Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-07-21
CHATTER XIV
A ufsrrrTD CLAM.

HaIlowusi MOu,e d.d uot b-.lie ~ reputation
for calm regularity u ~ domestic oonoorns
ani immunity frum tho many petty M AMI
annoyano,s vhlCh nffiict lcss mstho'lically
c0uslur'sd esrahiishmenta 50 far ~ could
D. ecn ail proril.nt well fnr a quief. piarii
anl unsveutfui winter. Horaoe aud ieT
iert employed thcm.lyos a. vas thslr vuuf
Thsy ucro mrn who oouI sproal out litle
e.s-lfat'on over n largo slioe - time. s0
noycr fouul the hours hang YEARLY hoatrios
sscnci fairly hnppy with hsr bright hairci
boy Tln ht'o fciiow was now beglnnl.ig b.
pgaitle merrily, AMI his manner tosaris the
Iniirrts ~as more auiacious AMI familiar
than ever Aifscrfher 10 looked ~ N nOth-
ing woul oour o. disturb tho oven tenor -
llfo AZ Hasawcod Hou-,. until iho hushl.ng
h.l-,s once morn brought Tuuni the usual
sTring cleaning.
Rut, all undramt - ~ The hrothrrs.
sarms were brewing which wero to shake
ihcir houao - tho founslaiious
Christmas came Now Christmas Day vas
a day % With tho TaIheris male great
acnfo-s for Tho rooi ~ their fcllov-cfra-
tur,s. Sylvanus Morllc. who believed that
tho..s in pIycriy wcro a. much cntitlsi g.
ereatur..eoulurts a. o. spiritual Cuuel'a-
tions. alNays INT tLe lnt rouni az Christ
mas. ani cullecied a special fund for To
purt.s.n ~ giving all bis ppor pie a hearty
dinner. AZ this dlnn.r tho Talbsrts were his
henrhmcn. ~ our Who knew their fa.tll-
o. ta.tss coull have IN them carving bus,
t,luts n sanruinary iorkiug l-s'f or scrYing
out silky s,s,irs nts n plum. pu,hiing without
feeling suro that, az haart, they wero tLor-
ouyhiv god fellors liartsrt dh ouCr
plaintivsly a.k Mordle " tho meat ncoi H.
guifs so nj. Tho curaio chnrkicl. III IL
wasn't ri. theyd ny twas Amsrican, and
lave Il, ,r 10 answered. II l. o. D. foarsl
that sEfsricnce hai taught Monilo that
charity l. ofisn io0kel uran as a right to -
demands.l. not huun'y for which % D.
thankful
IL wa no doubt ihs terrible sishts n tho
forsn0nu which maie uio I.ll-rts uEtily
tal.,o. s1 Ear a. ths.r own tahie vas onn.
c.rpl,i. All conventional Chfisfmni fare A.
Horana grnysly AL. tlerc D. to educated
minds, .raihlng saVOrug Of fuIfrrfy in
uspfa.ing that tho ccichration n ao,rfan
hdiy -iav must h. Attended b. th' o.n.umI
tin 4 certain class n coruo-iihlls r.
their dlnnrr o0nssfci q clear sup ilsh.
brace ~ birds AMI an ouioiet.
I'VE ncy ar tbought u Boairlcs, said ilc--
iert pnltenily. "lieairloo misat have llaol
roast l.cf AMI plum padding
hut Ni-s Ciau-ln diI Mt yeafi for Chris
mas diet Moreover. her Thoughts were far
away frum eating ani drinking lmi,e'i.
during the last throo months the g.rl bal
l..n. oven f0r her, strangely gust AMI
thoughtful A. for a httlo ~ hiie longer we
must a. cout.utci % rsgard hcr ifom tho
outsils ouly, h..r musings Cannui D. ediFul.od
Today. ul doubt, she was thinking a grgai
doal alout On impsndins Wit b. her faihsS.s
hOle.
Horalo snd Herbert Ia urgsi it earnestly
Not, a. thsy kiuLy AMI tratLiuliy tod h.r
that thy wished ~ l,ss hCr for oven a day
but Il Vas vel that the worli shall think
that tho Clau.1us werua uniiod fan..'y. ltit
clrlous Nhat simplcton most I"uplo thnk
the world. AMI hos easily they fancy it can
h. iAkcn In.
