Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-12-16
PARIS Me. FRIDAY, DECEMBER IS. 1884.

den giog. etching ibc out.in- of stem and
ieafon the trightly tinted ,srtl. sitting
through the ruby petals ofthc cardinal dor.
er. and shooting down O. the pebtly beI u
thc tran.llceoi river Erery foot of ground
"a. dear % h.m, every nook and slope.
ard bank. had is ci,-ri,bed association.
tie looked long a; each. wbisp~ring a. D.
did 20. -Tis for fbe last time
llavin- fnishel be survey. he FASTENED
o. 'he pasture. which he rcarhcd iust A.
NelIie ~. leaving e. With great deIi-a-
cy ani tact be toli her a. much ofhi. story
A. Do vac necessary for hcr % know. passing
lightly over the unpleasant points. and
dwelling ou his mothers sympathy. wlick
sas a'l their oEr. A. isusaaI ln such cases.
b. vss the fr., o. benefit by hi. efforts and
haf The tiiterrrs. % bis own -riei sanished
while D. ~, striving 70 comfort his bctroth-
81
The next morning Lawrence returned %
Pierdim,. where he obtained a .ituat.on
shich offered hin a descent maintenance
without entirely drbsrring him from stadv.
lie worked hari. all3~ing himself no rrr-
rva,ion except thai % writing long letters
% Nelir. whose position had been improv-
81 ts a Circumstance vhich vas intended o.
produce a very different elect.
After casting of his son AMI before his
wrath had cooled. Mr. Wcutwortb called
on AIR. Nhitman gave a version % the af-
fair highly favorsbic % himself. AMI beg
ced THAI hl, to turn The other offender a.
so. into the street. Bot hi. hostcss ~as
not tnciiue,l to la.c an cfhcieut servant
AMI. bcside. she hated her guest most cor
diaiiy- -. vhiir sbc cvadrl his proposal
WITH a pr1t1sion ~ smiles and .hr-l-s. 81.
was guicils planning 90 mortify and rura-r
him still more. The iaI sewius was CON-
ln- un. and sLe dressed Nrihc ia pretty.
lft Use .lru .rt, teok hcr ir.0 the nar-s-
O.. a--lsf v.a -rr ur,l.e. aaI introduced
hcr to al ber friends, privately informing.
each ot tarm tlat she vas engaged t1 th-t
yo4us Mr Nrnfworth. whose father uas
such a brute. Nellie knew nothing ~ h.r
mistrrss's WINS and ~hisperiu-. and the
pleasure vhirl sLc drew from the altr-e.l
rvaii0us aaI -urrolndings vas apparent
o. every eyc. Her complexion cleared.
isr cheek. grew round and fresh. a bright
hoprtll eSpry.,ian rested up1u her fl-r.
vhich "a. SO od by braid. deep,ueI in
t.nt o. the riches; auburn.
>ii.i. the marriage of the devoted patr
would have been long delayed but f1r tle
Interference of Ias-rnc~'s r,t avrr..oa-
that very Mr.. Merriam. whom he i-r-scr-
entity caie.l '. mustard Nir. Me-i,m ~.
moved to Grantley from P.eudimr. AMI A.
d. vas utterly barren and tedious o. her
without a mystery or = pra,,ye. sLe speedily
sei1ci upon y A-,.l-. who hcIl OFT r-oui..
oi both possession- in her os1 person. Al
ar,t tle sweet soanE iaee. p,rple1ei and
haunted her Nhene,rr sl- sau BE-. % sent
b-r faaa-af- backward. forward. abroad.
in .e~ .Iler.n- and pailfal search. SOM
~Hrrc sl- bad seen Be-. counterpart. bat th.
most eager searching and pe-r.og revealed
n.tl.ns Then thc name puzzled h,r. lt
bad a familiar rms. aai set % wa. unfa1lil-
ar Little hs i.tle shr c.ane tcI Nellie
sita q M- Elna Clinton Wa--rn. an on
arlaa.ur1r.. 90 her Own. uia taI l..a--
pea-,l mts,erioasiy SOME year. before. an
bad a. .h.l named Mar El.n b. vas
el5a-h t1r the active lady. N1tuuLstanl-
Ir- hrr persistent Inspection of hsr n-i-b-
bnr, affairs and Der .c.asl51a ot. ..alsrr..
she uas a varm-hea-feI woman. a 4o-k.
io- Fork's sake. tut most happy ~hen her
labor became available t1 oth.-.. ~.. ftr-
cird thai there va s1fnetalng wrong iu NeI-
lie's position. ani .hr resolved Oh ri-ht if
Taking a. "a guide h-r incxpi1-aiIe rnrE-
nation t8 connect NcI.is With h.r l1., friend
she lal rat i.si.t from Ier eHort. until .te
BAD d'-ra,erei .he f1I.ouin- rar.ceIar..
N. N.r..- rrs MARI. .eI t. Ia- ta.Ian1
..t ...r.. h.
offs gambling Istt of ter faslrr.. a-.l .is
faarI tar.rr mated urb ,iria1s nan
ai..a llr..rrf. ~ss r-fv rs,-f.I Hr fl.
u.aarrss. snI ut' arr drove h.r fa l..-
rar u.-r.I.ior bsr.e.f in uiI.v.. .4e.I..
.tr '.l u.ta Dor tl.I. .rt.r..-- Oh. f.ar
-.I.-, rrl Irr a.rt ir t1raIf Ger t..-
rrrIs vaf.h uas ss sf-i.f ftat sre t.a-.d
t.arr-re hir rft.f intentions her ra---.s
a-I .r'r '-.fhrr rls dead. arI tarrs uss
... OF. aa.n .a- r.aII rrr'f fralI ard
......I li.rr.-.. uas .f.... .-.r t.- mi
f. E-.f Hr. .. |.a ...rr.. rrH .H. Dbl L.