Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-01-23

the whole of the day and this was en-
: joying life 4. Philips happy d:spositio,
made him the leader of the club; h
was foremost in all the fun and merri
ment. On first going to Lappington, h
had walked over two or three times t,
the village where the club met, and con
trived to get back to his work the mex
) day without exciting suspicion but a
soon as he became acquainted with Ma
ry, he went no more to the meetings
: and except at times glass Of ale, CAV
! up drinking altogc.hcs. II seemed tha
his love for her overcamc the lower feel
ing. The repairs at the old house last
ed near Il half Il year. when Philip wa
sent to begin similar job ten or twelv
IN better hands. Three years af,erward
the old lady died, leaving small legac,
to each of the servants. and two hundred
and fifty pounds to her faithful house
keeper, who thus lost her home ant
friends at the same TING
Mary was clever with her needle sh,
undertook the making of mourning dres
scs of the ther servants, as the last oc,
OF kindness she might have in her pow
er 10 show them and after the first de-
pressing iealiny OF sorrow had gone off
/ considered that dress making would af
ford her very good living and in Tho
course of few weeks was comfortably
established in a lead 5ins in the chiet
street OF the village.
The old house, where she had passed
so many happy years, stood empty for sly
months. when one morning, a party OF
workmen were seer busily engaged in
repai' ias the anliqnatad buil,lins-ma-
sons. palnteis. carpenters, made the an
cent walls echo again with their whist
linz. knocking. and hamm ring and it
was soon known in the village. that a
family from a distant part Of the country
mt Int shortly be expected to take pos
session. Among tAc plumbers, who
cam, from shop at the village eight
m les OFF, was a Young man said t. be
the best and stcadicst workman of the
company The gossip of Lippinst5n
now and then whispered that he liked "A
glass oi good all a little to we'll. and
WAS sometimes The worse for liquor but
he WIS such light hearted fellow. al
WAYS Sin.in; at his work. 50 much liked
7y ais mp .u.pns, that NJ one would
. tItAt tn rrppfEs, aau st htm lown to
seote of ill-n4ture He was seen at
church on Sunday; and b fore many
@eeks wrrs over t w4s known that Pal
Up iitrris " - tn logsrof Mlry q rln'r.
From ta5s tlne he s,aiI at Lrppinston,
l4sttdI OF returning at the end OF the
zAeek To the village where his master
lived, aud nj JAt be m in tn, evenings,
waking arm IN am with Mary il thr
looking So hapy that everybody agreed
1t would b. capital match.
Appearuaeas, 1t is said. are deceittul.
Philip, though Il good naturcI and dill
scat workm IN, wa, fond of gay compa-
ny, and had been accustomed to meet
once Il week at a conyivial club, compos-
ed chiefly OF young men, who pissed the
evening IN singing songs, and drinking.
This they called enjoying life, but II WAS
a queer sort of enjoyment for on leav-
ing the public house late at night, they
could scarcely stand or walk, and often
staggered into horse ponds. or muddy
bitches. from which they did not get out
again without a great deal of trouble
And then when they woke the next
morning, instead of feeling fresh and
ready for work, their heads ached they
had pains and witches IN every limb,
and misty hot bitter taste in their
miles in another direction. 1t was hard
parting with Mary, but he came to see
her as often as he could, scarcely ever
missing Sunday SO it went on for
several months. At last the wedding
day was fixed and on the morning with
which our tale opens they were to be
married.
1t had been agreed that Philip should
ride over in time to 90 with the party to
church. What pleasant scene was
that in Mary little parlor! The mil
Ter hal put on his best suit-his new
top boots. AMI blue coat wita bright but
tDIS-tli tilH VI ~ So '-A "'"| ~
com panied by one of his daughters as
br d nad. H. had kind and hearty
word for every body, and said he felt as
iroliesomc as seho9l-boy. lie had de-
clared the Nary looked prettier than ev-
er in her wedding dress: and when the
bells all at once struck up their merry
peal, he snapped his fingers and hum
med tun, by way OF chorus. The
miller cheerfuln IS was 50 contagious
a. at first to prevent any one remarklnS
that the time tixed on for going to church
was passed by quarter Of an hour. Ma
nv b came anxious aad iancied that some
accident had happened. The miller
however laughed at her fears, and the
bridesmaid whispered that on such an
occasion little impotence WAS excusa-
bic. Still Mary could not feel satisfied
as another quarter OF an hour went by
without bringing Philip. The roses
vanished from her cheek, and gave place
to melancholy paleress.
/ Al last, just as the clerk came in from
the church, to inquire as to the delay
the noise OF vehicle was heard at the
At and I.