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

ing after the fast disappearing form o
his wife, "Plersc, uncle. my | com
f down and sit in your lap little while
and you tell me all about Cinderella anf
the nice king. Aunt Ruth won't scoll
. now" and the child glanced up the road
, while a tear moistened the old man S eye
, as he answered. "Yes. dear. you car
come
Il declare. Mrs Bower, | would MOI
have that child in the houss," said Mrs
, Green, in continuation of the converse
ton she was holdisg with her neighbor
, for Won have always been hardwork
ing woman, and have done more towards
| settling up the mortgage on the farm
| than almost any one would have done
, under similar Circumstances; and besides
r wha, right has Mary Harris to expect
, YOU to take one of her children to brin !,
up She is no worse off now than and
all the rest Of the neighbors told her
she would be when she married William
, .arris bu. Ia YOU couldn't convince
, her that she wan, t about to become the
wife If grand ee-hc had such fac airs,
, and told her such nice tales about his
fathers estate in England. and of the
splendid cities whar, he hal travelled
and whgrc some day in the future h
would take her Wcll, she was foolish
enough to believe him in spite of the
good advice Of her friends, so now let
her suh'ar the consequences of her rash
act AMI Mrs. Green threw herself
back in her hi n. narrow back-chair, with
the air Of one who thinks he has done
r his dnty.
Mrs. Bower was thoughtful for mo-
!, m ,nt, and then moving her chair nearer
her n2ighbor she said, Mary Harris
always was dreadful prord girl. NV
er would look at any Of the young men
, here for husband. especially after she
, came back from the city. Bat la you
: can. convince her now that if her hns-
band hadns died be wouldn't have doae
: Just as he said
"He never would. Ruth Bowsr," con-
! tinaed the ncighbor, her dark eyesaash-
; ing with hate, "for between you and l,
, Mary Harris, in my opinion. is no bet.
f ter than she should be, and her husband
found il out, and il he was an honest
7 imam, went away to get rid of her, and
then-and then and the speaker look
, ct! around TO make sure that they were
! alonc.-"hc might not have died a sui.
y eide the truth as it is does not reach us
from tbs absent And then he might
, not have died, but had that story re-
) por,ea TO get rid of her. l tell yon
/ what It is. Ruth, this is a strange world
and it is not every one in it that is hon.
, est. or cares whether his best friend is
hanpy. IL he can have his own way"
Aunt Ruth sat like one he"illerrd
{ her sunburns face changing It's color al
,erqately from a darker .hne to one ashy
, na,e. but she was too prouo to speak her
r ,,an,hts, 90 in few minutes her cheek
tuned to is natural color, aud she
looked into her neighbors ftcr, SAYING,
/ We'll. whether Mary Harris is good or
} bad. rich or poer, don't want her child
at our house. > =,
:; Then whv do you have it there: i
am vcrv sure my husbatd would moi
, kcer child in our house that did not
, want here.
"Nr Green is diiTcrct from Nathan
} nv husband is very fond of children
and at first when Anna usel to come te
our house. thought she was an attec-
.ionatc child, and l was pleased to have
r her amusc him. but now
, "Affectionate,' replied Mrs. Greer
, sarcast;cally, "shc is an artful li'tlc thing
taught to bo 50 by her mother. You
will find it to be so yet
The tall eigh. day clock in the corner
! 1T this moment struck ten; Aunt Ruth
left her neighbor's homH and returned to
her own +, find Uncle Nathan half re.
clining in his large easy chair. soundly
sleeping. with Anra on his knee, her
G head pilovcl on his bosom. anl dream
| ing sweetly OF the stories to which she
: had listened.
Mrs. Brown caught the child roughly :
by the arm TO drag her foom her com
Portable position viii angry words fell
| from her lips. The farmer clasped his
! charge, who. frightened, clun- to hi,
e neck and timidly cried for her mother
Unc'e Nathan quieted her with caresses
r and then turning to his wife he said-
S and there was an expression in his usual
i ly mild eye tina; kept his wife silent
: Ruth. Mary Harris has three little
t orphan children to feed, and no one tc
t assist her to shilling. l told her yes
t terday that l would take Anna and keer
c her till she could find a better home, and
, shall keep my word; if she is kindly
r treated here she will stay beneath this
r roof--if she is not kindly treated, mone,
l shalt purchase her good home els
where
e "Better keep your money to pay youl
debts was the wife S sarcastic reply; but
: she had learned in the twenty years she
= had been the wife OF uncle Nathan, tha
c he always KEEP, his word, let the conse
v quenccs be what they might, so from
: this time the fair child found good
home at the farmhouse, although no en-
q dearments were lavished on her by Aun,
Ruth
c On the evening that our tale cemmen
ces after Mrs. Brown had left her neigh
2 bor's house, and Mrs. Green made SURF
e she was alone. save her husband who
n had sat in silence and in darkness II
: another room. "Reubcn, Reuben she
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