Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-05-27

ssip.i to sant to ssy .rmsihlns
what l. "a. Mr.. Trsmlsyr ssA~i fhii. Toe
the sl.ncs ~ss .an--h hal embarrassing
"My dear felio-, saii tho merchant, &c
man ~ho has jls, given away his dsushisr Il
usually supy.-.si 10 have doos . graf fsvor.
As yUa c.rtAinly hav. done" ihh 70
p,i~i
Thank you, fcr I -snt to ssk ons In r~-
turn fsth-r sr-nt ale pfopris,or.o of thsir
daushisr., you know. Mr rr.may---hsu
yUa sysai IN her about tho affair. ss, u
coar-s, yoa -iil. 10 As-t- Aldo ts yOur
inst conssisrs,s. coartsoas Ill. -cnt yoar
Il sg yoa -tll ,rus, m. for that ALL
rhn
"Im eur. I csn-or cDaii. n yoa under
s,o.i mo,b-r. .. -,ll .. -om- day yuu may.
Il have . mo,hsr. yOu sno-, suggested
ihl
True, tat she bal M daughters, lsl.s,s
MO,hcr. AMI dsaghisfs---li, tbsy'r- NJ, ca
sc,iy hls mo,her. AMI sns Mr.. Trsmlsy
r,-g.--t. yoa highly. kDo- ba, shs may not
have -~m.i .. fri.oily io your sait a. you
ooali have lik.i Try 10 forge, that, .oa'i
ycai-ahi torgivs u n 10 has made yOa un-
coulfc<tshlsr
Il -oah forgive bi,tsr .nsmy touisht
N hal oas. aid ths ssci,si yOsth
That's right. thsts right. . man has .
f.- eh.nos- ~ fs-i that Say that he ought
20 lmprOy. tA~m all Yoa1l even t- patient,
sboah u 10 n.s--sryr
"As J~tisnt - job, = promi-si ihil
Thank yoai Col bls~. yOa~ All ibs
m-rvhAnt. .ringing fhii. hsni sni turning
a-ay. PAll again s,art~i rbs m~rvhsni
-alssi tosari the club. ,,opI,si after ,Akin.
fs~ s,sJ-. lotsi In the dir~rtioa fhil bal
talsa. drv. hs Ia, do-n over his sy-., hur'
rel D. biz boa-,, entered thu h~ssnsn, dor
sn~sk.i up the hack stairway ss " hs we're q
thief. and quietly satsr~i bis o~n rom,
which, to hi. gr-si relief. so smp'y.
Mssn~hils. fhll hal r-sohsi The hoa-s Ani
t.-a aimitt-i ~. hat bot to ssk for Lncis,
!s b. b.ard thrOash the oy-a deof ~ the
psrlor spms plsno chords Which hs kns~
go. ,oach-i oaly by bsr hngrrs Lucia dAi
D., bar him enter. AMI - hs siopf-i 10 looA
Of hsr sh. --msi b. bs In rv,ery iha, -a'
o., cAesrful lie hal never s--n hsr losinx
.-.p plain, bs -oah have saii. hal ,hs
l.-u any On. sl-. There -ss NJ color In hsr
fsns, and her chssks .,-,m~i thin AMI drawn
An involuntary motion .;ArtIsi bsr. sni sh-
tarp~i. sIclsiminxi
.'iio- yoa frtsh,~n.i mo-
Il -,sh yvu nigh, punish M In sou's -ay
for Ia sAli fhil. sppfo~chinx her.
1t -ss - Ai. that dii NJ, imagine any
one ~oah call. = the girl sIclsim~i
Il ~Ns quite busy In ths eArlisr TAR; of ths
evening all fhll, "abi n~~i~i ~ --s your
father
"Ba.lns-. 1. borrsi. all Lucia Il shoaii
think mcn -OaA Aitsni a. u by daylight
Well, I t-lls,. JsJ~ went N The elab"
"Yc. found him
"AnI, o. usual, hs snt you koms Zoe souss
horr,i psg.rs u soms kindr
NO. not srsctiy.- ALL ihl iiou un-
comfofiAbls u IL to have . dr-am disIsllsi-
even . dsy dr-ami AL along the ssy to tbs
hou-. he h.d lmAxin~i jasi hos sh. -ouli
look. 10 couli 80 tho nush - b~r cbsss
,hroaxh Oh. half mile ol darkns-- that b. bal
tras.r-~i, his path hsi s~m~i iiiumins.i by
ths light % her sy-s, yet nos shs .Hs T~ilsi, |,
anil her sys- had none u their customary
iusi.r, AMI her m~ntAl oondition-ii dAi not
.sm at al appropriate to the conv.r-ation
~hlch hs hsi hupir~i timss inlasin~i ani
uf.n Which be hal -t bis b.Art that night
We'll. be ~Ouh ts Istisuii Paint hsari never
~ou fair lsiy.-
"Ar.nt yoa Q lttis -~,.rs on your father
for hi. devotion to busiDs-r hs v~ntur~i 81
AAk "Out In the country -. have an oil
sayins. 'Maks hay ~hlIs th. sun shiDs-.' Tbs
sun never shons brighter than no- In the
iroa basins<."
