Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-08-18

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h aith a. all young giris ~ eighteen should
D. sron founl that tn render hfo ai Mr.
Er.kine's worth living she must tni occupa
tion or her lonely hour,. Perhaps then
were times When the iisal pleasure ami ~
With uhich an untraycloi mind invests n
furrign tour made hcr rrieui q her ha-iin.si
in disiaiuing a. ocCupy a ssoniarf plaoe in
her fathers heart Bat II u was .o. hcf
rrldc forbade any prup-s,is q surrender
N.verihelsss. something hal o. D. doue q,
make nfe tolcrAhlc. She Car~i little ui
nothing for scnerai society. ani oven had ~,
done so The fat of hcr possessing few frian,h
anywhere ant uono in Iondon would have
rendered her going out into The wori mat
tcr u diniculiy
- that Ms Clau.on. who was a younl
laly u ~ mean alilties. ami who had somo
how imlitad The mslcrn notion that, N
rirhtiy directed. a womans hrain power b.
equal b. mans Ia acquiring know ioslge A.
riiNl that The most satisfactory mrthoi d.
Which time could b. killed vas ~ ooniluu.
ine hsr studies from the point az which sh1
lAil thcm down whcn she icit the iash.uuaile
finishing -rhoCl
p.,ne alsa rather trtullei b. thc feeling
that slo ought D. a. samoihius for suffering
humanity. sho organini a little channhin
..hcme shc hnd plfnty n pocact m rnef.
SIR Maingay. uhp since 0ld Iaibefis d0aih.
hsi received a considerable um Isr anuum.
ta.d ouf 20 co. trust. for Bis daughters maIn.
tsnanrs AMI e,lucafi0n. hshaysl mo.f r,ncr.
ou,iy iu ths r,ep,ct Ihcrc b. ro slivc to
tho onn,e.rncr .n oflraCiols ata money ac-
ufV'
p.atrioe. thca. iii what .s"i sha coull on
her Owu a count Asa TifcruT taio aiwaYr
- -
oi.ns.i hrr purs.. rsvilors n ini.s0nmlns,s
aims. wing may thlnk little ~ be ciiuftl
TcIhaf- ttey b0ro no fruit ave in one not'-
worthy instance
clsrty brught hfr " oouiac. With a
ssman. vho. from a VARSITY ~ crrum-
stance. hal l.rn r,iucrl from ihe s'aic ofs
superior dumrflr s.rsanf io ahieci poverty,
aud vh1 vas living aim0si at deaths insr
n,aircr h.arl trr history. rriieyoi Do
wants. tni Dr. dosf0r,l AMI cunsi anil h1
thra. ac's nab tlc woman hrf slave for li'
So uvctol a. LINKS fnrrvcr sheu. fan YIng
the cuull a. wlih a maid. sho in .fifr 20 a
crumbs from her rrcat-aunf irlk this
woman. named sarah Miller. into ho a'r-
virc This larf.us,i In thr early DAYS 40 hrr
tnlurn af Mr Erkins's
Tho cour-, ~ study progrs..al fr ihe
MT part noafrioe taught hcrs'f After
vhIie t struck hcr she .houh llke again tn
takr up her drawing Here as her amhition
ru-e higher tian wishing tn execute tl'
usual a-hoierl uasicrri.ocs .ie uociol a
master 4 caller an noquainianoe q Mr.
Efsk.nss. gave hrr a name AMI aiin'ss.
wh.oh had b.r1 given tn hef hF auie One
e. Hnirlr wrote AMI askoi o. artists
terms o. r,p'.ol ~hr sruio again. ac-
ccfsIng th, terms ami ie-r.ng him tn cali
on a certain iav - Maurice ncrfcy caiue
into hrr iife
Whsn fr.t .ie .aw him the g.rl was sur-
pfia.,i b. fni .he hai nimmone.l a. her az a
Young man ~ aiout twenty-five Bot o.
a-r = a drnrins master art-arf.i io NJ.
