Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-04-08

compositions Tnc faint sweet breath
fthe wild rose came in through the open
| window, bringing u constant refreshment
/ in the midst OF the tiresome task which oc-
| cupIcd her. She was Il teacher in the pub
/ lie schools, and 4 matter of forty-tyc es-
! says every alternate week to "read, mark,
\ and inwardly digest gave her a Pretty
/ clear understanding of the delightfully."-,
/ easy manner in which editors must earn
/ their living.
I II any reader Of mine entertans the
! idea that there is nothing new 10 be said
under the sun-that originality Is n thing
| OF the past, let him read the following,
! selected at random, from Mrs. Mayhew'
/ pie Of manuscript:
THE HORSE"
I The horse is yusctul annymal. but the
/ COW gives milk though. He eau hall rallies
or stones or trunks from the deepo
/ The man can ride him or sell him or plow
I his corn, till he dies. II he is IA mar, they
can hitch up his colt and yuse il to haul
I him away"
This was the last OF the precious rub
oi,h, and sarah Mayucw leaned back in
her. chair and laughed long and mer-
rlIy. Then serious expression came oy-
cr her face, which was succeeded by a
puzzled and anxious one. She took up A
letter from the table aud read ID once more
ihcre was every reason why she should
giYe her consent To The proposal il contain
eds for she was only thirty and death had
taken from her her husband and children.
and She was utterly alone. But hers was
healthy temperament, and after the
shoes and grcl had spent their fury upon
heT qIvcriu1 soul, Ike the tempest upon
\ tree. which alone stands when its com
pAnious are laid low, she had turned TO
+ ~ fem 4tf1 u b,l b.,
gun 10 take pleasure IN living once more
~ course tIs was not what it had been
whcn ~hr was alone before. Life hAd tax
cn Oh new and deeper meaning; the va
cAuGy was always and must always be in
her heart, aud her JOYS and pleasure,
must Away, bc jingcd With the sadness OF
hrr los, tut she loved lire and enjoy ed
It, good thiuGs with the keen Zest Of a
We'll balanced nature. aud then Mr. Os-
good wA> president Ut the oIuk, Of 4 rail
road company. OF the gaS company, Of The
, board OF trade, and il there was anything
+ ri~r - br president OIL am Sure lie held
that ollie, lnJ because superintendent
"I- tn" highest Office oi the PRESBYTERIAN
sabbath school, he held that, be~j.rs be-
lng Afu'lug elder III the church. He seem
Ell born 10 be president OF things Mrs
MlyheW knew h:m f'r a rIch man and al
50 good one. When She wa, "A tiDy
maiden devoted "a doll- and pcppcrmiutS.
he. youth "t N'cen or more. had pcttel
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welcome love and happiness again coming
40 tii~ Gul~r. But-InI there The blllu. Z.
''u' o"I"'tH
"a by servants. u.d the pro-prcr, OF shar-
Ink their home with tnrm seemed iDpn,,;
b.r. Jessie thr oldest. ~, uft.,u. Hnh.
rrt twelve, and the ,j,t,... one. ,.oL, mad
live. She believed.
..Whncvrr tln.. tLr rr,nou ,IbiIitv orha.
iug mother 10 tu,t family ought In be n
wise u, 4 ,,rp.nt and i. harmless. -. "A
dove" She Unused. .-Yr,. aul III n,.,.A j,
Moses. aul Il, patient A .Inb. I'M uor NJ.
woman. Anow.
..uf course those babies need d, mother
They arr belu. ruined a, thcy ar4 nrd
10 wish Jessie haI .nurhnl,. !, ~ ,..,,L
her how 10 look after her clothes prop.rly
She doe, come ID school booking terribly
,lip-hod: bit tnru could uot pns.ihIy III
dur,t. .J...i.npJ ROD ara nan ,n,,I -,
me now 4, their ;4achrr. buf k,,,y vera,
d | a
,tcp-nothcr."
There were two qualities of character
in Mr.. O-good. which more Than any oth-
cr hrl brought about Nil signal AMI con.
tinued prosperity. one was uprirhtnr,s
aud the other ,lnwuri ,htDe., of character
- when be uudrr stood thar the IN. d.
jyctiou which Mr- MayLrw Had ID urrc
wa> on account OF the two children, he Iu-
mrdiatcly said.
~ On are right. | hav.uo riL,nt 10 ask
yuu To come INTO ms family ID be made
unhappy by my children: but, since they
are nv children. ana | am bound to rlr,.
for their welfare aud happiness. arn Ala
bound To take the best mean, in my .,
er to secure those, ard it is lust what ...
trying to IT,, ne Said with 4 sul,r-
'''''N W" "'e tA'Cily the person ll an the
wv, "u' AZ, 10 accom- push tAat emf IL tell
Su' = IT, " 1 III a." l"u pIeANe' "e "It
',r '',A.te' iia'AIS oe'orc theih 'Ahu, as
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