Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-01-30

me of duty, and preach charity, and call
me wicked" when her whole life is one
of hypocrisy and deceit. Do they not
say that she let her own sisters children
die of want, and her mother lives on Tho
charities of others ? (whiIe she Is rich
and pious.) Does she not break the ho-
liest of the commandments, Honor Thy
father and thy mother9"
finished "my stripe in my room, and
IL tears stained. YOUR afghan would be
ruined. Now YOU understand why Miss
Berry and avoid one another; and |
hope You will believe | have the right
strip" of religious idca', even il | am
yunr sometimes wiifu Lou.
The YELLOW STRIPE.
1t was "housekeepin. week" when |
worked on my stripe, and II under my
coors YOU have 'sDee~ dreams, it will
be owing TO the little elves of sugar.
and spice, and all that's nice that are
woven in with my wools.
Ii was when Nora had rheumatism, you
remember. and so | helped her all |
could, and Was great deal down
stairs" ! learned more than work IN the
kitchen that week. Over my puddlngs, |
learned lesson ot patience. CustardS
and conscience quarrelled together. q
bi oke one of the new cuStaTd cups-and
for five minutes hid "a mind to hide the
pieces anl'not tuIlr bul ouscienre con
quercd. you romcunLur.) aud I'm sure
beat out man, a illlr temper IA -egS~
And besides | heard n it'll love N,pr'
which favored o,cytGiug made with "a
deuciou, air. Nora Has gotta peAu -and
u heut'>tOrl.
|, appears, when she lett hnmc Two
ears ago. this broth oi = 10y was
under. gardener in the hall where she
lived. aud though he WAS Younger than
she. he fell in love with hot, ani she
couldn't help it aithor, she said. When
she lett Tor Americ.. they swore fidelity L"
one another. (and he WAS To follow IA
years tine.) Alter she reached here she
was sick Tor long lime iii the hospital
and not writing 10 the folks nj home,
they knew not what had become ol poor
Nora in the strange land.
Ii was year before she got ABOUT. and
the first time she went out she got letter
to Tom written tor hur. Carrying il 10
the post-office herself, she met on the
way an old comrajc from home-a pretty,
pert girl. who among other news, told
her Tom was married TO n young girl ot
seventeen years"
And sure, Miss Nelly" Nors went
on "but my heart was broke entirely.
Then tore up my letter, and | deternlin-
ed to never sind word to any one, and /
prepared myself to 60 aS n lay sister IN
the convent OF ST. Joseph. 1t was early
this spring, when one morning at early
mass, ii didn't see his two eyes shinin
like stars ut me from behind one Oi the
pillars. and thought it was his ghost
come TO bid me farewell, and uim6lied
NIL over like, but after sarvice. when he
come straight to me and took my hands
in his, and said SO sorra-iulIy: Och.
Nora how could you forget me so
soon.' knew then he was real
And the end was. they were neither OF
them married. (but are going to be, to
each other, oi coWse.) Ii vas all the
story OF rival. who had told
Ia each thai the other was married; and
poor Tom determined to come to Ameri
ea and "sarch the whole country for No
IA, and see with his own eyes, before he
believed
And now, mother dear. can't we girls
help Nora get ready" She is only go
ing to keep rooms, and it would be 50
nice for each OF US 10 give her some use
iul present at Christmas This is all that
happened when knit my stripe.
NELL