Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-25
NUMBER "a.


married a chi ~ daughter. straight
haired, straight featured ,dark-faced prin-
cess, beautiful as al her Oriental race,
He acquired ascendsncy over the simple
islanders; they endowed him 1lth vast
fields and forests. When commerce found
the island out, selling his ramie fibre and
The dried meat of his cocoa-nuts to the
French and German houses, who extract
from IL precious oil, be accumulated
an immense wealth. His son married
the daughter OF On American sea-esptain
from this region, and accumulated furth-
or wealth. | was their child and heir,
and my wealth Is still rolling up. vas
educated In Europe, but these islanfs
were my home. l returned there, and !
was proud OF them, OF my noble and in
nocent islanders, and Of my dark strain
OF chieitain's blood-the blood Of Asistio
princes. Ii is but a strain; my brow ID
white as yours. Well, to hasten. Among
my business correspondents was one who
visited the island, talked 70 me incidental
ly of his family, and afterward. on his re-
turn, sent me photograph of his daugh.
ter. lowe 1t to vein OF sentiment,
perhaps, that fell blindly in love With
that picture. / wrote to the father for
the daughters hand, and offered him
settlements that were riches 10 himself
as well ss to her. He bsde me come on.
did so, my heart bounding with hope.
But when arrived / fouLd by the daily
ing that there was trouble. pene-
trated 10 the cause. felt then thai
probably the girl would marry me, but
would she ever love me ? determined TO
insure that first. put myself in her way
unknown-sre you listening. Margaret
1t ended as wished. / believe she did
love me. l shall see. Bot then, in some
insanity, feared. II she found me out,
she might have a reyulsion; perhaps
wanted to test her, perhaps wanted to
hear her glad cry OF surprise when she
learned that the husband she dreaded
was the man she loved, | pushed the
freak one step too fer. Oh, Margaret,
Margaret, my darling" he cried, with
trembling words, "do you know-do
know now that am your husband ?"
The tears were shaking before my
gaze like an old FOOLS, and could only
see him bending over her unresisting
form, only see the light bursting from
her eyes, and her arms suddenly lifted
toward him. when ran out OF the room.
What world il was that We looked
out on the next morning sunshine vivid
as the storm had been violent, azure
heavens bending TO azure seas that
rolled in mighty yeasty billows clothed
with rainbows, great cliffs framing the
picture with their dark red shadows
round which the birds we're whirling.
Mrs. Cameron was better, and coaches
were at the door to take US into Desbsrs,
where our steamer lay al the wharf with
the res, OF the party.
Where is your young woman, Mrs.
Cameron ," asked Dame Howison, as
Mr.. Bassett brought out his patient and
wrapped the robes about her.
81 beg your pardon" said Mrs. Cam
eron. then. My"
"Why, Miss-Miss Whars-her-n name,
your companion"
"She has become my companion. mad
sme," said Mr. Bssseit. with bow,
shutting the coach door. bon voyage
The whips cracked, the horses plunged
and were off. AS we looked back and
saw the, husband and wife standing side
by side in the sunshine, those not in the
secret were speeches. with smszement
at the revelation that began TO break
upon them.
"Do understand you that those two
people" began Colonel Bates.
"Are married ~ cried Belle. "Didn't
l tell you that this house is as full OF
romantic surprises as the Castle in the
PyreneesP Married Aud he has settled
on her hundred thousand cocos-nut
trees"
"Cocoa-nut-trees ~ cried Miss MaIVin
with her nose in the air.
cocoa. nu,-trees. That is a hundred
thousand great silver dollars year-al-
most equal to your income, dear. al
ways knew she IVES princess in dis
guise. And am to go down and visit
them and marry South-sea Island
prince myself. if-if-no obstacle"
But by The way that John Cameron I'M
prisoned the little hand, | imagined that
he had improved his opportunity to make
that very If an obstacle.