Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-10-07

II John Pixies ship had been called the
Amazement, he would have made u good
figure head for il.
"Crealon !" be calculated. What
did she do that Tor? She knew | was
coming, didn't she ?"
Now Aunt Samantha had "a boy about
seven years old, whose mission il WAS.
like many Of his age. to hear what WAS
not meant 10 be heard, aud tell ii again
to the person not meant Ia know il. Here
was fine opening, aud master Lorenzo
plunged headlong into The Dialogue.
why. don't you know? lIuidah
went and had the small pox To get away
from you. she said she'd rather have
the small pox than John Pike any day {;
didn't she. ma ~
Lorenzo, you hush up, and go after
your cows this minute" said his mother :
1--WE great mind to take and shake
you :"
"Did IiulJah really say Ihat?" asked
John Pike. when the terrible child had
departed
well. she did. John Pike. | can't
deny it, I'm sorry for you john" added
Aunt Samantha, kmdIy; hut iluldah
can't bear you. That is the truth. and
you may KS well know it,"
Great WAS the amazemenl of Mr. aud
Mrs Bcmau when John came home with
out Huldah. and loud Wa the rage OF the
one, and the grici OF the other, when the
tale was heard.
Thought II would be u good chance.
snIrltd the old man. YES, she thought
it would be u good chance 10 see DR..
Marcy every day. and get away from
John. | don't care. hope she'll lose
every hair oil her head. and get her face
~ iull OF holes as u riddle"
"Oh, Father - sobb,d Aunt Prudy.
well. do! Maybe she'd hear
reasonln
Look here. Father Beman. this is all
nonsense" said John Pike. who had been
silent keretoloro. "lf lluldah don't
wait me. don't wan. her. Do you sup.
pose | atm going 10 marry girl that
hates me worse than the small pox ?"
Uncle Jake was silent; he had not
thought OF that.
1--we always liked lluidah." continued
Captain PiNu. il rather husky voice
"bul il she don't like me. she's got the
right 20 say SO. She has hrcn good
girl. aIl her life. and il she wants to
marry the Doctor, you'd better let her
have her own way"
Uncle Jake clustered aud stormed, but
John stood firm. He had great influence
with the old people; and before he left
he had not only made them promise to
take lluldah into favor again but he had
won from Miss Hannah Brown, the min.
ister's daus shier. a pledge 10 marry him
when he came back TO Elstiiad in the
fall.
Meanwhile the small pox paliea,s pro-
gresSed fayorably. Nobody was very i'll
but poor Martha Jane, with whom the
disease went hard She WAS the only one
who failed TO earn her silk dress but
DR.. Marcy said she should have it all tho
same. because she had behaved so well.
Martha Jane herself declared that she
should have died only Tor lluldah.
1t was very odd. certainly. lluldah
WAS inoculalsd like iho rest. and she had
been exposed besides, but she did not
take The disease ut all. Never had she
been better than during her stay with
Aunly Sharpe OF course she saw II good
deal oi DR.. Marcy, aud none OF the girls
were surprised when she married him in
about two months sitrr her release from
the hospital. The DIR. and liuldah were
published in meeting Uncle Jacob had
recovered his temper by that time. and
gave Huldah his blessing. and very
subtantial .sett ne out" Huldah's new
silk came just right TO be married in.
Now, Grandmother had been visiting
in Boston all summer, and only came
home in time for the wedding. OF course
she had To hear the story of the whole
matter, and when il came to the inocula
ton she, as Aunt PIudy said, screamed
right out -
well, if ever! Law bless your soul,
Huldy's he'd the small pox- he'd it when
she warn'l more'n year old, when her
mother was living at home with me. We
never knew how she got it, but she he'd it
real bad, though she warn't pitted none
TO speak Of. Samantha, | should have
thought you'd have remembered. il no
one else did"
well, did have some Kind of recol-
lection about it," said Samantha; but |
wasn't quite sure. Anyhow it has all
turned out right, hasn't it Doctor'"
Yes" answered the Doctor. ut has
been the most profitable case ever at
tended. ."-Ald;ne for AnguSt.
THE COOP TEMPLARs ABROAD. The
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Congress in London, America being
largely represented In Great Britain