Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-08

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pretty, ,iysci0us, ornamental, quite intelli.
rrnt-for girl. aud be- had an honest ten
d.rne-. Cor hef ss the daughter of q woman
hs hsd rally l0vei many years before. and
might have ~on had bs not bcen too dslib-
crate Bat bis income vas not large enough
to support the e-tablishmsni be would -ant
Q. marri~i man. - he ~oah have 10 do
psDd 90 . o-rtain extent upon bis -ife, or
upon bsr father.
II sn solsly with this view, be explained
20 him-elf. that hs bai made careful ncon-
noiz<Anccs In other dir~rtiOns; n sotDe Aiies
ulso .oah have t-sn AocsptAbls-Mis Agnes
Dinon, Cor lnstancs--hAi not ts.n able %
e-,inlat. him rightly a. . matrimonial osnii'
date. hs VAS sure that they a. -ell a. be hsi
t-.n ls---r. thrvugh th-ir lscs q p-rcsption.
A matters nov stool. Lncia ~as his only sp
pareut chance Ia the circle ~her, he l.lougrd
AMI preferrrl to remain. Ills purTu-s 30 al
,ano. nj. suit -ss quicksnei, within q very
fee days. by tho announcement on tho iaps
that q rolling mill IN which b. knew Tramlay
was lArgvly interested had r-,.iv~t q very
large order for railroad iron and souh ofsn
81 once
Hut indicatiou. that Iron vas looking W
~ers no, rysiric,ed to ths business portion of
ths city Traulay. vho. iiks many another
hard h.adsi busine-s man. lived solsiy Zoe
hls family, hal delighted his ~ife AMI dsugh-
tsrs by amounting that they might haves
long run on the couiinent the nstt year. And
ons moruin. az brcakfAs, be exclaimed.
"no any q yo1 sbo. -hsrs that young
Hayn s stoptingI van, him
"why, EigATi- saii Mrx Tramlsy.
What arr you going to DO % him. paTar
asks.i MAryis, ss.ing that Lucia wanted IA
knos. bat did not -em able to Ass
II want another clerk. -as the reply. and
believe llayn u just my man can teach
him quickly all be- ned. to knos. AMI ssni
slms ons wbo am SURE hasn't Speculation on
the brain. nor any other lad hAitts That
young IIsyn commands resT"t-frum ms, si
any rat. u-.-i 10 nnd do-n In the country
that h.. lie his father. kns- h.ttsr than
shat ~ss gnlng ou IN ;hs sord ] h-lisys
bell mAssa hpt rate busins- man. I'm ~ill.
ING 10 try him, at any rate
MARI stole . glance At L1cia. that you g
lAiy ~as iooking st . chicken orulustts -
intsntly a. N properly 10 manage snch
morsl 9th FORA required alert -aiehfal-
~.
The tlca o. q farmers 10y In New York
merchant. counting roomi' exclaimed Mr..
Tramlsy
"Yog -om 10 forget. my dear, that nearly
ell the s1oc.~ful merchants Ia Nss lork
-.r. ono coun;ry boys, ani that al the nsv
msn ~ho ar, making tbsir marx are frou
every -hsrs bot Ns- Yas itsslf-
If young iisyn !. A. -snsibls a. you thinh
Aim, hs gill probably L. wi-s enough 10 do
cline yOur Offer ami 70 hack to his fathsrs
farm. You yOarvsf u-si % sy ths, yoa
.oal rather u In their busin-s than your
own"
Bright ~oman'- v-plied rramlsy. With
.mils AMI = noi. "blt ! ,Oulint have
thoaght ~ al bis Ags, AMI ] dout hslis's
Ham vill ran AFFORD 10 pay him -
much A. tha, farm earns In y~&r-Ay
afts..i hundr.i dollArs. ami ] doat t-lie'e
he'll ds..lins that amount q money twin
enable him 90 take care q himself In good
tach.lor ryis anil ave soms,hlng b-~iisa
I'm sur. tno, hsd Ike to resrlain In ths city,
country youths Alsays 30, after they hAVes
tasi. ~ o.
