Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-09-01

seen % make pore and holy the atmosphere
about them.
In the evening Marx Wilton came. and
told Clara the result Of hrs iniervicw With
his father. She hstcned attentively. and
~ben he had concluded. she reacted forth
her hand and rested !, in his
" Marx. she said. gazing earnestly into
bis face. q" have been fearful Of this. and
I teIl you freely that have no wori Of
fault % end With yosr faiher. 7, would be
hard FOR me - give YOU up. bat it would be
barber still 20 scc YOU suffer on nv account.
IL. as matters nov stand. you would sever
the bonls between us. sbal Be content.
and ] wiil never blame YOU while live
Clara" cried the young nan. vehe-
meutiy. '' vou don't know me. Give YOU
up. ii sooner give mp NV life. Ny father
has nv answer; I can give up his wealth:
bui | canno; give uP the love and faith OF
nv heart. No. dearest one. no cloud can
come between thee and me. Ny resolution
= taken. and heneeforih I am my own mas
ter. suoIect only 20 such bonds A. love and
dutv % thee shar impose
The msiden regarded her lover for some
moments Ia silence. She saw how proud
and determined b. looked: how bold ard
daun ,less vas the light that flashed in BIS
dark ewes hos hopefully and trustingly he
turned his souls aspiratioas fo-ards her
self snd she fcli that she did no wrong in
sustaining him
d" Marx Wili1n.~ she said. giving him
both her hands. % u YOU can love and trust
me thus; 81 YOU can. ia the first iush Of
manhood. turn from The hopes Of other
year. and link your fate with mine viii
love and cherish you % the end. Nv best
efforts shall b. yours. and with all nv pow
er heart ard soul will serve you
Before Heaven an content. respond
cd the youth and as be spoke. be seemed
% summon al his energies for the battle of
lie before hin. lie drew the fair ore up
on his bosom ard a. b. held her there. be
resolved that De woall live. % show o. bis
father anl thc world. that be could u.;ain
himself as became an honorable and inde.
pendent man.
The day va. finally sci f1r their marriage
We cannot b. married m my fathers
h3usr. said Marx
No returned Clara. % lad supposed
shat. and ! have planned that Ne will be
married az che house of an old friend Of
mine VIII e please you % have ii 50 -
The Young mtn consented. and The ar
rangements were made accordingly.
The evening came. and Marx was usher
ed into tbc house Of Cisra's frsrnd. whosn
D. bad heard called Mr sampson. THIS
Mr. sampson vas an oh man of pairiarchal
aPPearanco quaintiy dressed his hair and
beard. white a. snow. seeming never 90
have suffered tbe approach Of razor or
shcars. lie received Marx with touching
Kindness and il ~as be who gave the blush
ing brde away.
' Nov. ny children said Mr. sampson.
ai,er che ceremony bad been performed.
and Ma-k and Clara were man and wife.
90 you are aboat to commence the ascent q
LIES Lil together. Be true 20 each other;
De- true o. honor and duty and. be sdded.
raising his hands ~hile the big tears start
"a 90 his eyes. 90 may God guard. guide and
bless you both '-
Marx loved that oh man-he learned 10
love BIN at once and b. promised himself
much pleasure in visiting him.
90 never knew before that vou had such
a frieni. BE- sad 70 Clara. when they we're
alone
Oh. BE replied. A" BE- has been ny
beet friend. since ny father died. He has
never been called upon 10 serve ne much.
bat siiil love bin a. a father And you
VII love BIN a. YOU come o. know BIN
There vas much vonlermcnt in society
~hcn it became knovn thaf oid Jotham
Wilton. tbe retired btnkcr. hai disinheritod
be son and thc gossip nnonrers bal busy
time ol ii ior awhile Some said that oid
Jothim bal done just right. others saiI
that b. hsi done ju.t wrorg. though they
rouii not fliig exoncrsfe the sou Others
there we're. uho. kaoving Clara sided 18th
the youfhfll couple. ard denounced Oh
J0tham as a monster q TIE frst water
Ibe more sober ard rational ones-those
Who bai knorn Jothsn Wilton throurh his
iong and nsef1l carccr--vcrc at loss hor
to 1nierstani ~ matter. A. frst they we're
unsilinc to believe that b. co1ld have done
s1rh thing a. d.sinherit his only child
ItdiI zoe seem rfasorabie. .sOf three
promising chidr.n they said. 4" Marx is
tie oriv one lct to him and it cannot be
thaf hc ha. ihus cast BIN a. Bat vhen
theY found r. sasr. ally 30. thcY shook their