Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-01-04
vi I sc ELLA Y.
A PASTORS EXPERIENCE.


I IA Thousa-,l Year by Mrs. r. ".
Bruce. . 'ery entertaining life history Of
pastor. Iust pa5iishcd by lie & shepard.
Boston Prom its entertaining page. Nc
take 'be foilo-ing sapericucc IN marrying
an original oosPle-Premi.ing that pastor
and -''s bad been expecting ~edding
party and lad GLORIOUS visions oi slOO tee
o. cke cot tbeir small salary
just before nine. enc rainy eveniur.
thee came a soii poll At the bell. a. u some
one bali undsctdcd vhctber 90 come IN or
stay out had 6naiiy concluded on the for
mer. answered the summons immediate
". Dot IN The least expecting 20 End the
~eddins party. a. I. thonsh had been
listening Intently. had no; heard the sound
ofcarriages approaching. Al the door
found . gentleman and LADY,. unattended.
thsir dress mach disor,iered by the Wind
bey lad evidently walked long distance.
a. their clothing -as qate ~et. Their
umbrella. turned ~rong side cut. had man
iiesiiv been poor protection % them.
Their ~hoie spPcarance m ishs be described
IN one -ord.-dragglef
~as ia doubi Could thi. strange
couPle. 80 lone asd ior.orn. have anv con-
necsion 9TH thc Wedding party that ~e
~crv eHpeciingS Surely not: they must
have come IN snme other errand perhaps
they we're beSEars. and -an,ed shelter for
The night All these thourht. driftrd
through ny mind muoh 4sickcr than have
written then. They we're al annihilatcd
Al once by the nan saying IN a sientorian
voics.
Wei. PArsou. ant this gitiin' marie 4
under difkeuiuess We We had blue time
on Z 80 f.r. sartain ~
]; took ule some time % end my voice
before ] couii make reply Meantime. ms
guest broke silence again. saying.
'' Amt you gong 20 az us 60 come iu?
Il u be bluer ye' if Ne 've got % 20 hack
sgin -iihout giitin' married. after uc sc
took az this trouble
Cc-tainly. certainly -alk IN ." saii 7.
fnding ny voicr. A. this expected que.-
'ioning q ny hospitality Then. by way
% sPoioE, ior uy te.itafiou. .aii.
o. dii nt kno~ before that yoa -i.bed
% hc uarr-i.~
'' Loaais % aiI The sientoriaa voice
AGAIN. o. did "a ar dad come hrrc la,t
niEht. ani ieii you Nc va goin' O. got
MARRIED io-nights lie said De q come :
now. % b. = .ird Co me. H.
] hastsned to inferrupt i5e fbcatening.
I thfnking shat di,asfrous Consequence
might iollo~. q '' A~r dad" snd bis ucw
son-iu-is~ .bosld begin iife ~.ih disa.,r,e-
msnt.
% Cone 10. come in. 20 said I: Its al
right vas informed last night thai
'hould be rSp~cted o. perform q marriage
ceremony this eveuiug
" Then ~ha' did yoa sav you Va nt
looking for us forf thought you vas os
yoer reckonin' al tLe time ior / di,l nj b.
lieve she oa n.an -oulJ dar.t begin 20 18th
me-
Evidently hsi before me a rare spcci.
men of the gssuf sonao. orrucI The door
for his entra1c,. anI observed him under
The igit ~ ihe ball. much a. I ~ouii have
examined any raturai curiosity. llc uas
vcry tai. ard B.. immense height seemed
more conspiruous. by reason q his clotbe.
being al tight a. ihe- skin over which De-
worr th-m. IN t.is respect his pants seem
sd A. eKac, model Of his skin. bat. IN an
other respect. quite different. as thc pants
STOPPED abost haf -ay bef~esn the knee
sd snkls. tai g vas easily to be observed
that the skin continued into fhe clip. shod
shoe. vhich loosely covered fhe foot.
There -as a. att 8pt az pair q stock
ings. bot the magnriie currents ol the ankle
seemed rrpelisnt to ihem. and thes lav
dosn over the slocs fn most aHe.t,onate
manner. There bal certainly been aa ~.
temps al ha.r-iressing On his part i1r DO
spite the dnbblel iook uhich fhc ran pro-
dscci. u.aniiest.y grease rrei9miuafeI -
fhe Black add ma-ts- l5lks ssich covered
BE- teai anl neck. o. tle iacs. I vii uot
affemrt descnrfion. farther than to saJ I
think M,chael Angelo woli rot have go
lecfri t a. q model of beauty. lt uas not
a despcrate face. nor did g bear evidence
of uutridisd rassion tai anuii,i gated verb
sre d-e't ia every FEATURE.
The voman-uhaf shall ssy OF L,-,
Not a. mleb al ] have sa.i of her c1nraa-
ion. iar. tlosgh st. seemed no- to have
more of ra.fare than he. shc. voman-Hkc.
preservcd ia ber demesnor ibc senbisn-o
90 better iiings She bal made q tasIry
arcmrf a. q vsid.nr 1srurnt. ~hiob. Ike
,lat oi her l.ege iori lacked both IN qlaii-
fg and qaanuiT H.r bonnet ani .ha-l
bad s8aered from tbc inrismcucy oi ibe