Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-09-13


ship had found place there.
The reader mrst not imagine that Mrs
Green was a silent observer all this time
She had her part to act in the drama, and
knew full we'll when to enter She had
tasked her ingenuity to further the ends
Of the Daltons They had ascertaincd
that he had the most utter adherence oil
manpuvcring and they determined to en-
tangc Mrs. Maulley deeply in scheme,
and keep him informed of the whole mat
ter, substituting Elsy for her mother, in
order to render her the more repuIsiye.-
They found that he grew more and more
attached to Elsy was always by her side
i'll public, and appeared to pay no atten-
ton to their hints and insnuations. But
notwithstanding this belief, they were not
without their effect upon him, causing him
to msintcrprct many little occurrences
which checked him in his advances.
Well, Mrs Maulley, how are EIsy
and Herbert coming on?' asked Mrs.
Green.
:" | cannot tell replied Mrs, Maudley.
:" | think, however, things look favorable:
but it is quite time he had proposed"
Il have come to give YOU u little ad-
vice, this morning" continued Mrs. Green;
" you know | am assistant manager in
this business. lie never will make pro-
posals without little Of your help. lie
thinks YOU regard her as too young for
him.
"Why, | am sure replied Mrs. Maud
ley, L have done everything could, to
let him know should be pleased with it.
+" Yes, but he never takes things SO: he
thinks it is your friendship for him. You
must allow me to know, as | am very n-
innate in the family aud Jane, his sister
tell, me Just how things stand. She says
he fears to propose, thinking You would
regard her as too young for him.2
why didn't you, my dear, just say
you thought it was not So
Why, to tell the truth, | was SO afraid
he would think | was authorized, that |
did not dare to. | wanted to appear as
if | knew nothing at all about the mat
ter. Now | could tell you more deli
cate way, and one in which You would
never be suspected. Just write an an
onymous note, saying that as 4 friend Of
Elsy, you know their feelings. Say that
the f;tmily would condemn the course You
nave taNen' Do' you 10 II a. Il, '1s ma!'tsi "a.
and he will never know from whence it
came and it will bring matters to Il close
at one ana s4oa,d nc ever h, hna" Il a.
tef"afa'' "a'9h nc never " III ~, l5 "o"'', :
oHiy thank you 'of has'cnt's MS "oor o'
happiness
Mrs. Maulley pausci tins was step
she was unpre?afed to take. lhe lear
OF discovery ana should 1t happen 'nf
seYere rc2foaeh "h'e4 ,le knew N2H'a
follow IRON hcf hos''n1'' al Sets c' 10 pe''F
Net from suea an act. 1 II i.
''' ~ . - NJ" t'o -, ~. W -
her much tiae i9f .5!t fe.!%el!oll, ! me, me t"''
hef tue 'l2o5sioI'tiy .. oeims Ds.t''Sa -,
ot IFS pc'''3 !i' ol'y sun way ~ I'M
about her object painted IN S'o"in?7 cor
ors the a'iF",l'aSes Oh II tAe union a"' we
envy oi n'r li'5''''' 'i,' a''I SuV'e'''' i. -
olih1'a7 nef JanSe'Hen'' anu 'uG eo''1s''-
10 '"e pan nc ''2'g "1s 10 ~ ''t'' A. ~
Ars. "reeh l4cio.eu IN a"o'ncF' ''''1 SUI
was TO forward IL III a n'l'li'er 80 se'Ir' ~ 'a
to leave no room loF sacP'eion' i"'1
secret lM'eea iicr own ioo''l"n ''ii ''u
1t IN broad day l,2h.,
"1ane, Saia lieroert " ei9on 70 ms MS
sister, here Is mystery l "'Sn you
would heIp me TO solve, ana nc P'a'G'
IN her haniS the hote "nleh 'irS, "rGeh ;
t0otmah haa just te't. ''a'iG fe''' "','' f'-
re3't IT, ana "' last '1y' y'"5 w" IT, s'''
Il must Confess ''"i o''pi'' 00'''
brother
The writer may we'll say, that the
family would condemn the course, con-
tinued Herbert. "EIsy Maudiey, as Tor
giving as she Is would never forgive
that.
Did not Mrs. Greens footman leave
it, Herbert -
.,Ile did.
"Well, give 1t to me; l VIII 90 over
and ask her from whence it came, and
without pausing, she took the note aud
hastened to Mrs ereeh ;. ;,
- suppose IL never occurred Occurred 20 youi +.
SAID Mrs preeii WIN S'h,'e, ''ie' II
came hom the isn'l,y-muehSess' iroui rom
inc laay het9e'i' o''''I 'oCse' ~ VI
surprise hius, Confess 0J''''''''.'
:, ~ -, y co" @ ,,' II ",,r " oon.nlteJ on1
lsleu as lou, "HSu was N'i 49, ~ " :