Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-02-04

Neas. uc itit Tic SouutiN, ahu uas ~
been heard of in this neighbourhoo
since
Do you remember his name!' sal,
John.
To be sure. His name was Jere
miah. or Jerry, as he was more com
monty called
But the surname!' urged John.
'Ah, there ! confess I'm at fault,
said Mr.. Edwin. after a minute or tw,
Of silent cogitation. 1t was rather al
uncommon name, I'm sure but
.krcefe' broke in Miss. Edwin hastily
and then went on knitting.
.Ah. to he sure said her brother
The fellows name was jeremiah
kreefc.'
Was he married!' said John.
Yes. lie brought his wife with hin
when he came here, and took her away
when he went.
Any family
'No-none.' said Miss Edwin sharp.
ly. considering perhaps. that it was
within her province TO answer such q
question.
stay a moment, Janet, my dear.
saii Nr. Edwin with lifted forcfnger.
Have you forgotten what told you
when came back from Liverpool z
No, have not forgotten, ans
wered Miss. Edwin 'but | still hold
TO the opinion that did then, that it
was not the child of DIR. krccfe and
his wife whom you saw.
The child might have been put
out to nurse, you know, without any
one in this neighbourhood being
aware Of it. said her brother.
a most unlikely thing replied
Miss Edwin. III the child were
their own. what necessity existed for
any concealment OF the fact? Be
sides. remember to have heard
Mrs. krcetc say more than once.
that she thought her husband would
love her more, and be better man,
il there was only pretty baby-face
to entice him home Of an evening. -
No, YOU may rely upon it, Gustavus
the child whom you saw was not
their own.
Then yon incline to the belief
said Mr.. Edwin. that it was the
child of some relative or friend
whom they were taking over with
them for reasons best known to them
selves
Il cannot think otherwise. ans
wered the little lady.
This dialogue was listened t. BY
John English with breathless inter-
est. Il havca a particular reason. he
said. for wishing 10 know all that
can now be learned respecting the
an,ece,lents ot this man. PRAY, OBJ
ligc me by giving me whatever par
ticulars you can rccollect OF the lit
tie incident just spoken Of by YOU.
Willingly replied Mr.. Edwin !;
but there is really nothing worth
telling. IIowcvcr-to begin at the
bcginning-krccic and his wife had
been about two years at Normantord,
when it was given out that they were
about to ernigratc and sure enough,
few weeks later, the house was shut
up. and we were told that they were
gone. The fact of their going did
not make much impression on my
mind, the acquaintanceshlp between
Us being cf the most distant kind ;
besides which, was busy just then
fitting out my boy Jack, whose mind
was firmly bent on going TO Austral-
ia About week or nine DAYS at-
ter the departure of the krcetes from
Normaniord, | found myself at
Liverpool with Jack in tow. Well
sir, saw my boy safely IN board
ship, took my last grip of his hand,
saw the vessel he was in fairly IN
der weigh, and was walking slowly
along among the docks and basins,
for l lost my way going back, but
felt Just then in adisconsolatc a mood
to care wither was wandering, when
cab drew up few PAGES before me
from which, much to my surprise,
there deccnded Mr.. and Mrs. Kreete
and child, boy, apparently about
five years of age. They did not see
mc, and in the humor in which then
was, l did not care to go forward and
make myself known. waited a
few minutes, and saw their luggage
hoisted on board, and themselves
cross the gangway, and disappeared
below decks, and then came away
Janet and | have talked the matter
over many times since that day, but
| don't ever recollcct that we have
ever spoken of it TO any one but
YOU: YOU see it was no business
of ours
John had listened to this narration
with the deepest interest. Mr.. Ed
win spoke again. Il remember he
said, that kreete's death was report
ed here several years ago. ard tina,
MIS-. Winch went into mourning
avowedly on his account.
Was there not something pecul-
lar said john something out o.
the common way, in the appearance
of this DR.. Kreefe
He walked with limp, one o
his legs icing shorter than the other,