Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-09-29


over she skips ter Shopville, by herself
and gets pair of sevens, and when h
comes ter walk ter meeting with her neA
Sunday says she, smiling up to him a
sweet as musk:
II shall never put on my beautiful glove
Mr.. Barrister. without thinking of you"
Il wish they might last forever, then,
said he.
AndI' be bound that Lucy Ellen's hear
gave thrill of pain and delight, jest Il!
mine did when her father-but there tina
is nothing to do with Lucy Ellen, only III
be bound she thought he was going to say
something worth hearing, But he never
did say anything higher to 1t. She's got
them lilac SKIES hid away among her finery
10 this day, dreadful witnesses OF her fol
". Perhaps she keeps EN- as kind OF
penance, you now,-though, goodness
knows, she's suffered for EN-. Wa'al |
sometimes think troubles is sent for our
advantage, ter learn us things we wouldn't
hev no idee of without 'em. Now if Lucy
Ellen had married Mr.. Barrister, and
things had gone on smooth, and she d
lived in grandeur all her days, like as not
she's gone on deceiving to the end OF the
chapter, without ever seeing the harm OF
quite knowing what she was doing of
but one day comes along this here disap-
pointment, and sort OF stirs the soul up
and sets it to wondering what it's all for
and she goes ter thinking and rejecting
about herself and the upshot is that Lucy
Ellen Marigold isn't the same girl to-day
as she was the last time she set eyes Oh
Mr.. Barrister. You see the term of court
was drawing to a close, and Mr.. Barrister
he was as deep in love as ever when, that
last day, he went over ter Marigold's
place, round by Farmer Knowles cider
mill, and up the lane where the wild roses
grew, that led by Miss Marigold's kitchen
windows; and going by, natural enough,
he looked in, without a thought of doing
anything unhandsome or unmanly. or
peeking where he wasn't wanted ter, and
there, with her sleeves rolled up over her
white. round arms, with her cheeks like
twin roses, eyes like jewels, stood Lucy
Ellen, ironing away the weeks washing
for dear life, and humming love song.
OF course she didn't seen him though he
stood stock still for full minute drinking
in the loneliness and the dizziness of her.
Then he walked round to the fore-door
and pulled the bell There was some de-
lay in answering of the door, and then
Miss Marigold herself opened it, smiling
ike summer.
"Wouldn't Mr.. Barrister walk i.2 So
glad to see him."
Mr.. Barrister went in, heart as light as
a feather, and his mind made up, don I
doubt to ask Lucy Ellen to be his n.
s.Can see Miss Lucy ?" said he.
'.Ahem !" said she, coloring and clear
ing her throat Lucy Ellen will be in
presently guess; she stepped out while
ago to make call up to Square Tendom's.
I'm expecting her back any moment.
Can't you see the poor young mans face
at such wonderful news, the eyes big with
and pain? | wonder what
he believed at that fust moment, his own
ears or his own eyes?
Miss Lucy has gone ont las she p he
said, taking up his hat and looking queer.
Eyes. Oh, don't be thinking of going,
Mr. Barrister; she left word that she'd be
back in jiffyn gushing open the blind }
and / was to keep who called. There, 1
do believe she's coming now; but she Il be
back afere long. depend ont" And then
she fell to telling big stories about the mar
shes and the swamps, and pot of gold
that was said to be buried on the place
nobody knew where, and 1t didn't matter;
and MIR. Barrister just answered NO and
Yes" and eAhr without hearing word
of it all, till Miss Marigold began for ter
think him the miserahlest company in the
world, when by-and-by, the fore-door
opened, and in came my lady, Lucy Ellen,
flushed and beaming. dressed in her good
clothes, with her sunshade and violet
gloves.
Oh, Mr. Barrister,n she cried, 'have
you been here long /? How glad | am ter
see YOU 2 And then she stopped and
ehangedscolor at the strange look in her
lovers eyes-or the eyes that had been her
lovers an hour ago-wieh he'd took on
a terrible sadness.
II am going away" said he then, 81
wish ter bid you good by and ter thank
you for-for much pleasure and many
many Inequalities"
''But you will come this way ag'in and
come to see us ?" said Lucy Ellen, light
ing up, thinking he only wanted a little
encouragement. 1--WE have not lost you
altogether p
"No, Miss Lucy. ! shall never come
this way ag'in. You have lost me altogeth-
er, if that is anything; and II hev lost
more than any one; | have lost my faith in
womanhood." And then he took his hat
ag IN and let himself out, and they never
set eyes on him ag'in. And them is lest
the reasons why Lucy Ellen Marigold
never got married.