Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-05-26
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I'm tIn VA ~ Nn0u tln ouNu tuln CAfrl<i
the goilcn-hcaiei chlld b. BlAckiovn. tho
Taltsrts hal dincd At bome. withoui cum-
rany Tho two men wcrv sti1 Al The table,
IipJlnx ihrir ciar~, AMI unoking cigarvttc-L
Thsy wcrr nsithor grvat drinking ucn nnr
rrrai cnoking men n elch hAldt- are ans,
he Taltsrts light have gons GA a. they werr
Eolng for many years ani then made atone
meni very EASILY. II "a nss.ile-s 10 state that
The two hroihcrs were fAnltic-sly dr-~-si IN
ths evening garb u tho nins,ccnih century.
Il vii ai-o L. guo~s-i that the dinner table
wAs most ta.ictiliy lad cut In splie d ths
s-a-on icing mivinicr. u was gay with
foverx Quaint antique silver srcuus ani
forks dA the duty ~hich Il crartef frum ths
foril ling : pattern AMI The ugly hlile pat
tern ai.suinatilts u cur day. The nAPsry
vas q M whitssf AMI nnesi dcscription-
ths poiish on Tho glAss such a. b. make tho
not careful h0u-rvife or cousaicntiuus -rr-
van, wonder AMI envy. Therc Il a tale oon.
nes-tci with ths glAs.
ou,e upon a time LADY who was dining Al
Hardwood Hass sslrd hcr host., with par
d,nahie oIrio.iiy, how they wore ahis % IN.
d1os their asrsants o. sud ths deoaniers ani
vine gla4-~ to thu tahie I'm surh gloriosis
state q rcfligvncy llorAce Taller; anlls.i.
AMI answered. With exquisite smpAcitys
I'VE shoald never think q trusting our
gia-. To thu hands q srrvan,S Ny trothsr
AMI - % it ounrlvc.
Thcrrupon the LADY. who hal marriAgvahis
cs,sfs. AMI was no doub, ks-nly alive 90 The
fat that hrr ho~fs wcre eligible hachelorS.
all Ia was very sweet % them b. take ~
mnrh truuhie hut hor husband. who haari
Tho que.fion anil the answer, burst into n ~
q unountruilAhic laughter. His was a lov,
cosrse, cofnfnouplAcs mind, utterly unable %
diys-i o.. idoAl from the material To snch
q gruve,lng nature the ric,uro - thes two
dt fsi. trasry mn washing and rubbing
their rare ani costly glAs secrne.i inicn-nly
oonioAl
The Tali.ris shovci no agns q annoy
anns, they svcn anllci gravcly IN ryspon-o 10
his vulFar ulirth. iat Hardwood Hol-s knsw
that r-rrN1n m mora
Bot The wre,ch tcnk his rvvcngc after The
manner q his kini Unluckily. In spite -
Ia faults. his r.siiion In the coun'y was no,
o. D. d,sflss,i. AMI more unl1ckily he pa
sr--..i a certain amoun, ~ humor q Tho low
clas He wss brutal cnough % Nickname
cur frienls H. ''IAililss." AMI appruprlAie
or NJ, the name dung O. them. AMI will
cling for ever AMI ever. This Il but anothes
proof a bow careful a man khould b. In The
ele-tion q his frlenk
Al,hough h nighi the glAEs was a. radiant
a. ever. thcrc "a AZ Vresent M one o. osiinirv
.t ave 80 o~uers AMI oArcsAksrx ny virtue
ofhis var q srniuuiy. Horaoe TAlbsrt at
AZ the h.ai - The tAhle llertsrt wAs At hk
rirht hAni no two brothers wcre strangely
al.ko ho;h IN fgurc AMI faoc They wcrs
brUvn -hAirci men, with long, siraish' noe.-.
calm, srioas eyss, rAther srvhei eyebrUws,
AMI average forclnA.ls. Earh wore a we'll
ksTt bard AMI muziache. The beard clipped
cllae. AMI terminating m point ~ tho chin
a fashl'n which s1lfsi their long, oval fanss
rurnari- bly, veil, AM. rsrhap~, shis,i q Kind
u oii-vui oourtiinc. b their generL az
roarance. Their looiu may L. summed up
~ saylng hat the TAit-rts we're m~n Who
one felt ought 10 po~-c~ picture gAllcry q
distinguished Ancs~torx The al-cnoe q such
a dsslrahie pss@~.lCn -.omsi heartls,ss
frsak u nature
The room In which the bruthers were sitting
was furulsh~d with bold mixture ~ uiosiern
AMI antique. Where q nfut AMI utility wers
ihs Grsi oonsidcrAiion the niosisrn prevAilsi'
whcre oruAmsnt or decoration hAd to l. sup
pllel. The aniique, often ths grOissqus antigua
va oalled into rcqaiStion On tbe high,
carved nAntslnieos stood ORIENTAL hronss
49, with hkieous dr>rcns crcrping round
Ihau, AM gaping, grinning kylrs, ~ho
looked mockngly and feArlcsaly a, the herue
metal monsters Thsy tnew-oA china
axur,~ know more than people nispcct-tiai
m. dra.,or,s ~sre ~eliei % their yasss mors
lrrufrasally than frumsthsus ~ his ruck.
Hers and there wasa plate a richcolor~f
foisonRs enamel, a pioos q MAXIM china,
sr.,cimen of old brs< work, a bracke, of real
"a oarved osk, an antique lamp, or eoule
5ther article dear 20 the coliectW. some hall
.dorrn niodlurn -sised hut valuable paintings
hui upon the walls Tho hcar ~as covered
bya sober-huci Persian oarpe,. and of oourss
q roar.ng Ere hIled The CRATE.
The TAlbcrts looked very graye-as grave
and solemn a. Roman fathers In high debate
Thoy were, indcDd, discussing q wcighiy mat
Ter. After an interval u slenoc, hertcrt
rose and walked 70 his brO,hers ado Tho
two looked critically down the tab,e They
wen, 10 the bottom and hooked mp the tAble.
They went % the siie- and looked across The
tAhls; they even -sut glsnoss diasonAlly from
corner - corDer.
"lt l. oertAinly groat imrovemont- raah
Horace, with quiet triumph