Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-09-26
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y BIT OF LACE.

It's perfectly exquisite piece of lace,
papa"
Il dare say. Flor"
But | wan, you 10 look a, it."
Il 'houldnt know any thing M re about
itii diJ."
We'll. then. want you to buy it"
"E7v Il, What fcr?r
'Nhy. ior me-"
Pay five hundred dollars for i, hand
kerchiei Tor you ~
Yes. indeed All other girls have
them, although certainly this is little.
the least little. nicer than theirs. don't
know why Lucy should have hancsomer
handkerchief than |. Just because she's
married. Any body else would say ii wss
enough to DC married. and so let me have
The handkerchivt Married women have
every thing g-loye. lace. and diamonds
Now, papa. just take out your pocket
book" II was a cOsxing voice.
"Do you suppose carry 500 bills in
my pocket book2"
1t makes DO odds. Your check 9ook.
then. have set my heart on it, il.
such beauty. II you only lcok at it
look q, tha. wreath Of flowers. all 50
delica;ely shaded; here The close work
in the light. you see there the open work
In the shade. 80 perfect you can quite
fancy The coioys; aud all done in this one
thread. See, paps, there's deWdrop,
that round hole IN the mesh" "
Nonsense, Flor; emit see any Thing
OF the Kind there"
That's because your eye isn't edu-
ca;ed. ,ir. Mine is; for have studied
other peoples laces till could almost
work them. That's good man
knew YOU would. You always DO. One,
two. three - And then there was q
shower of kisses aud ,iukIing laughter
And that was the conversation OF mil
ionaire and bis daughter that Lueian
Malvin heard over the transom OF the
next room To his hotel where he staid
overnight Il year or two ago, seeing
neither people nor handkerchief, and
aehast IL the thought Of handkerchief
costing the awful pIce Of $500, which
Was one-,hird OF the mortgage on bis
little place that he was trying 10 pay oil.
heart and soul-a conversation that now
REQUIRED 10 him iu moment OF real
agony. as the housemaid stood before
him holding 3 little limp rag in her hand
that she had Just snstebed out oi The
wasL-,ub. and that last night was 4 bit oi
dainty lace that Miss Rosa Mercier bad
called her handkerchief. and had given
him To- hold during the galoP. Good
heavens, how was he ever going to re-
store il
He was young lawyer. Just entering
upon what in time would probably be .
/ fine practice, but which was now rather
empirical. He had started in the race
for wealth and honor with good legal
ability. good name. and good morals. and
With no other impediments than little
patIimony in the shape OF modest
dwelling in be suburbs, which he had
been obliged to mortgage for the means
to get q part of his education and pro-
fession, which mortgage he was striving
to paw Of, that be might begin the future
elesr OF the world. He was handsome
fellow, this Lueian Malvin, an ambitious
one, too, in some degree, and very nearly
as proud a Lucifer. He used to feel
many 3 pAng in the association win
those so much weslthisr than himself TO
which certain circumstances bad SUBJECT
ed him. He had al important case acct
dentally thrown into his hands. and mad
ACQUITTED himself so well that the wealthy
client took him up and would not let him
down; and when Lucian demonstrated
that il wss out OF his power TO keep up
such association. and was morti!ying TO
his pride besides. the client bad assured
him it was not pride. but vanity, that was
mortified, and that the way to be ss
wealthy as those be met was to keep
their company, and get their cases; ana
be had thought. on the whole that per-
haps bis friend was right. and that II ne
began to yield with an igno6le motive
he had nevertheless become very iond oil
the WAYS of people to whom "eai'h
had given every opportunity OF culture
and grace. and who knew how to treat
life ike a work OF art. Moreover II was
no, a little that be was petted by various
of these good people. Certain mo'neriy
ladies uade him al home With them' ano
won his confidence aud sfecuon-notao'y
Mrs. Barneus. Parents with good rent
rolls of their Own. as Mrs. BarneIta useu
N tell him, were not so inconsistent I'D
,ho matter NJ 1ent-rOlls rs Of yulue anu