Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-11-22
aMiGttlla lantnu1.
From Peterson. Nasnlne.
"That Old Man of Forty
BY NtEi l.. CLAEhE.


"oaly enc more W. aal then We
shafl reach home ;" said kitty Howell, a
she threw herself down upon ! sofa in
the little tavern.
Tired of travel, Kitty" said her
father looking up from his newspaper.
I'm tired Of railroad and tay-
erns, at any rate"
was thinking 10 stay here 4 few
weeks
IIere?' Kitty sat bolt upright in
the excess of her aStoushment
Not in the tavern. iou ike stories ;
come here and viii tell you one
Tossing aside her baanct aud cloak,
Kitty complied with the request; aud
while her father softly stroked aud petted
her lon. curIs, he said
hen | was in college Kitty, had
room.mate to whom VAS warmly at
tachci lie was 4 shy, silent young
man, very studious rather gool-lookng
and with love for quaint, out-ot-the-way
books and pursuits lly dear, to make
lon story short, we both ie.l in love- and
nn.r,unately with the same lady. He
- % duet, so reserved while | was 50
! s,etuous and hot-hcaded, that | never
~ sSamcd Of his passion, till told him,
IA 4 ID then his secret came out. 1t was
mi 1intul to ineto be the rival my warm
AL Nh FREUD; but your motkr loved me
All I'D dill not dream ofsSsksN Passion, and
E1cggel me to keelttfssSF He left
hge to return home, and We did not
sN ~ again When you were born he
a. ke me a eongratulatory letter; aud
Lyears later, when lost your mother,
~ Sroie again, bu; that was all. Beng
VI a&.rich, he has never had any business
III - si,koie,,ion. but lives bachelor in his
H. ,saahy, qaiet way. Today net him,
4ear here, and he be5i me to
weeks with him.
.aa Nea%%as ne4rly two
!, M -. -aIsf H. G eeft!ssssst be about forty.
g.: /" !. !. !. !. u. j.. j. j. y.
IN ,SIss:sS doitlaics. Well little
= u soliloquizad KITTY,
= satly on the window
sa,SAr. iof forty ia country
y L n m E,inons @ ~ 1ir, toe, anI haven't
~ ~ ps %pl .,Szwear this winter.
gm..y,es,ie ~ss.s Hwil stay. NJ first
= % Msrseln Hp, aul auntie prom
o. ;ie ms g ~ 6ouut OF parties"
N salsa saiook ghter the next NOR
ashu. ior IA $fSiye to Mr. Sculi's residence
~ through lovely part OF the country,
and when they stopped, Kitty could not
repress an exclamation Of delight. The
house, large, beautifully built mansion,
Mas nestled at the enl oil an avenue OF
tall trees anl at the base Of wooded
hf7 which rose behind ii. Ga the porch
stood their host, still handsome man,
80 but with the shg look o.! a student
This is kind he said, grasping Mr..
i 4 <y.ssh band and this He stop
-. xq..sh I Aoked at Kitty, saying softly,
asrsf fke, very like. am glad to see
Y NJ; child
4 k1(4!k II, in all her life, had never heard
ITW n voice than the one that welcomed
dEnd she followed the fat, good-na-
~ housekeeper to her room, thinking
- ~AS sit might not prove great bore
~ all. The two gentlemen stood on
= porch looking after her
ON Kitty You called her after her,
Ill b." said Mr.. Scull in low tone
~ Z. Yes, she is very like, is she not y
VI 'sExactly."
y4Just the age, eighteen, poor Kitty
Gas when We were married. We are old
now, Eben'
~. was soon at home at Moorsylle.
pot, AE pretty habit and hat, scour-
Ar IN ettry On horseback, or III
"S1G'%s cd "a, ~ !. ,4ide her father through
Moon, SUI, a,a ocsng at the library
Hooper s'' fpll spent most of his
''P.,i, +. s.b. A'', hht;snce htssn of finding
/ / o. -as-s,elisge, bi,som his studies to
Ea.,pe-sS SAl,s.v(,be shells stone on the
HsaF Mt bat w ' nh coming
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