Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-30


had talked together about little OF
everything. and he had gone home, she
wrote letter to Howard, containing the
following paragraph;
Your friend, Mr.. Kasson. called this
evening; and both mother and | liked
him very much. de seems SO pleasant
tempered. and is certaiuly very agree
able talker. We are going together, next
Sunday, TO hear DR.. Storrs preach al the
! Pr. -, ,terian Church Mr.. kasson has
n. ~ n S,orrs twice. and gave such a
siOwlus ViUgy on his preaching that
| am qul's 4uX'ous for Sunday to come. v
And not only was Kate pleased, but so
was Kasson, aud though he did not write
many letters to his married sister, when
he did honor her with an epistle he de-
voted few lines thereof to Miss Reid :
"She is very good-looking and sensi-
BILE, and has introduced me to several
pleasant people. 1t is she to whom Win
slow is engaged, and he has chosen with
excellent taste. Hope | shall have the
entree of their New York house,
So you see it was all sort of mutual
admiration society 10 the beginning. Il
did not last, however, for q very long
| time.
Ksssoa became disguised with Wins
low first. He was such an ass 10 be en-
gagged to SO charming girl, and instead
of living in her smiles, 90 Of TO Florida
to get rid OF the cold weather. What
was cold weather, compared TO the ten
der passion7 Then Kate: she was so
happy without her love that she snrely
could not care very much for the absent
one, although they did appear on such
excellent terms with each other Kssson
leveed great deal OF unnecessary vitu-
peration az the heads OF the engaged
people, but. nevertheless, he went to the
Widow Reid's on every excuse he could
devise, and 3 good many times when be
had no excuse at all. Along 10 February,
however, he put himself through Sc
we're course OF selfexaminaIion. What
was be going to the Widow Reid's for?
To see Kate. What us'ness had he to
devote himself to girl who was en-
gagged? And thereupon he shook his
wicked inclinations fercey. and did not
90 near Kate for ten days.
Finally she met him on the street.
"Have you been away?" she asked,
smiling up at him in = most friendly
fashion.
"Oh. no. sald Kasson.
Been sick, then ?r persisted Kate.
81 should think not, was the reply.
given with a healthy mans contempt of
illness.
"Are you mad at me?' added Kate,
cleverly mimicking child's pout.
Good Heavens! MOI" exclaimed
Kassou. The fact is. am fool, and
| have been busy. Miss Reid. and I'll be
down to see you this evening, if | shall
not bore you
"You are never bore to mother and
me-" said Kate; land don't overwork
yourself, Mr.. Kssson, bnt take time for
social relaxation"
Ia truth. KA,e's philanthropy was only
skin deep. She liked Kasson's company
and hardly deceived herself when she
urged him to take time for social relaxa-
ton.
Kasson obeYed her, and the result was
they were together more than ever. She
stored up all the funny stories about her
pupils 10 tell him. She made him read
the articles in magazines of which she
approved. She scoldsd him for stunning
his political duties, aud in short, treated
him as an old and favored friend. AS for
Kassou, be sat at the feet OF his charming
Gamaliel and lesroed not only TO dis
criminate as TO magazine articles and to
know his whole duty as free citizen oil
the United States, bat also received va
riety of other decidedly interesting in
formation. He threw out vague remark
once about being fond of music, and
Kate resumed her neglected practising
again. When she woke up to the fact that
she was practising for Kasson's express
benefit, she was ashamed of herself, and
took her turn 81 mental discipline, and
wrote Howard such an affectionate letter
that the recipient was nearly struck dumb
with surprise.
He was to return in the latter part OF
March, but long before that time Kate
realized very keenly that she was in love
with Edward Kasson. She felt much
distressed thereat on Howard Winslow's
account, for though she had told him
frankly that she did not love him, new
ertheless to love some other man was GER
tainly dishonorabe.
Kasson was miserable, also. lie was
q gentleman, and therefore would have
chopped his right band off rather than
show spark of his love for Kate. de
kept his secret well, but it came out one
evening, accidentally. Kate had eeen
puzzling him with mathematical prob
lem to solve, on which he had used some
old letter-hscks that he had in his pocket.
After he had gone, the scraps OF paper
we're strewn over the table. KITE tossed
them in the fire. one by one, abSently,
, t.r..l A. L., scron cha uac