Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-09-22
OLD SERIES.

And With those words there cane q look
into her eyes I never shall forget; and in
the Christians dawn she lay on my arm
dead.
On sunday they buried her The grave
yard vas full Every one came 10 see
Squire Haslet's daughter laid in the great
vault / stood near it bot though IA. SOL
enn words Of the preacher rang in my ear.
and the eOthn -As before my eyes. and
should have thOaght Of nothing else. my
mind you'd wander away to the past-and
sac Wil a. used to see hin. and myself,
As m Mirror. young and blithe. leaniax
on his arm Then found myself praying
for the dead woman. and murnuring. " God
forgive her for she kne~ not that she did,
came back 70 the present With start
and thrill. They we're closing the vaalt.
And beside the clergyman. speaking 70 him
IN a whisper. stood a tall nan. With for
eign look about him and heavy hat slosch-
ed over his eyes: a nan all IN black. With
hair dark A. night. bus With here aud there
a silver thread. Why did nv heart beat
80 a. looked At bimS Surely bad never
seen fIaf nan before
tarned away and went bone-ard. The
path iAy by the old Hall paused a mo-
ment 10 look At IL. Every window -as
shut Prom the broad front door and from
the necks Of the stone lions on the porch
sireAmers Of Grape -ere floating. Oh how
often bad seen every window ablaze rith
lights. and heard nasis and dancing feet
and laughter from within And nov. in
the winter tsIlight-for a. eve the day "a.
nearly done. and the clouds lO~ered heavy
sth coming snOws-now. how dark and
cold It -as, And yonder in the graveyard
lay, IN their grim vaali. master and mistress.
and she Who bad been the pride Of their
hearts. the toast and beauty Of the regioa-
SAbrinA Haslet- ARd Wnlie--here "a,
Ae?
The gloon, the scene had Just witness
ed. the memories. were all too much for me.
j bowed my bead upon the cold stone Of
the gateway and ~ePs. Gone. gone.
gone!- ! cried. and the sobbins -isd
among the branches overhead seemed 20 re-
peat the words. Gone. gone. gonei~
had beard no st~p on the soft .nOw:I
had seen no shadow. never guessed Any
one was near me until hand came down
upon my shoulder-a large hand and strong,
5ut trembling like an aspen leaf
looked Up. Beside me stood the tall,
dark nan bad seen in the graveyard.
When tur..ed be removed bis bat. and
sa- The face Of Willie IIAslet. A face al
tered and aged. bronzed and sad. %, bis.
with love in A.
Hannah" be sail. " Hannah.T
And !. a. tho9gh spoke IN a dream.
murmured.
E" lie has come back again. lie has come
back again
" Yes. Hannah. back Ssain.- said the
lo-. swee; voice that had been IN nv men,
ory % many years. " Her letter brougbs
me back. She vas my sister and Is dead.
Hannah. you knO~ ALP
An said.
lie looked at ne. felt that. though
dared not lOok At him We we're silent for
a moment. Then be spoke.
" have not crossed that thresbold. Il
rests 9Th you whether ever shall. I-iu
not be master oftbe Hall unless you -ilIbe
my wife ard its mistress"
=" The Han. the Hail. cried. "D;d
the Hall 700 me2 Did love the Hsn2
1ou speak % Il srst a. all DO. Ob. win
HAslei. Il you had been poor fsruer's soa
al might have been 30 Different never
thought Of anything but yoor love-
"I forgot. be said. "fis not younv
VIII Hsslet no-. Ny hair gray. the tine
s0r wooing . past"
" And ! am old also. ~ .aid. This .
not Hannah Fanthorn. I souaetines tbink.
bot smother uomsn 9TH her name
There = no change IN you.- h. said
Oh. Hannah. must go2"
Tie opened his ar-s. I took ore ssep
ior-ard. snd my bead -as against be brrass
a. it had been ten years before. and ~as
his agar.
Thirty years ago. bot I remember Ho-
the bells rang -hen wc vere we'd. snd boz
The people crosdcd 90 the church 10 see
Add -ho 80 proud a. mofbsrY fyr her eirl
sas the Sqsire's lady ard mistress Of the
Hal. where they sat BY tbe sre many long
day. and died N Pesoe and bope almost TO-
grther q; lsst
- msy ne die-Wiil add 7 for ue love
each Other stiil. tbough both our heads are
shite a. sno- to-day. Bot an.idst 10
change, that have cone IN au these years
ve have never changed 10 each other.