Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-02-17
VI ! sc r. .. l. A y Y.
THE PROMISED KISS.

ess. vho -ss on b-r knees before nv trunk
Engaged IN adniring ny wardrobe ~hIe
sby ehAtied. turned imnvdiately 20 my sis-
ter
My dear Julis. we are actually cram
F med. q saii She e. Thew hasn't b,-rn sub
a summ-r rush for The Naples sincs I can
rruepb-r. First cane th- Atbsrion. snd
Wilson's, then Harry Vernon. Cnarlie
Wayne. frvd La-tOn. ana his pretty l,itic
cousin. aui consequently h-r ardent admit
cr. Mr Maynari ihougai ~ verr cer-
iainly fan. and James vas js.i sagias. last
night. that ~c coulln'i possibly accoaodass
anyb0dy else. -bea oarriage drove sp.
anl oct sprang IIssh Cho.'oa -'
''iiush Che-son = .sid I. nv f,ce hlshins
Ilugh Chestons- exclaimed ms elder
si.,er. Gertrude. ~ho "a. ;un,bhng over
ihs oontcnis OF bcr trunk in search o. sone-
thing "Oh. AN delighied,-
lie. The bet catch I kno~ Of. Louise. -
sad Julia.
Well Of course De- had come . spend
~cck cr i~o. AMI james was just a. Glad %
-. hI'n a. ifther- -a.n't a soal IN IT, hor,.e
ald ~c bad ~hoie suits q rooms. replied
Mrs. Analic - bat I was at ny wits ends
TO- Placv Co pa hiu in. Blt a. lAsi. I
rru'~mberei vhat a good liiiic ,oal yos are.
Mauic. and 80 vcntsrcd 90 IL bim have
tie chamber ! hal reserved Cor yoa. You
-on't ih'nk it imposition. ~ig you. dear '-'
No ind-rd caa manage cspitaiiy
nth you. Ja.ia. sAid /
Its,cry good % you. lies jast re-
turned iron tho continent. eontinuel Lou
-. " loh. ~hAi = love Of a bcrtha. Matte %
md brought hous- French valet. Who d.
almost A. handsome a. his master. an.l ~lsa
. turning the hsad Of every maid ~ the
house. IIo- d-lghtfal q d. 90 hear them
tAls iFvnSi.--uaa.;sr and uan Matte -hsro
aid soa ever ind thi- T--rie.t Trimming
i hasen't seen han for nearly fse .Ar,. e.
sal Gertrude. o. bnt ssy,i % BE- desp--r-
ass.y ~ io,c -ith hin. S4ch hand-oe.e
eyes s BE- had
" lie . very rich. -hich i. mach more %
the Purp0-e.- sad Jaiia. whose t-entv-.iH
ssuaivrs had brougbg be- % apprcciats th-
Purfiyal part oi Efe " Nate. ,oa boa.e-
y httio hing sh- ld.isd. '. that arc you
d7casing about
cot % from the foor -herc hal been
siitiug ier tbe ls-t ten inmates. -fh nv
barr atout nv .hosldrrs. aud went To- rh~
mirror. ! did not want them % Sc shat
bnshi coior tberv as spon rav cheeks
My SISTERS ~crv dressed in fr9 ruinutr.
morv. AMI scni do-n STAIRS -lsh Loui--
" h-n he SQUAD of their vois,- hsl died
a~sy. thrr- myself upon the cart.et bv a
ci,air and isll . drvaminE Eve years BE-
iorv--it 4ii not seen bag had seen
liugh Ch-ston. and i,r The ouiy tin- in nv
hie. Ii "a on ihe 80 Of par, gwen
~ NJ 'afssrs house. IN honor q uly si.fs-
6vrtrudes sigbfc~nth birth dsv. Iittle
mnrv ihsn TO ssars before hal lot ,,s,
drar uioih-r. ard ihe ilea of a cro-d of
raJ f-oP.r thr0uEing the room wh~rv So
Tad rc.ie,l iu her cotlin sn fbst isst .sl dar.
tlirl u,y chii4i,h i,sart ~ith gri,i ani in.iis g
nsfion. kat no one took any noiioc 81 ns-
su,ii fherr By thc '~irlo~ OF my hrle
rooni. -h',h a. iu the uiug ~ th- boa.e
ani oseiiooksd ihe tcrra,c g ti- main
tu'iiine--usy a. vet ~i'h tear ard fi.e
ne.i -rs'ehsi feeling hal ever fli. rn-
gerng aroanl nc.
S.ileniy a ighi from tbe bsn room
streaming oui broadly upon tie dsrkne...
g. sou- one dre- th- ~in'lou drapcry aside.
inl au instant afrrvarls tso persons step
p.i OF upon fhe trrrace It uas my sister
Gcrfr4ic fnl eentirma,. could i-sr
.rvor.i. rls.ni, a. d,,y passed is-k-sri .
anl 'or~arit They talked rarsirs.lr anI
ghiy aboat a great many things. some "a
~ii,b coail .nl,r.fanl. Lat oii.rs ,.lii
noi A. is.t -ss .'sr,i,d ~ o. words
of ms sisf,r'. oonpanion.
Wtaf i. thsf.~ be ,s.d.
Whais- ail ny si-t-r. What O.
yo1 mean. NJ Che-'en.-
"Idaagii caoehi glimpse ola chiI'.
"a, a. tisi -iai1- f. rsrI'si fhe -erfiraar
T" AtfHf am not nistakea ii d. vet uiih
tears
iieu hask qa.ckig vi'h heanor hcarf.
t1t : teafi rlv sirfer ssf. '' Oh. rr. Mafir
my huie sisisr. surpose IT, riii i.
t'crse fo our giving thts Tarfy to nlztt.
al ae,itfes t.st we are nI hearfirss ,nd
tr-.t'.i q ny drsr mother Of cuerse as
Joa lrs t~arc. 80 ia b. very aisar5. hli
no are er..t rsse hsr believe BE-. tnl .i-r
"a. ,taf ts-,.f ~ in ber roou ani erred
sr lsy
G,rr-ls tal fo'l fte trufh. Thee -ore
f..i 3D. f.sts oftt- case. Or h-r -ords bal
.sr,d iarth . srliio fr.-a Ger conrsn ior. D