Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-18

taste could desire and opulence supply.
They were turned out by the mandate of
the rent-coilector of one of our million
aires of New York. They were assisted
gratuitiousl y in their removal, by an old
sawyer, who had once sawed and carried
up for them q halfload of cheap wood. -
He had charged them then only half
price for the service; and though he had
made no remark upon it, yet the look
with which Mary accompanied the pay
ment of his very moderate demand, spoke
her full intelligence of his generosity, and
her gratitude for it. Now this little sum
was more to him than wonld have been
the whole yeas rent of their apartments
to their wealthy owner He ever after
had a kindly eye upon them, and in many
trihing ways elpcd them essentially
through her sickness, and from time to
time rendered them various little conven-
lent services He loved them ever after
his first act of Kindness to them; so it is
very apt to be: and thus did his own
honest old heart receive from them a
hundrea-foId more good than it gave -
1t is pity this thing is 50 little under
stood in the world, = the rich might so
easily make themselves SO much happier
than they generally are. The name OF
the millionaire and his agent forbear to
mcntion-tor they are very respectable
people; that Of the poor wood-sawyer |
only regret that am not able to. But
it has its place in a higher record than
this page.
In obedience to her mothers direction,
Mary moved noisclessly to the door
casting as she went an anxious glance
on the sleeper. who already exhibited
signs Of beng disturbed, turning rest
l1sslv half over, with Il conyulsivc
twtchins of the muscles Of the mouth
as though about to speak. She raised
the latch, and looked out iuqUiringly
into the twilight gloom Of the species of
sarret hall from which their little attic
opened. The visitor whose knock had
thus summoned her to the door, was ccr-
tlinly an unWoLtel one. y young man
with a gentlcmanly arr and al agreeable
though not remarkably handsome coun-
teaa'l2e, Stooa ou's'''e o' lL'ef A"Hip'@
threshold. He was an entire stranger
and the young girl who, III her exposed
anu iHrn"teIs eoh'li'H' Aaa '4t' '"nco
10 annoy al / Al tf''i ner '!o'" 'lG "'',u-
ton ef Young men of >ltni ar Fashionable
appearance, by her FIST impulse hlIi
closed the door, though still looking :he
inquiry she ana not 9Peah' a' u 'il9 ma
'"te % MS o'SinsS'- "
us H-can II DC mere 'n'' VT,
II = i9''7''' a'Ned tue youoS "''a
alter moment he'i5''toh' n's own
coUn,ef am ''!Na'Us ana a ''''''
Wy i''nf' Is 'A''e'''e'y ue"s''' ''''
at present 1''eeP' was ''9 feP'y' ~ i
voice ol i"@ct sN Ns','i9s'' ''io''r u III d
very s7't Whisper; me e'!l"e' On an!
account ~ ''''"I1e'' a Y'''s i'io'''0' ~
II you "i'' nave lAe soouhoS' 10 can o, u,
'eho IN 'hc 'h'f"thS' my ii'''"9i ,,-,
u oMe 'tl-Gofae 'h' fi'|7cfa'0 en-
came i ,nr'.l ana eager Fo'e' ''o"
"'tH''i' anu 'ha's N's S','' '''1'' '9 N.''
'ooNe4 &Foon", 70 osN2'u Nsf i"l'ef s''i
NhI haIt upfl5A' GA ms that'I"9'' anu
sitalhih2 AIS eEtS 's 'lo"7'' ~ P'ote'
tAFo49a 'Ae wall ami "oor '4'' inter
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'he'f balls ~" rms an" his "'io'0 '''H.
working strong win an eAet'efaeA'
unlike the usua. raV'h5S OF his insanity
''Come In know Your voice | icIt
YOU approaching And see You now
As You stand there, though the door Is
between us ; see you with your blue
eyes and yoHr tar haIr Just AS ""cn we
were boys together Como IN, | say -
with Wild and Increasing vehemenee
that was almost scream-"t ONE III,
and let me give You the curse OF my
very heart let me give 1t You once
before die
"iie cannot be crossed now-cost
what It will, You mast come IN, SIR, and
make every allowance for the state You
lind us ln-and hlm, were the rapid
words of the wIie OF the Old man, as
She started quickly forward, and drew
the young stranger INTO the room, whose
threshold the pride of the decayel fam
IIy would certainly never nave aIoWea
him under other circumstances to cross.
The young man, white with deep
emotions OF his own, obeyed mechani-
cally. \ single glance cast round tne
apartment, and then on the maniac face
that glared hereey tAonsh ,mPoto"tiy
upon him from the bed IN the corner
suiiiced to disclose to him the iull extent