Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-01-25
vi ! sc T. Ill. NY.
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panotasl than the clock iiself-
IL ~as scarcciy a room In Which L,ur,
b Avery ~as siiiing-raiber a significant bav
"indo~ With draPefie. u fembroidered lac~.
" Poor Ellen. she u,urnur.d. .. ho- dii.
iercnily our lots have been ordered IN thi.
world Her parents dad. their wealth ir.
retrieSably Lost. ard she too proad 90 &C.
orPt cent that sbe has no, lsborio..lr
earned. Oh. dear and Laura sighed
AGAIN iss' a. the cioek', Elaid voice Chin.
Cd the hall hour.
She does n't cone. sohloquixei the
puEEied lHtic dam.ci 81. Thr-s e. some
thing 'he matter Perhaps .hc :. ..ick-ob.
dear. shc must D. siek. % seuI James 20
inguire-no. % - myseM-
Before the word. we're oct Of bcr Eps she
~as uP in her osa room. ADJUSTING a .os
grry shasi over her black six drc... aal
N'ng thc strings of a qiict itiis l.-oun vel.
'ct bonnet. vhos- one crimson rose anon.
BE- trimmines % euauicicd mos. -. Et.
thc bloom of h~r o-n cheek.
d" / dont think is &, going to snow. sic
ponderc'i. booking ou; At the grey. threat.
oHing sky. a. she drv~ on hcr perfectly fi-
i'nr glove o. - any rate. I shaiI w.lk
very fnsi."
A. she cane through tLc softly cnrpcicd
sesii5uie a servant appros~b,d Lsr.
o. note. Mrs Laura. Il came fsc min.
utes sro
Ah, The rose ~as several shades in the
laek-rounl no-. a. she broke tbc .-rnte.i
scal. and glanced Over the dcli-ate. cream
eolorod sheet. 18th bright. bail suppress.
81 smile d,mpling ti,c corncrs Of her raouth.
Iet the note "a. a very simple one. after
al;
Nv DrAE Mis- AvrnY May prom
ise myseh thc pleasure 90 zcconpanvin-
900 o. hcar tac ucs opera to-uielts In.
less receive a message g. lorhul u-. I
~iil call Cor 500 a. halt past seven. lo-.r
most devoted sias' and .abjr-t~
Lama iu.'ia,iis.iy slipped tie note into
h,r bosom. a. f isariul lr.t thc very pc.
tore on ih~ sal .houid catch .i-ht q thc
elegant 'L'rography. and plrsa-i h-r ~sy
do~n Co. -.oomy street. -ifh eyes that sa-
the murray atmosphere through thc RADIANT
gio~ oi colcur d. rose
Meantimc ihc grry Esht of Octoicr vas
fadirs avas from ilc drrary room on Oh,
thifd story of hoasc ,ituaieI On one q
tho.r streets uLrro decent rrsr-rfriiI.tv
ssri.-- h-..-i o. h.si -ish tL- ,--s-. ---..l
anf. wanf
Sireaiariy out 90 keeping With thc shah
by All poverty -str,rs-a aspect OF the apart
u.eut uas a r-sig Gaisb,l dress oi iIa.ros.
p.Ipie cola. bright a. iic d,,s of Trrr.
tiai Jay oa Co.. table beside ihe u,.lo~ ia
s4,h a uauncr thaf yoa cosii see thc costly
trmming-a -iie border Of parp,- velvet.
edged on ei'l.r side ~ifb a llfias of uhi,c
po.-t iaor. i5r poor Ellen Wayuau "a.
HoiAius mote imporiaat than a bard uo-k-
in- and poorly paid dr,.smakcr
St~ Jag oa tlc i.iic sl.ic bc.l IN tte cor.
ner. 18Th Lrr fasi.-l cheek pressed close
against tlt f.iiov. anI beg slender frure
partially covered Ly a coarse riaiIeI scar.
iet shaai. vL..e i... involuntary contraction
'''' I'D iae lain
'l' "-' ".'Ns '--efins
~ o. 90 '-' .'e'i Tears e'rapcl irom
lef ,'o-sd ''t''i'' ani eferi 'oi'it down
.' ''-i''l 90 ID iand-
s ''. SO -"'A cane -eni3 'o i1e
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A'l '',n' nlffifAiy dAsh-
A-'' ''' |iiri' i' o. possible
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az pr '-'' '.i'''''d Dni /
kroa t.r r.as Ir nIH Nf..Fs FDu are sil