Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-21


round, fair arm of young girl, and then,
as though should have seen il and moth
ing else, ffom the first. so completely did
i now Ill the picture. saw the white
tigurc-limp while garments cliuging Ia
The body and the fac white face, with
FsNh golden hair floating and tang led-oD
the wsler and among iheTools, and could
r..a rote the swsyiug two snd iro from
n, >ou''. torul as il was caught by the
edus- .'d legged hilber and thitber,
s,iil he,j o,'t,r by that lrusly dead
aIm that c,uo. 80 .c,ormiuedl 10 The
Shay and black root above.
4 touch ou my shoulder SO started ue
lhAI cgied ost; ii was only Mort, who
had entered the room unBouced. so in
ten, was IN my concentration.
We'll. what do sou think OF itPn was
The hrs, and mos, ns,ursl question
You never could have dreamed ,bal, "
ssid L
jus, as Yen see it, dreamed it,
doua.ct Now let ne cover it up, and lei
Us ~ aud have some luuch."
Blu; dc4', be in hurry" said, seek
ing to stop him, as be again shroudod the
painting beneath It's cover. Il have no,
half seen it YETI
Bu, muuering "some other time he
persisted in hiding it from me. and pres.
emily we went To lunch together. Now
.Fas in no way satisfied with my lend
rCucouce. AMI experienced very vivid
curiosity TO hear the particulars OF h
wonderful dream which be had so graph
icaly limned upon the canvas; but no
effort O., mine could induce bin to say
mose concerning /. than that it had oc-
currsd to him jus. s. he had painted ii.
Tuo painting ,yas sent 10 the Academy
Tor exhibition that season. aud sold 10 8
particular friend OF mine for a good.y
sum-lor 50 much, in fact, that | often
josed MoIt on his dream picture aud the
lor,uuo it bad brough, him, Tor it really
seemed as though Hs sale vas the begin
ninx OF q season Of Rrea, prosperity.
The winter and spring passed, and as
summer came sodtbeci,y began to empty
itself by carloads ard sicamtos,tuls into
the country, Mort ard l. with party OF
artists Ike him. or id.ers ike myseif
made up q trip the Atigondacks. Is is
needless iot the purpose Of this story that
ahou d detail our sundry adventures
during Inc week We passed among The
lakes and hiiis; nor need relate our e1-
psg.euce with fish ard flesh in our numey.
Gus hunting and fishing excursions.
We me. many acquaintance and made
many rev oues, and among the latter
were tie family # Mr Saudo'd meT-
chat, irom Mon,real. WHO, with his VII.
sud daugh,er with the sfiarced husband
Q; he latter, was passing few weeks ia
search ior rest sud relaxation from bis
CUSTOMARY labor.
Alice Smiled was tesu,iiuI, u pet OF
Canadia& society, wealthy in Der OWL
ri2h, a. well a by pro- -peclIvc heirship,
sad altogether "ca CO." Her lover was
Al officer in the BRITISH army stationed al
Montreal, a0d uow ou leave-s fin look
iug aud geptlemanly young fellow, oI
good family, sud apparently desperately
10 love with Miss S.ndcld
Csp:aia Rowland bad however, one pc
cUl ari'y, which he displayed on several
occasions very prominently, and =. ich
led Mort 10 remark 10 me one dsy, when
It had been more than usually mau est,
that he thought the Captain would cad
Miss Alice pretty lively dance when she
became Mrs. Rowland. He had, in fact
about the most uncomfortable temper
ever saw displayed in man. So violent
was he at times that commonly won
dered Why he lad not long before got
himself shot for bis Incorporate insolence
IN coe OF his his oi passion. Another
pecu.iarity OF bis was eyincej IN froquen;
lonely wanderings quite away from the
tCt,l. iiom which journeys he would not
return Tor days together. These disap-
pesrsDces were accounted tor by the Cap
tain by various sporting excuses, and We
certainly should have telt no inleres. in
them bsd il not teen ior The incident
which nov relate.
One daJ Mort and | started Of on "a
trip on our own account, os;eusibly for
fsaiag purposes, but really Tor ny friend
To obtain a sketch OF charming vista
which had not as yet been discovered by
his lyux eyed associates. Oar Journey
led Us some twenty miles from the note! ;
we travelled portion OF the way in an
open wagon, and then footed it toward
lie point desired.
On our route we passed p city farm
house, which we eyed with the gratifca-
ton which such rural scenes always al
forded US, and should have thought no
more of it had not suddenly espisd
Capt. Rowland, ccompanied OY young
lad7. engaged il earues, and apparently
evcited conversation.
The lady was seated on little knoll q
hundred yards or 50 from the aoase. and
the Captain stood beside her. leaning
with one hand on the tree beneath whose