Ciau.in as a matter 20 ss,0ulaN impot
anr, So innr a.. d. knsu De hudnoa What
nia,ieroi BE- D. aas twenty tve 0r hfty-hre
Nh Erklnr tr0uhiel u0ihlng atout ihs
affair she knew chat "a master gavs hrr
nie,. le.on. tvicc or thrio' "a wo'k III
oll lsdy n.vrr osci acquired Dis name IT,
hef d. Nas tte drawing master. nn more ani
% iss Ihrro arr many such ID lalllu as
thisi
In order that vha' hapP.n~i nav d" RAJ
arighf. tsp faCfs must o. distinctly lnrua In
mini Tho hrs'. that ieairio- Ciausan was
NJ, ttcn the stately AMI Apparently emoi4'n-
l-s Young laiy. vhoso calm AMI saf.con
tainel iem.anar vas such suhinrt of con.
grafulatIun o. hsr uncio.. ani such puzzle
o. Prank Carruthrri She was bat gifl n
eighteen. tfoud. n you VII but romantic,
lmpulase. AMI noiwlths'Anding III shaiicr.
lng q the raicfuai Mol tru.iful q man All
womanklnl sbo Wa lonciy, Gravel Or
svmraihy AMI la sflie n hcr po.iti0n in iho
worll. her ifc so FAR A. 10 c0ui 49, h
lookrl yol AMI oal.llcs. a long stretch
without visible gal LASTLY, sho tsliosci
A. most Young people ~ eighteen i.liese.
tia, her Judgment a. tn What wal tsst for
hersef was lnialnhir
Tio second fat o. D. ioruc in mind is that
Maurice HcrycY az twenty hrc vas MT, ln
aprearanon. too scoNling. crafty -looking
fel1u -scn hy Mr. Milhr .n Portland prison
no, even The malicious. making rnfhan Who
confronie,i hcr Ca his release Tho mask
woru by tle man when hairioo hrt know
him fitted o. p.rfo'isn AMI. until tle
wcarcr choa,. shovel no glimpse q thc vi
lslnous. sar,ld nature 10 hh H. Wa Do
cil.lly good looking D. Nas well dr,eslsi,
snd n D. carried a touch q the hohsmian
alaut him 10 Wa not more than va pleasant
ami c1mfaiilie with 'he profession D. ~.
lowed nis hands. a matter upon which
young slfls - undue store, were white AMI
wcll formci H. was attentive ami respect
fal in iho dis,harge ~ his duiios-douhly so
after the hrst few lessons
For hy that time b. hat found cut much
.blui his puril-uot an he vantci o. know,
bot a good deal he had lcarn.d that sho
was a haronei's daughter AMI an hcirCsS
lie could ~, asocrtain how much moncy
she would come into gr from whom 70 came.
But - far a. 10 went, D. believed his
Information O. d. Trustworthy. anil acici a..
cordlngly.
lie began by awakening the girls sym
fathy for bis unworthy sof lie told her,
~. u might L. said. conveyed o. her pro
dlsious lies about his own hard lot. b.
diatei on the driigcry - lssion. giving 20
m.n who believed hc ha1 genius 50 cleyerly
al Lc talk that Bcatuoc was pcrsuai"i that
Abe was under an obligation g. him for the
very act q teaching His lies wcrc master
pieces, because be dii not, llko many self
styled neglected gcniuses, believe In his own
talents The man know that such skill as
be po.sss.od could make him, At tho outside,
a ffth-rate artist, or, Il might poaAihly u,
nrst-rate drawing master
But all the same h. mae Rcairice islievc
b. was ono day dostinod to storm the Royal
aoademy. and when once she believed this al
differences IN station between them vanished
Our age, a. every enc knows. j. the flumph
Of art. Poor artists and struggling literary
men Do no; nov fawn upon lords-lords ask
them To dinner ani make much q them, or
such i the common tslief 50. now that
Mis-. Clauson was conyincd that Maurice
Hcrvey was a genius, no cold spectre u
social distinction roso bstwcen the man AMI
his desire.
The drawing lessons grew longer ard more
and more conversational Hervey was an
eiucats.i man, o. al least knew how b. turn
such education a. was bis 10 the b-ssi account
Tho fst sign a what was about % happen
Was Bcatrices beginning 10 wonder how she
should IL able % Offer this man money Tor
bis services Then followed other symptoms
which are invariably distinctly pronounced
when the sufferer j. sclf'willed girl Of
eighteen.
Hervey, a. soOn A. he found himself on tbs
same platform as his pupl, buried matters
on lie had uressing reasons, known only 10
himself, for bringing things 10 conclusion
Perhaps his audAcity helped him AT any
rate. when one day be- dashsi the drawing
materials aside and vowed be loved her, and
snless abe loved him he must ~ and - her
no more. the girls answer was all he could
have hoped Tor. To Beatrice, the fairy
prince Of her childish dreams had come