Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-06-30
CHAPTER Nj.
"uoRHID's THE wonDf'

DAYS be declared himself b. - IN ruile health
and his looks dii not bcse his voris Ger
tainly tho-e worthy hou~vivs-, his cousins
hal taken grcat care - him. They f~l and
fattenssi him; insisting that hs should taks
l.sf ia at intervals, ani that his curt should
D. hasisnc'i hy his drinking plenty Il that old
~ port for which their fathers cellar bal
bssn noted. Clos n the "rahhis-' vcre ir
their housekeeping arrangsments, they
grudgod The stranger within their gate Do,h
ing
In l.-s than = veck Frank Lai taken ths
measure q his cntIsIn-- his male ooulns
NJ last 10 hail even oea-ed o. H. seifsi
with an almost irresistible dssire a. x into .
.cluded corncr ami chuckls whsn be sav
th.-c great men cngasrd In sonle duty which
b, supTs-s,i "a apT-rtain peculiarly 81 woancn
kini. o. whsn h. lizard their simple consul
iAiions on tho prov q moai, groccries, %
other hou@hold commodities. Rcing, hk,
Mr. Moriie, gifted with vein q humOr. h
found tho raltrrts m0st interesting char
acters; hut had hs found tbsir eocsntricities
woarisosnc, tho kindncSs thsy showed hin
would have comTrnsAted for the discomfort
for In splts q the srclnsivcness which they
-ere omT-ll~i by circumstances a. aiopt
they wrrc amiAilc. bvAble man. - Mr
Carruthsrs took thcm a. they ~crc AMI hkst
,hs two hruthcrs better AMI l-riier tte NOR
h. rvaily understood thcm.
Bat haafrios was another matter. Hs bad
sfuiis-l her With even more aftentiun. hui
felt that tho re-ult q his siuiles was dn-aiis
fact0ry. 70 far ~ shs vas c1noefn.~i h.
know b. hal ct AZ nothing Ike tbe Truth
etortt ga one -elf-r, kleut paint. that he VA
very t.auiiful Whcn nrst thsy met hei
h.auiy sirlck him, but u Wa DAYS hcbre h.
flashed finding new AMI frs-h i~f-ona
charns; perhaps h. never ccassi nnillng
them. Uu.icr certain circumstances suct
da-,overies ara eDdlssS.
Frank Carru,hers' studiss - Ms. CiAgsoni
ouiwari she'll sbouh therefore haze bccr
very pleasing b. that young lAiy hal tn
rrsult hen maie known b. h-r. and hal shs
carci twofcnoe % ind fAvor ln The sialsnt',
eva For the r,~t b. was In q purrlc. ~hici
h sp.nt many hours trying tosilvc Mis
Clau-1n little thoughi, a. shs boxed out q
the window and saw Mr.. Carruthcrs lying on
The turf With his straw hat titssi over hi
evcs AMI a thin blur s,r-am - smoke curling
up frum bis cigarette, that 10 vas neithef
sls-Jang mr. proj-cting a new p.nlitical arti
cle for Tho IA,ter'lay, bui thinking entirely
n hsr own sweet slf
Thsy hal -cn grust doal % one anoihef
during ths lat week. Prank wAs not mar
who lUvci trcuty milo walls. or car"i I,
rush frum one snd q county to anothcr &
ieoknar,ck a. a waterfall His liza a
holiday h. umnei up IN the word 'loanng
~ gool ioafer l. a grcat rariiy, b. toll
Mi.s Clau-un. "loanng pruT-r 4 an ART
Which canno, d. aoquiryd have met with
many spufious limitations, but the rial artsrls
/. hard to find show me the man Who can
gsnA a ~bole day llkc this, AMI you show me
on~ who can gvt very near O. haprlness
"IAke this" moant lying On his hack a. de-
sril-.l
"Rui you d. -omething YOU smoke, - All
ncairioc.
"Ye-. for ihs sAke q arf.arans~. IT,
Ill., days q hard work a man mustn't D.
absolutely hie.
Of oour-s she ought 10 have Laughed al IN
feshe joks But she di NJ she lcokei
down al him from her chair. AMI hsr gray
eve wsre annoyinfly srri0rS In gloriou
August wsaiher. when the sky i a cloudies
tlue when all tho trc-, etoept tho Irnt'
thrift chs-tnuts, arc In fun tcauty, wheu
ro..- are silll bualling. breaking into bloum.
aDi suc,s..ling their fallen fellows, yoans
laiy has NJ right D. look -'riously Al the man
by her siie. Certainly nos Bcatricr Clansun,
with her hoanty AMI fortune.
Yet shs louked and spoke grayely. "Nou
vroug yourself taking such nousnss, NJ
Carruihsr.H
He ral.ol him-h On hls elbow. Il dat
4 . u. 4
onloying a holhiAy. When | SHk u u
anothsr matter trust work 30 Tho bit 81
my ability WIN hls, hls 20 the l.>t Il
my ability
''yoar hea q human hAITine-. "a hum.
be one
"Isni Then give me youD In etchAngs'
BsAirioe was alent she even turn~i hcf
hoai away
Well I am waiting for the dshniti0n.'
There was M traoe - lsyity in Franks vois
a. b. I.oke His manner Wa as s.ricus a.
her own.
Il have none 10 give. sAid Bcairioe
"Non,-at yuur agei Ars your drsans
all gunsf NotSg lAdlss DO droam, I tslieve.
Thsy dream q h-ing queens ~ ~--.e,y, Of
marrying r.ch men, n they are rumsntic, ot
marrying rnnr men they dream q q life oi
religion, q having a mission 10 pfform
which "a your particular drcanF
IL have noue, she all ooldly.
"You must dream- You are sle.plng now,
and all sls-J-rs dr~m at sams> Only tn ths
wdeawak-, bu.tlinx world do pspis forrss
their dreams. They work on and cn. and 70
-Dms the day comes on whleh one q their old
dr,ams Il reahzci. Ala, By that time they
have almos, forgotten thxt th~ysvsr drsanist
Il. ~ they ini u rcaliEei too late
Reatricc at siicnt with her eyes cast down
"PerhAIs | have not Cie-s~l the right
dream for you continual Carruthers. y
forgo, va were such learned young Lady.
Your dream may h. the fame q the scholar
or the writer
II have no dreams,r she repeatel lie
lookei her fun in the face.
Can you ssy also Il have bad no dreafnsf
She made no answer. A he looked a. her
hs thought that even AZ this moment she
s.mci far asay In drc~mlADi lie tod
hlu-lf that IL Mis Causon brought her-slf
to sSert that she had never dreamed she
~ouh b. breaking the-hs oouLint rcmsm-
bsr which commAnlment-the one about
lying By tho By, Ia there any Command
ment b. refrain from falsehood, except the In
direct one as ~ ''fal-s wiinesf'
"Not even % rank. riches, fame. po~erf
h xaid In a lighter tone. Miss Clau-on, you
are incomprvhensible
Shs cho~s 10 turn ths sabjc-t Il am going
% the village now, she said.
with your permision ! VIII accompAny
you"
t,he male no Objection. IL II q curious fact,
that In spite of his glorincation % tho noble
art of loalng, Mr.. Carruthers was always
ready 20 10 walking with Mis- Clauscn ~hsr-
ever ami whsnsver shs p-rmittsd n. But No
nan Il consistent for twen,y-fcur hours al
stretch
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