Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-06

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and | ge, older. loaslier. more weary.
Ba, | shall never hope TO 'ee you again.
Nov give me your hand.
She gave him both lie raised them
to his lips. bu, before she could speak
again he was gone.
SAivering siolently. she went to the
6re and stood there trying 10 warm her,
self She understood j, all now-his
strangely elaborate arrangements for
trip TO New York lie had known that
he was not coming back when she had
begged him 70 bring her bis photograph
from the great metropolis. bai was go
ing on-on-in,o the dim distance.
This was Why be had no, promised.
Il "a. ge,iing la,e-she wa. % cold
she bad better ~ TO bed. She would
no, 70 into the pArlor TO bid her father
and auni and Gregory good night 50
she srcp, silently up TO her osn room.
There The very weigh, Of grief upon her
lslled her to sleep.
Ba, when she awoks her grief sPrang
upon her Ike some hidden monster Who
had lain in ~ai, Cor her al night Her
misery terrified her Why should she
20, dis' Why should she ever riss from
that bed
Bot when they called her, she 'prang
up hastily. dressed and wen, down ',air'.
and they were TOO busy taking 70 notice
tha' .hs did no, kno~ -hA, she was DO
ing Bat. By and by. when her brother
reached fof some motc coffee, and OBJ
served that John BuTsows and his
mother vent 70 New York on the hrs,
train this morning." .he tired 10 rise IN
eonoerne1ly from the table. aud fell in
dead fain, on The carps, among them
when Nelly came % she was un-
dressed aad IN bed. and Aunt Mary ~as
darning stocking. ~ the foot
"Oh. ls, me g, uP, Aun, Mary |
doni want 10 De here
"Now. Nelly. be reasonable You /
are siek
.sAE - a.. -. ..s "
"Nelly. II yoa will he till to-day I'll /
ls, yoa have The Old BOX Of euriO'i,iss IN /
NY room 70 look over willyoa I"
II don'i know."
Aunt Mary wen, Coz them. Nelly /
.hu, her eye. and le, the wave IN AL ii'
biuerne.. surge over her once, when
Mi.s Golding came back, bringing box |
of old mahogany, black and glosy ~iih /
time.
"Thsfo" setting !, on the bed.
With a ~in,ry liule smile of thanks
she lifted The cover. The old mahogany /
box contained strange thing. Pictures
on WOOD and ivory. illuminated manu-
scripts, web, of s,rong lace. antique or
nAments, ancient embroliefies, great
package. Of old letters. sealed tasks Of
unfamiliar Peffame. aneieni brooches Of
red gold. finger rings. of clumsy sei gems
tied together With faded ribbons. a knot I
o. hair fas'snsd together wi,h a golden /
heart. The silver hili Of a sword, and
lastly. tiny oc,agOn portal, Of an old
man. doae in chalk uPoa kiad Of vel
lam and iaclo.ed In frame Of tArnishsd
brass.
"who 4. this that !. 20 ugly, Aun,
Mary ?"
THAT. they say, i. my grea, grand
father. Nelly"
"whA, j. j, painted On-,hi' queer
STUFF"
"wel. this .s a kind Of leather. ! be-
lieve. They used TO write on !, in Olden
times
"He /. uneommonly ugly. isn't, he "
said Nelly, YEARLY.
A. she spoke the little case fell apart
ia her hands. A yellow, folded paper
~. revealed. She opened IL and saw
,ha, /, was written upoa.
"why. bless my soul, wbA, have you /
there p exclaimed Mis-. GOlding, rising /
up in strange alarm.
She snA,ehed il from Nelly's hand.
Nelly looked on in dumb surprise. |
Aunt Mary read a few words. and then
rushed away in Wild agitation to the lib
rary where her father was sitting. Nelly !
could hear them talking, the two; then
her brother came. and the old house.
keeper va. called from the dining room ;
and 50 much confused talking she never
heard before. BY and by they all wait
ed upon her 10 body.
"Nelly." said Der father, sitting down
upon the zoo, Of the bed. "yOu are an
heiress."
This Is old Grandfather Goldings
will ?" exclaimed Aun, Mary, AOurishing
the biz Of paper.
ut seems TO me he Was very eccentric,
Gregory cOndeseended to explain. "He
was very rieh and had some hard sons
and some grandsOns who prom ised to be
harder. and be fell Ou, with the whole
set, Who were waiting for him TO die.
He declared tha, no money Of his should
encourage the yOang peoples sxcesse';
little poverty would help the family. and
the fourth generation would appreciate
his money and probably make good use
oft.
"when he died no will could be found,
and though there Vas famous struggle