Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-04-05
PARIS. MAINE, FRIDAY

-"t 80 @"++rt ttfAN NA Auf u4ar. nut on
that New Years day she vas rcsilcss. ner-
voas. and excited. finding herself ialking
AZ random 20 her callers. saving yes where
she should have sad no. and listening. IN
'entiy for football and voice ihat fingered
asay from her. Ai last be cane. timing
his call 10 miss the morning visitors. and
~hen ,he luncheon b@ll cleared the room Of
the famiiv. Declining Mrs Hughes iuvi.
TALON 90 JOIN theu, al table. b. sept Mabel
ior ie- parting -oris. lie dil not bind
her. De- did not AZ a return % bis love. ke
only told her his prospects AMI hopes. and
then said II b. ever hal home 20 ofI,-r a
bride. be should come % Lis native Eill,-.
90 SEX one. VERY vague tbis. bat MabeI.
looking inio his dark. earnest eycs. Silent
ly resolved that Lis tsije should Dc waiting.
ior him wb-n he returned Nieht found
him speeding over 'hc iron road 90 New
York. on tbe long ,arney 20 Texas.
Ny little heroine spoke no word % anv
onr OF the hope in her heart some dav.
sbc thought. hcr secret fount OF hope AMI
happiness might hc open % her friends. Bat
not now-not until the words we're given
that made hcr blis.fal dream a crrtaintr Of
Joy Three montLs-four-spcd a-av. and
one April morning. when the feet sf Nav
~cre pressing closely on the roofn.s II The
Phs'i"s month. Mabel hal letter al alon,
in hrr pretty room ,hc real tb- ~ord.. b..r
heart 'aii % %. fai sarprisc over tic con-
tcnfs
John MARTY n wrote strange story. Tn
on bis arrival in Texas De- found Li. uncle
fasi sinking under a fatal disease. partlv
tho eject OF starvation anI exposure. Ia
a miserable but. with 90 bed but q blanket
'prvad upon the mud fioor. halt clothed
a. half fauiished. The prcmaiureiy Oh nan
iny dy'ns Sho,kcd at slch a sight. John
hal a. once sent Tor a phy-.cian and some
comforts Co th~ nczFrst station. but thc old
man ~as % Distressed a. the cxpensc. that
b. was no; until his neplirw a..urrI him pa.
o~n purse still held thc rccdful funds. thai
b. consented % have bod. a chair. a stove.
ani some medicine. For ~erk. D., Hn-~r-
ID. thc Young nan faiiLfuily mini.terin, 20
his wants. ih-n iied. leaving al b. ro-scss-
"a. hy vi. Co hi. n-pheS. John Martvn.
Tte miserable bui seemed apoor legar, but
the founs nan. auazemcnt may De- irnss-
iaei When b. i01nd b. uncle hal l.h an
enormous fortune scrapvd together in a life.
time of miscriy accumulation anI assririous
boarding After t.i. tale. be poured out
.iis ~h0lc heart 90 Mabel. tsI.ne ofhfs love
his hopcs and PLAN. One word from h-r
would bring him a. once 90 her side Ifis
sneie's hhairs would keep him a few weeks
in IrHas. bat before letter. could br ex-
hanged be- would D. free % hasten 90 ber.
Might D. hoPes n be did no, love BIN.
silence -ouli deal ibat blo- % hi. bear,
cannot tell thc n4.b % Lappinc.s that
aooded Mabcl's heart as she real the letter
>he hai pictured ,car. % snxiou. wa.,ins.
bai iet Ler fancy even run upon death iur-
ing separaiion. had thourit 40 best thev
vouid b. midiic.ascd folk. before John
r1lr his fortune. ard bad tined o. think
hos emi- grafton 90 Trxt. ~ouid sat her ia
d. seh ard no~ D. couH come home.
fioh. FREE. loving 90 make b~r his bri,I.
oat OF hrr fail. io,ir- L-sif. .he ~rofe him
iraak l',.-. ;l.a. i.f.r, t.Sias i.ih 60
gam hrr parents consent 90 h-r an.~~r.
f1ruei to tI- date. io o.. certain of b.r al.
lrtss Wfh qa..k L.. "a. siouafr rrs. .hr
;hrcw tic ie.frr f- from t.r. auI .rranr
from hcr seat. Al. fhc iay vas gone from
h,r milling Dps. Co. ia.l from ae- cheek
Pale. sith q concentrated anger blsxin. boz
l,r cte.. BE paced th- foor. rierehins her
iulc Lan.s. aul mat,cring. Boz hn-iy. ehok-
ine accents .-
innaniy Unrcn'lcmariy APRIL
lools Day, Ihis b. che result q his three
months' meliiaiion. IIiot ! ~ss o. be 90
tri sri By tlsf romarf,. story misht
have seen % "a. copied from some OBJ nov.
ei tncIe dyirg in be ard l-asia. h.rn
'nil9noarc. Arl frf-r trui- fo-a % e
flir. ani sbe tor- 90 ictter .n'1 .brrI. Al.
.h- sPoke. '- D. Had cent b.. before book
inc a tlit dafs-liat t- .fau ser tfaf
h.s hase. unE,neral. tiot failed ,o deceive
mc
Ihfn DC tears poured down bcr chreks.
'.r remember .i.e loved L.n. Kr-ner tbaa
81 sr.r.ihr1sf aa- fhe raic of ta.ak.rr o.
tlI t-.fel arh tie love sh. bal a,,.Ir che
a.le oi DO h'-. 81 toe knirtt h.s. t.
n4ssa I..t 20 th- loiif,i. pur-.t i.npar...
af h.r I.tr. Size began to t.iak sbe bal
l.rn aaaii-a'g. aaI Go h,m sec Too
r.aIri. fte a"..f..r .hr bore Dim al fI.