Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-30

/ Fidlpya os Isa,r hsr fhsn-o' = 80 hsr Ho'e
Hsavsusi hos far she vasi Hos glorious
her rich. dark beauty hos difcraut from
. ths riak.vhlie ant yellow dolls whom lhave
ssn sra't.l ss ths typcs ~ Icrfcciioni
Warm Southern blood ran through her
veins ant tnyei her dear trovn chcek
With color Her mother vas an English
woman. bli 10 was spain that gave her
daustter that exquisite gracs, tho~s won.
drous isrk eyr, ana long. curie'i lashes, That
ms. % ioft black hair. that pss.i0uaie,
imrusIve nature. AMI pcrhals that quesn'
La carrags ani dignity The English
notter ray tav. given the giri many good
eu. tut hsf t.auiy came from The father
vhom sho hai never known; The Andalusian.
wIod.ei uhiis ~ vas bat child IN arfns
Yet. in spite of her forrlgn grace, itlipTa
was Engu.h lier Spanish origin vas 10
her iut tradition. Hcr foot had never
touched ier fathers native lani IT, Ian.
rusro vas strange 10 her. She was born
I'M TnsIand. ant fcr father. the nature q
who's orCupation ! have not been able to
ascertain. seem, % have spent most u his
tlnis In tbs country
Wbfn dl learn % love bert Ask ma
rather. when dli we hrst mccil Even then.
a. ms cyos fell upo, tho girl, knew, ~ by
revelation. that for mo life aud her love
meant one AMI the sams thing tn that
moment there was no woman IN ths world
TIE sishf u whom would have quickenel
nv ru =, hy a heAt hai read AMI heard
Of such love as this l hal laughed AZ H.
/ There ssenri no rcom for such an ongros-
lng PASSION In my tusy lie Yet Al once
loved a. man has never loved bcforc; ami
a. 80 tonight ant gaze into the Gre tell
myself that the ohlsciless lie | an leading
4 ths only one possible Tor the man who
Lowell hut failed 20 win Phiippa.
our first mcetiug was brought about In the
most prosaic way. lier mother, who suf.
fered irrm chronic discasa, consulted mo
profess 1naly. Ny visits dnt tho.s q q
doctor. soon became thoss oi a friend, AMI |
was frcc % Woo tie giri 70 tho bcst q my
ability
Ttnipra snl her mother lived In a small
houss on che outskirts Of the town They
werr nat rich rcoplc. bot had enough 70 keep
the pinch u poverty from their lives The
mother was sweet, quiet, ladyliks
woman. Who tore her sufferings
with rosirnlii1n IIer health waS
inieci. ufrfrhs.L The only thing
which sec.ni likely % benefit her was a
continual change q air AMI sccne After
atteniing her for Gbout liz months. | wa,
in conscirnce bouni 10 indorss the opinion
of her former medical advisers. and tell her
u would H. well for her b Try another
change
Ny heart was heavy As gave this al
vioc. II adopted. u meant that Philippe
AMI must part
But WHY. during those six months. bad
not. p.sdonaiely in love a. I was, won the
Young girls hearth Why did she not les VI
me a, my afiancei hrllsi Way dii | lei
Ter lsAvo mo a. alli
Ths answer is short She Lowell me not
No, tnat shs hal ever told me - IN words
hal asvsr as<si hsr In words Tor her Iowa
Put she mus, have known-she must have
kDoWni When Was With Der. every look
every action % nine must hare toii hef 'ns
truth. women arr not fools or blind a
nan. loving a. l did. Who can conceal the
true state of his feelings must 10 more ,hs1
mortal
had not spoksn; darci no, speak Bet
ter uncertainty with hope than certainty
with DESPAIR. The day on which fhilipfa
refused my love would b ~ the day o'
death % me
Beside. What had 10 Offer hsri Although
succceding fairly well for q beginner, a.
trc.eni could only ask the woman maos
nv vie 10 share comparative poverty ma
PhilipTai Ahi lwould have wrapp' a rnll'
ippa ia luxury All that wealth could osy
ough to bs hers Had you ssen her in 'ns
glory Of hcr fresh young teau'y. you would
have smiled AZ the presumption OF us man
who could expect such being 70 oecoms
the wife of a hard working AMI a. ye' n'-
taii doctor. You would have felt ths' shs
should have had the world st her ieet
Hat thought that che loved me ] mign'
perhaps have dared TO hops she woa,a svsn
then have been harpy a. my we. bu' ~
dii not love me Moreover, che was s"of
tioas