Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-08-26

you send ws shall seoeP, gratefully. Here
comes papa now to take YOU up 10 Gen.
uL Park ia the carriage. 80 l., me run
s-d ge, your hat"
Unele Nahum did no, ProlOng his visi,
n the city beyond day or two
"lts such a habbab. and 80 much el-
bosin' and erowdin' ,ha, | can't stand
H." Was his frank confession. Onee ls,
me gc, Ou, TO ChickOsAy Falls. and sit
on my own porch. With nobody bat the
frog. and the ka,ydids - disturb me. and
III be myself again"
k."I am glad he's gone" ~s Eaniees
comment. a. she brushed her eurls around
a rosewood stick preparatory TO the even
ing soiree. for which she was dressing.
"why. Eanice. how can you talk % ,
said innocen, little Nina. 81 think he's
ever % nice and kind"
avery Kind" observed Euniee, sAreas'
,ically. with bis horid. rusty old rccsiP,
books +. declare. Mn. I though, should
have laughed myself to death"
"Hs mean, Il all in kindness. Eaniee.
IL dare say. ba, ~i.h he would keep
nj. lindne., until IL Is called for." said
the elder sister.
"He wished me TO visit ChiekosAy
FAlls. on my wedding tour and | shall
sooep, his Invitation" said Nina earnest.
IL. should - like TO see the dear old
farmhouse where papa VAS bora -
The warm hearted young girr' plans.
however. were destined never 10 be car
red inio execution. Ba, a fes days
bad elapsed when ,idings came Of the
.ndlen death Of the Kind old man.
"Irsvsry strange" aid MAi,hs~ DAl-
ton disconien,elly. when the legal state
men, Of hi, brothers monetary Affairs ~a'
laid before him IL though, Nathan was
worth more money than ,ha, :"
I'VE can, .l~ays Judge BY aPPeA'Aa'
ees. .ir. yoa know" said the h~yer
"No." sad Mr.. Dal,oa. ooloTing and
looking somewhA, uneasy. ''you are suite
night there 20
Two little leather. bound receipt books
were found ia Nathan Dal,On's stained
pine de.k. labsled respectively With the
name. Of hi. two nieoes. Eaniee and Nj.
na. ITO be presented upon their mar
mage"
"Fiddles,icks :" .ai Eaniee disdain-
fully. don'i wan, the vulgar old ,hings.
There" said Nina. .Ohly. IL will
keep them both. for Uncle Na,hans
sake"
And. in spite Of Euniee'' sarcasm she
pat them carefully away among her treas
ures.
"who knovs bat whA, | may want 70
make the real election cake one Of these
day. ?" she .Aid lAughingly.
The double wedding came of gorgeous
ly a, the DAl,oa mansion. but ii proved
TO be the last glitter of,he expiring touch
Of wealth and fortune. The cake. all
gli,teEing with its sugsrcd fsirie' and pc
,ured orange wres,hs-,he bridal banquet,
the very band which disoOursed '~ee,
music to the wedding guests, were OBJ
tanned on credit. and no, one Of the luck
les. ,ralsspeople MAS paid
For the next day Matthew Dalton.
entire and total failure was ringing over
al the town. and with this wAs also in
yolved the ultimate ruin Of bis son-in-
Aw Herber, Lssdener
Prom a suit Of elegAn, apartments at the
81. saffron hotel. Mrs. l.e.dener descend
Cd to /. second floor in a respectable iene-
men, house. and grea, were her ~eePing'
and wailings and gnashing Of teeth.
Jerome Falconer struggled brayely
as.ins, the adverse tide as long As ,,rug-
gles were Of any avail. bu, the failure Of
his father and broiher-in-law induced
withdrawal Of confidence and credit, and
his temporary embarasmen, followed
$50 you've come down in the world
too" said Euniee bitterly, as she seated
herself in the pleAsAn, little room where
Nina WAS domieiled.
"Up in the world, rather" laughed the
CHEEKY girl. why, we are on the third
story here. and to tell you the truth, Eu-
nice. l like !, a grea, deal better than ]
did the big house in Msdison avenue with
its hollow-soanding rooms and frescoed
walls. and mArble-paved halls. To be
sure !, i,n', 50 PleAsan, to be poor, but as
long as jerome Is well and 10 good sPir-
its"
pheasant" pOu,ed Eanice. I'll some
times almost wish that I Vas dead. What
are you going to do nov ,
For Mrs. Falconer was examining The
state Of her little range stove with dimpl'
ed. hOase-wifely interest.
"wha, do you ttink'' she asked
archly. by way Of response.
"rm sure haven't the leas, idea"
"Tm going to try my hand at cake
baking. Jerome delights in fresh cake
and Unele N.hAm's receip, book certainly
ought to be used. "Don't you wan
youn "
mo, indeed; l have no heart for soel
folly" sighed Eaniee.
"POlly | don't call il folly" laughe'
Nina 81 doa', think unele NAHUM
could have given me . more acceptable