Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-15
AT SANTA CRUZ

No, many summers Ago . young man
~ small mean. and guoi parvniagr was
looking for parsai-.-a plAc. whrre
lovely sccnc-. temI-r~i winds and tho
.wr-,nc-. ~ prolonged summer would
prSioininaie. lie had lAinenicl Lot
pAraiis-.. invented IDEAL pAraai.e- and
converted rial para.ii-ss into veriiable
IAndemoniums Never yc, hNi the rcAl
lring % woman fgur~d in hi. cris'-
cno.. though he dreamed ~ ,h. gentle
slcye. % Elem. and. as he rested. lapl-d
In sosinc~- aud easc. yielding 10 the gen
tlcnes. % the skies and the modest woo
lnss ~ the winds. = pale. refined and
beautiful woman playfully touched hi.
t!r>i ey,lids with her hand and cArr--~i
the willing drramer. A woman l. not
In everything. bu, she .. co.ris,eni with
our dreams Gilbert sioCkwcl was q
dreamer. The magical charms u an
ideal existence Cap,iyaici him.
Midway l.,w-cn Santa Cruz and tho
Big Trc--. where the hill. rrach nearest
h-ay,n. wherc the tr-c- In ia. gulch
grow ~. a. N ambitious "a Oyrrt0p the
mountains. where the flowers grow trau.
tifully-,her-. away NJ on the side of
the mountain. two forms bend ungrac.-
fully over a little flower. hat touches
hat, and N u were not for the Gains
burUugh style car would touch ear. We
will not describe the couple. Any In.
,slhgrni rcal.r knows the twain are
bo,aniEins and the scenery round abou,
them IL NOR beautiful than any hero Or
heroine % -ung % story. They pull the
flower from IA. ground. and s~a,ing
themselves ON barklo-s log examine It's
roots. hirsuie stem. calyr. petals. -~c'i.,
aud step 10y step uao. iis marks frOm
family to branch. frOm general "a par
ticulAr. and In delight .iclaim "Righii
Another flower has been anAlyr~i. lie
holds her hand In his ,o protect the deli
cate skin from tho winged insect of the
mountain.
Gilbert stockwell was In paradise, and
Nellie Alison was with him. lie had
no, gun. ,o Santa Cruz In vain. siI
weeks ago he hal met Sclli. Alison. and
the introduction was th. beginning at
an infaiuation that ended only when the
wrinkles - time elevated the infatuation
81 thoughtful reverence.
Nellie Alisons fac. was 10 mankind
what poetry IL to literature. The over
attention Of q fashionable mother hal
made her y frail. delicat. girl. but the
milliner supplied what nature wanted
10. and instead of being an uniformed
Lady she looked at least well DEVELOPED
woman. She had more intelligence than
beauty. more sparkle In her wit than In
her eyc~. She had heart, but IL wa
modern, thA, IL. rather peryerse. and q
mind, but II was filed with the muta-
ton ~ fashions. We will not blame
the daughter. but condemn the mother.
Nellie Alison was twoand.twenty. the
age when nature will stand the test Of
analysis AMI prove its real worth. But
we have left Gilbert holding Sellie'-
hand AL this time. Circumstances, you
know. must adjust themselves 20 human
feelings.
They aro~e. The scene was 4 lovely
one. Away beneath them . creek mur.
murei . song The tall trees Of the
gulch. the dangerous steepness of the
slop-, the stiffness of the hills. the
grandeur II the scenery. the stern hills
separating. as II In anger. at the base.
and proudly r~oeding. until from top "a
top great spaces intervened; the delicate
flower, too weak to bear up the pearly
drops of dew. All. the sublimity Of the
hills. Who can measure the dimensions
Of the beautiful A. the eye wAndep FROM
stream to hilltop. frUm hilltop 10 stream,
the eye ever meeting delicate touches OF
natures finest. grandest and most beau
tiful objects, The ocean air seems %
BE- caught In the branches Of the treea,
purified by mixing with the mountain
breeze. and given ~ . delicscy to ths
stroller
"Dont pres my hand 20 hard" cried
Nellie.
"Excuse me. I thought I was holding
my cane replied Gilbert, while Nellie
looked unutterabls things.
"Come Jet us return 10 the hotel" and
not waiting for his consent abe started
Oh at break -your-arrn speed.
"wNt,- cried Gilbert. II want "a
talk to you about ths Lady you aid loved
me. Tell me the LADY name, won't Jour
81 am too modest, was her laughing
reply.
He reached out his arm for her. bui
che We mot there. He turned. and hks
Q pstulant boy showed her the dimsu'
dons Of HE back.
"0ilbsrt, ! win fastsu columbins ir
the hair Of the young Lady who love
ygp. and to-nisht q ths h9g ySgE curs.
oSfy win b sattansd." said Nellie, =
shs plucksd bunch Of columbinss.
"fhcps I Win - ths combine IN jon
own hair."