Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-10-18
The man in tho corner sat unite still
When it was over he shrugged his sbould.

"Wo'vc lived and loved together
Through many a changing year,,
1t was new tune, and wanted practic,
Iperhaps.
The train jarredand started slowly; til,
gloved exquisite, waiting hackmen, bag
gage masters, coffee counter and station
walls slid back; engine house, and prison
towers, and labryin,ll Of tracks slipped by
lumber and shipping took their place, wit!
clear spaces between, where sea and SIX,
shone through. The speed of the trail
increased with sickening sway, oil,
wharves shot past, with the green waite
sucking at their Hers: the city shifted b.,
and out of sight.
"Wc've liyedand loved together,
played Tommy. in little plantivc wall.
"Coni5und the boy" Harmon pushed
up his hat with a jerk, and looked out o
the window. The night was colnming on
A dull sunset lay low on the water, burn
Ing like baleiirc through the snaky trai
of smoke that went wrcathing past the cal
windows. Against lonely signal house.
and little deserted beaches the water wa.
splashing drearily; and playing monotonou.
base, to Tommy's wall:
| A"o"SN "shy NHthsItS year.
1t was nuisance. this music in the cars
Why didn't sombody stop it! What did
the child mean by playing that! They
had left the city far behind now. lie won.
dered how far. lie pushed up the WIN
dow fierccly, venting the passion of the
music on the first thing that came in his
way, as men will thrust his head out to
look back. Through the undulatins smoke
out in the pale gimmer from the sky he
could see low, red toungue of land. COW
cred with the twihklng Of lighted homes
Somewhere therein among the quivering
warmth, was our
What was that boy about now! No.
"HOmc, sweet h0me" But that was what
Tommy was about.
They were lighting the lamps now in the
car, Harmon looked in the conductors
face, as the slckly yellow flare struck on it
with a curious sensation. lie wondered il
he had a wife and five children; if he ever
thought of running away from them; what
he would :hink Of man who did; what
most people would think; what she would.
Shc--ah, abe had that all to find out yet.
There's no place like home
said Tommy's little fiddle.
Now this fiddle of TOmmy's NAV have
had n crack.or n in it. and cannnt assert
,hat Tomnsy neyer strucl, n false notc. hnt
man in The corner was not fast;iions as n
mns;c cr;t;c tJ,e s;ckIy l;ght was A;cl,er;,~
tbron,rl, ,l,o car. ,hn ,niy,r ~, .,ho W
dats vas nu,r..o,t of .,y,,t, the train wac
i,,,.,,. ,,t,, ,,,, Lai.,r,l.
lnn,I,. y.s, ,,h;ch was 5yiug f,s ,,n,,, an,
th.r,: ,non ,hn ss.,. and i i . f,.t ,I,,, h;s
l,ot v.,.,t .ln,,i,. J,',,,, ovsr hi. f,o. ,,r.;n
and his fac. went slowly down nnnn his'
arm.
There. in the lighted home ont upon the
flats, that had ariltcd by fureyer. she sat
"aI.'Hs now was , ABOUT @ hu''nn,, ,ne ,E' nm ~
" So i" "
wonder li'tie W'lere nc Was: Was s., sue IVA was
he'Pns '''e YEA n'' "',' 'e', '''1 e''''"
,e'l 'o' ~ 'ouo" i '"''i ','n' 1 t.'N' sne
liaa set Tue ,ah'e c anu o.a" '"c I,''.as
,to .Hs r'ro - @ rh" haLr ,,,s f,.t,;,,r~,be
h.I,r ,"I S,p, a,va,s frc,,nJ towards n;ght,
J .h'. $685., "', ".aIlin,r aI,,t w;th him w.,l;n@
,..., ,,o,.,, anT vonl,i, s;n,r;nc nnw and
Than U.r f,ca in thc lirht was worn and
, .nc. ,n e' ,rI' ,"I' Il. ~. n, wa, ,arl She
wa. n.' trr;nr '"v % :" hu"h H." hovs teasing for
,i'a; w.; .. mo W -. ,,m ~ w,,;t f..w
,';nn. s"ffoi oni,. faT' m,;mrtos II. wonlL
.I'. -. 81. e,,.a ~ ,,,. ~,
suiei' pe He'o '"e,' Sno "o.'" f"' .'@
,jn,; with Mar b,nls, Annie's hands were
not, no, ,noo ." ,I;,",ra;soJ ~ shmt out the
i;',tt H"t V"Cv ot"l,;nn w,,nh;nr
III .h;,Jra"e e, ewnniJ "s an, 3ho;r s,,,or. tho
,.,in ronIJ s,anJ rntonohaJ w;t,, b;s
oIa;r i, ;ts n,.eo. s,;ll Oh. wonlI ~n r. the
vi"1 u"'iow ~, nr and f s,anJ watch;ny waichinr ne W
O. rho lono NIGHT that she mutt stand watch.
ing, and the days' and the wears.
"Home, sweet home"
played Tommy.
By.and- by there was no more Of Sweet
Home"
.lIow about that cove with his head lop
ed down on his arms!" spcculated Tommy
with buisness-likc air.
He had only stirred once. then put his
f,co dawn oc,in. Int he was awake. awake
IN or.ry n,.rv. and and listniuy IN IN.
vary curve of his fingers. Tommv knew
fth., ~ b.;ng mart of his trade bow IN
use his ewes.
The sweet, LOYAL passion OF the music
II ,voull t,ka worse nlayiny than Tommv's
to dn''e the sweet, loyal passion out ef An
ME Laurie-grew above the din ot the train
"Twas here thatAnnie Laurie
Gave Inc her promise true"
She used to sing that. though the man
ms othet Ah"'c VI MS o"n' WY, snr
""oo Unw he had loveI her, Ycs. She
~ ',e5 30 .,,',, flo, ,,h.r Ia. wan, 70 500 b.r
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