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

b.lng approved, be ds,sci~i one very pretty
yOuns woman In the act q supprs~zing q
smils a. shs look~i At hs shoss Thirdly. hs
vas obliged 20 b.lisys that an admirably
drus>ei fsli0s opposits entiroly disapproyci
of bis sunday ooat-ths coat cut frum min
lstsrs cloth AMI made by sarah Tweege,
and with q real silk velvet collar. tool
Little by little Phl lost bis sslf po~s~.son.
10 ooah ucarcely lcok la any direction with
cut sncoantsring The eye. u some one -bo
ssamsi % rcgard him a. a curiosity. An at
temp, a. ignoro the attention by reading the
advertising signs alovs tho windows q tho
car wAs dismal failure. for hs somehow fslt
that ssveral tain of eyes vyrs upon him, and
this vas rs,her mory annoying than .scing
them. TIE strain t.same unsnigrabie. ~ hs
suddenly lookri through q window. a. II 10
- wbrrs h. was then hastily vent 10 the
ruar platform anil Askei the ooni1ctor D. let
him off As be stool thsrO be heard q young
man whisper
"CountryT
Then ho beard yoahg woman softiy sjao-
ulatof
'Teho~
The s;rrc, was a. dATk a. Gas Lighted sirests
usually arr. u was sins0~; sc-ft.,i. and the
autumn evening was quite chilly. bui Phl
feli a. II bis blAIlng EYES we're Illuminating
eycrything-as II the walls bad syos % look
di.approyingly az ilayuion fashions. or a. II
hls oNn blool we're hot enough 20 warm the
entire atmosphere of N'ss York. lie knew
What b. wuull 40, When ss rcachei Sol Man
tTings ,loop hs woull remain ahoard until
shs sAllei. then hs wDuI 70 back 30 iIayn.
toa AMI rrinaln there forever. Ils oouh et.
Ia witlout New York. II Sew York founi
him unsatisfactory lis didn't caro- ever 10
40 again anybody In New YORK, except, pr
haIs, LgciA A for her. hadn't even she--
ilsfOro the ncHt car arrived. I1ii bal en-
tlruly changei his mind Nsvertbslo 10
fore Continuing hii journey hs cautiously
p..crpl In % -, II any u thu pas.sng.r vers
hksly to prove critical Thsrs scenei to /,
M ons to fear. AZ ora emf q tho car wAs .
shabby boxing poidlsr with hls pack, svi.
dsniiy arrived BY Ats train from ths sub
urt.; Al The other an oil man s.mei lnclinsi
to do-s, AMI dirvc,iy Opposite the nsscs; pa
singer at . plain. MODEST looking Terson.
wh0m q New Yorker ~uall have rightly
llsntlh~l a. walter AZ . restaurant o. cafe
Apparently thro T-sr-nns ~. qualified or Ia.
elinei % criiici-s r.r-unAl apisaranos oOuh
hot have ts1n found By careful sarch, yet
riihln I've minutes Ihll wAs surv that al q
ihsm bal n0ticsl him ani studlsl him A
hs sas disincllnsd % sluaniisr another car
fAro on his ie.linss. h. sought the dussy sscl1-
son % to rcar platform Ani engaged tho
cunductor In c0uvCrs.iion. which on Ihls
part consisted solely of questions. Yet hs Wa
astonishsi. a, veil a. indignant, when the
ou-~acior rvmarssi. q, q moment when the
talk showed signs q hggingi
"Y0u'rs from the rural district. is'pu-s-
"What make. yol say thAtr asssl Phl.
Indicating q -u-, q Injury.
"Oh. dlint mean nothing out - The way
sAii tho conductor. Il only kinisr thought
vas sgrs-vhy. ooms from tho country
myself, yes sr. an I Aint ashamed q ~.
neithsr"
Ths explanation vas no, satisfactory, ~
Phll complstcl tho trip Ia gloomy sllsnce, AMI
b. felt . scn-s q great relief when b. roacbsi
81 MAntrings sl1op AMI made his say into
the littls cabin. whcre, u the thrcs men lying
at eas, no ono took the pains to lntlmAts that
Phl was anything bot city born ami city
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