Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-03-04

"liui ho was - oountry-eo dreadful CON.
uon. prOtesici Mr. Tramlay. with her Gus
tomary helpless air
"Nonsen.s'- ALL her husband 'sThcre
vas nothing country 90 common about his
iacs AMI mannsrN There hasn't hcsn -
bflghi eyed. manly booking . fsllos In our
bOgso lsfore since ] dout knov vhsn IN,
I.aciAF
Agnes Dlaon all bs -as reL doe look
ing. ths girl answered
"Agne. Dlnon L. thirty an n thss day
answered Mr. Tramiay. Ia a Tsialant tona
80 much ths tsttsr itiei 10 pas opinions
on young msn.- all Tramlay shows
mors srn-s In ons girl q her ags than hun.
dr~i hke-Aks--
"Ills me. raTa,- aid tuelA "yOa may
a. ssll say ~
"Ilks you. then Bls.s your dear, leno-
rani heart, III give my heal II you ccai 20
a. Clearly a. shs without waiting 10 long 10
learn
you may - very sure. Though, that M
Agnes ~iH never invite him 70 her own 70
c.ptious.- declared Mr< TnmiAy
"wrong again. mamma. Shes inyitesi I'm
,s' nsrt T,is-iay night, AMI DO lslisve shs
lsVi.si the rcc.p,ion lust for the purpos>
Sons u us hal heard q 10 bsforN-
Mr. Tranlay gathered AL her strength,
s,imulatsi 10 With an entire cup ot tea. and
stclaimsi.
well, shoaiI Ike % know What -Dcieiy
u coming to, II . common farmers 10y, u
~ family. can stumble into town anil D. In
vii.i Aboai D. good h0u-s."
Coming tot Why. my dear wife, 10 q
so'ning b ia -sn-. I'm glAi, In this par,
i.-alAr caso. The movcmsni tssan at our
b0uss"
"Soboiy sogl have paid any At'~ailon 10
him. II you hadn't tAlkei ~ much about him.
all Mr. rramlay "Ons wUuld have though,
him dear oli frieni. to hear you 80 on
sl.ogt him a. you al
Il sAll nothing bui what vas uuA
m.r,ly All hs wAs Ons q the finest young
men hal ever known. that hs -As q the
Highest character. AMI very Intelligent u,
aiss-
"sach qualitiss don't mAks a mAa ~ ior
sncisty.- all tho lAiy q the h0usa.
"So, 1 ,nppo-s not, u they az vel -
more q them ai our rccsptious AMI partieN'
"Eiurf"
well. ~sll.- All TramiAy. .savins thu
tAble. ki.ing bis wife, aBd prsTaring % hurry
to hi, of'io.. 80 lsnt yolr fault; we can't
sIT.sci shat can't - bal. mpPo~.-
"incis.r sali M. Tramlay. after the
ehlilrvn bal b--n di.ga,ch-i % school, II
hofs your father. T-cullar noilons Won't
affect you.-
'Ahpui rhni Sonsnss you dear oA
-orryi lat really. mother. b. male quits
sn imprvS.lJn 4 10, % The girls Ainir~i
him ever - much b-gan % Apologize AMI
explain. a. go As | codA gst ri % him.
bot founi u sasnt az all n-o-~~ary."
"OTis ~ill admire anything that's new
anything. from zalu to . monkey"
"Mammar
"Young msn Ike llayn can't ever marry
cut u their own circle. you sh0ui b. able 81
49, that lIov can'tbsy bay houss. for thsir
~lvo.. ARi furnish them pr0psrly. AMI -
up hor~s anil carriage. AMI keep Ia rocieiyT
Mamma. you're too droaifully funny; IN
d.~i you ara suppo-s young men aren't
rich enough o. marry, can't girls Lac thsmi
Arvnt yOUng people god f0r anything bui
to gst marrielr
"Im very sorry, saii tho mother, abrupt
iy having the room. that you have such
irinlng visss q life
When Philip IIAyn lsii the family mansion
liitls after Midnight hs bal bui two dis
ilnci heas-one sas that hs hal letter hnl
biz way tAcs 10 so Maniring'. s!oop 10 slep,
AMI the other was that hs didn't tslisvc h-
could fall asiecp again Ia le>s than week
AL that be hal -scn, the people not stc.piei,
was utterly unllks llayntOn. The oonyersa
tion, ALA. va. new. although be could not
rsmeml-rr much q u, AMI the laiIcs-well,
b. Away, had aimlrsi whatever vas admir-
abe IN the young women In the village, bui
there certainly we're no such handsome aDi
brilliant girls at lIaynion az somo hs bal
met that night
lie cOaI not eIplAln - himself the differ.
