Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-11-25
ALUCKY ACCIDENT.

Il say. Charlie. yoa've done Cor your-
III ,his time '- aid pretty D5'i. Thora-
ton % her alorer. Charlie Ring~ood o.
'he Chalkshire regiment. A. they we're
sitting together after dinner IN The con-
s-rvs,,'y attached to the pleasAn, riysr-
De villa belonging 20 Doris's father.
NJ Thomas Thornioa q the stock eH-
change.
"why-ho-. Doris p asked the yOans
man.
by sPsakins a. you did Al disnef
.sains, steam lAunehs.. and saying that
the men ~ho o-ned them and used them
-ere ead.. replied DORIS. "P.PA'' jaE
bought one. s'd. neat TO a'aiag. has
made il hI, greai bobby"
by J1vs that. unlaeky.- aid Char
lie. "Now what's 10 Be done p li's 20
a.s my gong and telling bin ,ha, I ~as
only ehssag. because l spoke 80
straight"
Il don', ksow. I'm suie." aid Doris,
seriously. "Nos eoah hardly have made
= more unfortunate mistake. for papa
considers the real eads to BE- ,bo.e -bo
sro~l because other. hks 10 move "a,
-i,hoai aay trouble 10 themselves"
"Oa = sro~ded nver. washing away
banks snd kiekiag up no ead Of dirt and
noise." ooatinged the Young oh'sr.
"well. I'm s~tally sorry. Doris. 'of the
Old boy. rather touchy. and ii might in-
alsncs bic IDEAS ~i,h regard to you I'D
me. eh ?"
When the yoang people bad returned
% TIE drawing room ii wAs very evident
tia, The "oli BOY" ~as disturbed In
vsla Charlie sang hi. bes, sonss in vain
be ,rird 70 invrigle the angry Old sen'le-
m.n inio plessan, Conversation In vain
b. sxer,ed every effort TO shos himself
oil. % the be-, possible advantage. The
blow bad been dealt. Atd u ranked be-
nesih the espseioas wais,eoAi Of the
~ealhy old stock broker.
Hs ansssrsd bis gaes, in curt mono
.yllAbles be made such ras,lins siih the
newspaper. and oougbed inOrdina,sly
during The performance Of Charles sOng..
and faally. when ], was time for the
Young man 10 return tosnsArds. Instead
u Offering him one of hi. famous An,on-
ino Csruueho.. shaking bis hand heartily.
and expressing a hope TO see him again
.oon. the oil gentleman assumed severe
air and .Aid
"Ahem-Mr Ringwood. Of course
.hem-s gentleman Of your rhaed tastes
could never-Ahem-ihink of NARY ing
The daughter Of = cad Who keep. q steam
launch Ahem-sood nigh, sir
Charlie was staggered. and booked
p'sadingly =, Doris. Who. hosever. only
shook Der bead slosly and significantly
There -sre probably few more un-
happy young men thA, nigh, within the
metropolitan rsdiu. than Charlie Ring
~ood as be turned slo~ly homeward and
poadered that. in the ,erse languAgs
of Doris. he hsd done Zoe himself
The nsH, morning brOugh, him. IN
stead of bops. letter from nis sweet
heat. -hieh made him absolutely mis-.
erable I, vas a. follo.s:
MY DEaHEsr CH,EtIE' have snatch
e momeut 20 write these fsw line.
P.pa wss In an awful rage last ulghi sftsr
yoa hai goue called yoa an lnsolsnt Pup
py and al sort. OF ihlug.. which ! shoat
a ,, have minded had be not woani up y
fsrblddisg me 20 hold any further con-
manlcstiou with you. and saying that
m,n who woul1 he ashamed Of bis father
ln-l.w because be kep, = steam lsaaeh ~ss
not a a husband fof III. daughter. whs'
are we 70 doi Ever your sf-c'ionsie,
DoRIs THoESroS
AYE" nu'tered Charlie, when be
bad read the litter over for the twentieth
time. What are ~e to do, It's II nc
use arguing With this sOr, Of old fellow
once be gets a notion into his bead. no
poser on earth can drive out. ~i.h to
roodasss I'd never said . word about
steam launches"
In the evening he wen, to bis club
-here be met vish al old school fsllo-'
J.sk R.xslss. Nov. Jack Rassls'. a.