Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-08-24
ELLSWORTH MAINE, FRIDAY, AUGUST "a, 1866

friends and neighbors, Iassurc you have
often had that honor!'
His grim humor was melancholy to me
but who could wonder that man of Mr..
Burton's peculiar cxperiancc should be
touched with cynicism? Besides l felt
that there was more in the inner meaning
of his words than appeared upon their out
er surface. | left him, sitting in a sheltered
corner of the shop below in a position
where he could command the street and the
entrancc-hall without being himself oh
served. and making himself friendly with
the busy little man behind the counter, of
whom he had already purchased a pint of
chesnuts. 1t was as well that | should be
ont of the way. Miss Sullivan knew me,
and might take the alarm at some distant
glimpse of me, while Mr.. Burton's person
must be unknown to her. unless she had
been the better detective of the two, and
marked him w.len he was ingorant o. her
vicinity.
) Stepping into passing car, in n few
minutes had gone from the city of the ly-
ing to the city of the dead. Beautiful, silent
city There the costly and cleaning port
ais raised at the entrance of those man
sions, tell lis the name and age of the in
+ habitants, bnt the inhabitants themselves
, We never behold. Knock as loud and long
as we may at these marble doors, cry. en-
treat implorc, they hold themselves invisi-
, BILE. Nevermofe are they "at home" to
. us. We, who once were never kept wait
ing must go from the threshold now. with
out a word of welcome. City Of the dead
to which that city of the living must soon
remove. who is there can walk thy silent
streets without prcscicncc of the time
when he, too will take up his abode in thee
: forever! Strange city OF solitude where
thousands whose homes are ranged side by
; side. known not one to the other,and give no
greeting to the pale new, ,concrs.
With mcditations like these, only far too
solemn for words, | wandered through the
lovely place, where STILL summer seemed
! to linger as if 10th to quit the graves she
beauttied. With Eleanor and Henry in
my heart, | turned in the direction of the
family burial plot, wishing that Eleanor
: were with me onthat glorious eve that she
might first behold his grave under such
gentle auspices of light foliage and flowers
. for knew that she contemplated u pilg
rimage to this spot, as soou as her strength
p would warrant the attempt.
| approached the spot by winding path
| the soft splash of a fountain sounded throug
l little thlckct %! eycrgrcens, aud ] saw the
, glram OF the wide basin into which it fell
IL solitary bird poured forth mourniul flood
of lamcntation from some high branch not
. far away. 1t required but little aid of fancy
! to hear i'll that "melodions madness the
cry OF some broken heart haunting, i'll the
form ut this bird, the place of the loved
ones sleep.
There were other wanderers than myscl
in the cemetery a funeral train was com
: ing through the gate as passed IN. and
! met another within few steps but in the
: secluded path where now walked ] was
alone. With the slow step of one who
meditatcs sad things, approached IIcnrys
grave. Gliding away by another devious
path, saw a female figure
at is somc other mourncr whom have
disturbed from her vigil by some of these
tombs," thouyht-'.or, perchance, one
who was passing furtheron before reaching
the goal OF her grief, and with this dis.
missed her from my mind, having had al
the best, only an indistinct glimpse of .
woman, and the momcntary lluttcr of hen
garments as she passed beyond a group oil
tall shrub. and was lost to view.
:. The next moment ! kneit by the SOD
which coyorpJ flat vonnr and nnhle farm
Do mot tli,,,, ma nvt,,y.,.,ut in nv, ANNA.
,ions. Iwa.not so--onI5 nyerno,ycre1 ,l
WAYS hv intense ,ympathy with ,hc sufferer.
bv ,hnt calamity Ind 50 mnscI unnu
Tla,nor,s .nrrn,v tb,t I had 49, !. w:rn
made it mine. | bowed my head breath
lug PRAYER for her. then. leaning, against
,L,. trnul Of a 1rr. wLoSn leaves 20 jnnrr,
,yorlr1 .haJe 10 thr carrf,llly. nnitivnf.i
family ;ncln.nr.. my ey.s f.i, nron III,
crave Thrr, wore hcantilul aowers fad.
| n,, nn.r il wbinh sam. frinn1,,. hand lad
Inil ,hnr. withiu a DIV nr tv, ,Tan nr Gf
trrn ,niuntes NAV havs nass.5 in rrver;.
theu. ~ ! arose to Jcnnrt. I toni, nm n fad
inc hud ~ two and a suri'r of nyrtIe. Mac
;, in, ,hrm IN my vost .norlTt "a riv, Eln,no,
unon nv return. Ns | steamed to nathcr
. them. / ncrcriyed tho imnriut Of y ehiII',
! foot her. and thrre. all ahont the Grave
d, t;nr ;n,nr;,,t in tLo f-osL ,nnlI 49, Of .,,.
i; toIJline LaLe whose little feet had hnrJI,
Learned tn .,naIv themselves
TLere weye one or two marks of q wo
| mans slender shoe. bnt it was the infw
feat which in,rn...a r,s II flashed nnn,
| me what female frnrc it WA, which In,
seeu uitin, away AS approacheI NOM
i, that recalled IT, even recognized tn,
} tall, slender form; with the slight stoop o
, the shoulders, of which had obtained bu
a half glance. | hastily pursued the patI
. she had taken: but INV haste was behint