia ihe cushion, by Lsr siIe AL sJIbed
aloud a. ihc old love. with .i. delicious
sarsiug'. svep, over her. all i,ft .lch an
aching ,.il that even death boxed Ike
harp.nrss. a rrlieft1 thc sired. aching hours
Tie lamp burned iov. aatr.aaici. a1d
thc moon rosc high above th- t-rcs. and
thrrr brigh; beams across ihc Chamber. AMI
stiI Pcrric Mari1rc sobbel on. nlv ching
inr her position to care al ihc swollen
sircam. vhich bore uron BE- bosom hrays
cakes of icv thai dashed against BE- sides.
uiuruiarir- an the vhlc an angry. viid re-
f-ain. a.. f rcsrutfui % the turdcns cast
urou it. ln che clear moonlight. bail sha-
d~d D., iov branrhing trees. ,to5Ia mill
hu mi..-vith the hood pouring over The
-hiie arms of thc Wheel and the hugc cakes
% i-e s~aying ani balancing over thc dam
above. iben hlHne i.to the dooI hensatL.
uifh s1lni Ise rr-ouoi ri < fhanl-r. TOSSING
~ sgainst the sarportir, tialers. and ma-
klug them moan aaI errak a. % tbey rerr
tt-.uias alt in th-.r laaa language ago.
uirlng crics for h-lp.
TIE hrhfal ciock bciow raos 1lt each
hour to listening ears tu tu,isc. aai th.n
tlerc vas n5 bear,r. f0r poor. tfed Fsreie
vas asleep anl pet sbe sai b5li ufri-4t bv
she ul-lls rta vile oprn eyes. a. % "a
x.ur ar the stream thai ross higher aai
higher. fhr,atsnIug ca.l moment to over
fo~ bel bauks she. iar Gle tine being.
ras q sl.urauhuli.i, and one lrra-o desire
seemed o. lave possessed hsr m.al--t1 s.f
in llarry.s chair. to Jean htr bad lFon L.i
lcsk. ard clasp the 5pok tlat he Lal rad
lasr. t1 her aching heart li,r slprerel
ieot aoaIi make o. r..s, .a tle ftalr.l.r.
and .he o.alI pass o-i 0i ihe ir.ui -..r
arI listar1 no ore. anI reform .r an l..r
hat tarl could there b. Dol u, fs
reasoned Ia her aabaianced drtaus .' al
it uoa.I comfort tcr .a.
Tie uet. so4l-1 sr.a soaked tlr.a-
BE- slippers. ard ,l- iaaml-l -a,sis r..h
si .ss.i u.ta the r.aus ,hat connected tt.
fa-a uth tae mil door. 6at I.r,a aa...l
t .u.h a.ia.tsunr f,p. and iran.I l
over the I1oi t1 rrarh tar thc Ees. vt.-
IIa-rl Dad often h,l it ia tLase harfy dlg
vien fr. t-..tiai. .rar.d apon Lis arm
Ituas boz I.r ttaI. th, bot sas srrlr-
arI .L. threaded .a- .eu- ao1r. iaste'l 81.
uau-re.s By fle .lrinz n.al. a' the fgl
ot t-a.rs fa fie s..onl sf.r.. ahere f.
uheat .ay in bsg. r..s.. tt.a ta.a. g. 81 s.l
deer. trI .le st. n Ir, -r..a. ltra
I.e iaIry u.r.. passing from f.s t.-s OF
tered r,on arartl vlth et... talt .ar.
aal irtsl.acel sai haaE lke chandelier
irou f-e o.il.ug. al s..tsne.l ..h L.-r. @
tte r.ou sac seagit. trrIt a.th bee u.tr
carptt. All caltaln,d u..l sarai-hael trI
afe.e. fu. or thrse oale tfs.r.. anl "a OIL.
dest. s,ta .tsr5s of banging stsi,,sater
No aeloary bed hcr hand oaes l7u ores