Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-13

York, duly addressed to his wife, which
upon being opened, disclosed a very
handsome silver tea service, with an ac
companying letter begging her acceptance
of the same, as a mark of respect anC
distinguished consideration for importan
and disinterested services rendered tc
sundry firms whose names were all at
tachcd, headed. of course. by the respect
cd and respectable house Of Wolfe, Wat.
erhousc & Co.
Things went on about so for two years
perhaps letter passing between the par
ties about once month, and Johr
Wolfe and tie young widow almost be
gan courting by letter, without either
one having yet seen the other.
AT last, one warm July, business be-
ing somewhat slack. John Wolfe took q
trip to the White Mountains for week
or two, and while there, became ac
quaintcd. as travelling bachelors otter
will, with a party of five young folks
three ladle, and two gentlemen.
The two eldest couples were men and
wives, not very long time past the
honey moon; the third lady was called
cousin Jane, and like many other cousins
we can all remember, was about one Of
the livclicst. most piquant little creatures
you ever saw. Dark, sparkling eyes
that seemed to dance and laugh all the
iimc, above the most blooming checks
and darlingest little nose, and swcetes,
mouth, and rounacst chin that ever be-
longcd 20 bcwitching woman.
John was quite smitten he danced
with her at the evening ball he rode
with her up the steep mountain paths
he went fishing for brook k-trout, and
nothing delighted him more than, when
they cime in to deeper pool or more
rugged path than common, to lift the lit.
tie thing, in his great brawny arms, and
carry her like child.
For three days and nights. John Wolfe
was in paradise; on the fourth morning
he woke up and tounl his happiness
gone letter had been left on his dress
Iing-t,blc. stating that the Pinkertons =
the name of his new friends = had been
Obliged to departb by the stage at an early
hour in the morning, having received
new, of sudden illness in their family
should be most happy to renew acqaaint-
ance with him At a future day, &c, &c.
Our friend John had a great mind to
star, OFF at once for Wv .ork, r2rtsctiy
dls5Estcd with the whole world but as
one OF his purposes in coming E.st was
TO pay long promised and often desired
visit to the young widows family, il
Ecrmo t, he .clt rather ashamed to bacl
out Of his determination. although all o
a sudden, the long cherished wish tc
make her personal acquaintance had van
ishcd; for certain Jane Pinkerton, as
he called her, had played the very dick
ems with the ri tonic affection he had
been secretly nourishing for the last two
years.
Il declare, D;ck," said my friend Gym
Iic, "your story is getting to be rather :
long-winded affair. for have got to the
end of my third cigar, and you have
hardly commenced the story
"Well," said |, ..if you will only have
patience little longer, you will find
that have nearly got to the end of 1t.
John Wolfe was received with hisl
qualification by the old lawyer and hi,
wife, when he presented himse at theil
house. he had been the President
himself, they could scarcely have beer
ptouder to receive him as a guest than
they were to welcome John Wolfe. The
daughter, however, was absent when he
arrived, but message was sent Off to hel
by the old lady, and 1t was not long be
fore she made her appeara' &c.
You may guess the surprise of oul
rived, for there stood, welcoming him
with her dancing eyes and beamin4
smile, no other than his fairy friend o.
the White Mountains, Jane Pinkerton
as he had called her, because she wa,
with her friends the Plnkcrtons anc
she, the laughing puss, although she
knew by his name well enough who ht
: was, had never revca' cd herself to him a,
his loving correspondent, Jane Willough
BY. The women naturally love a little
mystery and intrigue. and SO she has
kept her own secret, In order to have tn,
pleasure of surprising him when h,
should visit her father house accordin.
! to promise.
John Wolfe was happy man tha
evening, as he sat at tea, where the hand
some silver service was duly displayed il
his honor; and the young widow was a.
happy as he was, guess, and the tathc
and mother were running over with graf,
fled pride as they did the honors of theil
humble home to the young New York
merchant, who had shown himself such ;
true gentlemen in all their intercourse
with him.
4 delightful evening WAS passed by
all parties; and when John Wolfe was
ushered by the old lady to the state bed
room, and had lard himself between the
whitest pair of sheets tnat were evel
bleached on Vermont SHOWS. he was Sc
full of pleasant fancies and joyous hopes
that he could not go to sleep fo! hours
However, toward morning he dozed off
and, as will happen at such times, his
day dreams turned themselves into nigh
dreams, and he found himself again tray
cling up the rugged paths of tha Whit
Mountains, with laughing Jane Pinker-
, ton at his side, joking and ioyins toseth
er, lifting her sometimes over some rougl
obstacle in the path, and then again fair
ly carrying her across some big drift o
snow which the summer sun had not beer