Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-06-30
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CHATTER XII
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H. pas no, ls supposed ,haf no mention of
uy friends or Aoqnair'ancss q Mis Clan-
.ons implies that shc lei an Isolated LIE Al
Ha1lsrood Hou-s shs hal, indeed, plenty
q botn. II coui hardly b. othcrwise, a. the
Tait>r,s wcrc very grvat on The sabycct q
tho inter hAngs q toClAl eiviiuss, AMI kspt
a visiting book a. carefully a. any lady could
have done One % Miss Causons friends
cams several Tins across Frank Canuthsrs'
path sboat this p>ricd
This fneni, 90 scruAlnianoe. ws q fne,
hulking young fellow q about tveny, tbs
heir b, AMI hope u, ono q ths families Of
position. A great, gooi-natur~i. broad
shOuderci boy, who would doubles In q
year O. two dsyolops Into somsthins that
mother might 10 proad of, and q young LADY
fccl happy 90 have for suitor. He 'ss an
oxford undergraiuAts. AMI Tor While hal
b-un che % Franks papflA 70 vhen he cAms
up b. HaEisvcci HOass one morning, a
eOarSs 10 - the Talbsr,s, hs vas much sur
pris~l at finding the celebrated Oxford coach
sitting At his $40 Just Ike an ordinary
unlsarnoi Phlistins. He hung sbout tbs
place until Bcatrios sppesrei, and, after q
whils, Prank heari him ask her when b.
nigh, call and ~ riding with her.
Although Mr.. Carrnthsrs WHEN inquiring
into Miss Clauson's llkes and dislikes, hai a.
ocriAined that shs was fond % riding, he hal
not a. Yet Accn her on horsrback. Perhaps
The shArT--t shsft In Loves quiver ~As kep'
to - sh0, the last
The Talhrrts we're not great at horsfcsh-
In the hrSt place, they lo~ihei horssy man,
and although. a. part OF gen,lcman's einoa-
ton, they had loarned to ride well, thsy pre-
ferrri In thslr mAiurcr year The carriage
-at 10 tho saddle. They had . pair of well
matched carriage hor-es, and recently
hor~s hal t.sn bought for BoAtrio& After
IL was purchAsci shs did not, however, make
much use of H. she couli not ride cut un-
ATTENDED, ami ~hen q groom went with her II
necc.sitatoi his using ons u tho carriage
hOr.s ~ sho only rOis ~hsn her uncl-
wero no, gOing 30 us the carriage or rhen
-oms chance e-rort like young farton neni
himself.
Al prc-rnt bsr hor-e was In the hands OF
ths veterinary surgeon, - there was no
chance q young ItIrton's bslng gratinsd
Neyrthak~u, tho account of tho snimAls
proxre-s toward recovery was good, and
Mis- Clauson hoped IL would bs rctgrnei y
bar very son
After this interview Mr.. Purton used tc
ride up 20 Hardwood Houe every morning'
70 barn II Mis ClAgson's borss had come
tack lie was very .nrious 81 hire or borrow
another one for her usc. tut his Offer was
firmly dsclinsi. Perhaps, after all, Beatrice
only cared for riding IN . ccmIarsiise way.
Frank Csrrsther, whsn be met Ne young
fellow, drs<-i IN the most nAfty and approyei
EQUESTRIAN costume, used 70 laugh eni ts~i
with him, and AK for the latest tulle,ins
ansnt the eonvalc~fng stcsd lie fnes that
Young purton hal ones or tsioe ridden Int
BlacktOsn 10 - What progre~s the invalid
WAS making
For his own amu-rn,eut Prank would al
drc<s hunorous questions, clo<hed, for ths
bcn-6t OF dissr,-~ a his late Dapl, an eisgani
IAtin srd Orch. until yodns furton ns'i
lncontinently, 90 boldly sSscrtci that b.
ought not 90 bs torrnented brforc his time
But one morning % his insrpres<ibie do
Light, he found Tho hor-e reinssailei In The
Haxlewooi sfablc-; and, moreover, Mis- Ciau.
"a willing 30 don hsr riding gcar AMI allov
her cavalier 10 take her for twenty mile
ride.
Prank hsi the pleasure of srsinx The two
ride away IN company, young furton feeling
anil showing how immsnssly superior beins
q god bor-mAn, intrstsd with The care of .
fair LADY, is 70 ths bsst Oxford coach ~he
could 1T Greek and Latin run out q hs
mouth like water, by Jovsf'
Mis- ClAusons appearance on hor-ebsck
need not 30 dsscribsi, but Mr.. Carruthsrx
after watching h<r supple. grs~fsi, but
alas vsnilh1n1 ngsss, bsriea N lands ir
his pockets and walled about the garden In .
seemingly rvnectivs mood Thcn for vhils
he went h~ck 10 his favorite holiday occupa
ton of lying On Ne lawn and dong nothing
Horace sni Hsbsrs By ~ tine hAd IN
ixhed their boesukssptag. o. china dustins
or whatever kept them indoorA They joinsd
him, and laughed at hh iAzinss. lie tiltec
back his hat al.d Looked up 81 them slsspiy.
II say, Hrsce, vhsrs can I buy horsf
"A horusl'
"Ya had esiis fuyo<sn H. but my
doctor inzinisd hat - soon - ! got better
shouh tAks hpu sxwczns
'Ididn9 kA0w - oeui1 ~"
"Ya, I a. &ons1Aine. q ccurss, vvsy
quiet o., yss. I q. rtds ustil f.ll o6-
fTo Be Coniinued