Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-05

that have set my mind on the accom-
p,ishing of two things in this world. and
if YOU were not so afraid where there is
nothing to fear. would accomplish both
before the year is OUT:
Mr. Green looked up with an expires
sion between smile and frown, as he
answered. or rather inquired, "What
now, wife -
"Onc TO ruin Mary Harris. and the
other is to own Nathan Bowers farm
Two very dcsir bic objects, if we
could bring them about and yet appear
all right before those whose opinion we
coyet. And yet care very little about
Mary Harris in comparison to the
farm
"Well, | am as anxious to ruin one
as am to get the other, for never
will forgive her for not consenting to be-
come the wife of our Robert. No, |
never will, for she was the means of
his ruin Had he never seen her, he
would not have given himself up to in
toxcation, neither Would he have left us
to follow the sea, and now be roaming
| through the world. he cares not with
: cr."
Mr. Green did not appear TO notice
the last rem1rk made by his wife. but
! after few nom ents' silence on his part
he looked up saying, Il can't see any
way that we can get the farm and keep
clear of the law. wife. y
IL can; you have a mortgage on i: for
the money you lent Bower to pay off
some Of the debts that his father left him
to settle up -
Yes, bat he is s,rewd, he will NEE,
those demands"
"Whe does the mortgage run out :"
"In Just sixty days more. and I guess
Nathan will have pretty hard time of
it to raise the amount he owes me-; but
if he fails to get the money, that will
make It all tho better for me. as | shall
give him no more grace than Just what
the law allows" A smile of satisfac-
ton pissed over the wifs's face and
then an expression rested there that no
human eye could interpret.
A little way down the road from un-
Gle Narhan's farmhouse was little low
rooted cottage, half concealed by green
leaves and bright fowers. 3, The narrow
names were shaded With curtains as spot
-4fesslv white rs the winters snow, save
where here Ihd there The fan.sha.low OF
the prairie rose fitted and danced In the
summer breeze.
There was little garden in the back
ground where an industrious hand had
caused fresh vegetables to come forth and
reward the industry of her who had
+ pure soul to appreciate God $ g'tt.-
THIS cottage was the home OF Mary IIar-
ris; it was WHERE she was born, and It
was where she first took the hol name
of wife It was here. too, that her three
babes first commenced 10 live, 50 the
little cottage and its surroundings were
very dear 10 her, aud this was why sh,
begged her noble husband to consent
that she might remtin here with her
widowed mother. while he was far awav
where business called him; Mary S Young
family AMI i'll health preventing her from
accompanying him.
Toc mother, too, had beg, red that her
child might stay with her in his absence.
promising when he returned that. she
would no longer remain at the cottage.
but woull 20 with her children to live
in the city.
In year William Harris was to re-
tu'n, but before thar time expired, his
valuable watch and other articles of val
ne were brought to her by one who sail
Ell in the same ship, and stated that he
stood by his berth and saw his last strug-
gle on earth, and SO sudden and severe
was his sickness he had penned no let
ter, nor left any clue Whereby his wife
could learn aught Of his history save
what he had 'oll her in times that were
past, that he had father residing in
England who would leave him large
amount Of property at his death.
Two years had now gone by since
William Harris pressed his Young wife
to his hoson,,- kissed his babes and then
left all he held most dear Those two
years had made great change at the
cottage: Mary's mother had sunk to
rest, her bed shaded by low droop-
iny willow. The young wife had grown
very pale, the means that William had
left for a years support were long
since exhausted, and Mary and her chill
dren must have suffered had not the
kind hearted Nathan Bower often stop
ped there while on his way home from
the mill, and left part of his grist'
None knew Why the farmer took such en-
interest in the unhappy Mary; but some
said that her father, in his youth, was
uncle Nathan's warmest friend; others
sail that Marys mother was once a
handsome girl, 50 thought the then young
farmer, but she preferred young Doctor
Lee, even if he were poor; others said it
was Uncle Na,hans natural disposition
to be kind to the needy; but with Uncle
Nathan's past history we have nothing
to do.
Fifty-nine days had expired since Reu-
ben Green and his wife had that CONVEX
sa,ion at their home. Uncle Nathan S
big chair was drawn up near the claw
foot stand in the farmhouse kitchen and
before him lay large heap Of money
whicn he was counting.
| Aunt Ruth had forgotten her opposi-
ton to the little Anna, and now began
| tk,,I, of Al