Ellsworth American., 1864-01-22

Lee thought lvanhoe the handSomest lndi-
vidual living, and had general impress
ion of ,uperhuman intellect and acquire
ments; but, although one word of COM
mon.place devotion would have won her,
all this distant homage passed unnoticcd,
and Jones Fits Jones, the best walter
and most determined Hatterer Of her ac-
quaintaucc was fast gaining upon her
affections, | was about to say, but | will
change the term to fancy.
Ivanhoe was in despair moonlight and
solitude were his only consultations. He
remarked to hinselt that he was mad to
imagine being of such worth and such
charms, could turn glance on his un-
worthy self; and after deciding that, in
any case, her large fortune would have
been an insupcrabIe obstacle, he packed
his valise, aud started Tor a rural locality
beyond the hum Of the great city where
he need not be tortured by the success of
his rival, aud could be unhappy in peace
aud ouletncss, No, could never sui
fer the imputation Of being fortune
huntcr," muttered Ivanhoe, as the cars
whirlcd him to his destination, II must
leave her, and forget her" Oh, thou
mamma OF the unhappy lvanhoc, who
named thy child from Sir Walter SCOTS
novels. and fed him with sentiment aud
Byron throughout his infancy, how much
| thou hadst to answer for
The destiny marked out for US is not to
be eluied however; and scarcely had
1 Ivanhoc established himself i'll the rural
sblding place which he had chosen, than
tn vcry being from whom he had fed ar
rived there also. Papa Lee having ut
tered anathcmas against Newport and
Saratoga, had cruelty determined inmure
Mamma lee and tho charming Annie
in the depth of the wools and wiids of
and accordingly ten trunks,
seven panlbo1es, four valiscs, and a
cathcr.bas Of astounding powers OF cx-
! tension, oil marked lee" IN black let
] tcrs on white cards, stared the astonishel
! Iyanhoc in the face when he descended 10
i the broad front hall one tina morning =
she is here 80 thou sht hc-"Sae is here,
lni Fjtz Jones is not once more | shall
+ 81 llOtI Iitl al'i ~ u l''-'-tfA "a llNlhh~'
worship her They mt at breakfast,
aud Annics first thought was. How
handsome he is - her second; Il wonlcr
whether he will be SO formal. how so
+ iet,rcutialIy, as though one we're sixty
years old, and sit away It the farther end
Of the room, here in the country -
Annie need not have wondered, for
+ lyanhoe's manner knew NJ change
Apart from the rest, with no more for
ward admiror, she had leisure 10 take
notice Of the manly beauty, he superior
requirements ard the polished manners
OF the youn- man and what with her
growing admiration, and what she deemed
hi, unpcnctrablc GOODNESS, she was ready
to cry with vexation iii a very short
space of time, Meanwhile, lyanboe
adored despairingly from afar.
One day Annie Lee sat at ttble IN
her little parlor, folding, untoldlns and
folding bank note for $500 between her
taper fingers. OaIy half an hour before
had she received it from her father for
the purchase of sunlry articles OF hnery
at the nearest city but just now she re.
rarded the note no more than if lt--had
been one dollar instead OF dye~hndred'
She was thinking of Ivanhoe, and Ger.
tain irreclaimahLS~funls deposited IN
Cn,id's bank. :" Ga how wish | hat
ed Ai.n," she said, aloud. " How | do
wish that thoroughly hated him y As
she spoke she heard voices in the next
room, and listening involuntariiy, the fol-
lowing conversation came through the
chink of the door with perfect distinct.
uess:
Well how much can you give me 2"
said the voice Of a man, speaking I'M,
pttintly.
Five dollarsis all | have murmur-
ed, in reply the voice Of Sally, the mid
dle.accl chambermaid, who ras as much
part and parcel Of the establishment as
the roof itself.
Five dollars, mother What good
will five dollars be to me ?" said the
masculine voice. Fifty or u hundred
would be more like ii. Can't you raise
little more -
Well, III try" answered the woman.
= Maybe | can borrow somo. Come
back in an hour or SO, and III give you
what can. There the be-! /, ringing.
G 70 now, Bob -
There was the sound Of muttered
adieu and the closing Of door, then all
was silent Annie had heard that this
woman had a worthless, drunken son, VINO
prcyed upon her little means, and nearly
/ broke her heart by his conduct. The
conversation soon passed from her mind,
as she sat, rctoldins the note and tritiIns
with pair of delicate kid gloves. in the
most abstracted manner possible, until the
bell rang for dinner.
Ivanhoc was not at the table that day,
In the morning he had made preparat-
ions for an immediate departure. and was
only lingering for very peculiar reason
In his romantic heart had arisen the
wish to possess some article which had
once blessed by the touch of Annie Lees
white something which he might
retain and treasure when she was Mrs.
Fitz Jones. To this end he abstaned
from dinner, and wandered near the door
of her little parlor, with the idea OF ap'
propriatng her handkerchief, or even
| hair-pin, which relic he Intended to wear
| forever in his bosom. Burtune favored
| him, for the door was open, and upon the
! L. L.,