Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-08-17
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The Dead Letter.
CHAPTER VIII.

One week, anoiher-a thlrd-a tonrth'
passed by. our village was As II 1t had
never been shaken by ilerce agitation
Already the tragedy was as II 1t had not
been, except to the household whose fair
est flower it had bligii'cd. People no long
cr looked over their shoulders as they
walked; the story now only served to en-
livcn the history OF the little place, when
it was told to stranger.
Every thing that human energy could
accomplish had been done to track the
murder to IT. origin; yet not one step had
hccn gained siuce We sat. that W cdncsday
afternoon, III the parlor, holding coancl
over the handkerchief. fonhS and health
inl rs Wis. iclt my spirits breaking
down under my constant unarallins eNer-
n"nS. lhe time Tor my examination
came Whieh eohid not ne hhSncceSStdl'
iiad so i"iis peeii thoroughly prepared onl
had lost my Keen interest III 'illS era oi
a.! NE WINE my a,'oit'oh grew 'orPia,-
10 cNeef IN my l'l"ieSSi"i, h"o ncc"lllc. Tor
tlle ti'ile' quite 'he Secoi'"ai. onlecI ., NY
liic' my nra'i' gre" ic'efis' WIN the mar,
aSsii'eht oi fes''ess Pfejee's--''e recon- e'
th"artcd Ideas here was not one III the
family s:oup always excepting that unseen
ana cIolS'efed sniierci) VINO hc'r''Iea the
wear, ana, tear '' our trouble 50 'lnou as
l. James feilia'Ae" once l"a1 ~ was IN m
p''N'" i, l'S'nS :o'''' y, ny Nv. 'I' '""-
dincSS-i was ''"h'''S 40" IL, ne sud oh
aHo,hef 1cea'l"h' w''h '"a' MPPii,S'"l'n''e'
',''''c VI ms he '''l' ''" ''i''' II ''"rt ~
lha' ! was "''rr '''r '''h',"'''e 'eW'l"SI
'he sum .".'' "p"'" ''!''"e !. e".'''"!'"u'e
setting out lor person just staitiiiS III 'he
world =,
do not think lie wished 10 lnarrei Win
me- he was Always o"uoiy Pheasant a'trr
any suci "asl''Sil sung lie was i'"'u,a'i.
s"tif'cai' ana ne co"'u not Always curo MIS-
inclihatlon to be ;" at my expense.
In the mean time an impression grew
npon me ihat he was watching i'lc'-"i'h
what intent had not Yet dcciued'
In all this time hat nol seen Eie''i"''
She had recovered from her Illness, so as
to be about her room. hut had not joined
the family at meals. went hc4neht'y 10
the house; 1t had becn sec"hu ho'ie u
me ever since left the haunis ol my boy,
hood and the old rcd-Dflck hlahs'oh' W'lh
the Greclan portlco' whose massive pitlals
were almost reflected IN the waters oi oe'l
eca lake, so close t" the shore ana IL staha
and where my mother sun resided
amidst the friends who had known hef III
the days OF her happlhess-'hat Is oi NY
fathers life.
With the same freedom as OF old went
and came 10 and from MIR. ArgylFs. l
was not apprchcnsive OF lntrudlnS upon
Eleanor, because she never lett her apart
mcnts; while Mary, gay Young creature,
troubled and grlevcd as she was could not
stay always IN the shadow. AT her age
the budding blooms OF womanhood require
sunshine. She Was lonely, and when She
left her sister to the solitude which Flea
nor preferred, "shc wanted company she
said. "James was gloomy, and would not
try to amuse her-not that she wanted to
be amused. but every thing was so sad
and she felt so timld, 1t was rellet to have
any one to talk to, or even to look at. |
felt sorry for her, 1t became part oi my
duty to bring her books. and sometimes to
read them aloud. through the lengthy eve
nings at others to while away the tune
with a game of chess. The piano was
abandoned out of respect for the mourncr
in the chamber above. Carols would rise