"Y~. kno~, rvpliei Lucia .earily. "it's
always sDDstking for busiDs~~' ~Aks Yss,
-. hA,. that sAms drs~tful aging In Ne.
yOrk-
bat its ell fcr the AXE of women that
msn ar. ~ at-ort-i In busin.-., argu~i ftii
"what would your father care Toe busiDs~s,
II 10 wer~at fs his ~ifs ani charming
dsughi~ss and younger ehilSrsni lie never
80. lroa, imagine. ~hls he 10 talking about
u, nor even thinks Of ths money Zoe Ia o~n
axe. Grs-atseks and gold aDi nots. and
bonds all transform themselves In his eye,
surts-s, into drs-<~ and cloAks and bonDsts
and oysrs bois- and triJs to EuroI. aDd---
"You ally fsllowi" aid Lucia, With the
npt smile uJ.n which sbs had ventur~i that
evening; II wonder whsrs you get such no
ticns II you don't give them up you vii
soms day nnd your-.lf writing Iostry-pms-
thing about the transnutAtsoa u rsilro~i
iroa into goh Think how ridiculous that
would s~mi'
"But when Iron sttsmpts To gili rrnn~i
ro.d-to PAINT the lily.'- aid Phll. ''as 10
dos In your fathers cass. Why, tvouh 10
worth Dropping into poetry 10 tell Of ct lsass
one instance vhsrs bhAkssyrarvs coocluAsoa
~as wrong. You know the rsst of the QUO
tatiour'
Ys. svidentiy Lucia knew it, for hsr cheek
glovsd pSettily under the tcmpliment,
which, vhils soms~hat awkward. reacbsi
is mark by the hs,p Of Pills syrs A fss
Tfii, his hart bsgan 10 bsitsslf again; who's
hoart wouldn't, hs asksi himsslf. under the
ooascioanss of having given one second OF
p,sasurs 10 that dear girii
"You sr>m 10 bs In . ssrmoai<ing moni
tonight AID Lucia II know my fathsr u
th. t-.s man alive. and suppo--d you liked
him-a little, but ! can't imagine whai
shoaii hav. impe-.sd you % strongly with
him tonight
Phll studisi the toss Of hk boots, the TINT
of the patisrniss rug. the d.au of ths
frv>co>d c>ilinx. Lucia wstchsd him with
aa amussi fscs, and finally I'D. "Evsa you
don't sssm 70 know
"i know. !" said Phii. sio~iy. "asd I'm Try
ing 10 think hov 10 ssprss 70 propsriy."
Roor fsiiovi how hs did dsspiss himsslf,
that What hs hAd hurried thsrs 10 say would
pos cans 70 hs iiys propsrlyi Boch . ssory
bad sssmsi sasy snosgh vhsa hs had rcd.
In bocks, of hoe othse msa told it-D sasy,
indssd, that bs bad cous 10 have very httl1
pattsocs With that portion of novsh Of
courss b could not tsli % whils Lucia val
laughing Laughing 81 him. too Perhaps
hs could issd oouvsratsoa hack 10 ths Do
arsd tons; bst M, Tor juss % that Instant
Nargis asw Into ths RON, szclaiming. b
fore shs fairly ntsrsd,
.Oh, In, IN 70 svfuli just vsat sru.
IL room Cor spmsthing. and ny dsvs caaght
tAs taha covr, end Over vent an ink staad
q ny VII. works. vhits- Why. Phn,
didnt ksov yoa vsrs hsrN'
IL ~ knsw What would taks ink stsAn1
frum vsry, vsrtsss vhits--
-Oh. % doI I what shaii DO. Lat d
tsl1 NJ e oaca."
sPwkAp.. |. asssssd PAn, viii . sisan q
hcps Cor Narsis and ssvsaifcs hinslf. ''yos'
lasndrsD g. tsll.s
srSswsy tAi,g.. ~ hsrsiA "whats
hisning 20 srsi ! NJ - vuv alvsyl
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