Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-05-26

MI Horace rather ncrvouzly, ''did-"
"Ye~, I DID. answered the curaie triskiy.
II ruhhsi thcm-I srruhh-i thcm-my e.,
feel rel hot. I could dance q minnct On yuur
tAhleclc,h without siding n
Ths rclun.lAncy q the answer ~ their
minds AZ rs~t Tho bugtsar q their dosns~fic
lives Vas psr~ons entering their rCouis With.
cut having fr1f wip.el thar shoss a. every
Christian crnilcmAn sboud Ths hall dor
was - hcavily arinci With man ani s.raprrs
that such an ofni sion a>cmci an lmpn~iblity.
Yet spmesin,es n dd occur. ami ia effert.
were terrible almost tragic.
Horaoc rang for more cArc,, Hertsrt
paa-i his cigArv,is ose. and tho thros mcn
chsitci for a While On vnioas subiertz.
fre-sntly all Horace with AL drciSoni
"Ann jenkins oame b us the day t.forv
yesterday. sAs told a piteous tale wegsve
her i've shillingS'
"vcry god q you. All tho caraie; ''sAs
hAs q large family -ulne, think
"Yc~, bui Ne arc ~,rry now that Ne gave
the money. wears slro she Il not careful,
thirty woman
Ths ourAiss sye- twinklsl lie knew Ann
jenkins well-too vel
Careful ami thrifty T.-opls woaLlnt want
yuur hsacrOwnA Dot bo~ di you fnd cut
her true oharacterr
Mr.. Morlls etpstei 20 h.ar mournful a.
cunt % domiciiAry visit % Ann jenkins,
snd adlu.rrfation upon the various AMI Almost
original stage. q untiiinc- In which his
frisfsis hAi founi bsr numerous prugeny.
bat the truth ~As better than be h.d hsr-
sAlnci for.
"wowAIlei t.hind her arru-. the feli thl.
morning.. All Horao.. with gave regrvt
"whsn she Got over tho stile We sav she bad
On two cid s'ockingS, blAck one ami gray
ons-or blue and gray, am Dot curtain
vhhhH
"Blss AMI gray, sAii HsFt.ri, Il no,io~i
particulArly.T
"Ier tAsts-. liks yourS, sAid tho curate.
may D. cultured enough % AVOID fhillstlnic
uniformity"
sOh dsar, po.- sai Hert.rt. scriously
I'VE srrae IN this way. Tho ~osnAn has two
pairs q s,ockinc-'
Il douls IN sAid the curaie "Bui never
mlni-go Gu" His frionis wuro sarpa~ing
them-s,yesi
she has two pairs-ons gray. the other
hus or black Shs has worn ons stocking
into hola~l InsiaAi q sitting down AMI
/ UnfNIIA ~ AMN y NAANuN -
ruts on ons q the other pair
"Vhy dossnt shs put On The othcr pair
alto.cshsrr asksi Mr. Morile
"Iecau-s, /" sAid Horace. tuumThAn,iv. ''ons
socklng q that air is IN The sams dilari
fs,~i condition; - her ccnduc, 4 doubly tsd
A I said, sle 10 nj dessrvins woman.
Granting your prcmiss<." sAii Mr.. hor'iia,
"your arguueni Il not ilogioal lour
rca-oning aFfeArs -cuni. yonr ds.inctions
correct but"
Ths curaie vas prvrartng fora deacious
tAftle ca this nibject. val vorn 90 o,hersise.
q Ann jenkins h1ci lie meant D. learn
Why ono uocklng q ciiher pair shouid war
cut before a. fcillw, AMI many o,her fA 1fui
oumhina;ions were forming tbem-,lvc. In his
ult,iie brain, when tho intsr,~t In The Inendei
a. unmcuaicd stockings wes crtinE1.slei by
tie euiranoe q The TAlhcrts irrprcachAhle-
io.king mAnservAni lie inforrn~i his mas
ter that the man hAd hruught the chih
What mani What chiii r asksl Horaos
''Do yen efpc-t a man or q chit. Heftcrt '
Certainly not What do you man, Whit
tAkur
"A railway man has brought child, sir.
IIe eays n l. 30 h. len here
''Ticrs must - -ms uTid mi-,aks'
"No doubt, ar All whhtAker. rs-p-rrt-
fully, but showing that hisopinion quite ooin-
cl.od with bis u.As,crx.T
"whsre isths mAnT axked Horane
"In the hail. dr.
''Dd ho wips his kbossr askei Iert.rt, In
dread.
Certainly sr Il insistei upon his doingso.-
I'VE hAi better 80 the s;upii man anl -.
the matter right" EAii Horao. "RroI.s us
for moment, Mr.. Morile"
Tho two tall men walked Into the hall leav-
Ing Mr. Morlle b. chuckle at hisoa-e Hale
wood Hou-s va. certainly n ms, Interesting
place this evening. IL wAs lucky for the
curais that b. lndalgei In his uerrlment
with hls fac turned from the door. a. In q
minute tho rtxpcctAhls WhlttAker entered
the rom Tia; functionary was most ten
acious that due rsrpcct should ts shown 20
his masters. Most probably the look of
vivid smu-sment on Mr.. Mordles feaiurus
would. hai he secn n. have male an enamy
for life of tho faithful Whitaker.
"Mr Tallcrt and Mr.. Herbert would ts
glad II you would step out for moment, DR. :
Thereupon Mr.. Morils wen, into tho ball
AMI saw a most comioai aght-,he solcmni,y
a the actors oonccrnst not being the least
oomical part % A. Standing shespishly on
the door mat, or rather on ono % the legi0n
of door mats, was a stolid-faoci porter In his
uniform % brown fuStian, Vclvciecn, or
whatever they call tho stuff. On either do
Of the massive, ohlong hAlltAhls stood ons q
The TAlhsrts, whlle between them, On tho
blei, cosy, golden hair streaming down from
under naity little cap. Horace and Her
bart, each armed With his horn-rimmed eye-
glazs, and with looks % utter consternation
and bcwildeunent upon their fsca-, were
bending down and inspecting tho chili.
To Mr.. Mordles imaginative mind, the
group suggested picture he had once sen
q the BrobdignAgiAns taking stock Of Gul-
liver; nor could the picture have been In any
way spoiled when he hlmself, q tall man,
went 10 one end of the tahle, while Whit
tAker, another tall man, stood AZ q bcoonins
distance from the other end. and joined In
the scrutlny of the diminutive stranger
''TAs Is q most extraordinary ihing~
aid Horace. The child Il sent BY rail
addrc<ssd herc.-
Mr.. Moriie rad tho ticket III Tslbsrt,
Esq, Hazlewcod House, oakbury, near Black.
town
"where did you say u cams fromr asksd
Herbert, turning 10 the stohdfaccd porter.
let us hear all about II again"
''Guard of fve O'Clock down. gunfiemen; hs
ays child was left In hrst-clAss carriage.
Mothsr rot out at Didoot, and missed ths
train or didn't como back Guard told me tc
Get cab and bring tho child here ssid I'd bs
paid we'll for my trouble Cab was thne and