Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-12-01

though don't 20 SO lar as TO say III al
vpcato ' our stay ing near our yeung mis-
tress il you've gone crooked, still, i
stand by YOU and help you get straight
again. Ii you've got love trouble
aud that's mostly ails girls OF your age
own 10 that. I'm no believer i'll sweet
hearts myself. and I'll tell you plainly
Urls arc better off not 10 marry. It's az
shaving. and worrying, aud sutieringi-
and ten 10 one when you have spent your
heart and your strength almost your !''e
on man. you will find cut he wasn't
worth II 1.-THE OF it, and you've been. AS II
were. pouring ou, pure water on bar ren
rocks-clear waste and no sense in 1t. IL
you'll be guided by me you won't shed
tears for any man, but cheer up and
conclude to i've single without any fuss.
II YOU won't-and | do suppose lis no
use TO talk reason 10 girls-lhen I'll tura
10 anu hcIp you IL S"h'
II said thJse very word TO her, girls,
said Dorothy solemnly "and If you viii
believe she just turned her lace inio the
pillow, and ans Sered:
Thank you. Dorothy; but | have no
trouble to talk OF, and you can do nothing
t. help me-
lelt rather put down by that, consid-
ering | had meant well ty her, and it
hurt me to be treated like n meddling
gossip. However, | said no more, and
matters went on rs usual after that. your
aunt seeming 10 get more fond OF Marian
every day. In the winter she was going
to the city and proposed 10 take her maid.
but the girl objected and asked for a
mon.h's leave instead. could go with
our young lady and she begged her free
dom Tor the time. Your aunt was hurt
and puzzled TOO for Marian had no rela
tivcs To visit and her request looked queer
aud suspicious. Miss Dcyne gave con
sent, however. SO we went our way and
she took hers.
We heard Nothing OF her; but on one
of the last days oi ourstay | saw harian
Hnlyard with my own eyes on tho street
and she was with couple that cer,ainl!
didn't look 10 be tit company Tor a pure
girl. They went down courI that was
not the most respectable, and came
home as il I'll had blow. Then il came
out that the Brandon's had sent her away
because they said she kept bad company
on the sly. That pretty tender snowdrop
of a girl! | would rather have heard
that she was dead.
While debated about telling your
aunt Size tell sick and brought her home
She tainted Tor Tho lirst time in her life
when got her up TO her own room. and
exactly at that moment Marian Hilyard
walked in. She rushed forward but got
in tho way before she could touch my
dear young lady.
1T isn't Tor you to lay finger on such
rs her, you creature. said. I'VE know
what you arc now, and this is no place
isr yeu."
May God forgive you those words.
Dorothy Wainwright" said that girl lold'
ing her hands. There is no guilt in me
but that OF being the most unhappy
creature in this great world. and our
sweet mistress would never condemn me
tor that.
Being guided by reason and the evi
dence OF my senses | did not believe
her bat couldn't dismiss her for your
aunt called Tor her night and day. Only
Marian could manage her in that ter ible
fever. and the girl gave her such care
that no enc was surprised when Miss De-
vine got well that Marian took her bed
grievously sick with the sane disease. II
il Was hard to see that girl tending my
pretty young lady. 1t wa worse TO NE TO
see your aunt bending over Marian as il
the two were sisters. Il was on my lips
to tell her what knew, but it looked as
if the grave would.soon enough cover up
the shame. so kept sill. And. girls,
said Dorothy slowly. "lhen had II
brough. home 10 me how much better ii
would be il we morlals were as keen to
see mercy, rs We are TO look after what
we call Justice For in the days Marian
thought were her last earthly ones she
told her story, and here it is.
Her father was worthy man, and
valued by The rich squire whose estates
be helped TO manage; she had one sister
younger than herself, pretty and glddy rs
butterfly. The girls were halt maids,
half companions to the young ladies at
the hall and Lucy got notice from more
than the ladies. There got to be lsve
making between her and the young
squire. and since be couldn't lower his
rank by marrying her, be deliled his
manhood by running away with her. The
blow fell hard on the two lett in The cot
lagc. and in six weeks only one was liv
ing TO bear it, for the father died suddenly
Vi heart disease. | presume his grief
helped il on. The next news Marian got
was a despairing good.by note from her
sister who was going 10 America. she
said. and would never be heard from
again. She went alone; for the big
family had got hold of their son and sent
him to Paris TO forget his folly, as they
called it, Some folks might give it an
| niher name We read that the Lord ism I