Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-05-11

| " : "Ao"o' sihiies UT more 10y
Gus, happy conltenance>, than on thu
anniversary of this glorious May.da
morning.
Even before the tiny occupants of the
shade had shaken the night dew from
their gay plumage, or greeted the frs
gray tlnts OF early morn, were heare
from the village green, the cheerful tx.
ciahations OF scc'e of light. hearted
merry girls.
| Pleasure was the all-absorbinc them,
of those fair ones, VITO had for week.
been viewing in the distance, The bright
Iy pictured good tines OF this day o
days-May.day. But here comes up tn.
sun IN his splendor, wrea,hing all nature
IN loyeIlness but scarcely less lovely
less enchanting, were the fair form and
| laultless features of the heroine of the
day-'he beautiful Parry of OakvaIe. >
as she was called by the villagers and
well she nerlled the aopela,lon; bu, to-
day. arrayed in all the regalia Of May
Queen, her resplendant yet simple beau
ty, might we'll becomean angel at least
50 thought the many vctlms OF Cupid ;
"ire," who would almost have been
tempted 10 commit suicide would it be
the means OF gaining one approving
smIle from those heaven-speaklng eyes,
or word of commentator from her
rosy lips. If they loved, there was one
whose love was adoratlon. 1t was the
noble, the high.minded, the generous,
whole-souled Walter Rodney In secre,
he loved the little FAIRY, with all the in.
tenslty of his ardent, ambitious nature
In his dreams her ideal form ever stood
beside hm-hls guardian genius H.
hls waking m,menls her image was III
deIilb!y stamped upon the lnno,l recess
es OF his heart. Bm love who can
trtce the deep laid in,raca ACRES OF this
riddle, this paradox, whose mazy thread,
have never aud viii never be unrave-
led
Though the deep passion, pure as the
sunbeams, presaded hi, whoe being, he
kept 1t concealed within his avn breast ;
even III her company no one would ever
have imagined that his bos,m heaved
with the passion Of love. Not so with
Lllzy, (Dizzy was the little aiy's name
l-LIzz! Lindun,) Tor ,hroun all his ar
NOR OF GOODNESS and seeming lndtter-
ence her keen perception coud penetrate
| she would sometimes dete;t the stolen
glance OF admiration, or zone lililc ACT
ol kind attention, which II a lorgetiu
moment, he would bes,ow ,pon her.
Yes, she, the little mix, knew the
whole story, and the leI-lae blush would
sometimes almost reveal to HIM the fact
that his love was reciprocted but she
like him, kept her Thoughts to herself.
What was the cause ii this strang,
conduct ON his part! W. shall see.-.
Walter has ust arrived IN the green
unobseryed he overhears tie conversation
OF party Of ladies' and g,nllemen.
"ln which direction dc you think, Su
sy, We had better tax, up our line o
march to-day! pleasure seems to ,nvil,
from every quarter low shall we decid,
so as not to offend tn, smiling goddess
The line Of May .ou mean.' added
William Howard rather misc hievously.
"Oyes, anything" epiled the spr,gh,
ly May, "bee line, lir. Of business, any
thing you choose Of course"
80, then, as a matter OF course, shal
choose the line May a. my boundry line
IN preference to all oucrs," was the re
sponse.
Il don't think shlll CO." answere.
Susy, demurely.
No, go" chilned n a dozen voise
in a breath, why WA, in the world j
the matter p
you may be assured shall no, 60
Maying with that Walter Rodney moth
er says i, is disgrace to the village
ever think of admitting him, even 70
once, into respectable company
Hush Susy." interrupted May, IVA
ter Rodney possesses talents which an
OF Us should be proud to own, and wh'c
should introduce him into the first CT
; cles and as to his being picked up, {
YOU say, how do you know bu, he ~ III
son of some grea, lord, or other note
personagea am sure noble blood rur