Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-01-05


house IN the city. or out of "a. and could
jcscribe esery foII in her dress. and every
feaiurr IN her sweet face. bat had no one
20 describe them 20 At that time. and am
not going 10 b-gin nO~.
vas young man % Eve and-,-cniy
then. bot a. .hsmcfacrd ss girl; hI fan
eird that Gr~ennantls looked in NV dirrc-
too. l oOlor'-d TO the top Of my bad. be-
lrs~. and haste cd onssri II he passed
-Hbout appearing 20 noticr me. ~as mis-
erAi,ls for the day.
Graduail, ! put together little history
sor h~r. bot a. a "a. incotr~~t ~x~~p, in
t~o Of iis morc sigri6caat particular. Il
n-s'i not IL dviail-,l b~rr. She had usually
q roll ~ usssic -ifb her. 80 snew sle -.
goSern~s- -om~~h.r~. anil that was al
could wake out With certainty. WANTED
70 know al about hrr. -ho she vas. -Lere
he lived. what relative, she bad. and above
all. ! wanted 20 kno~ her. I had 60, 10
love her before had rSrhan=ed n word. or
even a nod Nth Ter. II-r fare "a. the m
her or dee II was as shv a. girl. ~as
svcry Ia a. romantic. ard I actually up.e,
al the neighbour equAnimify by starting
from nv lodgings ten minutes before nv
a.'cu-to'ned time. AMI 50 per-ua.linc them
that esery clock In the street ~as ten min
uics behind ;ime. Bot missed seeing
Grcenmantle. I ran back. indeed. Just IN
time 20 So her skirt disappear in the DIS
tant crowd but that did not eoaten, ne.
FOR weeks became true timekeep~r again.
Then tried b'sing late I EFT nv lodging.
AZ the accustomed hour indeed bat loi-
tered upon the road. and Greenmantle pas
sd me al almost nv own street end.
hngvred and watched. bat sbe vent on un-
al | could Distinguish her no longer. Then
! turned and ran-ran AZ the top Of nv
speed % the okce. -hich I reached Eve
minutes after nine. in time 20 End every
one. from the master down-ard speculafing
upon my being Seriously un~eIl. or possibly
driunct. Thus things vent on tall midsum-
mer; | met Greenmanile -ithout appearing
% notice her. every morning. and spent
hours every evening in Visiting places IN
shich thouShS q possible 20 meet her:
bat. eEcrPt AZ the precise spot. al twenty
minutes before nine. never had The luck
o. fni her
had begun 20 speculate upon the posi-
biliiv oi obtaining q day. holiday. in order
% discover where she vent 20. and possibly
even. where che lived. I d~clt spon tie
idea delighted. bst the obstacle, appeared
insuPsrabie. Coaid s4y that had urgent
private basinesss OF course. Bot Of What
natonrs could not summon courage 20
tell a lir. and perhaps strIl les, could have
told The truth.
Oue morning Grrennantle DID not sp-
pear.
it ~as niiissmmcr. and - were busy
wIth our annual balance- sheet. it -as an
bot comPietr and bad signed "a; instead
Of Richsrl Nas lor. signed. .. Grren-
aniie- ltorr OF tbe corner .urrep;itious-
T.. 'Piiisd .ome Ink upon the mutilaicd
rr'nnani. and ioiisi f,r into tbe nighf 90
Producr a ei~an cory. Which had ys-r,
noarly signed o. Crcsi n .nil-. sssie.
Forthe neat 49, k or go I as n,i-sral D., /;
that GreeumAntle nsu,t b. spjo, ins l,r hol-
iiay ! kne~ sell enough. bat m "a. no
slight deprivation 20 foil myself alour.
morning alter morning. at the accustomed
hour
determined kno- not that. -ould
speak 90 her ] comPo-ci nuaiberlcss pref
~ .p~~ch-s. one or two fresh ones every
dsy ! committed them rr.olut.ly 90 uiemo-
~ connca them over a. -alked. in the
odicc even: and ! made mistakes ia the
books my lcdger. ~hirh no penknifc ever
touched. was disgraced forever; and sill
Grrenmantic came not.
Il vas rie middle of August. and ought
% have started upon ny snnaai joau.cy
borne
sfirrri not. and made no sgn
40 lrngih 7 -as ordered Of. uss get
ting thin and 300. snd ny master sa- r.. and
ioid me Co - into The couutfy Tor ten DAYS.
obered / com-encsd sysfemaiic
scarch for Grrsnmaniie. I Questioned
cveyhois cabmen. polioeuien. porters
many hsi seen bvr bnt uot lately. snd none
snev uhere she lived. ] -as psrsuing ny
srsr,h s'iil. and a ucck Of nv leave bal
neariy expired. -hen couiing suddenly INTO
ihs roarkct place 7 sa- Greenmaatle -a'
sure it -as shc. Bat zone cars inirrvened.
snd before 7 oould rsseh tbe sPos she "a,
gore.
Here ~ss ne- iife. ncs hope ior ne, !
sr-uf bong hours in fhe msrset nevt DAY.
snh Bosen's srsctacies aivsys boxing 81
90. 81 ..srrfry 10 a. vfsf I al ill.,.