Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-10-02

Dalmy summer evening. They stood
for some time by the gate, trying to
distinguish various consultations in
the sparkling heavens-so long, in
fact, that Frank Kennedy, returning
no doubt from similar astronomical re-
searches with Selma, heard Hetty's
clear laugh, and paused for moment,
half intending to join her. But his
better judgment prevailed; he walked
away and disappeared in the darkness.
Then Will and Hetty exchanged a
goodnight over the low gate-several
good nights, in fac ct-and they parted.
Everything had gone exactly as
Miss Morris wished. She had crushed
Frank TO the earth with her scorn, and
she had shown him that she was by no
means dependent on his attentions.
Certainly no one could ask for a more
devoted suitor than Will Lowry. Ev-
erything he had said during the even
ing had shown her plainly that she
had but TO stretch out her hand and
take him and how manly and hand
some he was!' ~ will take him, too,
if he offers him.elf,' said Hetty to her
self as she put out her light. Then
she very consistently cried herself to
sleep.
The next day passed like e dream
to her. She performed her usual du-
ties as if she were somebody else.
Frank was still at work in the barn,
having not quite finished his job but
he did not once look toward the house.
as far as Hetty could see, much less
come toward it; and she noticed that
he had left OFT the customary whistling
over his work. Eve n Farmer Baxter
could not complain of any neglect on
that day. Just at six o'clock. while
oHN go otstAh-, Vic lttiiHn
oughly wretched and forlorn, her heart
gave great bou nd. There he stood
IN the doorway! She had been feeling
all the afternoon that i he came to her
again, in spite of his offences she could
not resist him. She was too unhappy
without him, and now he had come as
she had hardly dared to hope he would
do. She hastily sum moned all her
pride, that her surrender might not be
too sudden or absolute, and went for
wari with a frigid air quite contralic-
ted by her rapidly beating heart.
"Inls 1. the hey - the tooI-nousc,
lietty,' he said, placing in her out
stretched hand cold or-key instead
Of the fervent clasp she expected.
Tell your uncle I've got through.
Good night y and he was gone before
she could form q reply.
This is the end of every thing"
thought poor lletty. NOW if Will
Lowry comes | will accept him"
Will Lowry did come in the evening,
but she had no opportunity Of carry
ing out her resolution. as his aunt came
with him expressly to see Aunt Baxter,
and they all sat together in the front
room, except Uncle Baxter, who audi
bly, slumbered on the lounge in the
kitchen during the entire call, greatly
TO the modification of his niece. What
that young lady said and did during
the evening she could not tell She
was living over and over that cold
parting with Frank kennedy, and feel
ing again the chill Of that disappoint-
ing door-key. AS the visitors rose TO
90, VIII remarked,
Aunt Martha, you have nearly for
gotten your errand."
surely" returned Miss Lowry, pro-
ducing from some mysterious quarter
huge milk-pan. I'VE came especial
ly to return yourpan. The cakes were
splendid. Did you make 'cm, or did
Hetty: For want the receipt"
Il always make yeast cakes myself"
replied Aunt Baxter, looking bewil-
dered but where did the pan come
FROM"
"Will brought the doughnuts home
in it. By-the-way, you promised me
some of them yeast cakes
Aunt Baxter still looked dazed, but
Hetty, for the first time seeing light
dawn through the clouds which had for
some days ovcrshadowed her, burst
into a peal Of rather loud and hysteri-
cal laughter, which brought Uncle Bax-
ter out Of dream-land into the front |
room to ascertain the cause of such a
startling sound.
"Was it you who took the dough-
nuts!" cried Hetty, as soon as she
could speak. Sand you thought they
were yeast cakes!" And renewed
peal Of laughter attested the poor
childs revulsion Of feeling.
MRS. Baxter said they were in plain
sight on the kitchen table," responded
Will, in rather an injured tone: "and
as they were the only cakes there, /
supposed them to be yeast
cakes"
"No wonder you went home across
lots," cried Hetty, going off into an
other peal Of laughter, in which every
body joined.
"Well, I thought myself it was kind
o queer" said Miss Lowry at last,