Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-03-04

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tions infinitely; and let me be apprised
the moment you see change either
one way or the o'her: and Sd would
glide softly back to her own apart.
ments. where she would sit by the fire
with a screen in her hand. for she was
always careful Of her complexion. and
muse on what might come to pass in
case Sir Philip should not recover
With my savings AMI his fathers, Gas
/ ton would be tolerably we'll oil. aud
could afford TO make a very decent Ii =
urc in London society lie would 90
into parliament. Of course. when lie
had sown his wild oats and there is no
reason why he should not marry into
the peerage: and then Well.
7 well.
But Sir Philip >pencelaugh although
I thus neglected in one instance, was not
left entirely q the care Of hirclngs
| The watchiul eve and tender hand of
/ Frederick were ever neaf him. She
had a room fitted up for herself close
70 his own. that she might be always
on the spot AMI her loving face was
tn first that met Iii, gazc when his
feeble senses ilicAcrci back to con
scionsncss Of earthly things. He
blessed her as he lay thus. aud called
her his own, his darling. They were
the first words he hal spoken for many
weary days and nights ani frrlcrica
hal 10 hurry ont that she might give
way IN solitude 10 the rush Of happy
tears that sweilcd up from her heart
Nearly FIVE month, hal passed since
Frederick gave that promise TO her un-
Gle that She would try 70 lo,l upon Mr..
Duplcs~is with more favourable eyes,
and grant him an opportunity ofplca1-
inE hi cause in person. II was 4
promise that was reprntcd of as span
A. made and, Il We have already
the Canadian derived so slight a
vantage from tn permission aoc
him. that hc wa- fain to pa. it
geiher "a though il hal never been
given. anl await the quiet processes Of
TIM. which. when ASST, t,.l by VII, own
sklllful hv-play might work spm,
change IN his favour, rather than work
some change in hi, flyolr. rather than
friEhten hi~ beautiful quarry hy BOIL
rn-h ami . lp-c her al once aui fo-
ever. He hal cpn-ru - play n pa
ticnt gam. lib th, fill expectation 5T
ultimately winning IL - accustomed
hal b" been 10 winning such delicate
ha-ar H., sometimes almost without an
effort. THAT, rr- long tln.. no pp.~l-
hllitv IN failure wa suffered tn c,uud
ht~ ininl bui az length 1t BEGAN To
dawn dimlv nn him and it wA>
tarIEht that trurlri hn M th- qn X
with sort uf savage soreness, -that hr
had been struggling all this tim.
against barrier az lcc. before whp,c
clear coldnrs- all his petty wilc~ anl
-tratagcin-. ami little lovr-maklns art.
withercl Ike cNotics before the breath
~ winter. Admiration FIR his manv
brilliant qualities. Frederick might AMI
dil feel. She was Young, and had =
considerable fund Of enthusiasm to
draw upol; ani she could nn. hrin
liking this mau who shDne ont ,p eup.-
rlor L. thc ordinary ruck ofti~ltpr, At
b-.arr- Ihen. again. he haI large
claim M her gtatitnir from dill, fnt ot
having riSked his own life u save that
Of her uncle il was 4 deed that invest
81 him n her eyr, with sprt Of hero-
~ halo, through which many mJr-
faults than he allowed T. l.. visible un
the surface wonl'l have pale aul grown
dim. Bat granting Dnpl,~~,, all
these point, Ill hi, favour. an ~ one
was morc capable than he Of making
the most Of them. the great indsputa-
hle fact still remained. that H. fplni
himself utterly unable to advance III
her good grace. bcvonl that epizn Of
vantage 10 which hc hal 50 patiently
worked his way. hut which he ha Att
along merely looked upon in the light
Of Il stepping-stouc To something hi III
cr. 1t him venture int Step b-von
it-ani now and then hc dil - Ven
turo. trea1ing delicately and with eau
tion-anl srraightwav the barrier Of
icc rose up before him, ami h. fen back
he hardly knew how or why. aud with
a bitter sense Of humiliation and defeat
working within him. Yes. i've months
had come and gone since that bright
summer afternoon on which Sir Philip
Npencelaugh told him Of the promise
which he had wrung from his niece. ami
the game seemed still As far from be-
ing won as ever. His patience was
worn out at last he was growing des-
pcratc something must be done, and
that Immediately. for the demon of i'm
pecuniosity was knocking loudly at his
door. lie would make one last bold
effort, assisted by the baronet to win
his beautiful prize and then-whv.
then. he were unsuccessful he would let
her 20. and trouble himself no further
about the GRAPES he could not reach
There were other grapes. not bad fruit
hy ans means, As such things 90. with
in his reach for the plucking; would il
not be wiser in him quietly to accept
this other fruit, and make tn best of
il. rather than waste further precious
time on what was so evidently unat-
tainab,e. There was Lady Winter
mere, for instance, just hone from the
German Spas a widow well lowered
and still, at forty years Of age. passa-
bly, handsome, who looked with favour
able eyes on the handsome Canadian
and was by no means indisposei to en-
COURAGE his attentions. As the hus-
band Of her Ladvship, even though her
jointure were tied up beyond his reach,
ard as the master Of Oakthorpe Grange.