Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-02-18

tunate thing, everybody declared.
that Mr.. English was not in the hab-
1t of keeping money or other valua-
bles in his writing-desk and that be-
yond having his desk broken open,
and nis letters and papers tossed abou
no harm had been done. The he ad
constable gave it as his opinion, to
a small circle of private friends, that
the whole affair bore the mark of q
praciised London hand, and that be-
tore the winter was over they would
probably hear OF other attempts. no
great distant away. A shudder ran
through Normantord at these tidings
the inhabitants of which became all
at once very particular in looking af-
ter the fastcniogs of thcir doors and
windows. those people being, as a
rule, the most careful in that respect
who had the least to lose. Mrs Jake
way had famors time Of it, YOU
may be sure. She lad no less than
eighteen invitations to tea at differ
ent houses in the course of the TOUR
weeks following the attack; and Il
little china shepher lncss, which had
been broken bv the fall OF the what
not. was looked upon with much in
tercst wherever she went. But DAYS
and weeks passcl away without af-
tording any clue to the pcrpctrator of
the offence. and the topic was gr du-
ally worn thrcadbare by much discus
sioa, and fell silently into the back
ground, yielding place to the more
immediate interests OF the day.
A. before stated, Normantord was
six miles from any ilway; but u
rude iwo-horsc omnibus, built for
travelling over heavy country roads,
ran twice day to Dukes lIiH Station,
eight miles away. to meet the morn
Ing and evening mail trains. John
Englis having certain business TO
transact NJ the other end Of the county,
started ono bright frosty morning by
the mnc o'clock bus from Norman
ford. Abou, a mile out OF thc.own,
they stopped T. take u passenger.
who mounted t. the root, and took
the vacant scatnc joan, and PROV
cd 10 be none other than Mr. Brack-
enbrldgc the chemist, also ON his way
70 the station at Dukes Hill. The
two men greeted each other with
hearty goodmorning to any one not
absolutcl : hi. enemy, John English
would have done 0 less. lie dis
liked Breckenridge, and woul. have
/ -onc.o ayo,flile <l.sNf l.;- .-.,- ~-,.-
,iav 80, uvcn aDic alto sethcr Ia shlrA
the intimacy which the other was 50
evidently ,lcsirous Of forcing upon
him for it not unfrcqucntly happen
cd that in going 10 or returning from
the town to his lodgings. he would be
oycrtakcn by Breckenridge, who al
WAYS accommodated his pace 10 that
7 Of John for the remainder Of the way
I and unless man J. an absolute bear.
/ he must IN such case speak when
| he is spoken 10, even though his re-
I plies he confined 10 monosvllnblcs.
Then. again. John had been indebted
10 the chemist for finding hima trust
worthy man TO carry his apparatus
when pho;ographing about the coun-
try. There was further bond be-
/ tween them-the bond which unites
/ two men who are smoker, and capa-
bic Of approaching good cigar. On
| two occasions, the chemist had sent
Hannah into Cliff Cottage, with his
compliments. and would Mr.. English
obligc him by accepting dozen
weeds OF choice brand: and when
your ncxt-door neighbour does that,
wha, can you dc but accept the favour
with thanks? SO, on the present oc
casion, John and Breckenridge, sit
ting side by side on the top Of the
bus, entered into conversation readily
and at once.
Normanforl lies in valley, as
does also, despite its name. tie sta
ton at Dukes Hill. The hill itself
is about mile away to the north.
and must be crossed by a road, which
winds right over its summit, before
the railway can be reached. From
the highest point Of this road. there
is one OF the finest views in all Monks
shire and here the bus always hllts
for three minutes, for the double pur-
pose Of breathing the horses. and
giving the passengers time to admire
the extensive prospect. From one
particular spot, aglimpse of the sea can
be obtainedover break in the ridge Of
intervening downs, and this view was
pointed out by Breckenridge to John.
The sky was so unclouded this morn.
ing, and the atmosphere so clear and
free from haze, that the distant line
where sky and sea met was barely
distinguishable.
sWhat is the name of that little
island out there to tie east: sand
John. Il have seen it several times
in my rambles along the shore. but,
have never learned name.
THAT is the isle of lnchmallow,
said the chemist. 1T lies three miles
from the mainland. You have never
visited it. | suppose