Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-14
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Prom Temple BAR
Too Much Zeal.

4 say, >uscy, suppose we take your
brother Frank
oh. how kind How very, very kind :,
On. Willie, how gooi YOU are Come
here. sir. directly, aud be kissed Do
you know that it has been iE nv mind
for DAYS Ia ask YOU if he might come.
poor fellow. only was afraid Z
Afraid of me, Suscy|
\ cs s-wcll not exactly afraid of YOU.
but-you see you ami he dill no, yet on
well together before our marriage.
Whose fault was that:
Mine. | suppose, sald the Young
"ife archly. We were 50 poor, dear,
and lie 50 proud. He could not bear
Ia have it thought that he wanted YOU
10 marry me because YOU were rich
lie might have spoken out and told
me 50. instead of sneering at me before
YOU because don't know Greek, and
that. ~ he does. and trying Ia lower
me Ia YOUR eyes. Ii he hadn't been
your brother aud n clergyman. Suscy.
he'd have had his head broken MANY a
;ifn..
We'll, that's all over now. ana YOU
must admit that he has been more civil
lately
Civil. YES but hang it, Suscy, ones
wifc's only brother might be little
more than civil. especially when he
knows, or ought 10 know, that | want
10 serve him. He's iretting himself 10
death because as curate he cannot 20
about his work in his own way. beg
him 10 let me buy a presentation. No.
he does not approve Of buying presen-
tatlons-lt's sImony. Is he going 10
wait until he finds n bishop without
sons or nephews, or married daughters,
or cousins or friends, who shall meet
him in the street and say. 'Ha, the
very man. Come and be canon with
fifteen hundred year,
Don't be absurd. Willie.
1t is not that am absurd. Nor is
Frank the only muif in his family. He
looks like q ghosts ordered change
Of air-and yet You left il to my stu
pid head to think of asking him TO join
us in our cruise TO the Mediterranean
Il left it 10 your warm noble head,
my husband, and | have my reward.
Oh. Willie, don't you know how nice
it is 10 want something very, very much
to be half afraid TO ask for it. and 10
have it offered without even hint .
Poor Frank is very ill, and if we can
only get him 10 come with US in the
yacht
That must be your business. If l
invite him he's sure to refuse.
To please me. dear, ask him your
self
We'll have it your own way. Ill
write directly
No, Willie, don't write; go and see
him
so Willie went.
The pitn of the above conversation
is taken from Mrs. Templar's diary, q
wonderfully minute and comprehensive
record of our voyage, and which, un-
der certain reservation, is now placed
at my disposal. In it | find the fol-
lowing entry July 2-Told Capt. Max
that Frank was to be of the party. lie
don't like Frank.
| must confess that this Frank was
not Ilkeable person, but you couldn't
help respecting him. He was SO heart
ilv in earnest Like manv another
good. impractical man, he took the di-
rection 10 preach in season and out Of
season as literally applicable to the
present day. anu SO did an infinity of
mischief TO the cause he served so
much with self denial and ardor. You
may have gathered from the opening
lines of this story what good fellow
Willie Templar was. Lucky dog.
With his fifteen thousand year and a
constitution like an ostrich, he had not
a thought beyond pleasing his pretty
wife and enjoying himself; and with
him these two things were identical.
As soon as heard he had invited his
brother-in-law made sure he would
accept, and dare say made that face
which Mrs. Templar sets down against
me.
But to arrange matters with the Rev.
Frank was a subject of the deepest di-
plomacy. He asked for time to con-
slider. He would and he would not.
1t was only when his sister pictured the
advantages he would derive from hav-
ing seen Rome and Palestine, and add
ed, in her clever way (she knew him.
who can tell what good you may be
able to do, even in such brief visits ?
that he made up his mind. 1t Wa a
weli-meant, but most uniucky speech,
that Of Susey. The chief stumbling
block in her brothers way was that he
would be idle. He now saw that he
might both save his life and employ it ;
and in doing 90 nearly lost it and ell
onra n we'll.