Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-11-22
NOVEMBER 22. 1867.

touch 50 tender and d-iicate a. " be almost
. oAress- 1 I'm AnNi0Gs 10 sec my patient =
Perhaps there i . charm about The
nanse sbs bears sail Needhan. piayfaliy
ahile Dr. Thorn.oc drew oaG his watch All
roe 90 tAkc his Ieavo.
Among The v.sito-s IN tbe ante room.
vher TIE pbysican's o.lice-a5or uas lLrosn
open next lay. sat a yoang ady dressed iu
deep biick. Sac avA4tel patiently her
turn for eKamiuation. then Tose and vent
INTO the inDsr apartment.
"Dr. Thornton. believe % sbe SAIL. IN
voice stngularly clear and musical. Il
am Mss BrAyloni viii yoa please lock ~
nv eyesSr
As she spoke sbe thew back a heavy veil
siose double fold. hai protected her from
tie light. and lifted tosarI hia-,he face
ot the Dresden Gallery, TIE sane. yct
not tbe sane By the influence Of years
Of trial. patisat enlaFaace. al earnest.
hoPctal cdart. the ungrouPed capabilities
Of the giri hal been cry stained into many-
silcl ehrra1ter. She stood before hin.
the PericcSicn Of has dream. his Own out Of
al The world. he thossst-yct he mast
school hirasclf. % he utteraacc ef prolcss-
ioaa! commonplace, while not The trenor
VI a nerve should betrAy has long oonstAncy
1T j. only temporary difficulty. Dr
rhorntonf- she sad. Nth tren5ins eager.
ness.
That depends upon The care yoa sL-u
AXE OF yoarse!i. h1 aas~c-cl. grasels /,
As yet there D. no orgaaic disease. Yoa
must have strained voar vhole nervous
.. ,tea b. some kinI Of overwork. OaIy
res; an a careful obedieacr q prescribed
ueaiancnt eaa give yoa back yOgF eyes
Il or how !Ous!T
I an Lot tell six months a; least
TIE poor girl uttered an involuntary ex-
ciama;ioa Of disTay. and her lip qsivcred
Tor moment. bat she controlled LerscH BY
a strong effort.
4 ought 10 be thAakill for the hope @.
beng vel AZ all = SIZE sAii Searily .'5ut
10 seems very long - ~ait.''
The autumn and wsnter wore on. Miss
Brayton's eyes improved bu; slowly. II
vas true that she needed utter rest o. body
and mind The former sc took ornesessits.
bus tie s;.cr was bsyound D. power. To
6u1 her ~Ay through ihe glare Of tie sueet
w3s task 80 trying that DR.. Tbornton for
haIe IL. Visiiing her Al her on home IN
stead. Her heart sank At thoagbi Of the
long biI o. Charge 70 come ia by-aad-by.
e,ea Sii,e she could not rePrcss a thrill Of
pl 4s5re Al the soand Of his ianiliar step.
There vas he piano as 4 last res,rt. si e
thosgLt; her treasured jewels. her istbcr'.
giit. had beeE soll already 70 meet The
onaergeaci-s II the present.
Mrs. Bay cons ~atch.uI aud ter.der eyes
coail not iA.i to detect the bri .atnc-s ~ai-l
d.. Tloslton's lingering cails troggEi iotc
hes da1saf~rs hcr. AL = .,-rv, ,r0abi,
grcs AZ hcr heart vAich sbc rcai3 noi ~,
The World have pat into sPokca words.
Most s greater g.icf stii ie in siore 'r- tie
yo1Ig hat tlat Lal 4borcd ~ r4t.clt.,
luf s.lcr,l s1 rlbIys
Oue "a, I'D. Dose. hl..-hta . basket oI
rlrc irlit. 4-s.n d, vas a bur,a oflot house
% s,rs. frl--a-t v.il e--lnila aaI bc.f1-
iroie, or a ..Ia b. l1.ae. ,.ith passages marked
ios Mrs. Bayt9a % real aio4I. iale.,l.
b. s3 sa-oei.I Ia inicsucavia. himself
siil aI h,f fc~ picasares tt,. vas %
wonder 4 poor Aan.e sail . g r-a tim. a
iay. ''ilo- kini q him. mamma ' ui.h her
pale cheek 10 a gov.
Ile time came a. iast vhen TIE bricbi
su1sline might fod iis ~ unchecked
through tbo vinio-s Aanie'. eye. ~ere
not yct strong enough ior ber painting. Bot
ths days oi ilic drkness -ors past. ssd
she could At least look ior-ari 90 lhs speedy
reiumrf.ln of hcr mssic lessons.
Yea siA uoi Deed a.s mach iouger.
Mal Aanie.- aiI d.. Tn1-u,la. fai.ar
.er i.oae ore dsy ''sbali yeg be s.aIg"
Sc ia not reply. but tc vcrt on. a. u
le bad rot noticed her silence. have
brought goa soaleihins quite rn y5ar l.ue. ~
uuro.ang al cnGrayms
"loa have seen ite o-isiaaf. sAaL.e -
Yes ho- diiyou knous'
"Ilc poor strient SO ri,kcl ro r1ar
t.I..t in ihs Drr-lsn Galicy Ias r.a..r,.
ber-i 90 too eel to be mis'sken.-
a sliica iliuminai,oa 5foko ever Der
fac.
''Caa t be possibiey- BE cried "No~
! unierstaad the strange ooaseioas,,ss ]
have often had q hsriss seen y0o .ouae-
shels bong ago. iIess b. the i5.t iL.eai
sbich Las elulei ne 20 iong,'
"Auuie." said Dr. Tboruion. sofilv.
"s'nce tben your f.ce tas been 18th ne a.