Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-22
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THE OLD HOUSE.

The OLD house was slowly dropping to
pieces about the young people. Yet, for
a,l that. they we're as happy as though il
we,e palace Building about them.
Youth requires few conditions; it Is -
sufficient 10 itself a. Eieu, /, i, only the
unsatisfactory middle Years, to which the
loyc.iuess OF the virgin world has become
tSicc-:o.d tale. that are insistent.
Ia Truth. IL should have been enough TO
content any O, u simply 10 be Rose
MsrSs-.he rose no roster, the lily no
snowIer, sunshine not more golden than
her hair, more dazzling than her smiles /;
lovely little soul and body, enjoying
every moment OF lie, and making II
precious 10 every ore within her iudu-
euce. Size never thought OF grumbling
that the house was shabby aud the TODD
scantv. but couteu,ed herself with bread
when there Was no dainty, aud when the
root leaked, moved her bed 10 another
room. where i; did not leak so badly
Every timber ia The old house was dear
10 her. and she never asked tor better.
No wonder every body loved Rose Marks
in general sud her cousin Roger loved
her IN especial; not her cousin, that Is. II
YOU demand The literal fact but her step
mothers nephew, yet always called -
cousin and always loved ike a brother z
We'll, no. not exactly. People are not 50
very apt to think whether or no their
brothers viii Ike this II50on or that
flower. 10 blush damAsS il their brothers
catch them gazing stthemselves inten'lI'
10 pont al an iaat;eutiOn from their
brothers. or 20 have their hearts beat Ike
wilJ-hre at a touch Ol The brothers hand
These two children were all alone IN
he old house now, Tor Mr.. Marks and his
vile had followed the elder children, who
had died when the grea,typhus epidemic
ragged some ten years ago; The o.d sell
gone her way TOO at last; and Louis, one
dsy taking the ancient plate, had sold II
for enough 10 insure the house for term
OF i've wears, and formally resigning all
hight and title in il 70 Rose had bade her
and Roger gooG-bye, and had gone to
seek his fortune. So Rose kept the old
house as she could, and Roger paid her
regular board from his little salary as
clerk OF the only store in the village
Rose cried every time she took II; but as
all the rest she possessed happened 10 De
the COW and the garden and what The
grass sold for, there was nothing o.
course 10 DO bat take il. How many
times Rose had resolved TO 90 out by The
dsy and do sewing since she had beer
sixteen, II could earn two hundred
dollars veor easily. Roger she woult
say. as she was mapping it out to Roger
in the evening. al The other side oil the
table where be was studying.
And wba. would become OF me :
Roger said.
"Wby-wby, you could have much
heller Jinners, you know, Roger, at Mrs
Dean's-"
Hang Mrs. Deans! l should have n'
home | should go to the bad. 1t il
missionary duty to stay as you are"
But. Roger" then Rose ssid' growing
red and redier, some day, you krow
von will be-married, and then sou won
want me round"
"Shaut Il"
Your wife won't Al any rate Tor Yo'
know I'm no, even your sister, and youl
wife when you marty
Can't YOU wait Till do?" thnndere'
Roger. getting up and stalking out OF IN
~,om You wont forget how to sew
ril comp And Rose began to ery' AM
p,eer slrode round the place TIL oed
lime ike an unhappy ghost. he marLJ
Wby was she harPilg on that strlng' y"
.bs want TO marry. herself. and have nh
srs, pu, himself out OF the way An
,bereat be wrought himself into ioIS
b -, - oil tho world Wn