Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-10-29

he began TO pay devoted attentions tc
General Linton's daughter, and it was ca
| sy tO see that she was AZ much infatuated
rs he was. They used 10 ride out by oul
little cottage in the bright summer eve
nings, on the forest road, ne il was called
on their prancing horses. he bending fond
| ly above her. whispering words of love
and tende ness and she listening TO then
with flush on her cheek and smile OF
her lip. | remember that stood watch
jng them as they rode down from the wilC
glen. bathed in the golden halo that The
gorgeous fires OF sunset threw upon the
scene, while the summer zephyrs, LOADED
with the perfume Of wild flowers, blew
back her massive hair from her queenly
brow, until the scene seemed 20 me celes-
tial and she sn inhsbitant Of celestial re-
cions. Just then she caught sight of me,
"a looked at her almost cntranced, and
spoke something in low tone to her
companion. Whatii was never knew,
hu, they both looked 20 nc in an instant,
AMI then the air rang with their laughter,
and | heard them say something about
his presumption, and guessed what it
was. Il was hard 10 be thus tortured, sim
PLY for no other reason than because had
= heart. and could not control its impul-
scs. and when look back on that time il
seems to m. like some terrible dream
Aiisfortunes. they say. never come sin
CIV. and they always come, too, when We
least expect them. Ny mother suddenly
sickcned and died. and was thus left
alone wretched outcast on the earth.
As stood over her grave. felt as though
had buried every hope. determined
10 leave the spot where ! had seen 50
much trouble cared verr little where
went. Anywhere far away from there.
General Linton paid nc what little he
owed me. and struck out for the iar
west. Railroad. aud steamboats, were
no, halfso numerous then as they are now,
and if they had been, was too poor 10
avail myScl, cftheir advantages. Iwalk
81 therefore, many weary mile. until
after many days travel | found myself on
the outskirts Of a growing city. Here |
stopped, because thought | had gone far
enough, and for the bes. Of all reasons be-
cansc my money hsi given out. | had
to do something A large mansion with
beautiful grounds stood before me. lap
Piled to the owner r1y labor. H. said he
was very much in need Of gardener,
but did not ike to employ me- without
reference. After hesi,a,iug Tor while,
however, ne concluded 10 engage me for
a month. and if he liked me-, he would en-
gage me permanently, he said.
iound ous In short time ,hl, he was
a lawyer OF extensive practice, immense
ly wealthy. and live! a. hi, ease. ! foI-
lowed oa; he rule hal adopted through
lie. To be- honest aad industrious under
al circumstances. and At lhe end of,he
mouth my employer, whose name was
p. -,c~.on, c,r mo u, WA, sitting at his
table in his library, writing, and he sent
COR me. he s.id, 10 pay me my months
We. u, qnrori>cl NJ, nv asking II |
1T r,,,,rl writ, Ito'1 him could
Tint. T., nv ;rJ,r,,;yal,s industry and
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,,on,h ho had ob.sr,sa ma closely and
,h,, ho ho,i,vcJ mo g., no an honest man.
I'm al, 80, s,,,.A;rc mora, sai5
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carI7,;r. :. ro, vo,r nronar .v,ca,;on
-, 3oino, - e,,or.fyo nr,ctico Of the
I,.. "a - s,-,o .,ra 80 s,,v IN nv
as;,o rL,,,v or No one who ia better
.n;,od ,b., ~,
w;tbyo,r,nn,;c,,ion and perseverance
with, on. wear Won NAV admitted to the
h,r you mus, consent 70 become nv
clerk
don't know exactly how it was, but
suddenly Judge Parker and the table
seemed 10 become inverted. and the room
,a,,, vb;rl;nc orounj and around and
,h., ya .ll wnnt rri,o throrgh rho air
like sIad1ip's castle and the next thing
I knew I was sobbiar with my head upon
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