Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-01-05
TO- 30 PARIS MAINE FRIDAY. JANUARY j. 1856.

had pefu srcktng 80 long. Noe was brcfn n
mantic's sisier. Crcenmantle -as IN: had
been very al; bot she ~as better. Ohi
yes sbe vAs getting strong again; they did
not 1--we far iron there. | "a. mad. be-
Hsv~. aud fancy the girl thoaghi 50. I
bought grap-~. oranges. spPl~s. ho-ers.
and ~anied 20 buy sine for b~r. pour
rd nv ParChA-es into the skirt % the green
mantle. and insisted upon se~ing 1t home.
seut rn~s~sg~s Of love. and sorro-. hsppi-
ncss "a. gri-V~d for this. miserAbie IOr
the oth~r -as rloqu-nt 81 beside myself
] talked more IN the Ten minutes vbich it
ie,,k %. 90 20 through IL markst and TO
th- top oi Ssniihy door than ! had done Tor
months before and when vas dismissed
A. the door. stood gazing Abseuflv at the
obi Picsurrsqas buiidIng ~hich beld nearly
al earvd for. until turned sick aud faint.
from excess Of JOY.
| sentt there in the evening. and knocked
timidly (afisr many eHorts) At tb~ door
+ Tie woman Of the house told me Green
mantlr's name. Z" Yr.. Miss walfon AMI
ber sister lived tbers: Miss Walfon had
been III bot she vas mending nicely; sbe
-ouid give my card. -ould say that had
oaiied; -ould ! wait them felt very
nervous. bot uoald wais and IN a few mo-
m-nis The sisfcr came TO me; Grrenmantle
hail rccogniz-d me. and would see me /:
would I walk up sSairs2
ltwas an old fashioned hons~. and bad
never before seen one 50 charming; the
stairs we're Of oak. wide and spacious;
sPrAng up them with aiaeriiy; three fights
-~rr passed. and then in large wainscoted.
poorly furnished room. I found Greenman-
tie. pale and PrOPPed With pillows. bot With
a pieasant smile q welcome on her worn.
dear face; could 10 no more than had
done. shs said; they ~rre well OF. they
were rich; Al least they bad sufficient 70
last them for sometime but she was glad 70
see me; It vas Ike seeing an old friend
Then GrvenmAntie spoke Of books. pictures.
ao~ers led me 10 my own subjects. and
appeared 10 listen nth interest I vas
eloquent ~as inspired a-toaished ny
s-if IN particular. but bad no tine TO ihiok
Of q then. Her sister told me 10 20 Green
mantle was tired but might cone again.
the next day II I chose did choose. and
chose TO 20 for many DAYS after.
. Iaala'eI the ne ighborhood oftheir lodg-
ings and have a particular affection We &
for the large window near the top Of the
most pteture-que old house IN Manchester.
that At the higher md Of old Smifhy door.
From that window Greenmantle has often
looked kisdIy down at me
She recovered rapidly; her sister said
that | was the best doctor; snd afier bad
spoken NY love which did soon. and With
out any cStraoriiaary bungling in doing 80.
she told M her plain simple story. Their
father was q tradrsman in /. distant town
they bad been carefuily educated. partly
Sith the ida that ih~y might have 90 fight
their O~n ~ay father and mother both dird
v-ry suddenly. almost AZ the sane hour. and
there ~as nothing l~ft for them bat their
piano and some trifing articl~s OF furniture
whirh tbrir faiher's creditors had presented
90 them. They bad a. unr,- "a Manchcs-
Ser (he vs. in re ncxt room. ard I nu.,
CT be- consent D 80 they bad come here.
ard Gr-enmautle bad maintained ber sister
aud h.r.elf by her eSsrtions a. governes..
So bad con tinusd her a-fers's edueatior
too. snd .h~ hoped Bo- that sbe could sup-
ply ber place.
Aad 80 tireenmantls vent Nth a radtanl
iacv. 20 rsll bsr uncle AMI -aiied IN feat
sni trruibling. b., msch-drvsded sprroach
First | hcar,l a clauer Of falling b0oks .
th.n a mrrry lssgh and a sbufiing II shr.
per~d feet. and then the door oT. Md snt
Grr,nmanile entered l~ading by The hand
my OBJ friend Of ihe collsge library
.pung 70 hirn I ibink should tav,
hke,l 90 Ass him. for BE- shook NE -arui,
b, both hanss. muticred something abou
b..iag haPpy good boz. good girl. vsrl
god girl and shufiied a-ay b his look
again.
And then Greenmantis made her confes
sion. Sic had kuows me- quite e. long a.
hsd kno-n her indeed sbe thosghi logger
for several times abe had passed me ~hils
~as looking a. ny vafch she az that
was punciual she az that "a fond O
picturss she kncv that loved fo~ers
she bad knosn ny name long since ~
kne~ thst her on le bad net ne and ero-n
ing coufcssion of ail-but that sas not mad
til sfsr vc -ere msrried-she prodsce,
ny portra.i. whirh sbe bal painted ior ber
elf in secret. after. a. he ssii. sc kne'
thst J Owed her. snd hoped that soul
soue day tel her 30.
- Grceumanilc's sister begaa % pa