Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-02-02

tn clock struck three: and like n
pnnctual Fate. Polly, shovel in hand.
hlnL wide the oven door. For hours
had that mystrc laboratory been at
work. unseen OF mortal eve. and the
fragrance. compounded Of spice, or SUI
gar Of crn,tcd loaf and savorv fowl.
which nuw ilplted forth and flied the
Kitchen. TOLL the result Far through
the house spread the dciic,pu, Whit,
aul STIR ami hustle overhead an
hounccd that so.nc one there rccognlZ
ed the signal, AMI knew that baking
was done
la amt out travelled tie busy shovel
till the inner depth, where red glow
fingered, wa, reached, gave up its last
treasure, and Polly, making fan OF
her apron, stool before the table 10 in-
spect the result. There they were.
ranged IN order due, the Ioaves brown
ami white, the rolls the cracking pork
and beans, the election CAKE" that
difficult dainty, over whose precarious
fortunes she had watched till midnight
the two-and-twenty, gold, brown. and
cranberry red toothsome mlncc anil
translucent apple, custard iiecsed with
cinnamon, tarts open-mouthed and
gaping for the friendly jam and IN the
| midst, its disk OF yellow earthcn ware
owering above the rest, the huge
chicken pie, ID whose composition had
! gone such wealth OF cream, OF celery.
D ..I - Il l..t-
! with outside the limits ot the
| PursaIl farm. With something Of the
| feelings OF the General Mt the head Of
/ his battalion Polly reviewed her for
I ccs. noting here and there a specially
| crisp e l1ing, and in her own mind aD
| portioning this and that 10 Crcle Ma
than OF Aunt Sapplira, and these 10
/ 9iace tomorrow dinner iot ito Inpr-
row was New Eng glands special day
that great day OF he feast III beua.f
| Of whicn governors are wont to make
| proclamation, and nciliibDr, 10 vie in
friendly zeal Of hon ,ewitcrv aud kind
remembrance OF those VINO have no
portion Of their own.
.lrs." Ill Polls half aloud, THAT
will Le the best for the b ilger children
guess Tnc crust is Il little to- bro An.
bat they wont mind that, and it's 50
biz. Then old Aunt Pigett shall have
this and that one Ill send"
An approaching footstcp cut short
the solIIoqnv, and biushins rosy rel,
she caught up one special pie, aud hur-
ried it into the table drawer. Next mo.
ment her mother entered.
well, Polly, dones"
Yes, mother, come and look a,
them"
They made a pleasant picture. tina,
mother and daughter. as they stood
side BY side, before tie long ironing
table. Mrs. Pursall was tall and erect
the very model of q farmers wife
Strong, sweet, with face unfurroweC
by the wheels Of that light team. Care
and Worry, who drive 50 heavily ovel
female good looks in our country, and
smile undlmmed and bright, ii was
easy To vision forth the bonny bride
who thirty years before had passeC
through that door on her wedding
morning, to be henceforth the joy ant
comfort of all within. And beside hel
stood the vision renewed in early you'll
the same eyes Of happy blue, the SANE
dimpled cheeks, the same capable
hands; for MIS-. Pursall was a notet
housewife, and Polly inherited the gift
in full measure. 1t was with littl'
heartbeat that she now watched he
mothers critical survey. and the not
with which it concluded.
"Firstrate, dear; never saw better
And what lot Of them. Some are t
send away, l suppose.
! "Oh yes, indeed it would take ~ [