Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-01-21

portance rs he watched his wife NOV
ing about the house attending to his
minor comforts and then he sighed to
think of what little consequence, either
to his wife or any one else. could he
the trivial scraps of news he had To re-
tail. When everything was comforta-
bly, arranged, Jane drew her chair up
to the side of her husband, and waited
in silence for him to begin.
when got to the top of Lorrimers =
Brow" said Abel, Il could see Mr.,
Duplessis walking about the garden IN
front of the lodge, smoking cigsr ,
and was right well pleased to findthat
he wasn't from home. Well, when
got down to the house. | just looked in
over the sidc-gait, and touched my hat
to him. Want me. my good fellow r
says he. in his atiable, smiling way
and pieasanter way than he has with
him, 1t would be hard 10 find What
can | do for you,'' says he, holding his
head little on one side, and showing
his white teeth.-''I've come over from
kingsthorpe Station. Sir" SAYS |. and
I've got telegraphic dispatch for you.'
"A teiegraphic dispatch for me :" SAYS
he. opening his eyes very wide indeed.
50 that his eyebrows went up nearly to
the roots of his hair. Are YOU sure.
my good man, that you've come to the
right person Tits for Mr. Henri
Dnplessis Of Lilac Lodge" answered /;
"and believe that's YOU sir" That
me. without doubt, and nobody but me. :
he saiti $50 let us have 4 look at this
mysterious document" That's what
he called it, Janc--a mysterious docu-
ment So put my hand into my pock-
ct and pulled out the dispatch. and
handed it 10 him over the gate. He
stuck his cigar between his teeth, and
tooe both hands 10 the envelope. and
tor it open, and turned the paper t.
the light, for it was growing darklsh by
this tune. and read the message ; and
I'm sure, Jane, it was written in a.
plain and neat II hand as anybody need
wish 70 see. ~ that he could have had
no difficulty In making ID out
II never saw anvhuiv'- face change
( NJ suddenly A. the face ot Mr. Duplcs-
/ changed when he read that paper
/ You would have thought that old Dad
+ dy Death had twcakcd him ~uddcnl,
hN tile var. All the colour went ont NJ
I hls checks. ana lii features crampcd IL
~ moment, just like my grandfather
4 when IN lay a-iying. The cigar drop
pei from between his teeth. and Ii,
+ turned on me- with word which vot
4 would hardly like 10 hcar--a very
\ strong word, Iauc-and hi, white lip.
f seemed a. II they wanted 10 say some
F thing more. but couldn't and then Ii,
/ hung nj hI> cicnchci hand, above Iii.
! one of thc ailc77,-:.r"l,W q sight. dow!
out stirring tor matter of five minutes
Y tthuhlnr hc might iurhhc want 10 ,cnt
7 a rcPlyl. loungIng over the gait, anC
smiling the pleasant scent OF the ilow
\ cr-, anil then saw Nj Duplc,.l
\ standing uudcr the ycranlah. hcckon
/ ing me To 20 in; 50 opened the gate
and walked across the lawn. and fol
I lowed him into tile drawing
/ And then he told me to lit down. an,
/ asked ms whether would have gla-,
/ of sherry; ami when said had no Oh
/ lection, he poured me ont one. ant
/ held his case for me to pick q cigal
4 from, and was quite jolly and 20 agree.t
/ BILE, that could hardly believe It wa,
/ the same man | had seen only fiv,
minutes before looking 50 terribly
I white and ill. But he accounted fol
that naturally enough by saying. tina,
any sudden news, good or bad, always
| brought on an Old pain al his heart
| ftom which hc had suffered for wears
| Next we got talking about the tele.
| graph, and he asked me whether hadn't
some curious messages bv II at odd
| times ; but told him that kingsthorpe
was such quiet. out-ot-thc-wav place
that il did Very little business in that
| line, most Of the messages that did
come being on the railway company :
/ business. Then he asked me, what
security people had against their mes
sagcs being talked over and made pub
lie by the men at the station 10 which
| answered, that there was rarely more
than one person AT county station who
understands telegraphy, and that ne
was always person Of good character
and pleged To secrecy a 10 the mes
sages he might receive or despatch
and ! supposed something like the
same system was in use in large towns.
To this he answered by saying he was
sure that | for one might be trusted
with thousand secrets. and not whiS-
per word about any Of them; and
then he looked at his watch. and | took
that a a hint that it was time to 90
so emptied my glass, and babe him
good-evening, and was just leaving the
room, when he slipped couple Of half
crowns into my hand and laying his
white finger lightly on my shoulder,
says he: There's something for your
trouble in coming so far. Ill be at the
station tomorrow afternoon, as my sis
ter requests" Then with laugh 4:
See you go straight home, and don't
stop at the Green Dragon by the way :
and so he bowed me out quite grand
like and | walked back through the
little garden. with its pleasant smell OF
flowers and here l am.--But, Jane,
that Mr.. Duplessis is real nice gent
leman. and no miskake! For my part,
can't make out why you dislike him
so. It's not his fault, if he's fallen in
love with Miss. Frederica-no man i'll
his senses could be long near her with
out falling in love with her. Tn in
love with her. There what do you say