Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-06-08
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there was such thing as disintcrcsted-
ness among women. | should be tempted
to commit matrmony. Here | am thirty
five years old, and still bachelor. My
house and gardens are going to ruin, all
for the want of a woman's presence, and |
sadly need humanizing myself. Such
maneuvcring as have witnessed among
husband-sccking old maids, marriageble
young ladies, managing mammas and gig
ling school girls, have put me entirely
out of humor with the sex. What do
you think of my case. Densy IIoyt ? y
Sad, very, but not hopeless" she re-
piled " but you have only looked on one
picture. You have mingled only with
the gay and trihing-the heartless vo-
tares of fashion. You are snrfeited with
empty pleasures, the glamour of ihexpcri-
encc has passed from your eyes and you
see things as they are. Your pure gold
has turned out to be a thin gliding but |
think if you will step aside rom your
path of worldiness, you will find that
there vet live women noble and irue-heart
ed enough to suit even your tastidious
taste, Mr. Ilcrrick.
Perhaps So" he II, ,li,d carclcS>ly,
&" but haven't the inclination to hunt
them up. Ah this is a sad, weary world.
Miss IIoyt, what is your idea OF life, =
1t is too solemn a thing to be trifled
with, She said, looking at him with her
earnest, searching eyes. Do you know, |
often wondered that YOU with all your
wealth and talents, should have accom-
plshcd 80 little for your own good or that
of Your fellow beings. 1t is not too late
to begin vet Paul Ilerrick. Let the world
he the better for Your having lived
\ bright color sutiused her auditors
face. . | used to have such dreams when
was young, he said, " but | have out
lived them with my youth. As You say,
it Is not too late to commence living III
earnest, and have half a mind to try
Do YOU posses. charm, Miss Hoyt? |
always feel like a new creature when i'll
Your ncighhorhood, You are 50 unlike most
ladies Of your age, You are-how old,
Mis-, pcn>y.
Twenty y-ninc, She quickly replied.
Aud You experience no uneaslncss at
haye mn horror of brin., callrj am .oId
n.;J,,"
Den>y Ilo}t smiled her own peculiar
smile She SAID" long ago came to
,h., oorcb,.;o, ,b,, dame \atnre toroot to
ii .',yar.or, b.Ir Gar mo md more.
n,.r b,vo .I,,rred in whatsoever state
ann ,hnres;,h 10 ho rontcnt In nv
a,rl,. ,la,.I ;nb;h.J .. horror of artf,i
J...;,.,,;,,,, oIJ md. and tho, d.,cru;nnJ
- - - moJ,J of nh,, sinister
.Loni1 l., " Sho ,ld.5 moro .cr;on.lv
IN ! an oa1 E,ncv of mine that the
wnrl- .,,l. na tbnn,,h h. for tbn morrow ;,
were c<nrc;aIlv d,.irncd for the perusal
Of maiden Iad;e. All thi. ,aking so
Nr Unrr;ct was s;lent awhile and
pensy Ln.;ly nI;nJ bcr needle \t last
bo ole. :. -, b,ve be,rI - ,be old
Sn.,,;,rd Who l.rt HI. .nnnv b,mo to sorL
IL ,hn V.w Wn,lJ ,ba l;Is.,;y;,,, wafer.
- ,ho fa,n,.;n 81 youth II. Al mo-, GnJ
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liz I .b,il ~ f,r w;f. and ham.
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49,, - No. hr,,;S',I .,nl woar;a1 ro,ch ,hn
'h;on,. ot anr s,r;r;n,,. wn GnJ ,bnmro
;,,gs n.,0,I- au1 ,onc g.. ,ho hn,nhla I.;-
.;n.
We'll ncrb,ns 7 shall stumble on nv
d,i.v vrt / hid c,;ly F." and now I'm
oF inr ,bc country I'm tired nf citv life
and feel a desire for green fields and fresh
air Ad;eu -" and he was conc.
p.,sy IJovt checked ,notb,r s;cb and
lovipe aside her work souoht her room
with = book Bat | fancy she did not
read much and | fancy also. that avowed
ola maid =. She was dcspite his faults She
cherished sometime more than mere
friendly feeling towards Paul lIcrrick in
her maidenl, heart
And pauI-,s fnr Paul he had over.
looked his d,isv already
The evening train bore our friend from
tho citv and ere midniobt he rcnoscd hi,