Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-05-26
VI l sc ELIAN
MISS PRECIosA's PRINCIPLES

iNe most precise maiden ever born. Miss
Preciosa lockwood. Esen IN tLat serious
toWn. where laughter was reckoned one Of
tbe smaller sins. and The family in whose
dsclhng lights were seen burning after ten
o'clock were considered dissipascd. there
va a current joke regarding Lockrro3d
Cottage. which giddy girl. had dabbcd
% The Nunncry and some vent even So
FAR as % cali M.ss Prccio.a iho q. LADY 81
rcrior.~
certainly convent valis never closed
tAcmselvcs more griniy against mankind.
gentle and sImPie. Oh and young. What
IN many an excellent spinsier has been an
aaeciaiion. Was genuine With Miss Prccio.a
. Long ago a pretty ltiic cousin. Who hal
been her conddautc and companion. hal be-
come acquainted with a rascal W ith a hanI-
some face snd serpcut's soul. and haI
cicpcd with hin. They hearl of her wear.
ing velvet and diamonds. but no wedding
ring. and driving about Ner O-lcan. ia \
handsome carriagc wondered 40 anI al
mircd for her beauty anl stunned f,- hcr
4, ,sin- And. a. last. after a lon, silence about
her DOING. faded thing in RAGS cane
creeping a. night TO Mi.s Prcciosa'. cottage.
begging far Gods sake. tiat .he woulI De
her IN % die Miss Prcciosa diI the reverse
oi wlat wosi women 90. She gave a sis-
iers had 10 the poor sictin-narsel her
until sbe died. and buried Der dcccntly.
aod thencciorth shut her spin.tcr bone %
man. >he vas barely twcnty-sesen. ans
iar from PLAN. bot she argucd tbss some
iling IN sove-pipe bat AM boots. has
~rousht tbs in-al -ho wear those habiii-
nents must D. tabooci
She kept her resoiation. Prom the poor
housc shc selected snail ser,ant-rnaii.
Dot yet oid enough o. think of .. ioiio~ers
A. cook - kcp, hidcoas cli f-uaaIe. TOO
far advanced "a years o. remember then.
The mi.S va bro1sh, by a German woman.
Tie tgieher's wife. by r,qles,. brought in
thc loints. Even woman Gus the grass ia
The garden Wien % was tao long. and %
nan approached the gates ancient Dciorab.
The cook. vas sent forth o. par.ry 18th .ni
obstruct BIS approach
Having thus made things safe. Mics Pre-
ciosa wcrt o. New York aal brought home
a dead sisters dia-htcr. ~bo had hithcrso
been immarcd iu boarding ool. ard
thc arrangemcnfs ~crc complete.
Niss lockwood took hcr niece o. church.
also % weekly meetings Thcy spent a.
terroors cat with widow ladies with no
srosa-uP sons. or uiiA sP.a.tcrs uLo rc.iI-
"a in solitary STATE.
Ile elder LADY keFt A. Ar-u. csc uroa
hr- h.oouIr- u.rce. a.d hoil indeed W, 14II
have been tac asan vh1 dareI address her.
Ios her part. Mis, Bella Bloom uss a.
aryh hypocrac she had learned tbat 40
boarding g-scho0l. where ingenuity is ex-
haastcd in dcceisilg thc aliLor.firs. anI
do.as -lsays exactly viat BE- most Forbid
den. Bella bloom came 90 lockwood C3t-
tasu perfectly e9mPet,ai 81 booIuink her
auuf
>-c iil 90. Preei1.a blessed h.r stars
thai Les uieco ~as sell pl.a-iP'eI Size
hated men. So rollereI bow aoy yourr
lady Coall vaik ana uk a.l bc soliablc
vlfh aal marry tLen. ArI vieu sh-
'hosgt ihat she lived b. q har.e where
ihey oolil not iair4Jc. L,r t-aaLral 3d.
vas Aunt fre,io.a could ressr guess.
Arl at thc vL.ie Bella va claGn. i.-
uaf-.t ai Llr restraint. e-s1irr e.rl. ~t1
li- P..asaui liffations at viil. AL Keeping
uP % private corresronleoce viil a certain
D." Dear George. who seui hls letters under