Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-09-22

Wv y AAte 10 ettff and lis
tened. stopping my mouth 18th ny White
apron ls-i shOsId cry ost. beard The
squire 6rst.
q" NJ, boy has set bis heart on your girl.
be said. g lie might End a rleher mafe.
but be eOaidnt sad a prvtsier or better.
IfyOun say Yes neigbb0r Fanthorn.
val and his mother. Ssbrina's 70 De mar
Tied sooI. and We shall -ant daaghtsr At
the Hall"
fAiber said not n word for ~hie. lie
fohled his hands and sat boxing Al th> floor.
IL last be said. h" Have Thy Own vay. Ea-
Hios. shes girl
Oh. ost it's sweet 90 have the 6r,t Iov-
crowned BY parents blessing. Well. -en.
With JOY comes sorrow. A month after that
day Nilliss mother died. She dropped
from Der char a the dinner-tAble. and ~hen
the servant had sped across the country
and back 9Th the doctor she vas dead. I
wept a. stood near the grave and sa-
Willie 80 sad. dressed for the first time m
hIs mourning. and I had more reason 20
weep than knew for Sabrina Hasle, -as
mistress At the Hall. and all anglo m secret
she bal set her heart against her brothers
match nth me.
As soon as she could she began TO fIlthe
house Nth eonPany-young ladies nearly
al; handsome. fashionable. dressed IN
hnery and Jewels; and VIII must play the
part q host and make them weIsome. Be
told me so.
Though Ia rather be With nv Quaker
beauty By the river-,ide. = b. said. Bot
sAorinA wants company 70 keep her spirits
up.-
bad guess that she wished 20 ~ean
hin from me. BAT never told him so.
True love needs no ehais. l thoagbt. and
for While be ~as ny o-a Willie all the
sane Bat Al last there came 70 the Hal
the handsome-t lady Of All-Miss Dorca.
Oakley. She s'aid long. long -hile and
therr va dancing in the evening and riding
al day and she rOde beautifully. and al
Ways wish W Willie. thosght to myself over
and over again. q. Does she know it /, nv
love she rides away With As though be we're
hers
Then the jealousy began to grow IN nv
heart. and | -as not the sane grrl A. times.
Yet AL the -hiis he told me Il vas fashion
and eourtesy. and kept me qniet While he
-as by. lie would have bad me A. the
Hall often also. bat Sabrina sent no mes
sage She vas tie mistress Of the house.
and ~ould not 20 there Without ber invi-
tstion. 80 Pinsd and grew tbu. and
mother thoughi me IL 50 I wa.. bot Of
heart. not of body. And -ben she talked
Of my wedding day my blood would boil.
an IL say. between ny elsncbed teeth.
No-l1l marry no one -bo we'd. me
because he's bound to me. and not from
lovrt~
One night I stood BY the garsen-paliar.
ard looked at the stars. and A. stood there
woman IN a hood came over the fsld. and
stood beside me. II Miss Sabrina Has
let. IHaried a. Il I bad been shot. and
she took Of Der hood. for IL vas yarn. and
looked hard az me
" What Kind Of a girl are you - saii she.
90 What Kind of girl are yoa?~ saidI.
90 Not cisil one 20 speak IN that wav.-
said she What -snt 70 know is
this-Arc you a person 70 bold my brother
u foolish bond. or 90 let hin ire. uhen
be begins 70 struggle You eaugbs him
clevcrly and though hi. heart has slipped
through your fingers yos msy BE- mistress
of fthe Han yet. I suppose. VIII youg~
" With his heart gone from me - I cried.
o. Has b. told you is is gomez
" He'd de srst.- said Mis-. Sabrin..
" H. honor ~oald no, iei him break troth
Nth you. Bot o. see hou be- loves Miss
Dorcas Oakley. and az j, a match for bin
On rank and wealth and beauty. People
are taking oi ii and plying him
'' They shall p.iy bin no more aid.
'' What is the Hall to n~s u vas ay VIII
lies iove ! cared ior Teuhim BE- q. free ~
" lou must tell BIN yourseiG.- sbe aid.
" fYoa care % see bin happy open his
cage. snd she ted on her hood All ,psd
asay.
That night there vent a note O. Willie.
" MssrrE Wiur,u UtsLrr. have
tholgtta Iorg. Ionc rhiic that the bod
betvr-n us a. best troke. feel sure n
% r0s. 10 wul bc better thst 80 sboald
not meet again and in tbs seni yoa 5ack
your -ing. MAJ good fortune ard happi-
nrss attend you. A1d 18th fhis wish I sirn
mysth. hsSSkH fkSrHonS.
Tbs vrote vith q hart torn and reut
A. never frsh could De- snd q vas sent
lri thought b. cane % TIE farm. ~oaH
not s,e h.m aad al "a over bei-een ~.
-a,tei only % hear that BE- 49, betroth.