Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-09-22
NO 81, PARIS MAINE FRIDAY SEpTFMRFR 22 ,se,

Miss SAbrina Haslet dill not marry. Ia.
-edding -As pat OF frs; by ber notheri
death. and then by Der fathers six months
after and then folk sald there -ss a quar-
rvl- But be Il a. Il may. be -ho -as 20 have
been her husband nsrried instead tha, same
Miss DoruAs Oakley.
/ Other Saitors CANE. no doubt. for Ms,
SAbrina -As handsone and rich; bat she
liked none Of tbe@. and lived on in the
IN The Hall quite alone out for the servants.
By-And-by sbe saw no eonPany. ard shat
Up ha.f ibs house. ard seemed more loaely
and vretohed than many poor woman.
All her beauty leh her too. and she grew
70 be a sharp. sour spinster. always dressed
IN blaek-sbe whO had beea both belle and
beauty.
lived on At home. Ellis married. and
30 did BArzillAi The years did not seem
to give a gray hair to my mother. nor
wrinkle to my father. They we're too pla-
eid TO grO- old fast. No one wondered I
did no, marry. They seemed 70 think that
having been 50 nearly mistress Of the Hall.
Il vas not likely should be wiling to -ed
for less.
The Hall. Bah, Il vas Willie / loved.
and no; his home or lands.
One winter night. Christmas time ~as
nearly come. and | sAt by the IRE dressing
dolls and tyiag up gArplsms in paper
horns ~iih bats Of ribbon for my nieoes' and
Nephew stockings. when there eAme loud
raPPing Al the door. opened Il. there
stood an Old mans servant from the Hall.
'' la sent by Miss SabrinA. Miss said
be- 9" She Is very IN. and desires ycu to
come alone She has something PArtiealAr
70 say to you
- Sa6rinA HAslet send Tor u8e - thOaght,
and then nv heart beat fast. and I GAasied
! hardly knew What.
- III. did yoa say?~ Iasked
- Very IN. sad the mAn. 60 The doc
tors give her over"
vent back to get a shawl and hood. and
tell my mother where I vas going. and then
came out The night vas bleak. and snow
~As falling and lay deep upon the ground, ,
and there stood sleigh With buffalo robes
IN Il ready fOr M. l stepped an. and vas
~hiried Asas to-Ard the Hall IL vas Ike
dream ! could scarcely believe myself
awake. IL -as siill dream when Nc stop
ped At the Hall. and only realized that q m
~As true -ben stood ia Miss Sabrina's
room. and sA~ her lying van and pale upon
'he pillow. %. What change had come
over her,
% 1Ou've cone. Hannah Fantborn." she
said % thank you for that Itbought YOU
would refuse. perhaps. las a long time
since we spoke together
d" A long ~bile.~ I replied.
" Yet yea hasnt changed much. =" said
she. % Ioa look A. you did when You stood
BY the hedge in the moonlighf. and sad
q What is the Hall 70 DeY .-T-as Willie.
love cared for ! remember the uor,ls.
Hannah Fantborn. They've sting NY soul
often sinue. Do you know LED thenY-
A." Lied
Yes. lied. Willie's heart never belong
ed 70 any ore bot you. lie "a. A. true as
Heaven Il was who wanted him 20 -sd
Dorca' Oakley thought poor girl Ike
you beneath bon. / told bin you loved
that cousin -bo cane 10 Jour home 90 ohen /.
and shen y0ur lrtter came Le believed 4.
i tboueht Be vOuld marry Dorcas then. I
never mean, 70 drive bin from home and
kin bat b. uent. and the last vord. ne
said we're. 'Sabrina. my heart - broken.
And All these years be has wandered over
the World a lonely. s0rro-ing nan. and I.
his sister. the cause And sbe-Dorca.-
oh. you kno- nv lover jilted me for her
ali the place knows hat
i looked 81 he poor dying woman. I
~as trying % forgive ber. bot could not
help speaking harshly
am only a stranger. said 81. What
] have suffered . nothing 90 YOU. Bot hsd
you no mercy on your brotberf You have
had time % repent"
A" Time .~ she aid. 'sYes. II,no.b Pan
thorn. it seems Ike eternity; bat I have
sought for BIN IN vain f7r years tboacbt
htm dead. Yesterday I learned that b. l.
alive. and not many miles distant. Ol5 BE-
fore his iime' they say Bot he lives LOOK
'hs continued. drawing packet from under
hcr pilou. IN this have written The
truth. it shai b. sent to-morrou. Its
directed plainly. III dee IN The niehs q
can 60 al che sane VIII and you nav
meet again. and be happy when I an under
ibe furi
Then BE began % uaii-"Dont lesve
M dont leave me 10 de alone l~
] 81 dosn by her
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