Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-02-19
coxouERlNo A HUSBAND.

"Uncie Phil has been leciarihg me
again exclaimed NJ. Marian Dykes.
a. hlr husband came home o. tea one
ill evening. ''i caano, and wnot ,ttai il
any lonssr. and ihs young ~iie droPP,d
into a chair a. though the last remaining
portion OF hs' strength had leh her.
"Whai "a, the sahicsi Of che leciar,.
my dear b. inquired Mr. Dyke. With a
cheerful smile. as ihoash he iii noi re-
gard ths siiaaiila - a. all desperate
"Yoi kno~ very sell ,ha' sacle Pad
has BAT ore subject
"And taa' ,s eN'ravagin,e. &c the q o.
verse. economy. added NJ. plkcs.
~Of coar., that "a, che .ahj-s' of ihs
lec,urc ani yaa ,lssys take hi. 'ile Of
tse question ra,r pbi bv ,ea time,
q, much inalenes ~iih y1a az have.
Whatever BE- say. b. r.sh'. sai shatever
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p,s,ri the s.fr.
.r,-le Phil ~il. no, be here. M.rioa.
I,rb,lGp,.,..s. ana a, h,.t,sat,a
ctu-h m..fi-. A. ..,rn
..Ner er.. ha,Iam enas o. have
ome,aing done ta.. rm-. wont have
unc.e Pal here aay aagef. Che b. %
say IN th.. h,ls, { shall n'i
Mr.. pyka, va. very yolng. aud her
aagry poat. a., .ae .,iiei o4i Of ihe room
mad, her lo,k decidedly pretty a. ieast
- th'asat Dc ha''aai %" o-i''e she
~as ta.i.y oii. ihr dor oP.n-i and aa-
Gle phi came ia. Toe dor sa' ai.i aai
b, nus, have bcsa ia the ball daring
some of f4s laiy'. s-s,rs remarks aboat
him Blt lc .aos,i o.. placid ~ ,ho-s b
oar,h bal n. ,orros. Or him He va
q nan of lO. ,loagh b., hair and beard
uere wh.,e enough o. 20.
Hr d,l n,, seem likramaa ~ho oould
be v,r, i...sr,e.sls ,f be- tried He had
A. le.r,,,.h t,.k about his fscs. that of
4. .e-.,... th,asb as, a. as.,efe maa.
Cs,,.i,i, no ore ~oail have taken him
FORA a.h.sm.,,sf. bat heh,i spent NOS,
.ofh.. hfs AZ .saosia f,re,sa psrt.. Tie
ussi O. rad che Bble % h.. cvw every
SUNDAY. anl never alloscl aay sscafing
or other BAD hasaass ia bl, prc.eacs 90
board ias .a.p. Tsoash hs wa,a p,Alm.
..,y,s, skinner. no e.pt..a wa,e,er more
popalar vita A., mea than Captain
Dixie.
Cocle Pol bad been mau.ed ia early
hie. hai bis wiic died while BEL wss ab-
ser oa a ioag voyage a. bad recenily
giyea up ,he sea aai returned 20 h.' ua-
uve ,osa. aow aa important place oi Tea
thousand inhabitants. a., i'and nim-
self a stranger there. ol' ar h.' osn fi-
guest, h'' nePhc~ had taken hin a. q
ooardef
TIE gos'ips were no' hii.e bothered
20 determine whether the fei'rsi ship
master va 'll 90 poor h' ''s'S''
On every chaNt ana oeae'o'en' enter
pi.'e' and e'n'i''A'ea m'i'f''''l ' D'
ans
0h'f.es nls'' haa oPeasl a ''''' "a
I"PP's'oa year before ana every 'oll
tholsh' be va dong vel N''- l'lA"
thoasa' 'o. iA2lsa Vhai.e' o. m'ei 'n-
sisted that be- Wa no' making moaey
'aP.l!y be e'a.d no' tell ao~ much 1n-
oil be balanced hi' books and took &C.
coani Of stock. Ia 'he mAia De 49,
prudent and careful young man. Or Al
'eA'' "as disposed 20 o.
Uncle Phil made a hssiy supper. and
then ~ent to hi. meeting lie acted just
I',le strangely Or him, though the
,ml, hai no, deserted hi. face. He sa'd
iess than usual aud seemed TO Dc 'h'aA-
'ns very earnestly Aool' ''m''h'as
"Do you suppose be heard what aid.
Charles D" asked Mrs Dyke. when IN
Gle Phil had gone.
Il think not bu, yoa oggh, no, to
"a, ANYTHING behind hi. back taai you
would no, say before h.s face. replied