Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-01-07

! became aware OF Miss Darlington's pc
culiarity. and set 1t down as piece OF
! very pirdonable vanity-an error, If er-
rur at all. in the right direction.
The first few minutes of that mornings
/ call led the young man into an unknown
/ land, where hitherto his steps had never
, strayed. don't mean tha: he. fell head
/ long in love all in one brief ha,f hour, or
even for weeks suspected that he was IN
| danger of doing SO at all; but dreams aud
! longing tor "A home OF his own henc-torth
troubled him Us they had never done be-
| fore, weariness and dlstasTe OF old tile
came over MIN, and he began TO tnIuk he
never could 20 back to the pursuits and
work he had been so loath 10 leave.
OHe more trlfi:ng circumstance struck
hi'n durin. that first interview for he
| naturally paid more heed TO manner than
| dress. aud noticed "A slight bat certain
change in Miss DIrii Igton's mannec: N
| the mnnent her father entered tue. -
The latter received Mr.. B,ee en'"1~s
! possible courtesy, ani deta. 'uierIns
nearly AN hour in friendly ttRserssI i2he'
eNpiaiuing, rather unnecessarily, his own
reasons for living In such secluded part
of the country; natural Incidence.
must confess. aud genuine dislike 10 be-
, tng clbow.d about In the world" then,
of matters. artistic. political and social,
rapidly aud ,kiiiIully, he ended by con-
Calculating himself on having a neI:hbor
with 80 many similar tastes TO his own,
aud expressing hope that they might
see much OF each other.
Bat daring that hour Miss Darlington
scarcely spoke, aud when Godfrey iircc
looked toward her lie iancicd "A shadow
had come over her iace--au uuNiuu..
slightly distressed look for which hr couil
not account. which changed her curious
ly. making her look grave aud older than
her years.
Aud ~ il was that morning. 50 II vas
ever aiterward. Apart from her father
the curate ALWAYS found her bright aud
checlfu ful, though pcrhap, less given to
mlrth than most girl OF twenty; but vi
Mr Darlington always subducd. always
"a ct Watching hun with eager aniicipa-
dpn oi hl> wi>he, or wants; reading when
She Wa hijd u-hc would have her read
aloud Tor hours some days Singing 10 him
II ne was 50 disposed; nix constant com
pantpn la wa;A, ar drive, hi, dcvu'rd At
trndaut during those hours when he Wa
M ar itucird himself to be 50; and yet no
one who watched hrr-ts the curitr >poI
delighted n dJIns-cnuid ful 10 perceive
that there MAS some false note in the har-
=
ioir barrier between the love of father ard
dau:h,cr.
Meanwhile. aS hi, acquaintance with the
DLgiu-tuu> grew closer. the weeks were
crrcliu: on. The harvest was gathered 10
TAR aud near, and the woods down the
steep h!il--ld were 2loriuu, in red and
golden garments.
LeJer> froru abroad Told Godfrey Brcr
that Mr.. Herbert. the r"cior. was slowly
but surely regalnius his health. aud trust
eel "a be able 10 Ie~ume hi- parish work
during the following summer; and
that ncan>." thought Godfrey, ruetullv.
that shall bc wanted here no lua.cr."
That day the curatc iiI 1t faced a yer, Ank-
ward question: Would Mr.. Darlington.
wish all h. seeming irieud.inrs>. be- di>-
posed 20 give up his daughter to man
who had uu better prospect for years To
come thar cGracy. or possibly a country
gfammer->chool- who had no PROSPECT.
moreover, "t inhr' mag more than the -ol.
n'rv thousand pound, hc already possess
ed
rhr poor fellow took himself to task fIr
his t"lty hut II WAS too late in the day to
d" that. I,icp he told ln>rlt he mus,
-" aud master this quick CROWN. pas, ion
which only shows how ignorant he WAS
ou >uch msttrt>; and then, ~ il the ven
FAtc~ fought against him, Mr. Darlin.tot
met with some slight accident which Kept
hun within doors. aud he was constantly
scudiu. for the curat. 10 dine or lunch
with him. ''out of pity.' 50 the chains
were rNeted faster than ever as winter
drew on apace.