Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-01-09

whirlpool of dissipation. Strange I've
not thought ofit before. used to fame,
they had quite a apartiality for each other
but they've outgrown it, | reckon"
How we pride ourselves upon discern
ment, and yet how widely do our conclu
sions oftentimes wander from the truth
Thursday evening came, and Frederic
Ross sat IN the drawing-room, waiting
the appearance of Lita There was a
light rustling step, and she stood before
him, with her soft brown hair drawn
smoothly from her brow. and confined
plainly at the back Ct her pretty head
and amid its glossy Abundance were few
sprays of hcIiotropc; her dress was Of
bfab silk, with a low corsage and short
sleeves, relieved BY fall OF plain but
rich white blonde, while her tiny ioet,
with its dainty satin slipper Of the same
shape of the dress, lay coquettishly hall
hidden in the thrck; rich carpet.
:. Come, Fred am ready she ex-
claimed Am presentablc ?"
Why, Lita, love - Here he paused.
Admiration was written on every feature
Of his speaking face; but he adroitly
changed the expression and concluded
with" I es, Lita, presentable perhaps
but one would take you to be at least
twenty-five, instead Of nineteen. Faith,
Ii no idea it could alter you so much
Come, there's an hour yet run and put
on that rose colored Grape, and take the
tastenings from your hair, and let it fall
in curls about your shoulders. | hate to
sec you, my little sis, looking So prim.-
There's an hour yet, and Bell will assist
you. Do it now, to please me, there's i
good girl
Eita's cheek burned crimson, and her
eyes filed with tears To think that
i}rel, her own brother, should tell her
q she looked twenty-five" and "primo at
that! Wnat would Charlie Chester
think of her? For moment the temp
tat;on was strong upon her. But She did
not yield, for she saw in her minds eye
Charlie Chester with the winc-cup at his
lips she heard his mothers voice saying,
Charlie, Charlie, enter not into temp
tation - as plainly as when she heard her
whisper it in his ear as she tarnel From
his cottage home few weeks previous
1t was those words AMI the look Of gentle
sorrow that filled the mothers eyes with
tears, that first arousel Lita's fears IN
regard to Charlie, anl ever since that
time She had watched him closely She
had learned to know that his feet had
taken hold on slippery place" aal in
her .o,.eituIe she had Iang been degiin-
some way in whie4 size might benefit MIN
without her agency being lnspects..-
Saa did not care to betrly her interest in
h.ul. as he haQ avoided her stu lioasly ior
more than year; AMI besides she feared
t5 wound him by fJraias upon him the
thought that she imagined him Incapable
Of sait-coHtrol. But now she had de-
yisgl Way in which either Of these con-
tinseucies could be avoided AMI hay
ius obtained her brothers consent, should
shs yield it NJ simply 70 gr4tidy her love
Dt dress ani admiration NJ, h, She
would uot-sao could not. Nor. taau
taa', she d4ret hot do it. Lgyu her
hanl, ia i,s tiny kid glove, upon hcg
brothers shoulder, she said
Brother Fred, shall 20 as | am,
though would gially consult your taste
and my own by exchanging this somber
dress for the rosecolorel Grape, but it
woul not be right should despise my
self. am sorry you are mortified at