Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-30
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LOOKING UNDER THE BED.

night. Mrs. Evergreen. ny beloved wife.
-indulges. u indulgense il can Be called. in
hIs peculiar practice. I 20 not object 20
q IN the least 80 long a. sbe does not en-
force The Performance upon myself. but
vhen. a. - sometimes the case. she forget.
Il until she has pat oui the LIGHT and en-
soonsed herself under the comforter. then
q - hard tha: /. ~ho sm not iroubleI With
nervous spprchensivcness should have 70
get out IN the cold and DO it for her
have often remarked 10 Mrs. Evergreen.
wben ! have seen her Prying under The bed.
that q ~as a siily habit. aud that The sooner
shc gave "a Up the better To this gentle
admonition ny bciier-hali invariably re-
joins
= Ia. Evergreen What harm does IL do2
It's kind of saiisfaction % kno- that no.
body's under therc. and then don; think
q such horrible thing after Tn in bed. .
&" think. ny dear. you might Just 4,
-ell pursue your iuves;igafiou. further and
look into the bureau dra-ers and the
clothes-hasket
. Evergrcs she oil rejoin. . don't
mention The idea. or I shan certainly DO 50.
Come % think Of Il. nan could very ca.i-
y get into ihe cioths--baskett
'' Certainly be could. nv dear. quite a,
easily a. FaisiaH. Yoa sboul a certainly
include The clofhes-baskc;. and. blythe by,
there's the chimney; ~by not look up that
a. ueiiS-
- Nov. Evergreen. you're laughing Al
nc. Bet I caa'i leave OF tie habit. and
never I'll. it's a comfort for me % kno-
) that thcre's nofhiug wrong about ii. and
don't see -hy you should deprive me ofii.'
- under the bed zoe, The candie. and
10 signs q humanity beng discovered
. Mr.. Evergrecu . abb % repos. in peace
Bet. A. already observed. this precauiion.
ary at j. sometimes forgotten. and ny
'clf obliged 20 rise. light the lamp. and re-
port. I've done il raib~r more frcqosntl,
q lafe than . Agreeable. ard have intimai
ed a. mu ch % Mrs. T. She savs:
"Ne- veH. Evcrgrvcn. In DO it ny
ssH
Bot tins prooeeiurc is alao-s a. bad. %,
she Invariably lets the cold ia on uie botl
10 getting out and getting IN. Ifit ~cr,
. not for Increasing this mcutal idio.yn
crazy on the part of Mrs. Evergreen. b,
giving her some good reason O. sppre
bend dangcT. I sboud relate % he
hat am about 20 lay before the reader
In this narration. therefore. I ask the pub
lie 20 bear n mind that Mrs. Evergreen 4
q sensitive nature. rather apprvbensiv,
ard slightly supcrstitious. ard that ~hai
have 90 say must under no circumstance
o be imparted 20 that LADY. II for too and
twenty year. Chat is The period q ou
~edded iiie. and happy years have The,
been)-h. ! 'ay. have 'or this long peri
"a refrAined from impariing the matter 9,
the beloved shsrer Of nv JOYS and par;aket
. q my sorro-s. surely the pnblic (~hich. a
90 kno-. al-ays does Keep secret -il
keep mine.
= All roung men. ! suppose. have love af
fairs before tbey eventually On their aa-c
lions on The one -ho is o. bless their io
in hfe. kn0v that bal. and don't ~
grei n. Regrct iis far from a. Mr.. ~.
crgrssn - not present. and therefore has,
no hesitafion 10 saying that u had nv lif
% hve over again ia lie O. 20 fhrougl
~iih the same sentimental experience. par
ticuiaiiy II a -ss 90 be sncceeied by sgai-
leading 20 the byncnial altar thc present
Mrs. Escrgrrcn.
Ivas not bai looking rben "a 10 ny
t-enties. think ! may 20 farther. and
.coafdentiy say that '' Gus Eyergreen "a,
q decided iavorite smong the girls of Oak.
vile. and really believe thai I oould have
bad any q them '' for ihe asking AL
, before remartsi. Mu. Evergreen !. noI
present. ard indsir, uy iboughts some
~hst more freely than rosd Otherwise b,
the case. dont think that cared pariio
uiar'y iar any % ibe OatvIIis z.rl.. bo-eser
ard : uisht have kept my beirt -hole o.,
d ihis dag BE- i had not been for the clrcum.
stsnces ~hich | am about O. relate
Frcd Evans. ubo bad been my eham a
school. cane io nakr ne q visit 81 OaksiIis
ior " day or too. Al he said. shcu b,
cane buf he made 30 seek or to es.l,
snough after Id taken him about among
the 4" youug isiies When thar tiuio had
expired Pred said BE- really msrt 20. a. b,
didnt knor vhat b. hihsr ard mother
rosid think Of BE- bong sb-enos, bst d
. ended IN BE- relieving ther susisty by 4
letter and sending ior h,s trunks. knc-
hov The matter vas perfectiy eel. and thai
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