Baatr.ce o0n.rntci O. h. gsiis-i b. her
unrl..' aisis, - on the DAY alter Christ
mas ,he IN Oakbgry. SIR Maiugay AMI De-
family wero winiering In Lonl.n IL suy-
urisinx the numh.r ~ r-f.ctahlo families
Who Do win,sr m Iondon.
sir Ma.ngay mt her at Pa.idingion The
taronrt lokcl a ilitle rUunder AM a htlls
u,are comnio uplaco tlan whcn hsi sho saw
LIN. IIo groctsl his daughter afcctiona,oly
hut toll hsr shs lookel IN and carrworn.
Then b. inquired for horaoe AMI lierOert
A. frum tho yory hIst day thy hal keit hn
Maingay IN his proper plaoe, h. iokoi ul'n
them with the grva's-' rcsT-cct -. u true
thsy have adoptcd childr h. askcl SINE
eArlI.d vcr.ion ~ tLo affair ha.iroGchoihim
eve sad Bairis Il have
"You. my deari Adopt a child' Why. u l.
. 81. q y.
children u yuur own Ihave for molihs
hscn Iing % h,ar you wcro ongagci b H.
marriel
II shAIl never marry. SID Loairice, rather
ooldly.
.sTS.f.ni ut.nit. IL l. tlis l--t state sald
Sir Melneay eagerly Thcn hs s,artssi on GA
tho sub ject q tho prc'ocity which h.aiiiocs
LITTLE halfbrothors displayed How the cller
ala tins Yesterday ami the younger di that
the aAy lsforc-a rs,sni - Individual Tot
not general inferst
But just l. foro they rcachfd lis Lo1so hr
Ma.ngny na,le more notable rcfnaFk. Il
made the acquaintance this wcsk q a young
relative a your poor motbers-a NJ. Carru-
ihcrs, who was staying with you -ome time
ago. ftoli him yon were oO'ning w, anil b.
prumi@d ~ call
II Was growing dusk, 20 Tie fush that
lsafsl to Mi- Claus1nls chock was unseen.
sle Was silent for half n minute, then she
iad, qncty
II shall h. vcry glad " 80 Mr. Car
ruthcrs.'
IAIy Clauron Vas gracious AMI conde-
socnding. she had gained some sort % sue
o...s IN town last -oason, - eooh Afford D.
bsso. Nevertheless Beatrice was shown "a
various ways that be Was a stranger within
bar falhcfs gatcs. Tho little boys were
brought down 10 srs ber drcsed In their
oomfany cloths AMI nannerS They were
god, ordinary, uninterestlng little fellows,
ami % douht Ms ClausOn csntrast~l them
with goldan- haired PIT q herr at oakbury.
Although the L.1lis~ were civil 81 each other
they did MT sympAthlze. Like many o,hcrs,
LAZY clallson was uttorly unable 10 uDioT-
stand Bcatrioc.
Never, II you can bslp IL, marry
widowCr,- shc aid 70 q bo>om friend. "No
ono can tcll the anristy firvt wife's ohild "a
no one who has not sxpsrisnost H."
at must b., aid the friend with great
feeling.
If sho did not slwsy drcS 70 carefully
coniinuei Lady Clauson sonvvfullx II
should b.lisvs she bad made up hsr mind 30
be an OH maid, and might then do something
Cor the boys. Shs has moro nney than any
young girl should have"
Carruthen called, carruthis dined at Sir
hAingay's, snd norsovsr, pr~uning on bic
distant relationshin Carsuthsn bad thssuda
city and, after al that had ha,psnsi, we may
say humility, 20 escort Mizi ClAuson 10 an
Afternoon classical concert. Since Last Octo-
brr Frank had thousand times pictured his
ias',ifs with Bestrics and thousand tAznos
sctilod how he would dspost klnssif Tho
rsnlt vas thss hs forgot all hb pslftrAining
and bcre Limsslf simply - nature prompssd
him he vas earnest, tender, respectful
More than ever bs felt tho charm which the
fTo Ia t,onfinued.1