Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-03-25
III Niate,lan o,,11.
From the T.ac F,Is.
Annie Green.
BY MRS. c. II. :. THOMAS.

There is the stage, bouncing an
dumping along over the rough road
with the driver cracking his whip, an.
the horses plungng aud rearing ike MAJ
as if conscious that stage weren't seer
upon this road every day aud it is noa
stopping at Widow Greens little BROW
cottage. the meaucst house IN the a. :.
borhood
But Annie Green is a go19 gifl and a
pretty girl, if she does i've in poor
house, and has silly mother to boot
There she i, now, ia her lt.ic straw hat
with pink ribbons aal the new shaw
Jake bought OF her las; Christmas.
know very well wh1re Auuie Green
is going. All summer long shes been
spinning and spinning and spinning, |
don't know how many knots oil yarn,
aud now She going to tAc city to buy her
wedding fuery.
Her mother tod me she'd got City
dollars. Annie dilu't say anything, bat
she blashed as red Is beet when ! .sk o!
her what she was going to Do with it,
and Mrs. Green began to nod AMI wink
at me, as il there was something very
mysterious about it, while poor Auuie
looked as if she'd cry every minute.
Well, don't want to be envious, and
l won't be, but | do wish | had ftty
dollars, and was going to the city in the
stage. and was going to be--pshaw
No, | won't envy her, bat Jake Shcr-
man is the kanlSomest fellow, ani the
best feiow in town, though father always
said l ought to lock higher.
Jake is six feet, three inches, and If
try to look over his head, don't be-
lieye l shall see anybody. But | sup
pose father knows best
There they are of, and Jake is just
two minutes too late TO say good by
lie is i'll great hurry, for planting aud
hoeing must be attended TO !; but he won t
get away from Dame Green very easily.
He must hear all about the good cd
times when she was young and pretty
like Annie, and JOHN Gresn courtel and
married her, aud they went to house
keeping together, with two cups aud two
plates, and kettle and spoon between
them and how the Lord prospered en-
and added to their store, until they had
. roof Of their own over their heads,
and Annie was bora, and john took the
rheumatic, and finally the fever sot in
and the poor man died aud left her lone
widow.
Jake had heard it all good many
times, but pretended to listen, until, by "a
series of brilliant strategic. stepping
backwards and sideways, he had with
drawd himself beyond the reach OF her
voice, and started on hasty retreat
down the hill.
He is coming in this direction, and |
must close the window. for l wouldn't
seem to be watching.
But what handsome fellow he is
Curly buck hair, curly black beard, large
straight forward looking eyes, brown, hon
est faec-oh. l caa't bcgin to describe
him.
Father says | an apt to speak Ggura-
lively, and suppose | must have fallen
into this habit when | said Jake was six
feet three inches high, for, by actual
measurement, he was only five feet eight
inches.
do like large, strong man, one who
stands like an oak while you fancy your
self vine, and who does not seem to
require nursing and codiling.
Well, Annie has gone. aud Jake has
gone, and | might as well 20, too at
least as far as the kitchen. and try to
amuse myself for two tiresome days
Then Annie will come back, and what
lot Of fine things there will oe to look
over.
Two days wear away at last, anl ex-
actly four o'clock the old stage comes
Fattling oyer the harrow race, the driver