Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-10-21

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money. To -hieh the doctor replied. by
eaihns her = lo~. vulgar woman. ~ho vas
only TOO glad 20 marry professional gen
tiensn and suthor. % enable ber 20 eoter
society. After Which she toyed ~ith her
fAn. and snsiiy Puiled the beIl-oo-d and or
dersd h>r servant -bo an.-ered ia. 20 bring
her carriage 90 the door.
Where are yoa eoingS- demanded the
7 doctor.
TO ride .ir. : rrPIied the .ni,bIe Mrs.
Str.hsa
. IN 20 With yOu. hyou please
d" Boz do not pleAse
Then I chOo.s 20 go
Very -eH. then you 90 alone. can
not 20 Nth yos.-
You oAanos 20 unles. seeompsnv YOU.
madam
"Cannos1-
Cannot psaam."
Wen see
Well. - -in .~e-
The doctor -aikeJ out Of the rooun. ioek-
ed ihe door. Pot The hey in bi. pocket and
y n the house.
She did not st dO-n and bur, into .
hood q tears. but -sited patiently sor The
servant % retgrn -bon she had sent for her
carriage. VIXEN be rrturne-l. she toll hi-,
through the keyhole. % return the ho-,e.
TO The stable. and place a ladder AGAINST
the siudy -indo~. The laddsr "a. plaoe.i
according TO dirsction.. and . turkey -ish
oysters asd pastry -ere brough, up 20 her.
Ihe ladder uas then removed. and every
'hins ~As prepared Tor the reAppsarance OF
her husband. Near the middle q the sAsr-
noon the doctor rcturned ho-ss. stepped
softly through the ball toward. the door.
PevFca through the ke, h.1ls. eKprct.n- to
sre striking picturs Of hsniiiy and con-
TRITON.
Judge ofhi surprise. then. ~hen b. sa-
Mr. ; sIitiug before his long reading ta-
be on her right hand hi, bell-ule;AI nor
TAR. IN Which sbc ~ss roasting his mammoth
Specimen sPPies, sweet potatoes. and her
tsrkey. Near her. stood his water bath m
~hicb she uas cooking oyster.. and she oe-
eA''onaliy stirred them -ith b, spatulA: on
tAe table stood one q The bottle. Of -ipe
vhich bad been left from ths pre,ioa.
nights reselry. -hieh ,bs lady sor the -ant
of ehanPAsne oPener. lad deprived Of
- neck Nth n ~elge-ood pestle. and u.-
ing four ounce graduate FOR A-ine glass;
she had cu; HP champagne baskets for are
wool Nth A. Indian tomaha-k. On the
left bard stood the doctors -riting.de,k
-hich sbc bad broken open. and scattering
on the desk. we're tender missive, Of hi,
early love flames. manuscripts pages of tale.
And sketches. unpubh hshed ode.. and unpaid
iAilor's bilis. ~hiie the LADY sat reading fr.,
n a'~ce; love letter. then an ode on Napo-
leon. and % on. ihrowing them PAGE after
page into the 6re. Thus the husbands
brAin--ork. and -ood eurio.ities. ~ere
made 70 cook fhe dinner.
The doctor looked silently on A. long a.
be could then. tsking the key from n.
pocket. b. anlocked the door-and a -.
bolfcd on the inside.
" Ms. :. be shouted.
% Well. SIR
Open the door
d" 1 am very busy just no-. and can y Be
disturbed
Open tbs door Immediately
o. anl busy. 1 tell you.
" la burst tbe door m. u you do not IN
siantly open a
do a. yoa please. sir; but your rpuun-
my aod gian;'s skeleton arr placed ar.iss,
the dor. 80 b. careful ard rot break them
The doctor uas fofied. for fs- moment.
be stood snd thougst -hai course it -.s
besi o. pursuc. Suddenly recollecfing ths
ladder he ha.isn~d tbrougb the hsu OF 81
doors. Fatirs ils aoor lnlocked and The
k'r i7 u Ls ioot-t~ps had .oarcely died
s~as sa he STAIRS. before his ~ kaI r.-
moved both eases from the door. drs- re
bolt and stood IN The entry. It-asbst the
~ork "a moment % thro- the remaining
letters. poems and naBsscripts into ihe frs.
rensose ths sine and satabiss. l,ck ths door
upon the oats.ie. and psi tbe key IN her
porket
Nran-hle The doctor uas rai.rr a..
aiier o. ihe -iHior. and by The tuse be-
hai eoi % Pisoei snd ssoended haif it,
'engih BE- sifs ard iavoriic nan servant
we're watching him from loser -indo-.
TIE doctsr pushed up ne rindo- and
iumpsi iu. the servant Jumpo.i ct q The
io-tr s.ulos sal pulied dom ths iadasr
The doctor sas ne bird had ho-n. and H.
rl-bsd bics o. tae -iudo- plst a. che lsd-
der rsachsi tte grouud-
o. Pot that adder back sgaIn.- shouted
the doctor