Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-02-09
AN ATTACHMENT.
"Baxt'

"lss. af. answered bsxs .
..Fill me out . wri, Of attachment
aid the squire. "rll stand no more OF
hi. nonsense"
EYES. si,.-whst name. sirf
"Youll fad IL here" said the squire.
writing on . card ard tossing Il over TO
B.x. ~bo picked !, up aud Get about his
cork. The docsmen, vas speedily ha'
i.,ei aud presented TO the 'qairs. Who
sfhsed his signature. =.
.Oi,e IL 10 Constable Da'by md tell
him TO .er,. without delay .disd The
.qui'r.
YES. 'ir."
And ~hsn he brings hi' prisoner. re-
port to me"
"ye.. sir"
BIB Darby "a. q model Constable.
lie dii hi. duty to the letter. add si-
pspd,I f,~ word. abou, IL.
When the servant, came 10 20 sns~,r
10 hi. ring 81 wido- Ooodhesr's door
bill. Bob ru.hed pes, and entered With
ou, esrsmooy. ''l'm very sorry 10 In.
convenience you. num- be said TO M-.
0oodh,s,l "bst ", 20, 70 take you over
10 the squir,'' righ, away"
The widow turned pale and ,rsmblsd.
"Hss the dear msn-hss he had . re-
lspse" shs s.ksd. In = ,remulous tone.
"Coaldn', icy. mum" answered Bob (;
"sll kno- it's . case Of 't.ehment."
"a Gaze Of attachment" exclaimed the
widow, the color mounting to her hand
some face. She saw IL ell. a relapse.
psihsp.s fA'sl one. had surely 'e, IN.
and the squire. whom she bad lors been
waiting for TO speak bis mind. ou, whose
mode.,y had hitherto prevented. had
doabtlss. selected this critical rsomen, 10
declare biz feelings
There's hsuidse ~ the door.
num-" ssid Bob. and When he handed
the lady Ia ro,hips more VAS said I'll
they reached the ,qairr's door.
AZ the latter entered be started With
surprise. Instead Of the eon,emp,uoos
eulpn,. Dick Slo,e. ., whose guilty head
be Gas prepared TO hurl the la-'. an
s,hsmss. IL vas the lovely -idow 90 q.
heart. the angel " bis dreams. -hom he
saw b,for. him. Ia the name VI ell u.
Dromios cha, diaboliesl error -ss this
Catching up the returned warrant. TO
hi. horror be Rad
''To any Constable. greeting You are
hereby COMMANDED TO take the b"dy Of
DUp,hy Ooodhsar and bring the same
for,h-i,h before me. etc. Caleb syPh.s.
J T."
Darling . look Of wrath At the cl,'t
and the Constable. be ordered them 10
-ithdn~.
M, dear Mr O~oodhssrt." bsssn the
.qair,. blu.hing 10 the up. Of bic ears.
.ho- can | atone for this snnoJstes'
''Ob, a.. 10 annoy sbe,. ! assure joo.
.imp-rd the ~ido-. IL Am % glad 10
fnd you are no, H."
Bsi-batihi. unfortunate attachment.
.i.mmsr.d 'he 'quir, d.'hins aside The
il..i.u,d doesm'nt.
Ill h.,, long returned ~" nssily
murmur,d The ~ido~. tanning IS rcd ..
himself.
A sls.m Of gl.dns.s h,.hsd over the
.qsii.'. ooani,nsnee. Could u BE- she
"a. isrorsr, Of The indisniiy be h.d Of
f,sd, Add then. TO hnd the zee 80 h.p-
pity bpksn! lie el.'pei her hand.
pr,..ed u u hi. lips. and poaf,d oit The
tai. Of hi. pint up lov. 9Th an ardo'
and sloqusnc. -hleh fairly s'iooi'hed
himself. The ~ido-'' pretty bed dvP'
p-d on his shoulder as nth alternate
tear. snd .mil,. .he listened rsp,Vou.ly
10 -hs, she had been 20 long -.iiing 10
hear
The squire came back q happy man
from s,eoring the widow home tina,
evening. Bs, the 'isht u B.r aroused
hs fury.
''Ho- dare you Play me such q trek ?
be Numbered
"whs, inek, be inquired innoesn,ly.
"whr trek, Why. putting MIS-
0oodhssr's name in that attachment :
IL pot the name you give me. said
Bax.
"lt's false" roired the squire.
Heres the card" replied the clerk.
The squire lOosed =, It. IL vas one
Of Mrs. 0oodhssrt's cards lsh Nth some
dsliescy which she had sen, during HI.
late illne.s. Ga the blank side be bad
un-itingly written the name TO be IN
serted in the wit. Waiter the clsfk
bad copied from the wong side by mis-
take or had played of = Prse'iesl JOKE
va. no, quite clear to the 'quire'' mind,
for Bal. In pom, o. gravity. tell f.r short
Of hi. distinguished nsme'.ke the author
u saints Rest"