Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-06-23
vi 1 sc T. LII A. Y.
ONE OF MANY. :

siana ia4eu With apple blooms. whose deli
cate perfume foats in thi, ;wilsh, air. Just
a. u DID Tour years ago tonight.
There - a0thing changed about this oil
place as look upon its picture nov The-r
stands tie stone-eurbed we'll. over Which
The iong sweep hsngs. with ia dangling
ouekei. H'oss-oosere1. and dripping mon-
otono1siy. iust a. ever There = Carlo.
kennel. ard Carlo himself Is Ivin- there.
With his nose upon hs outsreiched paws.
ana his eyes closed laziiy precisely thus
he lay a. looked cut this ~indo. four
year' ago this hour. can hear Kate and
bess and Diek and Dakc. stamping With
their iron hoofs in their stalls in the oh rcd
barn and over the top Of thar sane tree
that bears the golden-sweets. peeps the
wooden weather cock on the roof % ths hav-
shet. The dove. have been aying IN and
oct Of their cots over the vide door Tor The
past hour and the swallows. not vet gone
% sleep. arr sqaeakiHg and eLatteriay ia
the caves overhead. There dangie. tho
s~ing under the oak. Yonder comes Phil.
Up ~Aisiiag up the road. lie has changed
no more IA these four years than a. Be were
an mage. instea4 of being a. be -. amid
die-age4 serving man. Everythins my eve
rests upon IS Just the same-just the sane
~ish u we're not. How can The world 70
on - unohangcds
IL seems a. = had been dre,niar. here
by the ~indo- in The sun Of The warn Nav
afternoon. and bal jast a-akenca IN the
i~ilshs. Wa il my wedding n,sL, tbs
nighi four wears aco2
les. There. on The bed uiihia TIA,
room' ny 10y . sleeping Here on nv n
ger '' nv yelling ring. and kiss i;. aad
% 30 a' cold % nv iiP, a. has forehead va.
Hare arc nay wid0-'s mourning garacnt.
An t~cniy-tSo. l vas eighteen when
Frank drew me 70 hi. heart. here IN thu
Very room. lie called me his dari.ag. has
brown eyed BRIDE. Oh. ho- loved hiua /,
Yea lad,es vho 1--we IN cities. and whose
lives are erovded nth events. who have
loved an ani1vcl one maa after another.
whose hearts we're older a. eighteen than
mine D. tAis day. even after al - deep i5v
and sorro~. yoa can no; knoE how loved
NV husband
lie was the Only nan ! ever loved re-
mcmbcr-the only one. NJ falher was %
stern -iih me that never dared 20 love.
My mother died When was iittle. aad nv
father kept me always under his eye. per-
Hiising me 10 such pleasures as those that
country giris generally have. AM books
we're ny best companions. Tisere were pic
rie parties 10 tbe woods IN sumner. and
husking bees IN autumn. ard other r,errv-
nasings q vhich ! sometimes heard. bat
Which never saw. Almost my only knorI-
edge q lie outside my own hone as Gath
cred from the giimpscs got q ths NEIGH
eor.rg people on Ssndays. az tho lit,'e
church wherc al iLe farmers on More,on
Heights net 70 worship. and stiil 10. II
Va there frst sau Frank-wien 7 uas a
little cariy.hssded girl. ard be va. a bise-
eyed boy. fto years uy senior. There I
sas al ever san % him. tiu vas sixteen.
and be vas bone from tie college vacation.
net bin then. ore afternoon. a. I vas
eomirg from a neighbor's house. and be
walked along ~ ny side. loved Him
that hour With my uhoie soul ar Is-,rr
the two years foiio~ing learned io fnd
ny sucetest haTrinc.. rn his smile. tb-
thrilhHg touch - his band. thc sot vorl.
~ love u sroke 10 me ard at last % sink
. ia pc trcmor ofunatterab'e happiness uron
7 his breast ubcn he asked ne % o.. Lis uifc
tan you wonder. then. that tho wediing
nieit on vhich be- made mo BE-. va darrl-
iag .a lfs brGIa,r, o. ny evess vas a.
-o't Intoxicated uiih Gle novelty and i.v
offhni scene The great rooms of squire
Norrir''sb sbouse were Ike those ofa palace
compared '' the humber bone uIrr. T LAD
Been rea-ci. anl there ve we're married.
ior frank wished n so. Tie cr0uli--
g1csis. tle e.eaning rgtts. tte marriage
ccrcrcrv. ihe oor rrataiations. thc vi .sr..r-
ei boy a my Lasaaal as he ieai over mo-.
ard tLe oior of afr'a blossoms pcr,ali--
al. seemed Lke teia.fl dream ther.
seem IKE dream rov. ritl fte oreLarrs
bloom alore remaining
DO you believe me ersg-rra'.-- vbca 7
'iy ihii ! Houii have .silcI a-nv .i. 1--
mlrmuring ior ny hl.t and'f sake, Htoa
e0. orif shows tLst you tarc -' r.--.r-
o.. ot q .arc hke tlat ! bore frFnrt.
ii T'' sronS to iorc a uan. OBJ. r.raa-.
bat oh. vis so iarpy He vas ny sI.
rrmrmte-. on BIN ! h,i,hei tte a--
toaried rseciI,l ois nature vbo.e drrft
Ho morill bs.rr hsd ioatei iaio before i,.
" aeart vouI letp sfi g'iins,. a. The
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