Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-08-24

! 1t was not withol pang that she lee
| the house. Though there were yer,
;. many painful yet there were also man,
pleasant associations connected with the
e spot. There was the chamber in which
d Alice died. Could she leave thai
Standing on the threshold .of the door She
'ee"''ea a ~" r"s', IFS cares and il.
comiort--iis sorrows and its Joys Bu
there was no alternative so with louo
5 last look at the home in which her
shadow should fall no more, Allie auIk
ened her footsteps and all receded from
view
And where was the fatker al! this
: while!
Where. the friends Of her youth and
womanhooo
The one-sealed in his comfortable
paflor, was told OF all that had happened
Yet SAID nothing, sent no word of gym
pathy to his child. 1t did seem as though
} he had torn ou, tha, leaf in the sorrows
Of Lies history, on which Was recorded
the name of his daughter. Since the
! destruction Of his will he had framed no
J new one. Papers had passed into his
possession adding largely to his WORTH
! There had come too, unsatisfactory re.
: ports about younger brother who had
left the paternal roof, while yet a boy
) He kad assumed false name-had
amassed wealth-married- d-dled-leav.
, ing son sole lnherlter of his wealth.
Ot this nephew Mr. Jackson had en-.
deavored to fnd some clue but as yet,
had entirely failed, and was patiently
waiting for events 10 turn up connected
iii, the wild rumor Meanwhile, no
though, of Allie, OF her condition, of the
death of his granIchild, entered his soul.
The others!
There Is friendship that contirueth
for brief space; 1t speedeth like the
& dew before the early morning mist.
While the gales OF fortune blow the
; barqae Of the individual toward the por
, oi prosperity there is but little fear o
t loss Of company. Beneath the SPICY gale,
i that raft 1t on there is an odoraus luxury
, Plea, ant TO the heart and raany are ready
aud wiling to revcl in il, and bask of
the gentle swell lha, bears them so peace
: fully onward.
: But then, storms often come. The
! gentle breeZes change to ttmpcstuou:
| gales The friugey places OF white
+. that do, the empyrean change to inky
folds and gathering up their blachness g
0 laundering over the oee an OF He, tossln.
: the waves into angry swells aud the un
: dulating billows, mountain high. I ht
: course OF the Individual changes ant
goes drifting quite companlunless cvel
I tie wild bosom of the deep on curren
t setting toward haven, rot of res, bu
I OF toll, not Of reace but OF peuurv
, Those who rest basked IN the sunlight
, Of the scene are now ''aiar oft revolving
taround some more promising satellite anl
: in solemn mock cry the Individual barqnt
G is wrecked on the breakers OF adHersi,y.
Is ii no. true that prosperity WINS friends
t but adversely tries them Even as III,
metal is tried by fire Aud how seldom
come they out scatheless, withou, ever
Y the smell of fire!
5 Allie Vernon had passed through
: furnace seven times heated, and passeC
, through it alone. Her fair weathe
/ friends had been weighed and found
wanting
Yet were they all gone
We shall see.
g The project Of Melancthon Day seem
ed about to tall through by the circum
stance attending the information of Clar
tUCt Ntiiull. Dut ic was not uttSlicN
from his object. The results oil few
/ days would entirely change the face o
affairs. So he sal him down to prepar,
his plans. The night was drawing nea
when his mlnlons were to accomplish ,hs
' object he had bargained for at such ;
cost Meanwhile he had reported tn,
y apostacy" as he facelously termed i,
! 10 the Club 1t was received with pro
0 found contempt and the name erase'
/ from the roll.
| Jack and Hank had reported all ,he
, arrangements as completed.
| Biddy McFina through in,riguein:
, with the keeper of an Intelligence Otfic,
had been duly installed in a station where
y she was to promote the interests Of Day.
e Clarence and Allie had enjoyed two
/, or three days calm Iepose and were
y looking forward hopefully"
Bu,-as in coy March, tho morning
sun that rose in royal splendor ere i