Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-25

uttered an indefinite sort of roar, while
his wife gave piercing shrek and col
lapsed on my shoulder.
Not daunted by the situation, march
ed cheerfully in, passed on to her seat,
and moving the chair out with my foot,
turned and shot her into it; after which
bowed politely and turned to my own
seat. But | was interrupted by Mr..
Minot.
"What's the meaning of this," shouted
he, shaking both fists in the air.
"Of what, SIR" politely inquired
This behavior, sir. This abominable
behavior" bawled the old gentleman,
gasping, as two or three Of the young
men got up hastily, and plunged into the
hall to relieve their feelings, while Mrs.
Minots mysteries increased every moment.
Really, l don't understand you. If
YOU refer to this lady"-blandly waving
a hand toward my rider-''and myself,
can only say that she requested me to
give her a ride; and, as she had already
taken seat on my shoulders, could not
possibly be so impolitc as to put her
down"
Here Mrs. Minot's screams became
piercing, and several ladies flew to assist
Miss Trowbridge in calming their vio-
lence. In vain did Mr.. Minot cry, "Ex-
plain this. Venetia" and even stamped
his feet with rage. In about two seconds
he was obliged to pick up his struggling
lady and bear her from the apartment,
her cries being waited back fainter and
fainter, with convulsive gigglcs between.
There was an awful pause, and then a
shout Of laughter from both tables, while
| drew up my chair and attacked the
soup. Such is the malicious nature of
sighted humanity, that one and all joined
in joyful pcans over Mrs. Minots little
mistake; and l heard FIVE whispers of
Served her right" in as many minutes.
As for myself, | have seldom felt more
powerfully that serene and gentle & low OF
graduation that always does >or ought to,
at least, accompany good action.
When | went TO my room that night |
couldn't avoid hearing the THO in the Mi
not parlor, and catching amid the confu-
sion of sobs, broken ordinations, and a
feeble litter or two, some such sentences
as "IIow could | tell in the dark: -
Brute. he never said even a word. and
a broken wall Of "Neycr ask me to see
him again which was most pathetic.
Then | CLEANED tha; they were berating
Fan because she had INDUCED in the litter
aforesaid. and that both the sister and the
bruther-in-law agreed her TO be, in great
measure, responsible for the vile, auda-
cious. impertincnt, etc, etc, conduct of
"that Revere man" Here vacated the
apartment with cheerful bang Of the
door, which might or might not remind
them of the possibility Of my playing
caycs-droppcr a second time.
The next morning nobody appeared at
breakfast but Mr.. Minot himself, who
walked in Just as Mrs WickeS finished
detailing a brief interview with the Of
Tended pair. late on the previous evening,
when Mrs. Minot, with strong signs of i'm
placabtc wrath, had declared that she and
Col Revere never could face each other
again, and one of us must leave the house
| had just briefly remarked that the
one would not be /, when the old gentle
man entered and took his seat, with an
air by no means 50 lofty as had been
prepared to see. He partook Of the meal
in stately silence; and, leaving the table
at the same time as myself, button-holcd
me in the parlor, where, to my astonish-
ment, he proceeded to apologize in behalf
of his wife, and likewise for his own
"hasty and unseemly anger at the little
affair.
Evidently the Indignation meeting OF
last night had wound up in favor of am
icable adjustment, for he ended his re-
marks with most gracious proposition
to introduce me to both ladies "as soon as
MIS-. MlllOl Ndu ItNpNNlOu AiDili NllO Hlo'
shock of modification caused by her own
careleSsness. And, of course, met
the proposition half way; and subduing
any too demonstrative bursts OF rapture,
expressed my pleasure in fitting terms
SO, although not literary, and with nc
proofs of my superiority to, or distinction
from, the boarding house people was
actually presented TO the Bostonians, and
passed an agreeable evening in their pri-
vate parlor.
To acquit them of any suspicion OF
going back on their principles, l will
observe, that my account Of kinship to
the Boston Reveres" was given at an
early stage of the acquaintance, or, per
haps-who knows Il should never have
been able to testify how the course OF true
love never runs smooth, nor to tell you
actually had the audacity to marry Miss
Trowbridge, before the year came round.
When Lord Stratford was Ambassa-