Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-11-29
PARIS, MAINE, FRIDAY.


At 6rst be seemed pleased uith Jenny;
her 'rcsh young b,sa.y s,'ra-', = him. sai
Z trrnt'ci Tor iar &c should maL h-r ~.
choice. She vas no; sitci for s1ch csrce-.
either ~ naturc or edacstioa. SIZE lad
ambition. and had al her Efc ak~i .p 70
o'crgymcn a. Il they we're souething ari-t
. from COMMON hzm.n.ty. ins,ca! q f-al and
tempted mor'ais Ike The rect of -s. and sis
said. s'uciimes, how nice it vouil &c Co e
ministers wife. All take ;he leal IN ro~i-
ely. ani be ocnsaAsd and followed. AM
50. for a tiac. Harry Beek's p-o,pee.s
irembled IN the baiance. and. I ireablel for
BIN. realizing. a. I did. tha; bis r.rr. hs,rt
hil poured cut az its love Al her feet. All
tscrc would never BE- another Jenny 20 h'-l
i he lost her.
"1oa have nerr- seen Coss'n Matie. I
thiaf.- al Jenny. foldiag her plump white
han,l'. sni stealing 4 giin-e a; tbs minister.
''sho's ever 50 usly. poor thing. you must
knoE. v,s almost afraid q her when 7
Ta' a -hiid. she hal such 6crcc eycs. Bu,
sc BE- very good Tdonf suppose. thou-h.
she vii ever set nsr-ici. Don't ron PITY
h'nc'y pcoqics 10. They % through
'hc world. anl nobody loves them. or syna-
/ palhircs With thc1n.
Let me see. she must BE- tEcriy.scvcn.
I poor thing. an suppose shs vii co on
aiding her tens. til shc l. N Old. oil mai.
. A. alone in the world. With nobody to care
ior her How drcAdfaii And there's a.
other. suppose. she adle,l. = Etlc splfe
in her voice. A. Laurence Hca,h shut has
book aud left tba room; "i-'s one Of tie
qaeer ones--o silent. % dreamy. 80 cold.
Tie y never be married. unlcss~--and she
laughel lttle. odd LAUGH. "unless car
tivate him. th.ak I c1u1f.-
/ looked a. her bright. beautiful face.
tol ia spite Of its attractions. .aid O. nv
fer. think you cogid not. ackin- The ono
thing necl'li 20 give force Add stability =
your chtracter.-hut I only shook NY head.
A. | sal. "D0n't be firt. Jenny. % and
UIc.e John coniag IN jlst then prevented
her answering
A. hour after here vas rieasant uoi.e
ani coufasion. Uncle JOHN had been down
% The siation. and brought home the
cousin Who ! had never seen
d" Plain. decide9iy.- / tiongh,. When.
t5c ~raPs being taken of. ani the shining
hair rcliccling back The iigh; that fell upon
q. Matte sai b. the side Of Ler cousin
Jenny. q curious contrast. And Jenny
seemed conscious Of her superiority. for
never hal her eyes shone 30 brilliantly. or
her cheek held brighter roses.
B.. The days glided by. aud Matte. plain
and q1ist though she Wa. grew constantly
10 my esteem. She had voice that was
very music. Ani hat. in conversation. stole
ca ny senses lake tie tie soft murrnur u
water. riPpling over its bed q snowy peb-
bles. l forgot. m listening. that her face
~as not beautiful. And vhcn sho toll me
The s;ory oi her struggles. hov sbs hal
watched hy ihs bedside % her paralyti,
fither for seven long years. and how BE-
pal iallcn asleep. blessing her or Ler self
lcnying. patient iabo-s. ny heart went oat
io ber, All am.is; fhe general rubbish %
vomarkirl hal found jewel
Meantime Jcnry persisted in The rl,-
uiic, / could sce she bad been intended %
pot in practice. Sbc haI determined o.
osptivaie the minister. II iLis daagcrous
psstime there is often an unconscious sacri-
&c offered up. even on The altar of vanity
and sclfshness. IL wn evident that the
minister grew q1eerer thar ever. Either
D. sa- through Jenny's ciansy attempts Or
b. Etei hcr. an feeling be- uns1ifabirnsss
% De- a clergyman wiie. resisted he im-
preston that re vas daily st-engbeninr.
IT, vas always a good wslkcr bri q
seemed nsv a. 60 iis walks were alnos,
intern nlhic TIE came in. sonet'ries.
uhtr dinner vas haN over. spoi'-irir-.
uolii al f1 eating. never srritio~ o. sry
one. brt apparently in brown r-1f.
Whcn Jenny spoke % Lin ic vo1iI AZ
oi'ca as no. regard h.- v.-t rl.es stare.
al f he hai not heirl u1-I stc vas rav-
irr. Al t1rn a~ay ahrp.'r-or perhaps
.a the milst % Der sarirr. cave tac
rr1m
ore evening. sfer an urarut'iv storey
1av. ve uers aU ssafeI fo-ett.r in ff.
d.s- on v-st rooms. We hal rsir,d OIL.
Mtte ara . to a iour-- .- e. %. .-.-. %
iie g-a'e in ths bark room Jenny We
k-itt.n- near tic centre table Orb thc frr-t
rsr'7r. ari f.r1r.rre Heath sat busv ri-h
soe book issi 1-'er tae rss r-ht Cn-ie
1.t1 vls taking vrh uu. tsrlromr
Hsrrv B.-k. 4bo dii not cone there as a..
tee as 1r1al. a-i vho. sornct.mrs. astfs
c..s -ir-rf towards Jeary. srsuc-cd
? rv '. Fri strs-rlr shssrs uav.