Again MArgis glAho~i q, iaclA, but the
chicken crulustts continu"l trUuble-oms, and
~ responsive glance cams hack
"IIs had far letter D. al hone, persisted
Mr. Tramhy. "shsrs the Lord pat him In
the nrst plAos."
well. .Ah rramlAy. finishing cup Of
cocs., "if The Lord had meant every one 10
remain ~hsrs be- was born. don't b-lisye hs
uOui have given each p.rSnn pair of fst
And shai AN u mus, - b make railroai
iron. shlch tsmp,s and AAis hunir~is of
,hoasand. % p-opls % move abogii-
Don't D. lrrvversni, Elgar ani, above AL
thInx,. try uot to b. riliculous, AID the
l.ly of The hou-. "And sbsn you've sEolsi
this youth AMI be go b@ck b home di-sp-
T.plntsi man. don't forge, that Joo -srs
sarn~i In time
"spnll.ii That -ori - q fellos don't .pol;
~, n Iin any Judge u human nature Why
n hs .hoah tAks . notion to the iron trade,
there's nothing 90 prvveui him b"oominga
merchant princs s.uss day-s young Nsp,o-
I~un u .te.l rails, or angle lrun, ~ soms-
thing Liks enough Ill h. glad som- time TO
sst him % indorss my note.
Once mOre Margisssye- sought her sistsr's,
bat Inca -.nisl o. have grown near sight
Il over that chicken crUlustts. for NArgis
couli - only tiny no." Zip under tAnsls
q yellow hair
MY capacity for non-rnss 10 ls-ssnins a.
grow ollsr,- All Mr. rramlay. IN have
10 Ask you to sHcuss me- Thsn, sith Tie
air q an oyerwofkei oon.srNaior of dignity
the iaiy leii the dining rom
"Excu-s me. too. all her husband mo-
n.sn, later. after lrnklng At his watch
''Couver~ation l. the thief - tims-tn the
sarly manning OoSi.by, childrvn.'
Margie sIrang frum be- chair 1nd Tires
her arms aruani hsr fathers nocs. Shs sN
q fairly afecti1nais daughter. bat such si.
ul.rancs came only by ~. Ani starts, AMI IL
sas Mt the .ort II thing that any father ~ith
q vel regulated hart csrc- 10 hurry away
fruul, even When busins-~ u boxing up
When finally Tramlay ~s relsa-si b. -
maTkcdi
Il u-,i % have two dAHghtsr.-.h, lar
Lucia aru~s appruach-l bsr father -ofty
AMI With h..ii ,iasu, pat ber arms arouni
him AMI r,si..i h.r bad on hi. breAst a. shs
bal no, often doo- in ate ysars, etospt sftsr
q confiict sni the alt.niant rcconciiiAtioa
Her father gave her . mighty -1uesns, fat
tsns.i q fcs crimT. ami sayes that had oo-t
.oms effort b. prsiuc. ami hnAlly saii
II must b. oif Give mo q kiss, la
The girls facs dI nj upturu TrOmptiy, -
the nsrchant assisted n Hs hands ver.
.troag an. I.aciA'. bsck was slender. yst 10
toos s,ms efort 90 forc- that hitls bsai to
si~Abls -, When the father sacoe~i~i.
he etclaimcl
"whAt . spleudii complexion octohsr ah
hrings % a girl sbos spent the sunifD~r In
the oogntryi There. gcoi-by"
Asay sent Tranlsy o. bis busins>s The
instant he sas cat q the rom Nargis
.natchei Lucla in hcr arm. ani the cOupls
~alts-i nAlly about. REGARDLESS of the fact
that the rcor u New YORK dining room
has AbJui a. liitle unencumbsrei ARA as that
q the .nAlls~, apartment In 9 ,snsDsnt
boo-e
iIobs oontnus.il
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