Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-05-03


just thcn the omnibus stopped. All an
obi maiden lady .~hon had known through
hcr aoluaintancc With much-respectea
aun, OF mrEe. siniiariy circunstanocd a.
% acc And rnatrinony. entered o.. DO
itely handed her 20 seat for nv aunt,
sake. aud commenced conver.a,ion wh ich
! strovs 20 render interesting. though my
mind ~as certainly very absent thar dav
- abscni. thar IN one Of the Pau.es of our
disoourse ! inoautiousiy drew out my
pocket hAhdkerchief to wipe nv forvhead.
ane with i,-horror q horrors the little
bronze colorc'i slipper. nth ifs blue 70
settle I'book "a hastily from nv lap into
The straw beneath. bat the old ladv hai
seen Il. ard felt aghast a. I remembered
hat the story of that h,ile slipper Tor the
lcii foot Of my pretty Cinderella you'd
probably cost me f5.oOO ofmy very dis
Greet aunt's money.
Should I throw mvself on tho old l.lv'.
mercy ~ once.-in the omnibus-by con-
Tossing The truibf Bot -ould she be like.
u 20 believe me II I did? I thought not
shoald only have iAl.ehood added 90 the
black lat already prepared. doub,ed NOT.
Tor presentation 20 my aunt / kne- the
oid lafy voald not 20 a. far a. l. DID. for
'he bad already told me her destination:
80 1 Sept NV osn ioot on on. edge of the
little slipper. determined q pick !, up
again. 'piic 81 al. At the first opportunity.
90 | think you dropped something. SIR
'aii nv auni's friend roilly
'' Nothing % consequence. Iihink. ihank
You. I rcPlicl. in confusion.
~ shogid raihsr think q was of great
contcIssnoc." she remarked. crucIis
'doubti,s' ihe young iAdy ~aRi. her slip
T'cr matched Or mcndcd.
The yosng lady What Young Iadv?
Al u I could fad this Cinderella D-eplv
mortified. | said no more anI she old lady
scon lcfi me-. I sent into The Office. carry
ing my handkcrchief in d.frrcnt pocket.
tiai might not dra- out the slipper with
% sad sat do-n to ny writing, but my
bad WHs cpniuscd. and that iIttle bronze
slipper danced over the page. over every
line OF Hs ledger. iu each leaf ofthc memo.
randum book. d" 10 thssc things 70 on
Ike tbis. eNelAimcd. mentally. Il shall
gros mad about that slipper / almost
-.sh | Lai never scen ia
Just thcn one Of the partners cane into
The ohcc. &" Haley" be sad. did you
pick up an account ~ritten On a siip of pa
pr. oi an order 20 b. executed for
GgUsz~
'' did. sir. and Put il in ny pocket
hook. A. though, you had most likely
dropped it,
' Thank you. Haley Just Ike you.
admire young f,ll,~ that has his 49,
al luI him
put nv hanl IN Tor the pocket. book.
AM iorgoi al about ih~ slipper f'r mo-
ment in my pleasure a. my employers
praise; Jss q bal not forgotien ue. and
tsml led out. Tbe sandals. beng eaiangl-
c'l viih ths pocsei book. hung from ny
hand a. slipped The el4siic OF tie look.
sni then The slipper fen 20 the door. All
fhi. hsPpcned much more qaickly than I
have written t. BAT a grave fr3wn rcs.ed
on NY employers face a. / banded bon thr
papcr.
Iake care. II Don't resent it q
give a iaib-riy word q warning u s
better young man should not carry such
things IN BIS pocket; At lesst. shoald not
ALLOW other people 90 see them"
looked ~ astonished Mr. ArnoM.
second partner in the sr,n. wss fifty years
81 age. and a hscl,el0r. WA did be kuo-
atout such ihing.s
" ! tLink ! coald explain 90 your saiis-
hciior. .ir. hat ihis is a. accident. fyou
had time and really involves nothing a.
al -rlag~
.' ! quite believe you. Haley bot every
one -oa't bc % merrilul.-
Mr Arnold vent o1t and closed the
door. never thought. guessed
before whaf elaborate circnmstsn-cs might
dePeni upon a slipper. but ~hen got
bone I boxed t away determined 90 bring
n1 more anuoyancr sron myself by keep.
ing 10 to close af hanI
bad invited one. too. or three young
men 80 days afer~ar,is 90 have puu
oa tls riscr. All then fo SOP suh lue
Arera pleasant Lour ani hsif 90 ra-ss
hs-k hlaery ard eShierstsd. i,coadocted
ny hrrlstr ny rooHa; and. whnst ue
cinuel So. ror'c lrou-bt in surper.
a l.scus...n arose aisout lecture Of
E..sfn's sni h.s opinion of q certain pc
trre of Iarrrris. " ear tell yol exactly
shat he si.l.- : esriaialed. pall,nr out nv
kets al ar,n g r.y deck. d" ior copisi