Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-05-27
Stlttt Storp.
GUY HILLIARO'S SKELETON.


Violet Heath was au only daughter. a
belle. pretty. highly accomplished. and.
very sprightly withal. she reigned su
prcmr in Clifton pleasant little country
town where her father re.ided queen Of
ia.h hiun "a. well as queen al hearts. All
,hr Young men admired her, aul as u
natural consequence. all the female pnpu
lat.ou ruN led ard >irnvc tu initiate her.
Nhc.hcr her chicI charm insisted in hSr
lair. dinplcd Lace. ear deep blue eyes.
looking like halt blown forget me uols, ,
hathed ia Gew; or her mischievuus. rosy
mouth; OF IN her half tender. hall tauui
In. air and manner. no one could say :;
bat il was generally agreed that She WAS
g., i,1ul,.
Violet Ms uniformly kind To her many
suffers. making her deuialN, when NEG
,s>.ul. >" >V'rlIH iha, ,h" rejected ines
( lth a'uost - much favored "a, the accept
+ 3D. And when Guy IIiHard came to
4 take charge Of The village .chuoi, although
ue w.., 4 mIu of line appearance and cx
sc iicu, character it was "a long time hv-
t"tc the village beauty NoIeh>aied To him
the lca>, sign nl preference. Bu, per
'e''renoe a"i p'''enc''As 'ney GENERALLY
J". 80 .ast succeeded, and ia due coursr
o' ''He. u"1 'sN"e' moon ~ eve N""o'
honey SoeS'e "fOor i" ,n' '4"''c' S"''e0'
'hc 'rHtnrr p'eaued MS cause 'N true
.'''t l'Np h'N''p' 4NP was transported
ln'" a 'h'rd heaven "' Di'~- ON oei"s 80
'rped. lhe o'd squire hSde u" "0iec
ii"n>, AMI alter "a proper lapse OF lime
the "ung people were united. and a he
"'Id'ring confusion oi iaces and while
flowers and The p"ur love lon swans oi
CLIFTON were lett to console themselves a,
they could
Every ybody WAS surprised &" see what
q '"'tpg, exemplary YNr fio.ct W1dr
SHc n.d be'r S1l g'Fi. - iuI w wi~
G"lri. =" pvtird aud ua''ticd th't some
ga the Clifton wi>cacres shook their
heads, and hiu'od that Guy iiiiIiard might
repent his bargain but Oh The contrary
he rcioiced over 1t anew ""c,y ."l, ,e'
-a''" : q 'De best transaction OF his lite
IneS ""u S'SN '''''c 'o'''s' vi '"'
'"'''''i'' o' INC Town ''' e'"oo"'re" ~
'''''''''' VIZ" S'i''i' ''Se.'S' E''' '''"'t
." gen IN 'front.' "a" 'he young man
ii'.'''' "'''' ''s''"'' i ''e s"ee''S'' "NP
~" 'PN' VI F"''"' J""s"s no'' '"0
'''SN''SS '' MS S''l' anu INC u, s"'"esS
o' MS Lace "' "O 'etu'"e" "' evening from
'nO ''uOo'Hou'', ,, 'o''' was, was ';""ys 1t
'"' W ~ ''''
aas, ,nJ ber bb,e et.s lpIiI IiI''Dr' Of tender end
ness. ready to lead him TO the ,iJ,' w,,.
ordered mario, and w,,,,no .nnne, ,shl.
M wonder Guv WAS b,nnv-he woulJ
have been a monster il he had not been
50. But after a while. as if fortune was
oent OIL running his Gun ovs~, sauc,amg
e,se same to nske iihi sill haPPirri j
small, dimpled, growing baby. with eyes
like its mother. aud rings al hair That
locked like spun gold Violet Was IN
rapture, and Guy could >..ooi,, ,,.;, g..
-, I'm, 70 Gonna IN b;s aaosrnsss +, 90,
bom. wha, = bonnv connle-evorv on.
Ill - a., ,,,.,a'o,os - sn;,o of ,hoir
nro.Lao;or
But ,bo,e never was = uaradise. per
baps. that the serpen, did not enter'Va
some s,ru or o,her Il even came 70
this nerfect little bom. trailing its slimy
uolinessamid the bloominO flowers. Ii
,s.s ofs, ,I,is visa.