Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-06-05

II he responded with slow gravi- q
t}her disturbed nor astonished |
btudden presence.
ht you do when you're big! l
k IL that now, and guess won't
vi grow either! !" ratified the little
ID her nimble tongue crowding
iICords so thick and fast that she
cdrd to utter a dozen in the time
Btould have required for one.
at" asked Billy, slowly, but
WI awakening CLEAN of curiosity.
fp toll gate-thats what. l
kali about 'em, for me and papa
rdrough in a carriage and J did
sdenv own self. You have a gate
clecross the road, SO folks cant
gebugh, and then they pay you to
on; and you don't have anything
tosut just live in nice funny 1T
tlase, and get lots Of money.
Is blue eyes frightened. Down
frds airy heights at the prospect
of hing earth's shining, he came as
RED as though he had been older.
eiess I'll do that, too" he an
npd.
sDng Of me-
-" said Billy accepting the part
nerp as condescendingly rs though
tl,etent right for the invention had
noglonged TO the other party.
@,ll, let's do it now," proposed
the ,eious small lady, anxious to be
maks her fortune at once. 81 guess
lot ( ilks 20 long the road down by
the ldsf the lane, and if we have 1T
therein they'll have to pay u.s.
- said Billy, once more, and
lifting I latch Of the gate he slipped
out.
Mage had ears for nothing that
morninbut q footstep that did not
come, d Aunt Polly was too busy in
lookinaft the whole of creation to
pay anpecial attention to her own
small cner of it SO there WAS no.
body tobserve the new firm as they
trudge,df TO seek favorable locality
for the enterprise. 1t was no long
search, owever, since the road At the
end Of lc lane was the only one they
knew aything about; moreover 1T was
narrow, al we'll suited to their pur-
pose in TIT way.
~ donsknow how we'll stop it up,
though Billy remarked, surveying
it doubtrtiy. But Garlic was fertile
in expecents. Her quick eyes rest
ed upon b old unused cart, standing
a little dytance up the land, and she
proposed that they should draw that
down acoss the road, TO begin with.
1t was htd work, with all their united
strcngth,nd most vigorous efforts, but
they persvcred until the task was ac'
complishd.
II thought it was big enough (
reach ev'r ,;eo,nfSa55ffntaealy 20 for art II a'et ''s
Billy expressed a valiant determine
ton to knock any feller down tha
tried it," but Garlic was unsatisiied
Presently Pile of bean-polcs in I
nclghporing lot suggested an idea o
relief, and the children, in high spirit
once more, proceeded TO appropriate
them. They could carry but one .
once, but gradually they piled then
up, with one end upon the fence AM
the other resting upon the cart, quit
forgetting, in their zeal for Thorough
barrlcade TO make any arrangement
for opening their gate when the requlr
ed toll should be paid. 1t was slow, toi
some building but the two little faces
though flushed and ,psrspiring, wer
also triumphant as they gazed upoi
the completed structure. with its las
pole standing nearly upright agalns
the cart, Partly for GOODNESS TO her
self, partly by way of ornament to til
editice, Garlic removed her sun-bonne
from her head and hung it upon tn
highest point.
bet nobody can't get throug
that :" exclaimed Billy painting y
"How much do you s'pose III make
dollar, may be, replied the saI
guine Garlic, her eyes growing roun
with the stupendous prospect. ~
too tired to build any little house
live in. to-day, let's stay outdoors
! Out-of.doors was very pleasan
/ They sat down on the soft grass tn
edged the road, and curled the loI
stems of dandelion while they waite
for their fortune to come; growing
interested In their occupation at Ia:
that they were waiting Tor anythln
when a horse and rider came daShlI
down the road, and Tom Clifford, wi
barely time TO reach the village
season for the city bound train, ro
full upon the barricade. For gloon
aud desperate suitor, bent upon rus
ing 10 the ends of the earth, to
stayed in his course by an old c;
loaded with bean-poles, was certain
exasperating. Nevertheless, he cou
not 90 on; and as the two beami
and satisfied faces peered out at hi
he demanded in veXed astonishm ell
'What on earth have you got here
"Were toll-gate," explained NJ
Garlic, with dignity. "Me and Bi
made it, and We'll let you throu
if"
But the statement of terms was {
snort. The horse at that moment
pied the huttering white sun-bonn
, and seizing so favorable an opportu
,, ty to be frightened, sprang very s.
: denly to one side, flung his ansuspe
ing rider TO the ground, and sped
= the road again. Tom rolled over
sat up in bewildered sort Of way,
!. upon his feet slowly, brushed tue d
from his clothes, and looked after
retreating steed with long whistle
IS swell, it isn't likely that anytt
q will stop him now until he gets no
a go might as well stay and pull
% thing down. What possessed you
.e youngsters"
3. And there Tom paused, laug
ID and grew more like his gooa-natl
te than he had been fer twenty
le hours. The defiant, indignant, di
ID pointed expression Of those little d
y faces was irresistible. Garlic pro-