Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-10-14

"rm souy 70 iaisrrup, yoa. sif. but
The och oa yoar saehsl i broken. max
az he ,hias. unsafe. BESIDES bsias a
very shabby % Bag, bsssing your par
iou." - gso,A Eliza. relic q JOSIAH
N.ms. the ssxton. % her loiscr. the Rev.
Jshgs Byroa.
"whAi a bore" exclaimed this gen.
,lsman. ''whsa I rally hA'sa'i the tine TO
attend 10 aay,hins ba; these lsi,su
Il have aasrrAai which takes me past
Piper a T,P.oa', ! ooall BAY yoa new
saehsl. Il yog woah trust me. Going
.noas al ,ho.s sas people Al the we'd
dins -.,h your loek ted up 9Th eii o.
string -osldn', DO q, al. sif.
Thank yog. Mr. Nims have great
trss, IN your judgment. and should b
Obliged II yea would attend to this mat
ter for ne. aad save my goins into ''~n.
A. the DOR closed afer his lAndlAiy.
The Reverend Jalss Byroa resumed hs
-ri,ing With q ,ish " relief A. be AT
leaning hi, bead oa bis diss ngaged hand
"A hani beautiful snough 10 aioae fo'
plainnes. in al other features hal nature
~lled him 70 BE- plain Jalias Byroa vas
an deal picture ola s,uieni-bro~n eyes
With fsr-a~sy dreamy look. hair long
enough 10 ,ho~ a ,sndancy % wave loose
Ily back from the forehead. and a pale
clear complexion ss; oa BY a golden
browa velve,eea coat. which be wore
~hsn in hi. study. T~eniy-nine years
old. uadsniably handsome, gif,sd With
~ianing manners. and shepherd Of Hoek
moe; willing 70 BE- guided, julius Byron
.ifby miracle. bad escaped being
spoiled and Pe,,ed into sasminaey. tbs
safeguard Jay perhaps in a pair Of soh
eyes which had held him sPelloound fo'
few rap,groas weeks, and the wiieAsry
Of which had lasted over three years OF
-,lmo-, total separation.
Miriam Douglas, dispensing tea and
gingerbread 10 horde q charity children
in the park a, Noun, Eigercombe' wA'
one q the p,,,ies, aud dAn,ies' Of mod
ern Hsbe.. in muslin dress in eolor
matching forget-me-nO,s and her eyes
equally veil. and with roses Al her waist
ana throat which stole their delicate ,in,
from Der cheeks. Miriam Was IL that
day. and the blue muslin "a. her hrs'
lons dres. 20 this the little lAs'is paid
far more attention than to the Admirins
gaze Of too dreamy brown eyes After
The feast. there were offerings Of flowers
GOOD wishes. and rather too many kisss'
and embraces from the charity children
and among her other trophies. Miriam
Douglas carried away the heart Of the
Reverend Jalia. ByrOn. Had she kno~n
this. 1, would have affected her less than
the consciousness. that the Barclay girl'
Der former playmA,e.. we're envioasly adj
miring the grown up wOnanism Ananse'
men, Of her bright silky hair.
There we're fe~ tents parties At
O'Clock teas after this. during which Mt
ByrOa wOrhiPed bis divinity from AfAr'
she seemed little in ave Of him, and
rarely spoke with him more than hv'
minute. q, q time What . delightful
,..k i, would Be to chase away the tim
idi,y from the sofi fawa like eyes. and
hos pleasant to think that the sea shsl
pink stole to her cheeks from jOy At hH
approach.
Pate. however. cruelty inisrfsred viii
I Mr.. Byron'. dream Of awakening lovins
confidence in the bosom Of this oashfa
maiden Of N. In three shOr, weeks, be-
fore be had made any Percep,ible head
..y. Miriam Was summoned 10 the bed
.ids Of a dying relative. and julius By
ron vas called to q parish in . CONNER
eiAl town
Three IOns yssn this idyl had been II
the pas, and through all this time III