Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-07-22

time. had g0ae straight, 20 Croiton's rooms.
Nov. thi. Crofton. Who wss aboa, TO fall
a victim 10 Me,hven'. ~iles Was the son OF
large Australian sheep farmer. aud had
come up to BrASenfsce the previous Dc
tober. Like most colonists who have not
been 10 school in Eagland, he was very
simple and unsophis,icaisd and though
the kangaroo. a. he vas generally called.
was very popular. he Was constantly be-
ing made the victim Of small practical
jokes. mo-, Of which were originated by
Methven. who vas the profess ionAl hoax
ef Of Braxenfsoe. lie always forgave
them heartily. and joined in the laugh
himself However. his one years rsi'
dence in college had opened his eyes a
little. and being naturally anything but a
fool, his friend. found !, no, quite 80 easy
10 take him nov. As !, used TO b., and
.eversl attempts having lately failed,
Me,hyen. 20 sustain his dwiadhng repu-
,A,iou A. a joker. had oonoocied the plan
he had ja.i disclosed 10 Hofnby lie
found the scnial giant busily packing his
traps ready for going down the next day.
Afler chatting a momen, or two the temp
ter began.
"As voa're going TO town tomorrow, !
.~an, you to DO me little favor. prom.
ised 10 meet a girl. a cousin q mine TO-
morro.. We had each ~, an order iof
,hs Hons, n Commons. ana w., 10 have
eseor,ed her. and As We meant TO have a
r,,,. l,,.h ,o,.,he, Al Lucas, before We
80, (, -. h,I arranged % nee, A. a
ou,,,er mas, two a, the Westminster
bri5ge l.sdins pier. that being place
wb,r, We eoaldn't possibly miss one
,,o,he, Now A, bad luck will have Il.
AZ. A., IA. .en, for me 20 Sc him AZ.
,,r collections. % ,AA, | can't e, in,o
,own h time. Unfortunately I can, LET
,he girl know. because sLe's away on a
80, AZ =, 100 % sone friends.
~ ,5dre.. | have forso,,en and she
son, return home ,ill after shes been 20
N. house No~.I don, van, the poor
rha5 a. va, an hour Tor me. % would
so ,,isd yoing there about a quarter
n,., to- ,nl ,elling her | can't come be-
-. N hat bea,,iy dean And - iha,
,oa can't mistake her. I've brought you
hsr photograph. BY the by her names
NJ. bernard Nov will this be- too much
trouble f,r yoa >"
~Oh sota bit" sAii Cfofon. II shall
- aeEyb,ed"
.Wen remember. Westminster landing
,..,. ,,,,,c, ,..,t~oi And nov, good
~ AL , ple..an, "long 10 you"
N,,hven. highly elA,ed With the result
II N, scheme. Immediately wrote note
10 Nj. l.. BeraArd that a. T.. would meet
her a, the Westminis;sf bridge pier. Al a
quarter past ? paneiuAlly, and that she
mus, come up AMI speak O. him u she
saw him fsi.
The nex, morning Croiion, ha'ins un'
dsrsoae ,hA, dread q ordeal called "ool-
lsc,ioas. having been bullied alternately
by The principal, the dean and the sem "
tutor. burned Of TO the station ard Just
managed 10 catch the midday express up
town. On bis arrival. leaving hls traps AZ a
hotel be rushed OF 70 Westminster bridge
.Andins pier and arrived there within a
minute o. two Of the appointed time There
we're ba, fe- people on il when be arrived,
aa1 certainly no one resembling IN the
sligh,e,, degree the Photograph OF MI
MAihyen's cousin. Tie looked uP and down
bat no there ~As oaly ooe yoans lady
there. ani she ~a'ni N the ',A'' ne
ihe Photograph She ~as standing e'os
% The i,cke, oih,e. holding The hand oi a
little boy of tea o. so--and 'he seemed
20 watch Cr1i,oa ~iih an amused smile
a. be impaiienily walked NJ and aosn
boxing nos al bis watch and nov - To-
Parliament cock tower. lhe ii''ie BOY
IN the meantime ge'uas urea "''uas
bad slipped away under the p'N'''',ns
chains foand the side And began 70 pay
~.ih = Little dog That wAs vaguely foan'
ing about The young lady did not mss
him. and when Cfoi,on happened TO 'ara
be saw the child. in trying 20 avoid a
sudden bound of the dog, scrabble and
fall over the pier into the rivef The
child yelled, the girl shueked, and the
dog bAfked for sympathy bat Croi'on.
who fortunately had plenty ofpresenoe Of
mind and was good strong swimmer,
diyed qui,ely into the water. eAugh, up
tbe child in a couple Of strokes. and ia
[. very .hor time had restored his dripping
burden 10 the young lady. She was Of
eour.e n1s, grateful 10 him for having saw
cd the hfe Of her little brother, tor 80 the
child turned out 10 be. and, as Crolion pa,
them in a cab. she asked him 10 call on
them Al home and give her parents an
oppotuni,y Of personally thanking him.
C,of,o, :, sr., pooh poohed the idea Of
81. h.;,s u.As . hero Of but there was
/. nIssSias Iook in her pretty eve. which
oI;,s overcome M. seraples and having
s.cs,,ained ,ha, her father was Mr.
w., ,,d lived a, No. l30 Canvendish
sou.r,. he promised 10 call there the fol.
loving afternoon. And there was still
- 40, ~ Nj. Bernard. and as he was
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