Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-03-09
eo,,,d ,bou, ten d.y, before the end Of

though . little reedy In the upper notes.
had been trained so we'll as TO make her
worth hearing. One evening. when =
few wire In the p%arlor., her friends be-
sough, her TO favor them. and 80 on. and
she expressed her readiness. bu, there
happened to be no accompanies. Miss
scsmpsr. ~ho WAS chatting near by With
Didymu.. looked up aud quietly said
"Perhaps | can serve you ,ha, way. Mrs.
DeNy.e"
Mis-. Scarpsr seated himself At the
piano. forte. and accompanied III, voice
with such good judsmen, that the singer
was delighted
~ wish | could carry you about with
me. my dear" she sail. "Bu, do you
no, sing You surely must"
~ little"
Urged by all around, Miss seamPsr. TO
her own accompaniment. sang an aria
from II Trovi,ore, Her voice proved TO be
a rich ,oprsto. Of full register. clear as a
silver bell. and admirably cultivated
There was = moments pause when she
had done. a. though no, 10 loss = note,
and then = storm Of applause.
Here va. q sensation. Everybody
talked Of her method aud the gilded youth
wsie in rap,ures. The mamAs conferred
and concluded ,h., Miss Scamper vas q
member Of some church choir or attached
to some English opera troupe. who knew
Bu, they were civil. There was a party
going over TO Almon,. Col. PAr'ifalr'
place. next day. Would she go She
.,.sn,sd Didymu. said to her In a lo-
voice;
81, ia riding party, Mis-. seamPer.
know the be., horse 10 the livery stable
here. and II yOa'll PERM, me. Ill secure
I, for you"
To which she replied In the same tone ;
Thank you. Mr Dodd; you are very
Kind bat | have one al command al.
ready. Gs, ,ha, fof yoarelf.'
S5mevha, rvbuGed. Diiymus oolored.
ba, she .ddtd "Mine shall no, dis
grace YOU which was q di',ine, in,ima-
ton tha, he expected him a. escort. The
spirit, Of Didyma' rOse from Eiro TO
blood.heai.
The neat morning. a. the riders were
ready 20 start. a groom kno-n TO be oae
Of Col. PArif.ll'. rode up leading a
masnifosni blooded bay horse, EQUIPPED
With a ,ide.,Addle. a, they we're al.
hiring the animal. Mis-. SeAmP-f. In a
neat nding.habi,. made her appearance.
The groom took CT bis bat. Diyma'.
no, a little A,,onished. put forth bis hand.
aud the lady ,Aulisd TO the back Of the
horse with easy grace. The eAvAle.ds
ct out. Miss SeAmPer and D.dymu' be-
ins better mounted than the Others. were
soon q, the head Of the column.
About a mile from the Spring' there
was a bar In the way. A lofty tulip ,vs
bad been blown down durips The night
ADD had fallen seross the road, the ,runk
well up on account Of the roots. some
one had already cleared a way by letting
down fence. on the roadside bu, MI''
Sesmpsr did no, 70 round with the rest,
She faced the trunk. the horse went o'ti
and then ,ro,ied on. Didymu' faced II
too. vi. brute 70, over. bat half stun
bltd. Didymu. va, eoun,p.bred. bad
ridden hor,o. 10 mill bAre.bseked. and
was . half een,Aur when a boy, 90 h'
broask, hi, horse up.
Mss Scamper smiled ApProvingly.
Everybody admired the easy grace
with which Mis-, SeamPer managed bet
horse. and Didymu' more than every
body.
When they arrived a, their destination,
the party dispersed in the house and ovel
the grounds. They found old ScampsI
there. lie had gone over before Ia a
eauy-all. Almon, wAs the property OF
Col. Almoni. and WAS for .sle with IN
tine bloodsd stock horse. and cattle. i,'
furniture. IL. library. and everything il
the house OF around IL. The Colonel anC
hi. family were in Europe. and In,sndsC
10 stay there while he educated bis son
q, Heidelberg. So be offered the ~hol'
"A house ,hs, eo.i si30. 900 with a.
IL. Office. Of all kinds. stables. palmery,
grsp>ry ADD greenhouses. furniture made
10 order. and over 1900 acres Of land u
. high state Of eul,ivA,ion-"for." a. b
said in his letter. "a mere song. 50
was; bu, As !, was set TO the tune o
$500, 900, there were few Who could ren'
der the music.
They al admired the place. Th'
agent Who vas there. seired on ih'
Seamper and Didymu'. TO whom b
showed everything and explained every.
thing. Didymu. was amused a, this
and whispered TO Mis-. Seamper. "H'
has picked gu, the only three who ~oul'
certainly not buy H." Miss SeamPer. b!
the twinkle IN her eyes. evidently aPPre'
ei.,td the fun Of the situation. Then ,h'
agent seized old ScAmper aud drasseC
him CIR TO look a, the blood horses AnC
imported cattle. leaving Didymrs shc
the girl together.
'HOw do you like the place, Mr.
DOddi inquired she.
Like il, Miss Seampsr! Why it,
gard,n Of Eden; tina, Is, !, would be i'
me. II bad i, with an I've In H."
The young lady smiled. and said
"You like country life then. MI. Dodd
Naturally" replied Didymu'. 81
lived in the country until was twenty,
two. I Was born and bred there.
should have been there ye, bu, for ih'
death Of both my parents. wen, to thu
city Ia search Of fortune. have done
very well for the las, teyen years, ant
have pu, a little by; bu, to eoyei q plse'
like this is like wishing for the moon
The country is the place to live IN, snC
the city to work in" said Miss Seamper
senien,iously.
ITO live in. | grant you. II you have
The means good farm aud money Il
work IL. Otherwise We toll harder in The
country than in town, with less comfort
and less profit"
Then they diseoursed on rural topics
with = marvellous unity Of sentiment
until the venerable Seamper and the
agent got back. which Was AZ the time