Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-10-01
Stlttt Storp.
HUNTING \ FEATHER.

Nhsu | MAS fourteen yosrs at a:u IA,
father one day remarked To mc, "A. s"ot,
a. Nou are old enough To mar,y will -,
iccg u'cs httv wife lpr y"a Ch-rc,
Ia select one mtseli. il with /"
marry, answered, rather curtly.
You'll do nothing OF the sort. tarIly
iuIerpossd my mother. Your father
and myself are better able to Judge what
i. bsSt for your welfare in lilo"
Are ysu'' inquired.
Yes, We are, Mr.. lmpertinence. sAc
replied When | was girl nv parents
selected your i.ther as my iulur. hus
band. aud never presumed TO question
either their authority or Judgment huI
children nowadays set their psrcHIs'
wishes aud commands at defiance. Oh I,
these truly are degenerate times"
But I'm not a girl, >" answered,
That's true continued my mother,
warming up to the shems. "and il has
been the only source Of regrs. hat I have
known in my marriage life. hoped ior
daughter, Sut Providence ordered it
ulhsrwise."
And Providence knew What was best,
r,plied. qao,lHg u phrase which WAS
daily on nv mothers tongue ID not ia her
ryNc,iCe.
Charley said my father. with more
,,,a. las usual gravity, your mother aud
/ Mould hsc To- sec YOU we'll settled ia
uir, aud II Is with this view that we hope
To- ace you one day united with Grace
B1,ntiey. She iS All only child, and her
lather and myself have been friends since
OoyhoOd. Ar. BranIley, you know, Is q.
le,J Sssi,hy man, and Grace wiIl ia
Lsiii - he possesses. They are coming
10 pay Us visit in couple o! weeks.
sad / wi,h Jou 10 be manly and poliIr
during their stay, for wish laom to osrrl
Away 4; good Impression concerning ,uu
/ Your mother sud myself jslScd The mat
/ lrg Oyer With them on their last visit.
/ 'Grsce Brantley" exclaimed; ',thst
ElIlr saubGed uose thing with red hair.
( that NSs here the summer before last.
sad YOU al said had the manners ol i
I iul grown lsdy, Look here, father, I'm
nothing but boy Yet, and don't know
what may think about marrying; but
one thing | do know, | won't marry
Z Grace BrantIe. Id sooner run away. IA
( Fiayel Brown did, and 90 10 school with
I the Brothers and become a priest, aud
then lhink there will be an eud ol
marrying
My mother uttered scream and APP
I psaicd to nv father. Mr.. Carter" she
said. did You hear that? Do you hnoW
from whence these things come? I've
begged YOU long ago to take that boy
Away from Ar. Rubic's school; lac may
be u very good and devout man Tor all
i know, but people say he is tainted with
h.terodoxy, and IIeaben forbid Il child OF
mine should imbibe such teaching. My
ancestors were steady going Puritahs.
aud can't endure the thought Of Charles 5
mind being crammed with psrnicious
! dOctyiaes.r
The Puritans were a set of scamps.
| exclaimed; II heard DR.. Rand say SO
To Mr.. Rubic the other day. and the doe
tor wouldn't lelta lie"
My father ehuokled. lie often had
these bouts with my mothel. for they
widely differed on religious topics. Though
| believe they were in accord on every
other subject.
Mr.. Branliey, wife and daughter arriv
ed in due season. A succession oil lucky
operations in the iron business had en
abled Titus Brantley 10 accumulate Il
heavy fortune. which lac was now enjoy
ing in an easy and unobtrusive style. His
/ wife was little dpmpy woman, with
something sternally wrong with her or
/ ganizalion. She had tried every physi-
ciaE OF rspuIe within reach of her, and
Notwithstanding their unanimouS opinion
( tia, her Silmsnts were purely Imaginary,
sae sull persisted in declaring herselfilI,
and at last found some good natnrsd
! ply sisian who humorsd her whinl, and
was successfully treating her with bread
pills.