Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-12-10


as baby's cheek, and as rosy in the sun
rise that stole over it between the dewy
shadows of the steep and woody shores.
Later 10 tho forenoon some of the club
went to the railway station. happening
to be with them, 10 meet certain friends
OF the Gaths who came over for the day,
among the rest some wonderfully pretty
girls, one OF hom knew Harden would
rather have in Jericho than on the boat
house balcony that afternoon TO see the
Gaths come in best men. Kate and sew
eral of her companions we're there too
al our acquaintance had made the affair
their own, and there was TO be general
half-holiday in the town that afternoon.
We stroled along together little while,
showing them our mild lions-lhe whis-
pering gallery in the church, the ceme-
terry with its flower garden. and things OF
that gay and festive character generally !;
for the truth was that we all were little
serious and solemn, as II we telt the
shadow of fate. At length. however. old
Rasd whispered that this would never do
there were these lubberly Gaths taking
their ease, and we playing the gallant 70
their girls; so | made mS bow, saying
that as had little work 10 do by-the-by,
/ would be excused, and see them later !;
at which the fair Gath party opened their
eyes and began at once 10 flirt their COL
ors. "A little work Not a little, if you
expect 10 keep the Gaths in sightp And.
with welI.ieigned surprise. again: "Oh,
Mr.. Geoffreys, it isn't possible that you
are going 10 row the Gathsw And then,
with last gay faunt OF the banner ::
We'll. then. good-b by. Mr.. Geofreys; We
suppose there'll be nothing LETT Of you to
bid us farewell tonight"
took Kate's hand a moment. drawing
her little apart, and she walked on with
me few PAGES. "'VoI popuh, voI
Dei,'n said. You see. Kate, even the
dogs would cry whipped If they"
"Vox. ct pr@ierea nihil.' Pve heard
you call that 'vox populi' hundred
times, and | don't see any thing Of the
sort, moreover. II you can't whip those
great"
"Goliaths. Goiaths of Gath"
Your oars are just as much weavers'
beams as theirs
They don't row with the sun in their
faces, Kate, as do. And the stakes are
more to me than those OF ali the races
ever rowed in Christendom. Ii you
mean never TO me-"
"Oh, is i, there' had quite forgot
ten"
"What! you were not in esrnest?"
Never more so.'
"Kate?"
"Well?"
"Give me something 10 row for. my
girl" and l stopped short and looked
down at her with the color rising on her
lovely cheek.
She glanced up a moment with a
searching gaze. well" she said. "ii
you win-No, no, don't mean thst.
You have your race to row Tor. Mr..
Geotfreys,' she said. with dignity. "and
that's enough"
And ii lose itP 1t shall be no such
i'll luckP How am / to know my fate
with you, Kate ?"
81 will give you a signal"
How shall know what it means?"
You will know"
81 believe you would send man into
a den of lions for Jour glove"
II never blamed the woman who did" ;"
said Kate, with gay laugh all at once,
beca lse. as saw, her eyes were actually
full of tears. land l never thought well
OF the man in that story"
So we parted. Kate's tears-they
augured i'll. Plying me-burial before
death A sudden flash OF anger swept
through me. II she would not give me
something to row for, would give her
something to cry for. l would win, or
would break blood-vessel.
went TO my Office for the mail, on the
way back TO quarters, and found 1t tull oil
smoke and Cheviots. Tel US the truth,
Geoffreys," they cried. "These Gath
people are up here with lists iuli OF
money, ready 10 wager thousands on
their crew. Say, shall we take them upF'
"I can't advise you, boys" said l
They are mighty men. They row to
win. never saw anything so handsome
in my lile as their morning exercise. No
don't bet on us. We won't disgrace
the Cheviots. I'll be close thing, per.
haps, but it's out of the question 10 sup
pose we can win for them."
That's Ms it may be-" cried Brand.
"But I've taken the offers OF the Phiiis-
tines to the last dollar in my pocket"
And q cheer greeted him that fairly
slammed the door behind me as left, and
told what the rest meant to do; and OF
course it didn't tighten our hearts any to
know how they were goiag to tighten
their pockets.
Well, it was big crowd that lined the
shores and the building-tops, that hung
along the tanks in boats and skifls, when
we went down to tho boat house, and
seemed only like one vast animal with its