Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-02-18

NfAANNN NNNNNNa Univ " haN NttNa hN~sst
err, moro slosly, bat jus, as surely, tho
Tramlays lsArnei 10 like thslr hosts Mutual
r~y.Ct tegan At The etiremcs q both fam
nics Mrx Tamlay. icing q mother AMI .
hoa-skesfsr. t-cams - intsrrs,ei In the fem
ninc half of ,ll. famlly's bead that he cea-si
to critici-s her husbands in,srs-, In the oil
farmer Ths Tramlay chlLirsn wondered al
.nd then a.lmir~i thu wisdom ani SAIL q
their country companions In matters not un
defsioo.i by city chilircn last q all, Lncia
founi hsr.cf heartily Respecting the farmers
80. AMI f0rsyttins bis uncouth dr,ss AMI bis
asksarJluos. q manner la hcr wonder Al his
esndal courtosy, an! bis sufsrior knovlcige
ia -on. diry.tions ~hsrs sls suppu-si she
hal gune as Ear as T.-sihl@
She hal gone through inbhing -chool u
ths us.~i approved New York tyTc. ye, Philip
Incs uilrs - ianguagy. and history AMI
srioit. than shc. shen they chanc,,l-Bsvc
thra.h hsr faalt-to cunverrs on s1ch dry
snbj jrt. b. knew mofv nossrs than shs hal
syvr s.-n in a fortsis shop IN the city, AMI
oncr shen sls hs.i attempted 70 decorate the
rather larg sails ~ tho farmhous. paflor be
clrrs. ioi be- taste with q skli which shs vas
olligr,l b. adult Thefe vas nothing strange
atuut n. etcgif o. l1cia. for city Summaries
an,i cuuutry high schools uss the san's tsxt
tsuss. snl Hsgsfines sad nswsTapsr. thA,
give atteutiun o. hone decoraiious 80 eycry.
uhcre, novsTthclo.-, IL ssemei b. Lucia that
abs bal disOyercl a nss order u l-ing. anil
by tAs tims sho bal bcen AZ llAyn farm .
monih shs founI hersslf occaslonAlly sur.
pst-,i into treating Ihilip almost AZ u hs
werp a gvuiirmAn
Ihnips intsrvs, In l.lcia vAs q much
9gicker dsVoloIsn.nt lie hal hal no prcIa'
dIcrs o. overcoms, ls.Alos. tho eye !. mors
casily appruachci aBi satish~i than The In.
tslie-i, aul i.acia hal acNptAbly hllcl many
an eye m0rr etacting than the young farm
ors Thrrr we're prrtty glrs In homes near
IlAyn farm, nn1 moro in The village near by,
tui uouc q thsm vrre-wyll. nous wcrs st
sciiy Ike lslra lhilip siu,li~l hsr faoo, 10
vas urliilsr Roman aor Grv-ian. AMI he was
Obli.u,i o. c1nfr- that ths profnrtions q her
fcaiurrs Wsrr ~ -n gu.si a. thn~a u soniS
sifl. IN tho re,shl.rhooi IIr aguro sag.
.s.is.l uritlrr I--ric-t grar. nur I-rfect
';rynsth. AMI yst whatever shs al was
gracrfully i1nc. anil her atiirv, shsth.r plain
or c,-tly. -.sH,el part - hsr-sli-a peculiar.
~ that D. hal never otr-r,el among girls
b1m In Tho v,cinity
llo ga discovered that sbs di not sno-
everything. tat shAis,er ,hs 81 kbos sho
tAlkol ~ - silbly that BE- c0alI not hslp ga.
oyins ibs Position q listener Shs dl nd,
oitsn shos oafnssins-- about any thing that
o. hlm was more than triilng. bat vhen shs
al ~ ou' - be- customary mooi fur mo
msnt of tsu shs uas sanity. BE- c0uld think
q no otlsr uorl that woui do u justic,
" bal not lk~i bsr n.annsr "a hi. own
mathrf. for ~ lrsi the girl tr,aiol that osii.
mshia wuJnan a. a servant, anil did u IA the
uAuurr shirh makes mo-t servants dsissi
MT yoaug lslias. bat bal shs not after,
ward. siih her osu tiny hngvrs. male a usv
Sarsiay l.1nrst &C. Mr. llayn. ani hAI not
hii mother. in grnalne grAtiuis. kiu.,l bert
SliouLl b. i.ar malice f0r What bis mother
hal iofgiyen'
To youns man merrly admired AMI -
st.riui lncA. = that b. vas very surU l.s-
gari uors tsu,ler b. suail have blanel
him.ci for. flni, l-cAuse love implisl ma.
