Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-12-21

ca'ely Intimate the inpropriety Of max
ing remarks, all wonld, perhaps, po~s oa
well in the crowd. Mrs Harris, much to
the annoyance OF Mrs Elingwood aud
u ria, walked from one apartment to the
other, made absurd remarks en- all she
saw; offered 10 wash up the dishes. or
an, thing IN the werld ,ha, would hein /;
and when eutrcaied 10 sit down, wonld
I tsay-"M ,rcy, no. I'm so used 10 stiTrln
about; | would 60 fast to sleep; besides
there is So much passing, / should keep
jumping up ali HE lime to look OUT
The evenlfuI evening for the party at
last arrived The company, mos, bean.
l'fnI assembage, met in rooms splendid,
he'd and brilliantly lighted. All
passed off well for time, and Mrs Eli
Iinatnn and Maria were iuwardIy coacraf.
ulatlag themselves when Mr. iiarri>. find
ing his quid troublesome, and seeing no
convenience for deposnitc it (.l.e rooms
being heated By a furnace rose and
walked To window filed with Ire laresi
exailcs, Here he esptei parc0p i5e,
with It's h,aclnih quilts ja-i peerips torlh
(then an object Of mnsh curlnsote.) which
served hs purpose nicely. l., would have
passed off uuobseryed had not Ms. Harris
tx:letmrtl--
=" h,, Joseph Maria WON'T ,haak you
splitting her flowers all over"
Tie buzz ceased. Thsir toae. aft
soicfs 50 dlscordanf, produced death
Ike silence. Mrs Etl.ngwood nre,er,e,ij
her eqaanlmity, and by the ,rme.y AID Of
irIends, The compeny was restored to it,
W n'ed tone, when Mrs. Harms suddenly /
Jumped up and said
Miss Eieuwood. shane blow out
seEe Of these lamps | reckon It's ply
10 wasia SO mitch ie.'
Nj, Ehnguood had refreshnent. an
no4Hced immediately. aud led the waY to .
iier me -lnofnne'Hion OF deserving tht. T
geaer Utter which prevailed. Nr aud
Ms iiaris, not beiaS acquainted with the
rules Of precedence, made their way a.
fas, as possible, aad though MIRA en-
leasefed to keep them back, they seem.
cd the more anx4uns 10 see " hat was ca.
lng on as they said, to the manifest Dis.
conih ure OF stlln and g.uze.
10 gaze on tb, rsble was sxsu.si,ie
loaded with every drhcary Of the season.
Sparkling whh the richest Plate. and cat
glass, winch reflected back the numrron.
a!ht., iIl all seemed lost in hriIiaucv,
and a->emb'a-e Of youth aud b, .ury f, n
l"nah!e dressed, atfd IA the q vest spirits
lmaeHabe; the delicious strains of mu-
SIC which ever and anon burst on the Ears.
would riyet the attention ol those long
accustomed to snch scenes as iar Mr and
Mrs. Harris, good sonIs they thought
themselves IN fairy lard. and did ne, dare
speak, ill Maria presented Mis-. Harris
with an Ice, which caused her 10 elacu-
late
Why, Iri.. child. hayn't YOU got
over Your old rlck Of ealing froz N mike
DOME YOU remember hnw YOU used 10 .Iy
INTO Inc dairy and get n To- tat ,1Is the
"ors thing IN the world for the choIic."
P'eor Nara! ! she was thunderstruck. -
A general smile ran round the apafimen,
save Mhere some benevolent connrenance
manifested the utmost pity for Naria-
Al iength Maria came forward =
deem /: due 10 my frend-, II snd
Mrs. Harris, 10 STATE, that 10 them was
Indebted for home in my childhood.-
W hen thrown an orphan on the wide
World for fro'ectIon, they kindly nou,.
isbed me like an own child and though
To you, dear brot.er," she SAID ll,iag her
hand Oh his arm, Il am under oblea.
tons ior my present advantages, for an Il
TO the re6neinenrs of HE, 10
the tlonefy paths of literature. and tie
mysteries of science; though yoa have
opene'l a new world 10 my view, ny.gfat- {
lude 10 each of You is unbounded, and
equally strong. Yes! The "reminiscences
OF my childhood are among the most
pleasing OF my recolleciions, and memory :
binds them still closer, When beho!dinp
the hear,.essness Of many friendships
since contacted"
AdmirationfAled The hearts Of all present
They deSpised their own lit,'enrss, and
even gazed with pleasure on The persouS I
oi Mr.. aud Mrs. Harris, who looked ex-
tremely bew,ldered at tindiu2 themselves
thus publicly noticed i
Why did Maurice Stanwood gaze SO
londly at Maria tha, evening, as she gli- |
ded about, imparling happiness TO alil