Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-29

| Tue BACK OF her head Ike q door han
| die, which certainly would not harmon
IL. with these capeless head lrcssc..
| Just as his brow WAS overc st with thi :
thought tue pale girl came near Uncle
Abel. her cheek flushing as she dill
in defiance OF the otEer girls. holding
IN her hand plain Leghon bonnet.
trimmed quietly with violet ribbon.
She wore mourning dress. and tia
| plain brooch at her throat held lock
Of gray hair
Il think that this might suit yor, sir.
she said. III your wife don't dress her
hair in these fashions those bonnets
would not do at all. TINS is rich and
plain, and covers the back Of the head
aud neck
'Wa'al now. tell me. for | have got
so bothered with these things that
don't know one from t'olher. want
To get nice bunnit tor Bttscy. and |
mean To. Nov JEST tell me il YOU would
Ike Your mother TO wear one like tbs /?
On. | beg your pardon, nam. |
didn't see and she touched the sleeve
of her black dress. 'I--l-am So sor-
ry.'
The young girl brushed oil a tear
quickly. As she said: Il have no nother
now; but If you'll trust me, sir, think
this will suit
She had stood hitherto jus. out Of
the range OF John Darc's vision, ana
had not seen him at all. Something
~ the sound of her voice attracted
him. perhaps. ami when Uncle Abel
called:
Here, John Dare = he stepped ha~ti
~ enough toward them The girl
thrust the bonnet into Uncle Abel.
hand, and woIid have been out OF s ,ht
II her dress had no. caught on o.r Of
the branching stand, AMI held hrr fast.
Amy 4" aud John Dare, w Tia 4 hot
aush on his face, caught hc. hAui and
50 detained her. Amy E5bert. have
found you at last
HE girls face grew whi.c ani rc.l
by turns. AMI The words she - IKE
came 80 slow and brokcn that only
john could catch their meaning.
nc!c Abel pushed his spectaclcs NJ
on ms forehead. and, still holding the
hat IN his hand, looked opcn-molthcd
from one 70 the other.
4 CUES. YOU must have knowci ths
Nouog woman atOrr, ne sliI
but John was too busy with eager l1rs-
tlons. and Amy was trembling anl
hhshing as sac tried TO SPEAK calmly.
and So his question was unanswered
Pretty josie was dividing cr'atten
ton between new customer and the
strange scene beside her, and between
anger ani mo- tsIiOafion ,lir lUpA.l il
no need OF help from rouge as sie
tossed her heal and luuttered ,ariou,
unc'uricoas remarks IN regard 10 that
Amy Egbcrt and beau
Uncle Abel held the hat whlle
longer quite patiently. but at last de
SPARED of the interview being ended.
50 he coughcd, ani then he sat:
III taAe this bnnnt Twenty dol.
lars is a COOL deal. BAl Betse, ; worth
It, aln's she john:
LIN need not have started 50. or
sal1 Very wnicn wasn't sensible
answer At all but Uncle Abel laughed
a little 10 himself, ami salt, SONY.
oh. boys will be boysF He wa, ob
llged to tell Miss Esbcrt the direction
over twice too, aud felt quite uneasy
lest 1t should not arrive at his hotel in
lime.
Outside the door John turned To
leave his uncle, and looked ~ shy as q
girl as he said, It's all right. Uncle
Abel. You've found a new bonnet,
and I've found a-a-an old friendr
Uncle Abel held his hand fast. and
looked moment, without speaking.
III Johns face, in a wistful wav; then
said. looking in the youag mans ewes,
She's q motherle-s girl, Johns'
'Uncle Abel " and John turned an
grily away, or would have done SO if
the OBTAINING hand had not held him
with grasp which sixty years had not
weakened. Look here, my bov,
meant no offence. None Of nv blood
turned villains he added proudly
but you see she's young and purity and
purity and forlorn, and maybe. if you
see too much OF her she might get to
thlnkn' more Of you than would be
good for her. and if you amt in ear
nest guess 'twould break her heart.
Shake hands with your old uncle, nv
boy. meant no harm but promised
Liza when she was on her dyin' bed
that would allus try and give YOU
good advice, and the last words almost
that she spoke. says she, Abel, watch
over my boy
MY dear. kind uncle. thank you
indeed do-for all your kindness. but
l could not bear to think that YOU
should misjudge me. l knew Amy
long ago. when her parents were both
Lying, and she had all that wealth could
give her. loved her then in a quiet
way, but was 100 poor 10 tell her SO.
Then came reverses and death, and in
her poverty aud pride the girl hid her.
self from me resolutely until now. She
saASu W col u hCi otcau w ucT ACCOM- |
pli'hments, but failed, and gladly took
this means 10 do SO. Now if can win
her for my wife, l shall bring Mrs. John
Dare 70 see YOU some fine dav this
summer-may Uncle Abel?'
So they parted and the passers by
little dreamed Of all that little hand |
spoke.
'Waal, wa'al, il things don't turn
out queer! soIiliquized Uncle Abel, |
honeward bound, with abandbox plac-
ed on the seat before him. To think
how near come TO gettin' one of them
gipsys for Betsey. Why, she would
have laughed week about it. And |
then to think that painted picter of a |
girl was making game of me all the
while. And then the other one, with |
gentle way taking the trouble to tell |
stupid old fellow like me what was the |
right thing to buy. guess she would |