Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-11-06
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"ETHELS SIR LANCELOT n
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Every girl within twenty miles of Craig.
muir cnvied Ethel Cramcr
10 tho hrss place. she had plenty of money;
IN the second. she was very pre- ,y and
graceful; in the third. Craigmuir wa, one Of
the pieasantest estates 10 The beautiful noun
tain region OF Pennsylvania and in the
fourth. Reggie was SO good. narured and
handsome
Craigmuir was Ethel's home, and Reggie
tor more property Reginalt) vas her broth.
er. and acted ne her guardian
of course. 1t vas pleasant to be Ethel
Cramo-. There she lived at pretty. quain,
Craigmuir. wnh 1t. great sunny garden of
ho~ers.its library OF ancient books. A stable
full OF the finest horses. and The great chain
OF the broad mountain stretching in the
distance. Could there possible be ANYTHING
more 10 wish for?
And then there was Reginald who loved
her so. and was so proud OF her, and had
been her playmate from baby hood upward
even though be was fifteen years her senior.
Certainly, Reginald Cramer va. very fond
OF his graceful. dssbing sister Since her
tenth year. her education and training had
derol'ed cn,rsiy upon him; and to ,br
best Of his ability the good natufcd Geilo~
bad done h's duty 10y hor lie hal sent her
. 10 Paris to be finished. and s7ppIird t.r
with such wardrobes and boR5oHs as incitrd
her school companions to = periee. frenzy
OF envy.
After her education had been completed,
he had travelled With her, giving her carte.
blanche as regarded every ,biag and when
her travels we're ended, he had brough, her
home and installed her as mistress OF Craig
muir. Since then pretty Ethel had reigned
supreme as any young empress.
Ethel i. not like other girls" her
brother saId proadly-anI certainly she was
not. There was more Of romance and love
OF daring in her temperament than character.
'ze' the ordinary genus. young lady.
. II Miss Cramer had weakness. 1t Ger.
tainlr ~As hero worship. In a certain
charming style she believed implicitly in
JEANNE D'Are, add bad q ute liule craze
on the 'ubiec; of ehivalry an the knight.
OF the Round Table. She had ransaeked
the library from top to bottom, searching
Tor legends of brave knights and gallan,
cavaliers. She bad hung eniranesd over
The stories OF Sr LaDcelot and hi, king.
and fairly rereied in the great deeds per.
ieeted 10y the Cow Cbrom and lordIy
IvAnhoe.
Reginald took great delight N What he
called "Etbef, beroics." and laughed a,
them heartily bot Miss Ethel would SHAKE
her charming bead With great gravity. re-
marking sagely.
"fou may laugh a. much as you please.
Regic bu, II ] ever do fall IN love. it will
certainly be with mau who has done some.
thing"
/. was dark. toggy morning. and E,heI
bad tgrned away from the dinner. table. and
seated herself at her brother 8 side tor the
purpose Of cracking her nuts. aud attending
to bis -ani, ia delightfully."- graceful and
'i.ierly manner.
? lie = what you girl, would call hand
some. SAID Reginald, lAzily. ia reply "a
some question she had just asked him. "Ar
, almond. IL you please
But is nc bravel" asked Etbel lila,
be ever done anytbingyn
i, II d0nt fancy be ever killed. more than 1
hundred men at once " SAID Reginald. ~itI
. great 'olcmnity. m8nching his nuts. "Bu
''iII don't imagine he J. secretly coward
4 and as 70 the rest, am compelled to "a
Il be ba. ever done Anvihing. have no
u heard OF 1t as vet
E'sel gave her shoulders little depreea
ing saru {. and looked into ,hc fac. d.eiI
nS that she sh1uld not .s. isr brother.
y f',nI. 3d. ut. not e. .... s.4 .... s
D q.Ie eHJlga She hsd entertained rfsa