snos, sIcep, that, cOmparci With Iucias
friends, hisold A0luainiancc,a app.ar~i-sol,
rather unfinished And Ignorant AMI a. far
a. tb~-s new acquaintance. appeared above
hls older oues. - far did Lucia apT-ar above
her frisndS lie had siuiiel her fAos -nore.
% tinics bciors anil told hlmsslf where IL Vas
faulty, now bs mentally withdrew every
criticism he hal ever made AMI declared her
Perfection it-elf WOuli hs ever forget bow
shs looked A. shs offered to hslp him from
that easy chair In the libraryi lie wi.hsi
hls mother might have s.cn her at that In
slant, then hs was glai shs dill not Iis -
approve % some % IGcias tsthing dress.
what woali the goci woman think of fash
ionabls evening Aitirsi And yet perhaps %
va. not a. dreadful a. IL --emel Eviden,ly
I.aciss mother approved q u, AMI sas not
shs member q a ehurch-not, b. regretted.
Of tho faith In which al ilaynton worshipsi,
yet still church, AMI dh %; many Of
Luclas guests drc.s In similar siylei
lie mentally lAh the subioct away fcr
futur, consideration, AMI gave bis mini %
hl. own attire Until that evening bis faith
IA the PERFECTION Of hls sunday uIit vas a.
unqus.iiOnlng n hi. faith In Ilayntoas
preacher, bat nov u was bOpelcssly shAt
tered lie dii not admire tho attire of the
gentlcmen be had met. but the evidence sas
overwhelming that u vas the corrrct thing,
and that he must prepare himself 20 dress In
Ike fashion II bs vent % Ms Dinons party.
And, by the way, What . quesnly woman
that Mis-. Dinon ~as!
lie wouh Ike to meet ber again. be ccr.
iAlnly must attend that party Bui II he
bought evening dress. What should ho do
with /, when he lat the eityi No young
man felt more fre~iom than 10 10 do NJ be
lisei In IlayntOn. but 10 appear In "swal
tos tAit ~ NuAitu w aitg Nb,aN ~ w N-N
village would ts simply impossible. the mere
thought % u made him trembls AMI then
laugh A suit Of clothes merely 10 wear two
or three syenings-fsrhaps only one-voali
10 . shocking ertravaganos, they probably
would cost half As much a. new horss. or
two or thres dozen Of the books hs had for
years been longing 10 buy. lie would give
up Ms Dinons party; the thought Of dong
~ made him dOlsful. bet do it hs must
Almost Immediately after forming this
virtuon resolution hs boarded hors car.
on which ~ers several couples, svidently ~
turning from q party somswhsre. - again
Phll found him.<if studying attire 0radu-
ally IL occurred TO him that his own app~ar.
ancs wAs attracting stssltioa This was not
q new sxpsriencs. be bad sncountsrci u
several TINES at Hayntoa With calmDes, In
deei. although 10 vas not vain. he had never
feared comparison. In church. of HE sppsar
ancs with that Of any summer boardsr from
the city; for, - his mother he's airsady In
timatei In thss pages. bic Sunday coat bad
been cut from the sams piece Of cloth - The
ministsrA But now he feit III at ssss while
bssng eyed. not at all impsrttDsntiy, BY the
young psopls who at facing him rrt be
thoaght ths mildly critical giancss were
directed % ks hard rubooR watch guard.