Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-04-22

ia. else! " a. he not glad AT seeing her
again: lie put his hand on her arm ald
walked nii down the road
I've been home To Newton" he said.
'.Dii thee sr. thv mutherY" she asked.
because She had nothing else to say.
"le> they wcrc al we'll aud happy at
home M>, Mirabctb, yuu thoul hi il
strange making you promise not to 20 to
the Old u.in uIi came again; but the
truth is. thi, bridge i, something OF tli-
umpn Tor me. and IL wanted to show il
you myself. Muabe,h."
Il,r heart gave Il Jump.
II want To get a nttie word OF praise
from you. he wcnt on. 4 want to hear
what on say when you see l. But. p,haN!
You cant care Tor any poor little bridge.
though il il 50 much 10 me"
Il do care" sac said. softly, under hor
breath
Here's the bridge. Mirabeth, speak
qucA,'
lie was very Inuch excited 4, lac waited
for hrl verdict
Otcr the crazy water. spla>hiug some.
tiluc, ia shadow. uoM brilliant in the
moonlight. WA, thrown a single >pan.
There was nothing heavy or ,upcrllaou,
about tic budsr. Li-h. auJ grAcct.Il, It
seemed really hung between the two steep
shores, aud e wind, almost swayed it a,
i.
side. and Vet the fellow Harper WAS the
lir,t to maAc the two regions one; aud he
had j. u.d them with A. beautiful "a piece
OF mechanism a, man could accomplish.
MiTtb,ih stood silent b. fore The young
man lpr moment, then she looked up at
him and epuAc:-
"oh. ihup. IL /, 50 beautiful, Thy
bridge" lie caught both her hAAds.
'-AlIAb,th, my darling"
"fhlIp,"
That ~A~ ali. lie took her in hi. arms
aus hc.i lee. close. lie AurH uow what he
seemed only To- AAVc d4mll guessed before
that "a Ma tnurr thaa her APPRECIATION
oi hl- WorA that tie wanted, and he had
seen more than TN. a, he lnoArI atu.n.
he turned her head DacA aud .lzgd down
into her eyes. The uu>hrd tears q.nyer,d
90" hrr 'a>h"'' She jill not move or sp"AA.
''s i''t'H I'lct 4h NJ arms All at1ahd
t"ch ir1i ihe solemn sple"d' 81 tnr ni.ht;
"'H '"' A'"He WIN the peticrtneSs OF y
'";'' ""d come 10 them.
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M IA'F one J'"cl.
H'"d-ni-ht' "t M'rAbcih. my beloved. .
I"tee dAl ana l rAA41 I"'d ihc' In ih".c .
arms. 'IlII4lf.
GA the morrow afo>" fearful icmpr,t.
ait the wind RUSHED b b.lWccH the mo4u- .
.l4u>. oA4u.lu. The stream into, an angry .
riNcr aud Whirlpool. The water. a. !, .
bought il NIS against the ROCKY bJuudt- .
mes. made ipg it,".f prey Of mAuy poor .
little tree ald bash mat hal vcuiurrI too .
near the edge. Great >ioucs were torn +.
from their socket, lud rolled pu 10 the tor
rent. aud the roar OF the waters Wa d-At-
euIus. Ans havoc wA, only between the .
rucAy shores lar above where Muabcth .
had tolt PAujp there VA, u ford, the Whole .
meadow wa> oycrilbwcI. On the margin, .
1t seemed peaceful; but toward the ccu.
tire. half hidden by the willows ana a,der, .
tuAt grew beside il, the channel BEGAN. .
Which ere long. had swelled into the pltl- /
les. angry wa'rr between the rocks, All
tHAI dat the storm RACED. auI fierce. grew !
say s"'".i' a"i ,"'ic ucSI'1tuI '"' S'''
""''i on tht heAdo"s' i"f A9 IL spread
over thc iAnu. the crazy channel became
more hdddrn nom sISAt, and the ~ allows /
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~ "'' w "t'' ot H'c i"'h' eie
said -Shc gave her iather us dihnrr A.
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II c.,u.t v.ir. Mil ,.n,, mr., ti,u 50
>h. v,.tt o,t iutn the mir M. r,,.d -.
dry att1 t,,r a lirfl. ,N,v sh. ran ,.,,,i,.t
th,. Kern ,tud. II u,irLel Mar cba,.L ,,,1
made. her breath come hard Sb,. w,lkrd
on quickly. The uNyp,.u lu.kiug her hind
tiual.. down Ia her iiu..r-tip.
Al last she stood on the dear oIJ cii1
The wind blew nerceIy. ana the bride.
crcakcd ana proaued in rhe blast
She called. .Pnillpr No ou,. could hear
she knew. and she loved To sneak ih,.
word; but the sound blew away IN an ip
slant. aud was lost. A verse OF the Old
ballad came 10 her thought. ana She SAM
aloud:
,.,
liy ioup' On IL Donhy sfa!
.,'r - 'liI 80 i''n''
tor 81 kinJ d, M. hnnnv lin =
9"e looked np the stream and "a" tho
ittie 1901 DfluSe the "orhIneh had ased
"as washed away. lieh great lear came
upon AeF' ana the WORDS ol The song sound
ed Ike a AheiI:
lie pure the mare into the Il IOI: