Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-06-29

stead. Five or six big lads volunteer
cd, for the fun of the thing Lucy
let them oat under pretencc Of seeing
what sort of a night it was. 1t was n
bitterly cold one, and dense raw fog
hung over the land.
What a bad night for Wilhelm's
ride, thought Lucy however, it's n
good road here from the market town,
aud he know. it well. It's half past
ten now; in an hour he will be here
Mind yourselves, lads she cried
aloud. as the six youths, noisy with
beer and dancing, set oil.
Never fear, Lucy answered one of
them. III have such lark Wen
ring the bells in your honor
No, no, don't.
indeed we will just you listen
Lucy was in hopes it was only a joke !;
II would be SO stupid if they did nit,
aud every one would wonder what it
meant. The bells never rang except
on Sundays or for some great event.
and the sound might puzzle Wilhelm.
But true enough some moments later.
first chime, then a second fell on the
air, and presently noisy, merry peal
mate itself heard above the din OF the
party in the kitchen. Four Of the
lads were bcll-ringers, 50 they knew
what they we're doing. and soon reg
ulnr swell of sweet church bells reused
the qUct village and electrified the
guests at Farmer IetcaIfc's. Lucy
repeated what the boys had said. Pco-
pie cried. All. BOYS will be boys and
went on with their fun.
The bells chimcd away; eleven
o'clock struck Mrs Metcalfe fdgeted
| unfortunately, one of the lads was her
own Jack, 50 that at the first hint of 4
hrraA-up every one voc.fcrously put
her down
'InoSc lads will want first a good
hdlnI, AMI then good roasting and
t"a~ting after their cold freak. wife.
>ati the Aosp,tabIc farmer
lnc clock hands stole along; Lucy
slipped cut unpercciycd Ia the barn
'i.nr. l. wa, cold and dark outside.
""'' LUG ha,t Auh- warm shaw! over
,,,' i"e hHi hpur struck no"
M.neim will he here. she thought
But n0 sound or sight oi him came.
r'N' minutes more passed she grew
impatient htteen' She grew cold and
i'''''''o!c twenty sht burst into
tears.
o'' AAd he iorSahen her Was this
sign hc no longer loved her, Why
"'d ne nnt come
va "!IheIh, llhe!m, where are
You Greet poor Lucy, laying her curly
,''A.' against Tue barn door, and sob
"'"S ai'nd.
! quarter y twelve ~trnck 1t would
Sou'@ 'oo !Ato.
AN' tHheEe "2> Nqhe.m all this
F''''''.'"' - - "''As''' WIN
o'' o''' y ~ t'ie C''Is i"erc nc iouhu
''''' S''''o'H'tS ha'l gone "foi'S win =
''"'i, So 'hstea'i OF returning As
usual "l lour CLOCK 70 Tue town. ne
"'"ie up MS 'h'hd 70 stop ialrr at the
III 'H1' ~ '"nE IL "' '"u'u
"'''" iooN ''Ne "'t h'Sh'' ne
S"l' !" h'ihse'i' ana my morse ana /
'Ai hid out way phhdlold up 10
''"ns''N y :" ABOUT S'N " ciocA' ana
e1s teA y the inn Just oeio" thc VI
iA@e' "''i "ait 'hete '.'' eleven
"oh'er "lat i up IN Lucy = cie'er
''l.c head ~
~ SIX 'h'cN olindihs ioS rose up
nom tue 7"aliPS. hc "oI men ieit !:
ithcim eXlih2uIsaed the candle IN ms
niue oiiIce. where he had been making
some caicutatlohs' ana mounted MS
sooi steed, hans.
Now Hans, ne saia, quick as you
can, uphill.
Hans did not Ike the iog any more
tAah his master, 50 he trotted oil fast
enough. Ihcv rode for many minutes
through the dense darkness. Wilhelm
thou 5ht.that Hans was extra active IN
gong np hlli so nlnoiy, and yet II did
not seem Ike riding up hui either
Had they got wrong! lie could soon
tell, Tor lew minutes more ought to
bring them TO steep, stony hill,
whence they could see the village
ii5hts. Hall an hours more easy rid-
my convinced both Hans and Wilhelm
that they were wrong Hans stopped
suddenly ana Snorted.
Yes, yes, l know you've come
wrong, well enough. muttered his rid
er What's to be done! thought
we started rightly. Where are we
Hans turned round.
You want to 60 back, you sensible
beast, do YOU Well, If you can find
your way back to the town, that will
do AS well so there, guide yourself; ;
1t wo.-t be the first time, eh, Hans
Hans trotted oh, but, after some
time, he pulled up at no other place
but at the door Of the little office by
the drains.
'Confound you, Hans" cried Will
helm; thought we were to go back to
I'M. town. however in miuht bp worsa