Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-25

| GTY1 KNOW not how Captain CalviI
III { Tabor managed his part Il
@sSf tr.,ilsship those goods with
l.4j..as cut discovery, but he had ,
shrewd head. and no doubt the captain
Of the Earl OF Fairfax another, and by
s O'Clock that May day the Colder
Horn lay nj her wharf discharging he
cargo right Justify with such Opennes'
Of zeal ami shouts of encouragement
and groans OF labor twas enough tt
acquaint all the colony. And straight
way to the great house they brough
my Lady Culpeper's fallals and clamp
ed them in the hall where we were al
at supper. Mistress Mary sprang t.
her feet and ran to them and bent Ovel
them. what are these" she said, al
in quiver.
"The goods which you ordered, mad
| am" spoke up one of the sailors, will
a grin which he had copied from Cap
tain Tabor, and pulled fOrelOck ana
ducked his head.
"The goods" said she, speaking faint
ly, for hers was rather the headlone
course of enthusiasm than the secret
windings Of diplomacy.
cart thou gone daft, sweetheart
The goods of which you gave the list
this morning, which have but now
come in on the Golden Horn," spake up
Catherine sharply.
Madam Cavendish was ut table that
night, though moving with grimaces
| from the stiffness Of her rheumatic
Joints. and she ordered that the sailors
| be given cider, the which they drank
with some haste and were gone. Then
Madam Cavendish asked Mistress
Mary, with her wonderful keenness OF
| gaze, which never saw eXcelled, Are
| those the goods which you ordered by
the Golden Horn?' But l answered
for her, knowing that Madam Cav
endish would pardon such presumption
| from me. Madam, those are the
goods. | have it from Captain Calvin
| Tabor himself"
Mistress Mary gave little gasp and
| looked at ME and looked 1T her sister
Catherine, and well knew 1t was on
the tip Of her tongue to out with the
wliDle to her grandmother. And so
she would doubtless have done had
| not her wonderment and suspicion that
maybe I'm some wise Catherine had
conspired to buy for her in England
the goods of which she had cheated
herself and the terror Of doing harm
| TO her sister and me. But never saw l
n maid 20 SO white and red and make
the strife within her so evident.
We were well nigh through supper
when the goods arrived, and Madam
Cavendish ordered some of the slaves
to open the cases, which they did
forthwith, and all my Lady Culpeper's
finery was displayed.
Never saw I such rich assortment,
and, calling to mind my Lady Gull
pepers thin and sour visage, l Won
dered within myself whether such fine
feathers might in her case suffice to
make a fine bird, though some Of them
were for her daughter Cate, who was
fair enough. Nothing would do but
Mistress Mary, with her lovely face
still strange to see with her consterna-
tion of puzzlement, should severally
display every piece to her grandmother
and hold against her complexion the
rich stuffs to see II the colors suited
her.
Madam Cavendish was pleased to ex-
press her satisfaction with them all,
though with some demur at the ex-
travagance. "'Tls rich enough ward
robe for my Lady Culpeper," said she,
at which innocent shrewdness l was
driven to hard straits to keep my face
grave, but Mistress Catherine was
looking on with countenance as calm
as the moon which was just then ris-
Ing.
Madam Cavendish was pleased es-
pecially with one gown Of sky color,
shot with silver threads, and ordered
that Mistress Mary should wear 1t
to the ball which was to be given =
the governors house the next night
When / heard that I started, and
Catherine shot pale glance OF con-
sternation at me, but Mistress Mary
flushed rosy red with rebellion.
81 have no desire to attend my Lord
Culpeper's ball, madam" said she.
lord Culpeper is the representative
of his majesty here in Virginia." said
Madam Cavendish, with high head,
"and no granddaughter Of mine alb
sents herself with my approval. TO
the ball you 60, madam, and In that
sky cOlored gown, and no more words.
Things have come to pretty pass
30 saying, she arose and, leaning
heavily on her stick, with her black
maid propping her, she went out.
Then turned Mistress Mary imperious-
" to us and demanded to know the
meaning of 1t all. whence came
these goodsY' said she to Catherine.
ION the Golden Horn, sweetheart; 'tls
the list you gave this morning." re-
piled Catherine, without cnahee Ill
the fair resolve Of her face.
"Pish! cried Mary Cavendish. "The
list I gave this morning was my Lady
Culpeper's, and you know it. Whence
came these?" And she spurned at a
heap Of the rich cleaning things with
the toe of her tiny foot.
II tell you, sweetheart, on the Golden
Horn" replied Catherine. Then Mary
turned to me in a rage. "The truth
will have" she cried out. "Whence
came these gOOds?"
ION the Golden Horn, madam"
said.
She stamped her foot, and her voice
rang SO shrill that the black slaves car
rying out the dishes, rolled alarmed