Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-02-17


80 moments sftsr~ar'i. they stepped
through tn ~iaio- INTO the Rom again.
Lsaning bsrk INTO my old piacy dropped
ny bead into M hams and tell o. thiukinc
bus not Of nv troubles S1dl-niy "a.
sisrtle'l ~ b~sFing nv name called. Aher
u,ous-ut'. he~ihl-rvd h~sifation leans,l
ior-sr'i anA hooked out. AIR Chsstoo -as
siandins alone upon the terrscr.
" Won't you come down moment p he
said smiling At nv frightened face. II
want % talk wiih yoas-
SPringins uP. I Lett the room. and trip
ping lightly down starr. siepf.-d throush
ihe hall door upon the terrace and stood be-
fore him 9TH beating hesrt lie took my
hand. stooping dom looked kindly into my
fac-.
" What haV. you hem crying fOrs- be
said e-n,l,.
" iou know. ! rrplied. itconicallv
80 - DO. hiih- Mattie. he SAID smiling
y; and cali-d you,io-n because I -isl,-
ei 20 tell vou that I don't think you foolish
a. al. a. the others do. and that I'a very
sorrg for VOC.
aiio~ed ban 10 kiss me. Which vas
hi'sriy shoulI have indi dignAntly resented
under any other eircumstanoss
90 II a ie- months ! am gong a~ay. and
shall os gone for several years he said. az
trr pause. dsring Which be looked k-~nly
but Kindly into my do-neAsi face. when
come back. you viii be a yOang lady.
Matte
- know It. sad /. And Tn very
sorry for "a
4" For that reAsong- he asked.
Because " dont Ike yoaas ladies'.
replied.
Why nots- b. a.ked
" They AZ % sooltsh. said. They
TAX about aotIin- cl.e bat dres.. snd rcn-
'lvmcn and partie-. and arr sl-ays the
crosse-t i.eoplc in th- World 90 me -
The Hlra thar Mr Chestoa was lauchin-
a. me dashed into nv mind a. I finished
'Pcakius but glancing uP quickly INTO b..
tao~. so q was unassaliy grave.
pur opinion Oi your sen = not a very
haftering one. ho-evsr truthful II may l.. ~
b. sa.l. d" Do yoa believe all Young ladi.-
are Ike those. whom you see every day.
'' don't kno-. / .sii
" ID YOU think q necessary that they
shouiI be- b. a-ked.
d" No Sr.- I sad. '' for don't thiuk nv
mother was such a lalv-
" Don't vou think that you eouiI gro-
up o. hs s~n.iblc. us-ful woman. % yoa
we're O. tr, Pr be s-kvd.
" irs. slr.- saii I.
w iu 500 ;ry '~ be a.ked
'' wiu. was nv earnest r~ply
90 Aul ] hop- yoa may succv-d. nv dear
Maftie. bo'h for your saEs and m, o-u.
sad NJ Cbcsfon No- must leave
you. VIII you 80. ne good bye?~
Iastoni,hs,i myself YER, mn. b by tb. 49,.
-hcn ] pr,--,rd my Up. % bi-. a, BE- bent
do-n. Sou,cihing IN my face aitraete,l hi.
attention a a,om~nt after snd b. isngh~d.
o. You'r- = queer hule hing b. said.
e. what void sou ten me III ~ers 70 ask
sou if you liked ua~.
p. The truth. of course. 7 rcpli~d.
Then ~ .rarc ycur blu-i-.. sou pc
narkaii- mor.ei of -omanhood.- D.. ,aid.
'' fui Matte. - BE- contin,,,il more -cri,u.iy.
q. wiz ,oa Ne, nie si.en coa,e backy-
"Yc.. sir. ' .aid J.
q. You Vii BE- yousg LADY then. renem-
ber.- ,aii BE-.
Bot I .hal be myseH jas, the same %
ail
50 voa ~iu. .siI - II hail hold
you GO your Promi.s Remember is No..
sood bee.~
a. turned away n' soue one cane upon
tbc terrace. anl spraug through the ball
door. and few bark TO my room And
this "a. a. scene ! vas thinking over o.
so upon tbe foor of iny room a. tbe beaa-
ufal country sesi 81 the Ans'irs-a giri of
seventeen. dark. PLAIN .hy and sensitive
' Matte chat f1r ulerrgs sake ar sou
DOING chat 500 src no; dressed ycts -lis
nearir dinnsr fime. saiI nv sisfer Jlls.
lashinr info ere room for something. s,d
stopping short g. her eyes zen upon ne.
o. Have you been asierps-
.. No.- ssii .. .siisniy. getting uP snd
ro'r- fo ti.e m.rror.
"Oh. you qs-er ,hIl. saii .he. "No-
lo o. a1at Youli faf ~ in the draw
ias raor fyou ever ret rvsdy % coulo
.sur. .- ani ouf sbc sssrf.
tains therc ar f. r.-rsous in ths sorid
.fs eas urderstsni shst s,1iiered -hen
snfered tde roasa rhsrs Mt Ch-sfou So.
Eser, fhiug -as blank 10 pc a. I crossed
fo the ~.,.io- -hsre ~ SISTER s.f. ! r.al-
irsd rofiine .n. exsi-nce hut H. heasy