Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-01-24


that do but pain her, yet speak them
must, feeling myself in part to blame, It
was not till / came hither that knew of
these recent misfortunes.'
They said;' replied Amise in true sp:r-
it Of comslatiOn that the disease must needs
have advanced. aud that our dear hoEored
fathers days would lave been short even
without She could speak no further.
Aud WIS it his death that so changed
Mrs. Lynch /! asked Sir Walter kindly.
All no sir: it had hecoin. before said
Amisc. Ever since we heard that hope of
thu Elizabeth was given up. her mind hath
been a~tray. She watch on Mr.. Lynch us
dry"trdIy as ever. nursrd him day and
night hut had no menlnry fur aught eiae.
aud seemed .ver To he expecting her son
to return II little hoy from fishing. Since
she hath ncrm II widow. sha has grOwu into
"a strange indifference. and 1t she knows
our faces. she scarce answcres Us. but ever
ever spins on with her flax, and talks
ever Of the first shirts she thinks to make
Of it for Mark
.Alacli, poor lady lamented Sir Walter.
.My i,or Stafford was ever counted hy the
s,.ii"rs to he one I" ,hus, captains :" strung.
" haunted by i'll luck III spite "f many
g,fts and much prndnce. Scouting the
su,rr.t.lioa as l did, ittl. guessed .t the
evil fortune he wo.d hrlug "n my g".d
nei. lhnrs house AID yet. .nrtiI,nks the
sruwar,ls i.i, v,iNl was strong III !our,-
yonr cousin ,.Ir.ay.'
There was that loatllc,l,' sighed A mise
to herself hut 1t Was all hreathe,l III one in
ariculatc sigh. and she answered mourn
fully. No; il was II" fault Of poor Ca tain
S,ulrorLs Ah Sir Walter, YOU WHO
know those a as. see you any hope May
they not have rounded the worl,l like Sir
| Francis Drake, and be Yet on their wav!.
4 can scarce entertain that hope, fair
MISTRESS sadly said Raleigh. stafford
was no man to transyress his Instructions
50 widely for giory's sake Moreover. I
have heard ti,llngs from IL freshly returned
vessel that weigh heavy on me- He paas
ed.
They cannot he worse than our forebod-
ing fantlv but eagerly said Anise.
Then It must he told said Raleigh
The Captain Of the Gainful Mariner
came Yesterday to Drake and me with It'd
inCs that he had fallrn Oh the hull Of y ship
that he fully balieyes to he the Elizabeth.
living off u reef of rocks some ten days
sail from the Azores. He searched the
rocks. but found 10 living man there
No living uan = repeated Amlse.
"Ay, for he found two recent cOrpses of
English sean,en, lightly buried in sand,
with rocks rolled overi it. as might be done
by men destitute of TOOLS
"Thcn the others
Mark you, Mistress Anisc, they had
not persisted. for il SO som" least had
ain unburied They mus have been
laken off by some sl,p.-Spanish or
English that il the question:
A,nise could almost have reechoed the
question with IL scream. SO mOmentOusui id
sh. well know it to he. Was it all ignon
ininus dea tn or liberty! But lighter
VOICES c,me in.-"Spanish or English =
Sir Walter, are you the man to put that
query :"
AndAmise, presently walking from the
whirl of e,notion. found that the hospitable
gentry of the borders Of Dart,nOur were
pressing upon Grace their invitations to
bring her mother and A'nise farther in
land Every one was explaining the
various arrangements for driving the cat.
tie IN to the moor, and for the women and
children to betakc themselves t0 its valleys
on the first alarm of actual landing. aud
every vehicle. from the May0ress oi Ply
mouth coach down to the hunblest cart
on country farm. seemed to be ready to
he nut in reQuisition. Even Sir Walter
Raleigh and Mr.. Kirkham,. thougI, without
the least alarm least Phillip lis Invasion
should ultimately succeed. thought the
lonely mouth OF the Leamy might be
tempting for those sudden undisciplined
desc.nts. most terrible Of all for the
unprotected, and strongly urged on Grace
that she should bring her moIher out ot
reach Of the danger.
81. If there be need, it should he done;
thanks. my Kind uncle" said Grace but
scarcely as yet. There would be more
certain danger to my mother IN attempting
to move her. and, even were it not so, an
untimely fight would dishearten our
tenants"
There spoke the Queens true subject
said Mr.. Kirkham, grasping his niece's
hand; "you are right. Grace; flee not
VIXEN no man pu:sucth We at Ply.
mouth, and Hawkins and the rest OF Us on
the look out at the Settles. wall send you
ample notice ii there should be pressing
danger.
Lack day" sighed q mincing' Rut,
t~riug young dame, whose high crowned
hat aud yellow laced farthingale, with o
hoop extending from her m"Ur pony's All
to his nose. wildly initiating Lady kalelgns
of last year; "you have the heart OF
lion. Mistress Grace; / should die on the
spot if l thought the villain Spaniards were
within hundred miles Of me could
not sleep sound for single night down
there on the cOast. l call it q stu. What
eau render her 80 headstrong, Amise !"
Fears for our mother," said Amlse.
"Onr mother She IL none Of yours,
repeated the bride; You are not bound to
her or to Undercliff Come up to US.
Amise; We have plenty Of young sparks
forever with us, aud are as merry as the
day ia long, with music and dancing to
drive fear away! Aud my brother Harry
would be your devoted servant. All -
Fur Amise, taking advantage OF some
movement apnnug the hnrses. had slipped
out of her young lajyshp's neighborhood.
aud as on the other side Of Mr. kirkham's
broad back.
The lady however. ratified on to
Raleigh; " All! poor little Amise Colyton
kunws not what nlanners are, and no Won
der, humping toreyer IN that aarrow hole.
So fair aud wealthy ~ she is. too ! One
would have deemed herself we'll quit OF so
lubberly II fplluw AS Mark Lynch; hut they
do say that the sailor gentleman I'D stolen
| her heart. and belike he did. for sport must
have been soaut At Underclitt. However,
be that ~ It may. it's mere folly to ut IN
a corner weeping over split cream, ana
Grace Lynch ought y t ta he 90 selt-seex
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