Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-08-05
Correspondence.
Letter from Boston,

Letter from Boston.
From our Boston Correspondent
Boston. Aug. 2.
Only one more month OF summer, and then
the happy vacation time will be over. What
lots Of solid enjoyment win be crowded into
the coming four weeks. Although the streets
have not lost their usual crowded appearance.
nearly everybody who has not alreAd gone,
seem about ready TO take their departure, and
bid sdieu for season TO brick sidewalks, a hot
atmosphere and the cares Of business.
The newspapers are full Of advertisem snts Of
summer resorts which are described in the
where TO 60. But speaking Of this reminds me
BOSTON LADY's ExPERIKNCE.
Mrs. A. who resides in one Of the fine mali
sions on the Back Bay, liked the reading Of one
OF those advertisements that appear daily in
our papers. which told Of lovely spot In n.
II. which was lust the place TO spend = few
weeks In summer" so she corresponded 81
once with the parties and IN sde arrangements
to go up and board with them, but forgot TO
add when she would lie there. One morning
she LEFT Boston on the first train, after receiv-
ing promise from her husband that he would
soon join her. About two in the afternoon she
reached she thought, her place OF destins-
ton. but upon inquiry found that there were
five hours ride by stage, in store Or her. This
announcement quite nustled her. AS in giving
directions this fac, had not been mentioned
bur she engaged passage on the stage which
proved 10 be two seated wagon on which
she started OF alone, with one Of those good
natured. though rough stage drivers, often
found IN the country, who know everybody,
business, talk with their passengers as though
they were old acquaintance, and persist in
asking questions until they have learned their
names, WHERE they are from. where they are
going. and how hong they intend TO stay. lie
at once entered into conversation with Mrs. A.
! in the usual style and when he learned where
she was going and for what purpose. he gave y
| low whistle and said, wal guess l can reck-
| on on you for passenger back Tomorrow.
| When she questioned her informant ss TO what
he knew of the place and people, he said "Dh
they good enough spose, but it Is the
ZONES omest place you ever saw" She was feel
ing very homesicA when they drove up 10
large farm house. desolate looking place, with
no paint the buildings, not blind on the
/ house. hsll of the W indo : were without cur
tain. and there not tree or shrub or iow-
er TO be -eep in the little field that enclosed this
dreary habitation. II was hard work 10 Keep
back the Tears. wbie she begged the driver not
TO lesVe her there, but he said, Why dear
woman, 10 stop here, is the only thing you can
do. for there is not 4 hotel within ten miles :"
20 with heavy heart she slIghted. tired and
hungry. and the driver raped away on the
front door with hi whip but received no re-
spon>e. 80 they went around 1" tue back door.
and there encountered man W it'll pail full
OF milk in each hand. Upon being informed
who the new conner was, the farmer said.
Wal now haint that III bad; We didn't think
you'd come soon and my old woman has
gone away; but never mind she'll be here 10 the
morning. Before the driver len, the lady
spoke low, and charged him not TO forget her
on the morrow for she should return with him.
When left alone with the iarmc r, he invited
her into the house and showed her supperless
10 her room. but what \ room II Was, no carpet
on the floor, no paper on the walls, nor lock
on one Of the doors. As soon rs she was len
alone she threw herself on the bed and cried
until she fell asleep. When she rose the ne xt
morning, she saw = female form gliding about
the house and upon inquiry learned to her
horror that she had been left alone in tina,
great house all night. while the host drove
twenty miles AWAY AFTER his "oId woman
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couple. Mrs. A. jumped aboard AID she now
declares that IT was the happiest momen nj OF her
life when she was once more seated behind the
good naiured stage driver. She doesn't enjoy
hearing vacations talked about now, and saw
that Boston is the best place in the world after
all, and for her part, she can't imagine why
any onesfyer wants TO leave il.
WILL BEECHER LECTURE.
Everybody is on the Qai uire TO know wheth-
er or not Mr.. Beecher will lecture the coming
season. Mrs. Beecher recently wrote to q
lecture committee that her husband had no,
yet decided what 10 do about spe aking in lyce.
ums this year, but that, if he did, it would be
''under the au>pice. Of some one of the bu-
resus." As each one Of the bureaus are doing
their utmost 10 secure him, of course IL means
that if he enters the field at all, 1t will be for
the hi. chest bidder. lie always did like money,
and got the highest possible price whenever he
lec.ured. His usual price for Boston has been
500 Last year he was paid for his only
lecture here, $1,000, and three years ago the
American Literary Bureau of New York, paid
him $1,000, for fifteen lectures in th. West
Aimo.t sleoo. per night, and even then, they
made several thousand dollars clear from all
expenses. IL was the rrst time he had ever
been West as lyceum platform speaker, and
! hi. popularity wa. unlimited
rosr OFFICE TROUBLES
Every now and then dishonest clerk l. de-
tected at the Post Office in breaking open let
tors Of value, and if an assertion made by one
of the largest firms in this city be true, there
ought 10 be . vigilant watch set upon the
movements Of all person, employed there, for
they state, that within the last month they ha We
mailed less than sixty letters which haye
never reached their places Of destination. Ii
would seem that the crime must have been
committed by nearer home, owing to the
fact th At one firm should suffer so severely, but
they claim that they have tested the matte
sufficiently, 50 there can be no doubt but the re
are at the present time Gle ks ia The Post OH
who make 8 business of robbing the ma II 5
daily. T..
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