Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-02-26
"Good afternoon, Mr.. Darryl."

"Good afternoon, Mr.. Daryl"
"GoOd day, Leyburn. should "a
soon have thought of seeing the Prince
of Wales here as you. But come ia
and take seat. Not very elegant
quarters"
~ know your time is valuable, Mr..
Daryl" said Bernard, "and in order
to trespass upon it IS little as posi-.
BILE, l will state my business ut once,
for there is nobody in Perkinsville can
tell me what want to know as we'll as
you"
"All right"
81 want work. Can you tell INC
where to find it!"
ANY money TO investS"
mot q cent"
''Then you have not the ghost Of q
chance. Dozens Of young gentlemen
now in town wanting work."
II told her So" thought Bernard.
"lt's Of no usc."
''Old man hasn't gone up, has he 2
asked Daryl.
"Who? My uncle! Oh, no, but / can.
not live forever dependent on his boun.
ty. ! am getting ashamed of it. lie
would give me money to start some
genteel business, if he could, but hs
can't do that /; and now am in for any
sort Of work. Uncle don't approve OF
it, but l feel am doing right"
Daryl looked keenly at the young
man. Sorry l can't help you, Ley
burn" he said, more cordially, "but
indeed, every place is full and over.
flowing
al do not care particularly for gen.
tlemanly situation; had no expecta.
ton Of that kind. Twill do any kind
Of work"
"Humph! That is different thing
What kind, for instance"
"Driving = wagon. porterase, any.
thing"
"A company Of US have started the
lumber business high up the river, at
Maple Bend. Got a saw.mill going
tolcrably lively already, and it will
move faster soon. II is going to be a
big affair, l think. If you want hard
work there is a chance for you, but i,
won't be dainty work. Can you help
pile lumber. or take il 10 the RATS, or
cut down n tree, il necessary"
Certainly can, and will be glad to
do it,
IL don't say but what You may work
your way to something better, but that
is the way you will have to begin. !
am afraid it won't suit you"
YES, it will" said Bernard. eager
ly. Il wish l could prove to you how
anxious am TO 20 10 work."
do you see that row Of -four bar
rels. ranged out there, ready to be
shipped!"
Yes, SIR
That sloop has come in sooner than
VAS expected, but those barrels ought
10 go on board of her this afternoon
and all the hands are busy"
III. do it," said Bernard, smiling
He went out in high spirits and be-
gan rolling the barrels up the gang
plank, eager to show Daryl that he
was not afraid of work. He was ac-
customed to handling heavy weights.
at the gymnasium, for his amusement.
But, before his present job was halt
done. he found out the difference be-
tween work and play. When it was
three-four,hs done he wished he had
let it alone. When the last barrel was
on the sloop, and Bernard went back
to the office, Daryl noticed that the
brightness had died out of the eyes,
and the old, sleepy look, had come
back TO them.
THAT was well done, Leyburn,'
said DARYL "You will make splen.
did workman. When will you be
ready for up the river:'
IL have not quite decided TO go.
must think it over
''Tbis is Wednesday. must know
your decision by Saturday
What has come over young Ley
burn:" asked Daryl Of Jessica, when
he paid visit to the old farmhouse
that evening. "He came TO me to-day
to ask for work." And then he relat-
ed with u good deal OF humor, the ad
venture of the barrels. 1t was well
they were out on the porch with no
light but the stars, or he would have
seen now Jessica's eyes were spark
ling with pleasure.
IL told him if he would go up to Ma
pie Bend he would find plenty OF
rough work to do, getting out lumber.
He was all cagerness, before his tus-
sic with the barrels, but very cool af-
terwards. He is to decide on Satur-
day, but feel SO sure lie will not 60
l shall say nothing to ANYBODY"
''But l will" thought Jessica, ~
would not encourage him by any hope
of my loving him. But l will give
a little push-just to start him off. /
will tell everybody in town."
And she did. That is, she told hall
dozen carefully selected INDIVIDUALS,
and they told all the rest, that Ber
nard Leyburn was going up to Maple
Bend to learn the lumber business. II
was not until Friday that this report
obtained general circulation. Thurs
day evening, Bernard visited Jessica,
but not word did he say Of either
love or lumber. The next day he was
congratulated everywhere, and every.
body he met wished him good luck.
81 had half-determined not to co.
he thought, with vexation. ''But Oar
ryl has spread the report about, and
now I'll have to go up and give it a
trial. shall find it q horrible bust
ness, l know"
The first day of summer. The
brown gables of the old farmhouse
lifted themselves out Of q sea of flow.
ering peach-trees, and red white apple
blossoms. The waters of the rivel
crept stealthily up the white beach
and murmured low and softly. Jessi
Al