Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-04

said "I'Il put it in dat, and hang it on
glass whar it'll be all safc."
No sooner said than done. And the
watch once in the bag, Becky went on
with her work with the air of woman
who has had weight removed from her
mind. She left the room with the belief
that the watch was safe through her
means. Alas how little can we know of
tho future! Her own act had placed her
in imminent peril.
Ten minutes afterwards Miss Dinah re.
turned, with Miss rid, duly bathcd, by
one hand, and damp towels in the other.
Miss Dinah was a belle of color, much
admired by the sterner sex Of her cwn
complexion. Miss Dinah had Of late
hcen greatly annoyed by the attention OF
n gentleman who attended to the boots at
i nei ghboring hotel, and who that very
morning had followed her home from the
beach, and paced the path without like a
dusky Romeo, watching the balcony
whcrcat Miss Dinah sometimes sat at
neeilc-work.
:" 1t makes my blood bie," said the
belle to Mrs. Whippe's maid at the next
window. "Good-for-nuffin niger!
neber encourage tEem hotel niggers. III
tx him."
Her eyes lighted on Tid's calico bag
An elegant aud cutting rebuff suggested
itself. To send a gentleman a bag is to
say in something stronger than words
- Your suit is hopeless; or, as Dinah
explained. it means " clar yourself"
An errand.boy was despatched to The
admirer showing the whites of his eyes
over the fence, and the two ladies Of col
or laughed loudly in the balcony as he
shufiled away with " the sack"
"Dat mig has got his waikiki papers,
said Dinah. and the belle retired.
Mr.. Sambo departed discounted.
=" Mighty sot-up sort o gal, dat he
slid.
And he. vented his spleen on the bag,
which he flung from him in disdain. y,
he did 50. something jipgled.
What's dat? cried Sambo and Will
the words picked up the bag, opened it
and found watcfl.-Sambo trcmble1
he showed the whites Of his eyes fearfully
and glarea about after the fashion Of tbs
sentIemen styled Bones il minstrel
troapcs.
"Dat's horrid mean trick said Sam
DO. "Sae wants to eet me took up. l.:
got as good a character as any gentiemal
in dis place. It's done gone now, it is
Laws a massy on me-" And Sambo
stared at vacancy.
Presently an idea struck him.
I'll get rid of it somehow" he said
and making circuit of the house, he APP
preached the kitchen stcalthi!y.
The window was open. Beneath it
stood table spread with paas, nutmeg.
gra,ers, roling-boards, and spice-boxes.
The cook stood near the fire, with her
back toward him. No one else was pres.
ent. Sam deposited the bag on the table
and skedaddIed, kicking up his heels in
triumph.
Pretty soon the cook approached the
table. She was respectable, middle
aged mullatto, with whom It'd was init.
mate, and who had oft n encouraged her
visits by gifts of cakes and turnovers.'
The moment she saw lids bag, she knew
it,
"IIow dat chile get in here widout my
seein herr" she muttered. "She'll want
dat bag soon. She sets store by it,"
And she put the bag in her pocket and
awaited the reappearance OF Miss lid.
lid did not come, however; and after
experimenting the cakes under process
OF baking, cooks hand crept somehow
into her pocket. She felt the bag, and
something hard in it; and examination
proved that something to be Miss
! Paulina's watch.
Cook was alarmed.
"Why, if Miss Paulina had lost dat
watch. and had de servants sarched, dey
might have sent me to prison. she NUT
tered. A'Don't know what to do now,
white folks is so spicions."
Just then cooks eye lighted on small
pink dress sent Gown to be ironed out.
"Dat's Miss lids dress" she said
"I'Il put ae bag in de pocket and she'll
have it safe without spicion taching itself
to me-" she said.
And lifting the tiny silken skirt. she
found the few inches Of pocket, hia the
bag and watch therein, and went on
with her baking, vel satisfied with her.
self.
Five minutes after, Mrs Whiprlc's
maid entered and carried off the dress,
which belonged, not to Miss It'd, but to
Miss Dolly Whipple. Cook stared, but
said nothing.
Ignorant Of the valuable contents OF
her pocket, Miss Dolly Whipple was
dressed and went out with mamma for a
promenade.
AS Mrs. Whipplc sailed out of the
house. she met Dinah in a state of great
excl ement.
"What is the matter, Dinah 2" asked
the lady.
80 missus circulated the girl, "Miss
Paulina's watch is stole. Can. fluid it
nowhere"
THAT beautiful present of her grand
father %
Yes, Missus."
"How unfortunate simpered the
lady, aud passed out with Miss Dolly,
never guessing what her pocket held.
Miss Dolly was always hard to man.
age, to-day particularly SO. She refused
to hold her hands like little girl in a
fasshion-plate, md could not be persuad'
ed to minca gracefully. Mamma grew