uimuny. vhilh b. dli NJ latsni 81 venture
.aio until bs hal -gn mor. u the uori Anl
t.fhat- eons b oolssv. s.conlly. t,cau.a hs
al u0t unagins that any such scuiimsnt
that thrsgh g,ts.ratIon. " hard stI-rieucs
hal L-anl.i o. cuuat the ct q everything.
even tl.s az rti1us, lie mo.t - The l..tisr
cruntry t.oIls in the oilsr siais- llshAlAiso
an avsr,.nn io marriage bstvoyn rsrSuns q
dlifsrcu, cl...- lIicia ~a O. BIN an 80
guaIl'auCe-uDt even a frieni-shom hs
hlghly osic,msi that sAs all
~, father thought differently. ani ons
dAy shrn the tsu scru In tLs woodland t.-
llaginr o. the farm. loAiing \ sagon With
-usl b. l., stored nsar the hou-s for winter
~. TIE oli man AID, alsuptly
Il hot. you're nj grovin' too foni = Tia,
yOuug woman. IhuF
NO danycr tie yoath answered, prompt
~. though a. b. fai-e,l hi. hoai hls eyes al
not us., biz fAthers
"You scrm % know Who mcan. anyhow, y
ALL ihs oI man after throwing another
sick = so.-i upon The wagon.
Not much iruubis 90 DO that, I1l ~
plissl. "Tbsrr'. only ons young wuman"
Tie father laughel snftly. The go blnsh-i
,l0!ently Then the father slshol
That's one - The signs"
What's a sisni-sign q shair saii Phll,
aicciing uonIer not quite sklllfully
when tbcrvs only ono young sutnan' its
q slsn tho young man who think, - i likely
70 con..lsr her the only ons worth ihiakin'
about
"Oh. psl.awr' ,tclAimsi I1il. attacking
tho woolplle With great industry.
Easy. OF 10y tsasnt the soolplls that
ALL H. Bracg up yogr beal. you've done
nothing o. D. ashamed o. llsslies. your OIL
father can ss through the back % your
hsa.l, anybos he's ls~n praciicin' At 10 ever
sincs yoJ we've born"
Ihl saicl himself Ca the woodpllc. looksl
In the dir,ciion Wbsrs bis father Wa not, and
all
4 Ike Lacia very much. shes a new
face. shes different frOm the girls about
hcrc. Sho's u1msboiy new % tall o., ani
sl.s can tals about -omething l-siies crOts,
Ani COWS, anI who is sick, aHl last Sundays
srm0n. AMI next mouihs saving socieiy.
TLats all
"Yo," sd tie oil man 1T dossnt
scr, much. docs ~ Enough 20 have male
millions % tal matchs, thOagh. ani sPo,isi
millions % god ou."
Phl was .iIeu, Tor . moment; then be
saii. with laugh
IatirIt u nrttrNo tVbi' ~ ~ - ~
Mr. Trilssy, whom mothers always laugh
lng at l.canse she thinks . mans In love II
be .ss her daughter home from prayer meet
ing
"P-raI- -, my boy-pr'aTs-ani mayts
a. bad a. you, for every time thsros tad
thunder storm you're Afrah tbs lightningil
strike the baru. DO you know whyi lts
l-causs yolr fiDe.i colt is there. Do youssr
Thl di no, rrply, - the oil man con
tinusli
"I1l make II clearer 20 you YOars my
finest colt. there'. moro lightning. IN girls
eys- than ever .aw In the sky; you don't
know when ~. going 20 strike. and when 70
bit. you yUu're gons befors you know it,
"Much obliged III -. 30 II that keep
myself well insulated" aid Phil
Neyertbels<-. Fhil studied Lucia whensyer
hs had opportunity-studiei her fac. when
shs rad. hei hngcrs when they bas.si them
elyc- with fancy work. her manner with dh-
fcreat per-Dns. a. u changed according to her
kIsa % the de--ryiugsOf tho-s with whom she
/ taIksi At church he regarded her inienily
from the beginning Of the ssryics b. Ia end,
anAiysing such portions of prayer, hymn, or
srrmon as dii not sesm To meet her views
lie even allowed his gass 10 follo~ her when
Me lookei more than an Instant NJ Other
young women, In the ignorance OF his mas
culins beart wondering which Of the features
/ Of ths~s dam-rls specially interested her, his
mother couli have told hun that Lncia was
merely looking at bonnets and other articlss
% attire. instead Of ai their ~earcrs lie
woodsrci what she thought; he told himslf
where bee character vas at fault AMI how 10
might 10 improvci In short, he hal ample
mental leisure. and she Vas the newest and