Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-10-21
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i And to this discrimination did she adj
here. Nell was Astonished to fluid =,
much firmness in that gentle spirit; bu
50 weak and dwhbIing was she tina
Nell in alarm nndresscd and laid her in
the bed rs one would do with q child
still. before she laid her sorrowing heae
npon the pillow she made Nell promis,
that she would not write.
The months rolled ou--slowly to poo,
Msggie, who bid her secret SO well thai
none guessed it; slowly to other sad
hearts but quickly TO happy lovers and
bright souls. Another summer bloom
ed, and the earth again brought forth
her beauties. To Maggie every opening
flower gave a fresh .pang. though each
pang was a hidden one Her ctIaracte,
developed more and more: her secre,
sorrow added 10 her pure aud delicate
nature the very thing il nee led.
II was a lovely afterno IN in June
Nell was in the parior, half doing over
some fine stitching. when step on the
piazza reused her, and the nexi moment
| plump little Doctor Blythe tro;ted in.
lie dropped into an easy chair aud said
wiiha sigh of satisfaction, "Plessau,
room this
Nell continued TO siitch and almost
| doe; the Doctor meditated. and did il
with his eyes fixed on the win low: his
gaze abscntly fell on the corner Of the
piazza, but after moment his look
frightened, and showed that he noticed
."V ~ ~ ".'"Ncu wv "ihAle oeatned
y, ~, 80 nli'i ~ an instant more he
','u' ~ Ven "'ohcu up ihluirih@iV
- .,.i i'' ."' .rr r"' H,o' a'''i 'nen ou, oi
'"e "ilio" tne Dostor explained:
was 'n'nA'"S o'. liltie JOKE OF
h,hu,
'a' Wa 1t a'Ac" Neil' In rath-
~ ''"'
~ i'oc.pr' IN an ahi,nAieh voice. re-
'"''' '''' ''''ie '''' ~ h's stah'iIhS on
th' pl"hha one niSht the previous sum
,htr, "heh Nci >tone put bouquet III
~ pu.sH' "'i ~" ~, t'he Doct"r)
l"rth"ith changed the mower bouquet
10, one Oh grasses.
Nt'' 'isue'icu with indifference. Mag
@'e IiIa never mentioned what she did
win 'he ooulue,' ana Ne!i TOOK 1t Tor
SFtt''eu 'nat she kept u.
i"e DOCTOR continued; Inc Whole
mug 1sa- go'i JOKE nose npwers
went throush 80 many hand'; ! won
itf never tpli Nol ~ T. out had sone
ou,y cares about that time, and 1t went
nut ol my ulhi. u'u KNOW wherc
Neu zone snt thc mowers; put stole
thch rom MN, TOOK them home, and
JIm Masters stole the middle out.
Neti picked up her ears "Ine mid
| d!e SAID she
les reptIed thc Doctor ne told
me o' IL aiter"ard: SAID the middle
came out-"a' made up separate from
the rest lie took on the middle and
gave Il 10 ion Harding 10 stick III ms
coAt-'" YOU see Nru stone had the
n'Wers one tro Jln, hFee; Tom,
foHF-!our pur- nt hands they passed
through added the Doctor, triumph
ahtiN-
! Nei! sat hFca.hle-s' out -he kept her
! eve down ana stitched on while say
lh9' cirtieH,iF' nat hlhu OF MOWERS
were they D'ctor!
Lo' me see said the Doctor. re,
! Hn'ti'tiF' iea-r'>e' no, nave II
M''--ro-es rrmemp r jim SAID there
was moss round the roses and mos
! r'hni the stems ior IL seems there wa
.'inc moss wrapped around the stems
Thought n "a good idea.
Nc!i madc no repiN; she unierstoo'
tilh ~ some way frcd mad seen Tom
wan ne uuiuckF howcr-ih hi~ tntf. anu
hti tAken y ior granted thL Mag"
hii gwen the!n' -A1ter ~ lm"ht -ilt
-ad' ~ ~pr,S itiI .o""'. y # 5r
YOU ilte Whn :; "i may VI sure
tlii Tue D3c'or ana. Ma ptsci
~ 'na'a' ,,ti'i 1''ii''ru ~ ne = %
''.,-.,'l ~ ~ - " go
| So p, -. .I -
..D,nt tIo'' h.. m,,.o1r.1 ~, P
~ marIu,Iade wa. known far ,nJ
| wide .raau stay +, To-. :. S,ii ~. h.
yuilin@ Neil ..and yon II IN h,v,. h,.t, I
The D ,.rnr scttlcd hiin.alf I'M ~ ,re
comfortably IN his ch,ir anl ,jj h4
would. Nell went Otto live ,iir.r;ioIs.
and III a few minnie, return,l III,
seated herself near tn D,.,,r Ana c,,n.
mcured a drsnIfnrv conversation tAn,
after a Inn, worked r,und 10 Fred H4;.
ley--how pleasant he wa, and "a to,th
! Have Won eyer written IN hin, D,c.
| tor,' asked Neil
| NO reuIied he..n.yer thonobt or /,
and dnu't know his dir.cti,, ,;t,ar
You know he wrote once 10 Ola Nr.
Johnson where he boarded-the 81
soul wa. very fond Of him, t.u he,
thnt he had arrived. bnI h.. o,ya h, N.
rertion'
! .You ought to write, said Sell. he'd
| he deI;ab,cd N hear knoy anI ,nu
cnuld ti,rct the Ietter ~ The c,re nf NJ; !
! u,rla in Ny York Who wnnld s.nl !,
| ~ him
-
| .,, ne "ou'u' i,piieu ,ne Doc-
t"l III W. VIZ, SUM o',' rfei was
lish' sooo 'e'io"'
! III not stop TO re'ate the whole con-
vereauou.. II Is enough to say that Nssi
! who was really nanGnvercr, did de-
cend to that; and 50 bllndiolded and led
| the worthy little Doctor that tho rcsul,