Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-10-07

ing snow furnished new subject, and
this very soon acquired positive inter
est, as it steadily gained strength. In a
little while gusts of wind came surging
along, keen and icy, and imprudently
whiring the light snow into the faces OF
the homeward bound. With any other
companion. Mr.. Harry Langford would
have said disagreeablc things. Miss
Brandon acknowledged to herself that if
she were now under the guidance Of any
of he.' rofessed devotees, there might be
words as bitter as the wind.
When they were four miles from Win
ston, they came to a sudden turn in the
road. The new snow had drited here,
and the way was difficult to pass. At a
touch Of the whip, the horse plunged
forward-a trace snapped
This was serious. Largford sprang
out, and discovered that the difficulty
might be temporarily arranged bv splic-
ing. For thus he needed twinc. Tose-
ther they searched the sleigh, but found
no consolation there. Ten cheerless
minutes passed. Harry tried dozen
expedients. all unsuccessful. What
should be done: There were no houses
near. 1t was becoming very dark.
At last he proposed, not without hcsi-
tation, to draw the sleigh to the side of
the road, to wrap his tail charge in i'm
penetrable folds, and to start off on foot
in search of twine.
~, this point all trouble vanished in
an instant. In faint voice Miss Lucy
Unexpectedly chirped forth from her pile
OF buffalo robes --"a Ill this do = and
instantly hid herself from human view.
She had let fal. something upon the
snow that lay like a halt-coiIco blue
snake. In nswer to her frightened 9ues-
ton she was informed that it did. Har-
ry, laughing himself to pieces internally,
but specifically solemn and calm, repair
ed damages, resumed his place, and drove
cautiously onward. After while he
said-"Think, now, Miss Lucy. OF a
woman walking to Linvlile in this ten :
pest
Lucy looked appealinyly into his
face, and gave signals OF great distress.
"You are cold and she was silcnt, he
took it for granted that she was
As they passed through the long
avenue to Mr.. Brandon's house, an cleo
Trial experiment took place, without the
same explosive resul, as before.
The next evening there was swing
circle in Winchester. 4 sewing circle
is popular neadle- e-and-thread assembage
at which fannels and regulations are
pitllessly punctured; at which under
garments for infants and scandal coaks
for adults are manufactured, and all
made to fit. The duties of the occasion
having been worried through early in
the evening, the masculine element was
suffered to mingle soci.lly, and the sport
began. Mr.. Henry Lang:ord was ad-
mi.ted with the rest of the hitherto
excluded. He looked mischievous at
the centre of attraction. The centre Of
attraction smiled at him, and folded is
front upper teeth over It's lower lip.
Did you ever notice what depth and
variety ofmeanng is conveyed by that
very curious contortion of the female
face 1t signifies amazcment, amuse-
ment, grief, anger, reelection, almost
any thing, according to the will of the
exhibitor.
This time it mean. rcmonstrancc and
exhortation.
\ divinity student was talking very
loudly about the Atlantic cable, and
descan,ins upon the ingenuity of man.
Mr. Langford asserted that the ingcn-
uity Of man bore no comparison to the
ingenuity of woman; and proposed to
substantive his position by slight
narrative and a simple apparatus he had
in his pocket.
From the centre of attraction there
came again high d. register, this time
staccatissimo. Mss Brandon broke reck
lcssly from her circle, spilling all sorts
work box treasures as she ran. Spoois,
needles, pins, bodkins, ,sissors, hooks were
scattered around IN inextricable confu-
sion.
Harry, give it to me- she pleaded
very softly please do, dear Harry
The dear" was of at least ten seconds
duration. Long before the prominent
vowel was exhausted, Harry Lnnsford
was lost man.
There i, is" he said, "anl what shall
[ have in return :" AN this very
sottly,)
Every thing = more softly s,ill.hut
with smile that was better than u doz N
oration'.)
In the course OF week, the youth OF
Winston heard something that took
away its appetite. 1t considered that ITS
confidence had been abused. |; res srl-
ed Mr.. Henry Langford as an i0iruder
who had exceeded the privilege extended
by hospitality.
A little while after all this, in the
course of retrospective conversation
Miss b. made the following mysterious
remark with all the extravagant emphasis
peculiar to young ladies
Nothing of that sort, Harry. II was
horribly oldfashloncl, and it Was the
mercst accidcn. in the world -
II seems there are ever SO many morals
in this story notwithstanding it Is SO
short, and so true-for it is true, every
word, excepting only the names OF per-
sons aud places. There is moral of
youthful society. moral of humanity. a
moral of feminine apparel, and some
mora all of which is very pleasant To