Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-06-02
A FAMILY AFFAIR
BY HUGH CoNw Az,
Author eJ"cari,d Back and 'nurt Days'

Aufhor of 'ld'tfd bdeh oho A"N 'et~
tConiinucdl
plainol Nou hAi better come cat anil give
a. your adviCe"
Heair,cs walked into the hall Tho ohii
Aad male great Tfogrcss during horacs
,l~enoN Tho curato was Il Ling him and
making him laugh llerts 4 was striking
his bright hair IN quite q patonAl way.
Even the rssTsciahle WhiiiAko was smiling
what a dsar nit,s mAnr- srclAip~i
s~trsc.. - she ~aItei 10 tho table AMI
lookei a. tAs s,ar,iy urchin.
She vas the frSt wumAn the chih had -cn
anoe hs left Nj. friends AZ tho Tvfrcshment
rcom. Mad -rvants, with the curiosity q
ihsir set ami lind. had p-sTci surrrTtiiiously
over the lalus,rsie. but hai Mt attracted
notioe A. such tcnier sgc a. he, wuunan
hA chills natural prutector lie AZ one
Quilted hls sialwart fricnis anil ran acru~s
The table g. the fair girl, Who smiled ani
ofsns.i her arms The httls man dartei into
thcm. an.l with a chirrup a delight laii ~.
lsai on tho girls shoulder AMI -.niei T--r-
fetiy harry tnl AZ ryst lie Wa ~ prsfty
that 10 woman co,lii have rufraincl frum g..
r,,sing him Ms Clan~un kiSs.i him again
And again. then, Ike every one Who came
near him. fcil q sfroking his golden lcks
anl twinlnx thcm ruuni her tngcrS The
chllds eve. lsgan g. clse unicr h.r 20 ani
.uihing touche-
"Ile must 20 10 lid. All Bsairioe. d.
ciavcly
Certainly. % all uncis Horar, "wherc
hai D. lsiisr slccpf
Jane has met comfoftAiie l..i sAi
Herbert
Jane was u,o Tafhr-mAii. tui Hsft-rt IN
his h,u.~~lfc'y oagaci,y knew ihe quality y
every t.,i In the hous, syen N. amouui -
t-.liinx On carh Mr.. Mor,iic iurnci ssay.
lie was afraid q dA~sracing himsch ~ a
bu.t q ill-tius,i mirth
"No. ~ exclaimed usatrioo. b sllAll
dep With M. Look a, him, uncie horare,
isnt b. a rsrfe,t chcrahT
Hes pnfiy LITTLE hoy; bot We dnt
know vherr b. come- from, my doar iharily
thin. yoa ought b. take a siranze infant O.
s.eep vlth yuu.
'Oh. nouru-,. unris Horacv' ~ what n
cican. i.auiifii by u "a Whiitaker sn.l
large can q h., water 20 my rcam Come,
M Tsi I vii - ho~ ! can at The part of a
uurS.maii
Singing ani cr,uninx AMI oarr1i inx ihc
chlli IN The ml.t spIrovci fa.h.ou. Ms
Causin rr,.a,.sis,l D. bar her prib auay.
"Yoa hal t.itsr lcok At hs linen,
bosirise,- said iiofao~ Il, may D" marked
wlih h. nauE
Aficr this ne thrco men vent taCk b. the
dining foorn ani talked the Cunrus orcur.
r,noc oser AMI ovcr.
In alsui half an hours time Beatrice rap
psar~i with ths iuielliCnoo that u lrys
clothlng l.rv no mafk q any kini. lnie..i.
AL s..msi brani new kho was apfarcnily
murh delightci With her new 10y sle kcp,
running up ani do~n stair, o. a-srtain that
hcr proiexv ~as sis.ring ths slcep = .nncncni
tabyhoci A, last she vent away alto
gsiher
"n-airicc u ulnrc dcmoustrstiv, than 10
usvcd her o. b. sai Horaoc. rcgrtfgly.
Hert.rt echnsl thc rsgrsi, bat NJ Mor,ile
Al nothing. lie hought ths inelnriive
kininru. she showed towards this mysfsri-
Oltiy seui rhli a1lrd Anothfr charm ID the
many b. hAi alr,aly di,oovcr.li in NJ. Clau.
20.
Tho thru men at tog,thsr uuil " vas 30
LAie a. hois that matters ~otil D. cloarcdup
that ui.ht No mother no islegram came.
Ths curaio hale his frenis Fed MI ~ AMI
wAlkci lack % hs iigngs In The village,
thinking shat charming picigre Me Clau-
"a viih ths chad Ina hsr arms ma,ie ioor
NJ. Mor,iis' lie hai only known ilairioe a
~csi. AMI was alrcaiy beginning O. drpam
foolish drcam
Tlis hrothsrs o,ntint,oi sitting ona on ether
sils q ths frv. Tbsy were 1t early ,o-t-,i
pcople. Nov that tbey were Aioue they aad
i.tti. m0re al.lut tho arrival ior thr. houn
they bal lsan discussing every fs.s.ihle tho
ury VIII h might acos1nt for thn chllds ap
pa.rAnoc among thefn, sp the nlF.t was
thruadlars. Ani they sai IN 1lcncc trying 81
invent fr-.h c.u.s- sudieuly m0sf curious
ani startling uispic.on entered Horace Tai
tsrts mln.l-a suspiCiuu vhiCh now and again
ua.is him glance at his bruthcr Couh Her
hcrt ~ any chance knos all als1ut ihs mat
teri lie bal orriAlnly sssmsi gr,aily iaksn
~lih - litiis 10y. Horace rcfnsrntsr-lho~
much az hdne the chlli hAi uais him.sf
Nth Ilsrl.rt Ho~, when b.. Horaos, came
cut % tho drawing rootn With ieAirioe, he
hAd found llsrl-rt strosing AMI Iafting the
uttis bad Could there u ruuantic Ia~-
agos In Iisrt.rts life about which h. know
nothing Hspoob-Pcohsi thu thoughi hut
t cau,s again ant again.
jus, after o'clock, and when the brOthors
werc thlnking q re,iring, 81 thsir grcai sur-
gri-. l-afrioe r-apIs.rcd shc wasin dainty
irs.snng gown ani sippcrA After waiting
uutil NJ M0rils must certainly have gone shc
hAi cous dowb-of oour-s 30 hear II any ns~s
hAi arrived Uncle Honoe, with his sye>
dIel ca Herbert. expressed his oony iction that
% news was meant % arrive. heatrioc lookcd
musingiy into the frc Her hoad wAs beni
furwAni. her hADis clAsp~i rOund one q her
sness ths made q pretty, almost Ciasical-
ooking pasture. no doubt duly approved u BY
tho-e men a taste. her uncle.
''rhen What will you dor Abe Asked, AZ
at.
I'VE will wait until Tomorrow, O. the dAy
After. then put the matter into tho hands 81
he polioe. aid Horaos deciivcly.
Hert-,rt sAid nothing, - Lis brO,her's sus-
1icions incroAsci Bcatrioe ro-s a. n 90 say
xosi night She stood for awhile ca the rug,
Apparently inteutly Interested Ia a ssrris q
INV circl,s which she wss de-crib.ng with thc
point q one sllUsr. fTc~sntiy She looked up
with fuahci eheek and sPoke naquick hur-
riei way
II nobcdy oome- for the 10y wou1 you
ulnd my kcping kimf