Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-04-27
SCELI.ANY.
IoRANA FIISTs WEDDING.


herself. risins slowiy ard sobsrly 70 90 into
the kitchen. taking noticc a. tbe sane time
that 10 ore called her back. Her sister
Nara renamed in the sitting rcosn. talking
With M Underhin. a. he had been doing
for The last boar .' She - more o. his
Ekirr. Lorsna uaediiated. as she rolled up
Der sleeves. ard Sc patiently sbou, tbe
work which had beea leii undone.
Marie Flint was the youngesi Of = Uncie
Lufher's too unmarried daughters both
nov Considerably past the ace Of romance.
and though She bad always been generous
20 her sister. there Vas no dispuiiug Mr.
Onderhiil's preference. Her own early at
tachDcnts. a. vel a. Lorana's. were Sc
cret between them The giris had never
inierfered with each other IN these or any
other matters 20 an extent thAt disturbed
their affections They were good Chris
tians. and bal great practical good sense.
vih Puritan IDEAS Of propriety AM duty.
and a. their lively day gradually passed
away. an1 they were left AZ the homestead
unoalied Tor. - FAR from showins anv Dis
appointment or souriug Of spirit. no one
would have guessed that they scre not per
iecsly oontenicd. Ola mAidenhood sat
graoefuily upon them both.
d" Oae Of Us must take care % fatbcr.~
they said and When Mr. UoderhiH cane. a
sturdy farmer fron a neighboring Town. Ma.
re. knowing thEt b. and Lorana we're oh
friends. expected 90 be the siay.ai-houe.
when the lot vas cast.
The result wss othcrwise. ard whcn Ma
-ie vent 20 i've Nth Farmer Uudcrhiu a.
his vie. Lorana lad her heart upon the al
Ia q fiial daty. AM vent on wi'h her lone
y toi-aheroine ~ilhoai knowingt. Her
wedding day was not vet
Years rollcd on ard carried I.orara be-
yond abe meridian Of Efc. GRAY hairs ~ere
here and there upoa Der. and. unlike aros-
tate Ephrain. she knew "a. SsIl no, a mus
c-e hagged. not nerve relaxed. Ter time
vas nov an taken OF for 81. Uncic T.ufhr--
crrw iretiul and foolish IN his extreme are.
ard beng withal almost totally deaf. ms
continual Questions were worse than BIS
complaints. and taxed tie strength and pa
ticnoe ID BIS indui-cnf nursc O. thc utmost.
worthy man named jacob Barriurton.
vho lad once hvci near OF Mr. Flint. an
having fought in tie var % 1879. uas on
that account al~ars . fsvorifc uith thc ven
era5ie peusiouer. called one dav 40 tbc
house. after an absence col twenty ,ears. o.
see hin and his daughter. lie va nof rr--
osnized a. once. Tor time had sp-.ckiel if.
SHOWS sPoa han. Gnl isrrous 81 care uron
his face ~ouil have told. without che 49,.
overs weeds De wore. bow to-oeehIr b.
had proved tao seventies Of lile. bat Wien
The Old nan kues hiui. DO seemed a. 81 there
could bc no end o. Ais ca-raIoa, welcome
onc qaesiion followed another ia ess,k
succession. and it required che active ,v.-.
cisc o. tac CD l1 .ncd vocal ercrris, of l...,b
Bis good natlied visitor and BIS Jas-ht.-
Tor up~ar'is % an hoa- 90 satisfy "a a., an
Ircriasie degree. tbc demand. OF hi.rel,--.
Jess soriabiIitv
Good SIR Ba-r.r-to- -at aim. An i.-...t
a. lasi. io tcI his errand. It vas O.. or
Lorana and '' Iucic Lliler~ hi. home
tae hrst 90 End in him a husband. tie .,..
end a son. Wac coall say ray 90 sr.b ,
Froposals and from him. whom fb-v Ia
early known and priced a. one Of Tie ex-
oeAent Of thc earth holy maa whose es-
ample had been heaithluI % oII ana ,ouro
man % ample means. and TIE hes-t aad
Judgment % eNPead them iu making o,Le-s
happy
Bet Loraua dii refase. though BE- feel.
ings strongly contradicted the dr-,.-,.-
Eesolstely refused. And Jacob nu--i,-.
ton vent aEav
Lcrana Furt-s ue8di-- -. r., ....
siii she alo-ed ana served. Sling Der Dc
Ole sphere. and ~ateiiar AMI eula-.,-. AMI
praying Or h-r peesish du, Isar oll f..h.-
jacob Hgrrington came again one a.,
lie coa.I not sfay avay. o. saiI. m. t,f
heard thai ' Jnc'e L8tber- "a. aa.-- a..
ard he ~ouii see hirn aca.n before De- li,i
They need not fear he woalI saro, tb.-.
lie came nos o. inpo-tune 90 tak- .l,.-.
tage Of an approaching ar .ctil-
The o.3 mfn uas sfore-LI.nI A r,,r.
bearing vas Incredibly De tir. else 81.
very heart mast have broken .a tbe ,.sb.I.t,
90 satisfy the questions vhirb r..hirrei r.
proportion al rs -ilit DEPARTED. No som.
er DID he kaou Of Mr Ba-rirrts-- arrival
than an lororfe9 Eett crossed L.. ns-i
features ani che truc pairirrrbai laari,-
-,emel o. restore ard intensity BE- hrs-
iie' ior iac moment. AL Del babe ibs p ntI.-
man ari Do daa1hter come fo bin