Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-10-12

dint of good luck. he had got place III II
doctors office in one of the towns in the
State-onc ofthose humble situations where
! he was expected to take care of the physi-
clans horse. drive the carriage. put up
medicines, attend upon orders. and be any
thing and every thing. lie was smart and
quick; he had many hours of leisure when
waiting behind the little counter, and these
hours he spent in studying the doctors
books, which he managed to get hold of
one 1T Il time By this means. and by OBJ
serving kccnlv the iysican's methods.
his advice to patients who called at the Of
, flee, and by readiug and putting up pre-
scriptions constantly. he picked up a really
| surprising ematte:ing of science. Making
up his mind to be Il doctor, and to keep Il
/ drug store Ga profitable business, he knew
he had the energy to carry out his plans.
| How he finally obtained the capital to set
| up the little business in Blankvillc, never
understood. but knew that lie attended
{ectt,res on surgery, one winter. in New
York, and was III Il hospital there short
time, All thi, was fair enough. and prov
ed him ambitious and energetic; but did
not like or trust him. There was something
dark and hidden in the workings of his
mpld from which shrunk. | knew him.
too, to be cruel. | could see it in his nllll-
ncf OF Treating children and animals; there
was nothn" he liked So we'll as to practice
his haIf-lcarncd art Of surgery upon some
unfortunate sufferer. The more hc insisted
on my liking him. the more grew to dread
| him. IA -.
Affairs were 1t this crisis when my cous-
in came from New York to pay my aunt Il
visit. Coming to our rooms almost every
evening. of course he made her acuualt-
alGe Immediately. For The purpose of
maxim" me jealous, he began to bay the
m ,st devoted attention to her. Nora WAS
a pretty girl. with blue eyes and fair hair: :
al innocrlIt-!nindrd thing. not very sharp.
apprcntcrd 10 Il milinrr in the city: she
| believed all that Doctor Ihorlcy told her
aHd fell la love with him. OF course. When
-hc went away. after her little holiday.
Gcor"c found that. instead of provoking
ne to jealousy, he had only reused my tenn
per at the way he had fooled Nora. |
~'aiI;,i him well for it. and ended y tell
inr him that | HeSer wolld speak to him
again.
Well. it was iU,t after that the scandal
arose about his causing the death Of II per
! SON by malpiaclitc. He :ound was prt-
I drilt IL run away: 50 he sold his stock tor
Wi!at he could "ct. and hl himself in New
/ \ Urk. did not know. lt 1r>.. where he
| was: but fcl' ~ relieved To be riI OF him.
I ! had made up my own mind to 90 TO New
| Work. anl get employment i'll III fancy store.
/ You Know. Mr.. Burton. for once Laid my
I ltrait bare before veu wha, Wild nEld. but
,Alr>S ini,,tti;tta.l il was which drew me
there. nm het ashamed ef il. God i
love. When stand in hisprcsrlrc, shall
glory in his power OF love. which. in this
( bleak Wo!l, St> only flettefl dnd wasted
my life. In heaven our Whelr lives will be
one al lratuu. she cll>ptd hcr thin hands
together. and turned her dirk ryt> upward
vi2h .s ,ynrrs,ifn ram Ia s,Ibliui;y. /
,,alcd rnlur her V ftl. r,,.cNer ,nrp.iy,. and
almost rrycrrncr Never do . expect to
mcet another Wnlnan the whole conlirna-
ton of whose mind ;nld heart :" fitted her
for blind, "h>"sti'f dtV"ti7a IL Lfc>f suiI!-
Nan :.
Nhtu "c,l' 10 Inc r''H 10 >f' 'p1lii sr',
,,'' a. "',,, :. '''' 49,. ,r,
H." 'I,1 n,,I h,,'n f,. some weeks. f,lat
! tiG,N Wrrc hoar,lias in a nice. quigt Place.
and iha. t;corg,. >iavcd ut home wiiil her
Il Great dca!-iuIpt,!. he hardly went out
at all.
! 1t was evident that she had not heard of
his rea,onS for leaving I;lanhtl!le, and that
~l'' dia bot CUES WHY nt H'i' "'il,fii 80
q''''. vi course Hh''Il ne A""lt ~ 'tI'
,'r, ''', a''' i NY ",'',,' , a.', ,",.t W
u'.,,, ~, ,,. ",,,f wi,hl,, t,.,.
i'm, In ,r,.i = ,ituuli,u il Nru York.
i. VA, about six monih. after tLi. | rot
v,rl fznm Nora. brrriu, M, to conn, ard
... h.r h,,,I nv roil,iu. and I'd t,J.
yrirved ,h,t She was married 10 Dnctcr
| rhurlcy. mi>trustcd something Was
wrour: :, | went to.the cih. and found
her in "A miserable tenement where ,hc wa,
now stopping, starving herself in Il room
With hardly u hit OF furniture. She burst
ont a-cr.in. when >!ie saw me; ard "hcp
| I'd stopped her sohhinY, She tnll ne She
had not seen George for more than three
/ months; that either bc'g met with an ic
cidclt, ur he'd run away from her, leaving
/ her without cent of money, and she in
snch health that she could ha;aIy cani
enough to buy ii bit Of br.al and pay the
rent of this rnnm.
.Da roa really thilli he i.as Jeff YOU = !
...acI.
sure, how c II | tell !! She answered me
looking at me 50 ptjfullr with her iuno-
cent blue eyes. lie was il fac gentlem IN
and it's afraid am that he's grown tired
nf his poor Irish Nora
Iwarncd son, cousin, said, i knew
/ George Thorlrv fora villain but Won were
taken with his fine words. and wouldn't
heed. Fu sorry, sorry. surry for vou-but
that won't undo WHAT'S dome. Are yuu
sure YOU are his wife, Nora dear ,
/ As sure as am of heaven sl.e cried,
angry with me. But it maryirl we were
, by Protestant clergyman, Ia please