Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-01-25
Blue Eyes behind the Veil.

-isc nothing new. So be -etired behind
his he~sPapor. and devCurcd his eggs and
'oasi witbOu; vouehsafng any reply. save
m uosociable monosyll llables. 70 the re-
marks of ne fresh looking Es;le lady oppo.
"ie' TO wit Mrs. Edge Bot she was
gathering together Der forces for the grand
hnal onslaught. and ~hen az length Mr..
hase had got down TO the last paragraph
and lad Aside the paper. IL came:
3" Dear. DID NJ you sAy you we're ro;nv
TO leave hundred dollars for nv lur. 90.
day2-
What furs'- CRAshsr shortly ii va.
sPoksn.)
Those new sables. dear; my old Affair.
+ are getting shockingly shabby. and really
think"
90. PshA-. -hat : the use Of being 30
eNtravagaaii I have NJ any money iu.t
nov to lay out IN useless follies. The old
iars are good eno0gh Tor any sensible uom-
ar o. wear-
Mrs. Edge. good meek little soul tha,
she was. rclaPsed into obedicnt silence;
she only sighed a soft inward Sigh. and
presently began a new tack.
" Henry. will yoa 90 9TH me 70 nv
aunt's to-aightf-
% Can't you 70 alone p
f " Alone, how would IA look1~ Mr..
Edges iemper-ior she had one. though /,
did n't often parade itself-vas fairly arou.-
ed You ar - negieciful Of these little
attentions you used 70 pay me once. You.
never walk With me. nor pick up my hand-
kerch'ef OF notice my dress. a. you did
once
Well. fellow can't De forever waiting
on the women. can De- e2' grouls,l Mr.. Edge.
You cosld De polite enough % Mrs.
Walters last night. when youfever thought
20 AK wbether I ~snied anything. though
you knc~ perfectly well that had the
beadache. dont believe you care 90
much Tor me a. you ssed 70 do
And Mr.. Eisc booked extremely pretty
With tear in ber blue eyes and q qaiver on
the round rosy lips
P'ha~" srid The husband pcevi.hly.
No~ don't BE- sally. Mariay'
Ani 10 the stage yesterday. ,ou never
asked me Il wss warm enough. or pot
nv shawl around me. While Mr. Brown was
50 afeetionate 10 his ~ilei il ~as nor
iityins enough. Henry. it ~.s. indeed is
vas
did nj knOg women we're such fools.'
'aid Mr. EGge ss % drew on hfs O..r...,
20 escape The tempest ~hssh NJ sa~ rariitv
impending. An I the sort Of rnan 20
make uiuny of ms self doing the polite q
any sort of female creafurr2 Did voa
ever knos me o DC consci0us whether
woman lad on shawl or = s-llo~ tailed
coat
Maria ecipsci the blue eyes behind
i'tle pocket Landkerchicf. and Henry. the
savage. banged tbe door ioud enough 90
give Bsuy in the kitchen a nervous starr.
Raining again DO believe we are
going 20 have q second edition ~ the Del
uge.' said Mr. Edge 20 himself that even
ing. a. D. cnsconccd bis SIX fsei of iniqsifv
in the soufh-sc-t corner Of tbe car Al tbs
City Han. Go ahead. conductor. csnf
700 What are you waning forY Don't
sou zee ve re iuu. aud t q dark Al.
readys'
II one minute. sir.' saii 10 condaefor.
a. be beiped litie uoman -nh a ba.ket
on board q" Nov or. move Up a li,tle b.t
f you please
NJ. Edge -as exceedingly comfortable.
and dii not ~ant 10 move sp. bat the lishi
Of the lamp. falling fall On the pearly fore
bead ard shining golden hair oftle re-
conner. BE- altered bis mind. and did move
up.
What lovely eyes, qaoth BE- mentally
a. BE besioved single aeknouledrinr
imiie. Real sioiet. To- ser, color al.
r4ire most. Bless NE, ubat bss,ne.s h,s
an oll mar. icd man iiko a,s tbinting about
yes there, sh, 's drasn a coniounteI veil
over hcr facc. ani tbc lisht 81. a. disn o.
isi.o~ dip bet those we're pretty eyosg--
The ia.r po.sessor of t,c bloc eyes stis.
cred sii-hfiy. anI drev hcr mantle closer
irouni b.r sh1uilers
Are 900 cola. Ms,s Pay honor ~e
hy wearing my sha~i. I d0 n't sees q n'y-
self'
-te d.l rrf ref1se-shc -.ifmured some
hInt apology io- froubi-s him. bat H sas
not r. rrfasaI
N, f-ostie -not bit.' ssii be- -ifh
,'sr-.fr. ar-arin- if on her iapering shosL
ler.. s-. Then a. thc yoang lady han8ed
Leg ere to che conducfor o. ssid fo hiui-
30. What q SLENDER. lovely Euie hand'
u there j. anything ! admire ia q woman h
D. q pretty haud Wondcr shaf kini ofa
mouth 81 has goit IL must BE- deEehtiul
4 a rorresno,fs rith the hair plarue