Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-03-06

marked. "hor,e. Zoo, aad dragons"
Then she called Convention Of the
bondsr. lnd told the tale
"if you won', mind dinnsr Of cold
lamb and lettuce TODAY" ,sd she,
"~i,h a de.sr, Of .no~ padding that
can make myself. III prOmis, you some.
thing NOR, elaborate 20. morrow.
And they ell ehssrfally consented.
John. the .,Able.boy. ". the only sd-
hsr.n, l.h. and he h.ins.s,d up the
horse, and drove Nj. Alien down tbs
moun,.in side 10 farmhouse. where liv
ed Mis. Be.slsy. the mother Of the bis
boy Who bad bsea the 'ehoOl.ma,m''
sor, enemy at hr, and her mo., faith
fal ally ever afierward.
"Mr.. B,.lsy." said Ar,hu's. 81
~aai to borrow your too daughter"
"Bls. me. Ms, AreIhun " said III,
good -oman. "sh., fof !"
"To help q, the Gorge House and
A,sihu.s told her story. Joanna and
F.nni. .rs quick. smart girls. "l'll pay
them dollar snd bali . week TO &C, Al
wAi,Ts,ws."
"rhsy'd oblise you. Nj. Ars,hu's
eheeifally. wiihoa, cent. said Mrs
Bss.ley.
The, will oblise me more by accept.
ing . suitable remuneration" said Are.
thuu. AT ,hi. stage Of the world
everything !. worth IL, money value. you
know. What say You sirl'. VIII yo'
so'
"And welcome" said Fanny.
"lf We can learn the business" aic
Joanna. who vas 'hyef. and more dis
uu,,fal Of herself.
"rll make /, my business 20 in,irue
YOU" ..id Ars,ha,,. brightly. "Pss'
up your ,bias'. Bs ready to jump Int
the wagon when come tack"
"C.a't | Do no,hins, NJ. All.a p
said big Jahius. wisifully.
III am going 10 ge, Susan Rich TO d
the wsshing." said Are,hu's. III yo'
would turn the h.ndl. for her sometime
-"
"rll turn !, from no~ TO doon'i.y. II
It'll help you. Ms. All,n," said Junia',
"sana ain, h,li' bad girl, neither. Il
.he didn'i chad isllo~ 90"
Thank you. Janiu,." said Nj" Al
len. "iOa will oblise me very much
indeed
Mrs. Ridley. who had once been house
keeper in grand PoashkssP,ie family
and nov lived on her in,srs., money
volunteered a. cook. With the assistance
of Marian Sewer. III. re,or' daughter
-ho had ,Pen, -in,er in New Yori
and taken lesson. Of Nj. Psrlos.
"l, will be such fun" ,Id pretty
Marian. d.aeins up aud down. "Ant
Marx /. 20 be NJ. Allen' e,:,r,r. Az
send In 'uppr',o her,
"Y.." said Mark Sevisr-s eollss'
professor has just come hom. Il
The parsonage TO ,psad bis vacation
"Ths Gorge House shall be LIBERAL.
supplied. even II have TO turn hish-s!
robb,r for Nj. Allen's benefit. But
hope, Nj. Allen. there need be no dan
ger Of our coming TO ,hA, extremity.
kaow farmers who RAISE lambs. and calves
and tender young 'brOiler. can pa'
my hngsr on brook, where troa, do con
sreg.,e. aud boy. who would like moth
log better than to catch them. kno'
where the berry pieksr live, and th.r
isn't melon. patch OF plum orchard that
can't pres. into service. You 'h.l
live like .pieure. at the Gorge House :
"Oh, Mr.. Sewer. how can ever ,hsnl
you p ,.id Ars,hu,a, who had .csreel.
known how to manage this por,ion o
her duties.
"D1 no, Try" ,,id Marx ssily.
Mi.. Eapr.-i. B)sg', the drehmsksr
aud Kitty Plume. Who ~oye rsg.e.rPet'
.well.d the ranks Of waitesssss, As SCOT
q, they learned tha, Mis-. Sewer va, 90
log into the Kitchen. AID Are,husa her
self WAS to give on, the linen and hell
With the desserts; old Mr. Jsnkin
came |. di.hwsshsr.
Anything TO cara al honest pen ny,
.sid she.
And the mattresses, when of meal dat!
were 10 act .. ehsmb.rmsld'. under Are
,hu..'s own direction. 90 ,h., by nigh,
fall the new s,ad Of attendants were a
on service.
"well." cried Arethu.s. g,ily. TO Mrs
Binn.. "whs, do you think nov ?
I'll dunno what TO ,hink." nid th
lsndl.dy. With = ,igh Of intense relief
"lt doe. seem as Il you had witches
blood in your veins. Mi.. Allen."
The little band Of industry works'
well under IL. enthusi.s,ie young leader
or course there were some clutches.
some s~k~.rdaesse,, . few blanders
wh., housekeeping machinery wn eve
ea,irely devoid thereof. Ba, on III
whole IL VA. . distinguished saeSess
GJrge House had never known . bette
season. Mn. BINS treasury hsd nsye
presented . more satisfactory balance
And when the bosrders, driven BY kse
0s,ober frosi'. vent away. many OF ther
had engaged rooms Tor the ensuing see
son.
Mrs. Binu. hugsed and kissed Are
thusa. With the hssr;ie.t good will.
my DEAR" said she, ''if ever IA
old woman ss don't deserve IL had
guardian angel you're mite. And you
be here next season to help me ? Promi'
now =
"Oh. / couldn't promise!' f.lisre
Are,huss. 81 an going to Europe mel
summer, wi,h-with Mr.. SEWER
For one second Mrs. Binns WAS s,rue
dumb.
IL nigh, have known it," said Oh
recovering herself at lsst. "TheI