Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-07-28

lumber business al Maple Bend. where i
could get work us common labOrmg
hand. 1t was rather staggering offer,
and took couple Vl days 10 consider it,
was at first somewhat inclined To bach
ont OF the Scrape, but. at last summon
ed up the necessary fortitude. and went. .
Jessiea Thought Of Tue report she had
purposely spread around him TO force him
to SO, but, ike discreet woman, she
held her peace.
"IlarI work i. was, continued Bernard
after pause, land drcary and disagree
able. helping 10 get ,h1 lunitcr to tic
RATS, and down to the vessels. This
labor lasted for three months, and if i
had not been FOR my positive determine
lion ihai nolhing should force me back to
the old liie-and Tor one other lhing-l
think my endurance would have given
way. At tho end of three months the
business increased SO rapidly. and so
many hands came up, that ! was pro-
noted 10 4 part OF the business ! liked
very wcll-ailiug out the orders, rhat
came in pretty fast, by selecting taa
proper wood, and measuring tho lengths.
etc. But, | need not tell You all that,
ami how one thing led to another unlil
now hold quite IN important position,
ri,h a f1ir salary, a good knowledge OF
,hc business. and the prospect OF doing
better still. And. besides these, have
The funniest mite Of house that looks as
II the wind had blown it together, aud
ard might. a! anyt imc. blow it apart, and
yet it is snug and tight rcr all"
You have. indeed, done wonders,
Bernard. knew you could do anything
you wanted to do"
Ill ! had got uo;hins from my work
bu, the conscionsncss OF independence
AMI manlness, would consider my sc,f
fully repaid.
"O( course YOU wouId'"
But then You see ;ot something
more than this, and SHALL expect some
thing worth more thln all"
"Oh, YOU do, y mijl OF Your own, 1
suppose"
NO, You lil'le demnrc witch, you don't
suppose anything of the kind. Would l
have come down here in our busiest sea
son cor that? 40, came TO look for =
Jewel without which my life will be moth
ng-my Jcssica's love. win you refuse
,o listen 10 me now. darlinS2'
There was no noel of words; Jcssica
lsrocI her b'ushing. happy face to Der.
aael, aul he c,-pei hcr in his arms.
-, .a5., De saiI raplurou,ly. "0h,
my dearest, ! have waited loag Tor thi-.
II were no: SO happy l would roproach
yop Tor having bccn 30 cod and cruel 70
me. Bu,, yoa loyc me at hst''
II wi,l make = confession to yol now,
Bernard; loyol You all Tie time"
"lly darling, Aod YOU let me think
YOU did not c,Ne tor ne. Why dill you
send me away without the least glimpse
OF nope for your love? Why did You
tell ne you dcspisoi ne ''
"Oa, no. Bernard. l never said that"
"What you dill say amounted 70 the
same thing. and you would not even
soften it by saying that you would uy to
love mel
"What security would l have had that
after you had won nc, YOU would not
relapse into your old self? loved YOU
On; wanted You to be worthy of my
love"
"You arc mino now, 4; al cycat5.
And he held her more tightly
But he said thoushtfully, "what will
YOU DO up there in that rough region,
away iom your old friends, and you will
not have the comforts you now have in
the old farmhouse ?"
II vould thousand times rather be
up there than in your uncle's fno house
Bat we haze plenty OF time to consider
MI that"
Not so much timo / can only stay
,our days, loy we are very busy just now
and we ought, by all means, 10 be mar
ricd the las, of the month