Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-08-09
A Glimpse in the Rear.

'SO YOU WouIu IlkC 10 Uc OWCc-DOy, LOT
few weeks said lawyer Steele, looking
up from his papers.
Ury Sitter turned his cap in his hands,
with d0wncast eyes.
Il should, sir but I was speaking for
Davie Simmons he heard about the place
first.
And is Davie as nice boy as you arc
said the lawyer, with an approving glance
at Ury's trim figure and clean collar.
Hes very nice boy, said TRY. bes-
itating.
The sharp lawyer was quite sure he was
keeping something hack.
We'll. is he strong. and handy, and
quick Why didn't he come to see me
hinself!'
He ia lame. air. said Try with regret
full candor. and it tired him to walk SO far
50 said I'd cone for him.
Lame exclaimed lawyer Steele, sharp
ly. well, that's an end Of the NATTER
What did the jackanapes suppose l want
cd Of him. to perch him on a shelf for an
ornament? No. l want q pair of legs
that can run crrands from morning till
night. if necessary.
Try 10 ,ked distressed.
Il think YOU would like him sir.
The lawyer shook his head. You are q
good. true friend, said he. more pleasant
~, but Dayie would be Of no use to me-
l should like to engage you in his place.
Try hesitatcd and delurred.
i don't know what Davic will think
Perhaps if he had COME hinself-.'
1T would have made no difference, in
terrupted lawyer Steele so. shall we
call it Il bargain Here take an orange,
my boy. while you're making up your
mind.
Thank you, said Try, 4 won't eat it
now. will take it to my little brother !;
he is so fond Vi oranges.
The old lawyer beamed upon him more
genlally still.
Here's another for your brother. my
fine fellow. aud. az tor that matter, you
may as well take one to lame Uavie, too.
Now. good morung. Yon may como to
morrow bright and early,
Try bowed very respectfully, and tn nix
ed HIN; but he wiped his iace With his red
bordered handkerchief, tultered something
;ibous poor Davic, aud went out seem
ing more grleved over Davies crushed
hopes. than elated with his own good for
tune.
"A 6ne boy, said lawyer Steele to eli
ent
"A promising boy returned Squire Up
ton. aDsently.
But Mr.. Fred, the lawyers son, looked
ai.er the retreatlng figure. and said 10th
ing, but thought great deal.
The fact aus that Fred, who had been
out of town on so.ne business for his ia
ther. had that morning. just returned by
h,,r, .,f
he had been whlrlcd thIongh great many
places, some large and so,ne small. and as
Is generally the case in this mode of trav
cling. had made acquaintance with II great
many backd00rs. all. kitchen gardens.
Now this he had found ,ery curious, and
far ff0m uniuteresting. The houses SEEM
I'd to have thrown oft their mask and their
company manners, and revealed them
selves in their real life and true charac-
tiers. What hypocrites some OF them
were For instance, how was he aston
ished when he whirled past Mr.. Barker
house, in the next towu. He knew it by
its cuppla. and side glimpse Of the bay
windows. the most pretentiOus house with
in ten miles And he remembered that
on the street, it stood in asp0tless. white
dress. with its brown granite feet planted
decorously and neatly before it, its shut.
tiers bowed. and frnged curtains dropped
like eye-ids in the langOur of most gen
teel repose But ah, in the rear, what u
contrast What chaos and confusion.
ghinpses of ash heaps, rubbish of broken
glass and rusty nails, crops of burdOck and
thistle, crazy fences, and general diseom-
fort
Fred smiled, in sritc of himself; he
should never drive up to that s.n, 9th from,
again without thinking what an old hum
bug it was
'Ah, sighed he. for he was studying to
be lawyer. with his father. III there
were only some way OF getting a glimpse
at people in the rear.
He was still revolving this idea, as he
came into the office just in time to hear
the talk between Try and his father, and
very strangely, this frank self-sacrficins
boy, this trim. dccorous little building not
made with hands. rcaiindcd him of Mr..
Bankers double faced house.
We have only had IA front view Of Urs
Sitter, I'm almost certain, he said to him.
self, leaning from the window aud then
with u sudden impulse he seized his hat
and hurried after the boy.
Pm sorry my father was so hasty abou,
Davie, he began. Il knew lame boy
once. who Jumped around about. as spry
as anybody, and was the most faithful fell
low in the world, Now DON'T despair. you
seem so hrnkcn hearted about the decision
that have made up my mind to intercedc
for You both. Eve IL great deal of iufu.
ence with my father. and I'm pretty sure
can make him take Davie yet
There WIS il great CONJUNCTION in Ury's
smooth face He turned away his head.
hat nut quite quick enough. 1t seemed as
aud FreJ's keen eyes saw that a great
load of disap pointment. sclislncss and ali
ger was hastily carted to the rear.
" hen it was all safely dumped out Of
sight, as Try hoped, he turned again to
Mr.. Fred,
You are very kind sir, he faltcred. II
! it won't give you too much trouble
Not the least in the world When |
see boy so generous and unselfish, want
to encourage him all can.
Try smiled in Il sickly way.
| All, see that puor woman, with her baby,
by the hedge, cried Fred, suddenly =
She looks as if she hadn't tasted norsel
to. day How delighted she'd be with one
of those oranges!
Try coiored. Yes. but one is Davies,
you know. and one is
yes, interrupted Fred, i was so pleas
ed when you wanted to give yours to your
little brother. But you forget father gave
you three; enc is your own yet, and you
can do whatever your good heart tells You