Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-11-04
YOURS TRULY"
ruE WAY IN WHICH YOUNG WOMAN
WAS ENTRArrED INTO NArRiNONN.

as she "a, with her daughter a, their ~.
ternoon sewing. be yew goin' 20 piece =
gull, p
"whA, fur. mo,her" /"
"Why. Amt Mr.. Van Vleet been TO
see you twice runnin' lately, lie aHcd
ye. .'pose. TO hev him ,"
"An' | gav him the miiten.' y
"Sho, You wouldn't be half 20 silly :
Why. he's wuih a dozen ordinary men.
You mough, 10 further and fare wusss "
"Jssi what I'm goin 10 dew"
did yew tell him 30
"No. writ; now. mother. le, me be /;
ain, goin 10 marry no man ,ha, ,hinks
I'm Jumpin e, the chance. I'd a heap
uiher be an old maid"
There was nothing said for some time /;
then the widow asked
"when did you write. 'Malin'
"A day or 80 past
Where did you gii pcn =
IL borered oae. Mebbc you'd like
% know VIA, said ,ew him
You've guessed right said the wid-
ov. eagerly.
"lt aiat no,hia' 20 nobody but "a.
mother. .'long e. | didn't have him.
.aid the girl eafily. and no more was
.aid. ba, the widow sighed heavily aud
hsld her hand 10 her lef, side
Amasin' knew ihA, ii meant hef heart,
10 she had been brought up % respect
that organ A. an in,imida,ing power.
Thi. time shc did no, releni. but Won
der,d Why she could no, Ike ihA, biz.
good.lookins Van Wee, well enough %
marry him. flr they were poor. poor a.
that historical church mouse, and be was
well on.
Bat they wcrr no, mefcenAry People
called them simple folks perhaps because
they lacked education and believed every
thias iha, vas told them. Ba, they
were good a. gold. The widows face
ana form. lank and angainly. were famd.
Jar 10 every sick.rcom. They rendered
unto Cr,ar The things that were Crsar'.
They owed no man anything. though
thev worked early and late 20 accomplish
Il, They we're god 10 everybody and
everything. ani Amnia' Gracc-hef
mother had named hsr after the hymn
beginning. Amazing grace, bow sweet
ihc .ound-wssr,ally pretty Soihoughi
big. hulking. shAme-iaced Van Nleei,
when BE- came = eoaftins her. With his
trousers tucked iaio co~hidc boots. and
a cooaskin cap ,iel down over hi' ears.
She va, the only sirl he was afraid o.
ana be wasn't afraid of her. come night
dosn % t.
lie was an hone,i. deosn, chap. with
a is, Ike a sledgc-hAmmcf And a heart
like childs lie wanted Amsfin'
Grace. and be coslln'i imAgine any reA-
son why be should have lei, hef When
be- ~, her simple little letter u refusal.
written cut With infinite difficulty and
spelled On a new plan q phone,ic', he
Rad /, over and over. smoked bis cob
p,pc. rad the letter again, gfinnsd a
gooI biz. then folded !, reytrenily and
pat !, in hi. pocket nsAfes, biz heart.
That. al right, my girl. be chuck
led
A couple Of mon,h. passed away. Oae
pscalaniy Of time j. TIA, Il treats al
people alike |, does no, fy from some
ani stand It'll with Others. i, was
sarins A. the Van Nlec; farm, which wAs
one ma, Of apple and cherry b'ossom,'
and ii ~As spring a, Widow Pilsbury :
li,ile lean.to house without shrub o. bios.
som The widow looked cut Of the win
dow and sighed. She had never heard
the song Of the Shirt" bat she had
sung n al her life. !, ~as her bread
and butter
There's Van Nleei d" she exclaimed.
looking up from her lap-board. Well
I declare wha, bring. him here
"Paps he's comm TO Ask yew TO hev
him. mother" said Amazin' Grace laugh.
ing. While a sweet hash of pink stained
her cheeks.
II wish he would" said the widow.
devouily IL should consider i was hy
iag IN the face Of Providence not 20 mar
~ such a man II he asked me
Bat Mr. Van Vice, s,Alked 10 With a
brief good day." threw an armfal Of
blossom. inio the arms Of Amazin' Grace,
and aid
IL am ready for weddih'."
"D.d you get my letter." asked the
girl.
yep, |, warn, TO say, Iowa, DO,
/ took your meAnin'. I've fenced in the
hull north lot. and furnished the house
up % yer woulda't know il, and kali
earla,e ef We kin gi, married next week
/, won, interfere with my spring work
hey"
Amazin' Grace "a, back and looked
the picture Of surprise. The widow
though, she heard the ca, in the pantry
and discree,ly withdrew. A. the door
closed Farmer Van Nleet took two little
red hand. in his. and bending forward
gave Amszin Grace an awful smack.
That seals the bargain" be said. bu,
the indignant girl jumped up and ordered
him out Of the house To her astonish'
men,. be didn', bulge a step.
mo, much. reckin I've right to
kiss yer now" he said boldly; then he
stepped to the door and called loudly
Mother kun here
The widow must have been conven-
ien,ly near, for she almost fell into the
room a, the first word. and he bestowed
another sounding smack on her.
"l,'. all nit. he said "me an Amaz'
in' Grace Is goin' 10 be married, and you
kin dance at the weddin'."
"Ba,-but the letter. gasPed the
girl. "You amt understood word Of
H."
"The fac, is," said Farmer Van Nleet,
"I amt had no ediica,ion to sPeek Of
been too busy grubbin land all my life
| didn', rally read the letter to sense It,
bu, when see how you signed !, thai
va. enough for me. knowed you
wouldn't hev writ that way to fslle'
ye weren', goin' TO marry. don't know
much about gals. but | know that =
When il was all settled ,ha, they were
20 be married the next week. Sunday
Farmer Van Wee, rode off, and the two