Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-11-26

Nouc 10 pUl u tulhcl lot tp'hViip" :
Yes, it's Thanksgiving, you know ?
We are going to have treat Aunt
Henrietta promised week ago, and she
never iorgsls, Recer!"
She must be famous aunt
We'll" aud here the little girl came
close to her odd visitor and TOOK seat
heSide him on The sofa ">he amt our
own aunt really, YOU know not our
very, very own. But she's just as good
to Cora and Eddy and me-
'.a ho is Cora ?"
Cora is my grown.up sister; she's
ever aud ever 80 ola, almost nineteen,
I'm ten, aud Eddy is Two and !. haH.
Cora gives music lessons, aud She Is cut
almost all day, aud Aunt Henrietta maAr,
flowers, and help her Eddy plays
But where arc your papa, and
mamma p
Papa died when Eddy was wee
baby, aud we came here then 10 hoad
with Miss Mosely Mamma sewcd all
day. and Cora practiced Then mamma
died too. bat Aunt Henrietta said wc
must stay, and manage the board som,-
how. Tor she would not let Cora go away
to take care OF Us all alone. You see hi,
aint very good hoasc Tor hoarjrr> aud
the front room has been empty a Ioas
.ime
Then Miss Mo,cly takes boarders p
Yes, indeed Wehavc the thirds
front, and Mis4 Manners. She goes oor
nursing and amt here much, she has the
third story back; Aunt Henrietta slvcps
down mere in the back pAr!or, 50 there is
nobody at all in the second story. That
was the reason Aunt lIeuriclt, sent away
. thc servant and makes hoNer, lot ,uc
mj. iucr's stores |, takes 80 much money
to feed u all, and buy our dresses aud
boots"
Bat, my dear child. have lou no
uucic, or auu,s, nobody to keep sister
Cora ?"
"No, Uncle Jane. Reed is in Cali.
tofnia aud OF course he can't come Cora
wrote TO him, but cues, he didn't get
|ibc letter Anyhow ho didn't answer ii "
Did you ever zee him p
No indeed, lie went away when
Cora VA, baby ani never came back,
but be- oueu ,eut money in a .c,Icr to
mamma
4 knock a, tine door interrupted her
There they come H., tell Aun,
+ Henrietta you are here, aud away Size
r,u, and was in another moment huard
makias anxious inqairies regarding the
size and tenderness of Tic turkoy
) hly's voice answered her.
There, "a gentleman wants 20 see
Jou, aunde,7 said the child, "i,i help
/ Cora take ,hc basket to the Ailche,,
! Miss Mosely At once wen. to the parlor,
aul hex odd looking visitor lose 10 meet
her. /. ho had expected TO sec an ansu.
/ lar. harl featured maiden lady, soured
/ b} disappointment, anl hardened by the
hard Iile ol andlady in small boarding
house. lac mus have been agyceably sur
pri>cd The little lady who so courteous
lr greeted him. was slight aud delicate
iu figure with the sweetest of faces, soft
brown eyes, and waving brown hair.
IIcr neat dress suited her face and ago,
some thirty five wears. and her low toned
c.ear voice was Ike pleasant music.
Good evening" said the queer liills
maa. Il understand you have some va
cant rooms for boarders | want whole
floor, II YOU can accommodate me, a bed
room and sitting room. want nv din.
ucl IN the middle OF the day, and I'm so
used to my own way that must have IL,
a.. matter wnat il costs; but I'm willing
20 pay lor H. shall keep your servant
running up and down all the time I'm in
The house, so please have one that has
plenty Of lie aud activity Can / have
the roums, ma'am ?"
The landiady wAs 50 taken 10y surprise
10y the appearance and rapid speech OF
her visitor. that sha scarcely knew how
20 reply but ike lhe little girl, she was
prcpossessed in favor of the sweet voice
ana smile, 50 she said:-
"Will you look n the rooms, sir?'
Look at them Ny trunks will be
here presently. and intend to sleep here
to night"
But. stammered the lady, ali they
should not suit YOU ?"
They must! II they don't suit me, I'll
pitch all the furniture ont OF the window,
and get what does suit me. I'm not very
rich. ma'am. but YOU can have your
money every month in advance, and
that's all the reference can give You, for
I'm q stranger here. Will twenty-five
dollars week pay for bo;h rooms >"
Had a gold mine opened at her feet, the
little lady could not have looked more
astonishod. Her little rooms had never
brought such 4 price as that
1t is too much" she said gently
perhaps ii you are stranger you do
mot know that this is not an aristocratic
neighborhood, and You sec the house is
very small. Ny father built it for hi:
own use, he was hsuso carpenter, and
he left it to me- Il i comfortable, sir,
and will try to make it pleasant for J ou
but the rooms are >nall Sir, and they