Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-06-17

Ben had gone on a journey, aud that it is
uncerta!n when he will be home again.
We arr not quite sure whether the we'd
ding will take place on the day appointed
or net.
Miss Prim calls, and sits 50 long, and
stares 50 stonily. looking shout her as ii
she expected our poor, little. miserable
secret to start up in a corner like a Jack
in-the-box, that feel like sticking pins aud
needles into her.
| begin to wonder, too. if any thing is
wrong with our house. 1t seems to me
that never so many people went by before
W omen in groups OF two aud threes, men
with their hands in their pockets, and they
all walk slowly, and look us over from
roof % basement, with lingering, greedy
eyes.
Once or twice | step out and take a sur
reptitiops look at the outside of our brown
brick house. hall-eNpcctlng 10 see some
my stcriOus anathema written in flaming
letters on the wall, some strange banner
or beacon waving on the roof.
But no. Everything is as usual with
out. IL is only within the things changed.
The wedding cake Which has been ord
cred comes. beautifully decorated. from
the confcctioncr's In the village. but Alice
cannot bear to look al it. The misty white
dress and veil are sen. home from the city,
aud Alice puts them away without once
trying them on, or 50 much aS touching
them.
lhus the time gocs by, and as no letter
OF tldin2s come from the absent Benjamin.
sweet AIice's face grows palcr, her eyes
prouder. and more hopeless.
'lle Will not come back he did not mean
to come back when he went away she
subs.
AttI -.
griei, that /, too. begin 10 wavcr IN my
faith, though my natural good sense should
have told me better.
My Cousin Benjamin wears stern face,
Indicative OF the displea>ure in his heart.
The boy should have written Us. he
says; "he should remember not to Try our
patience too far"
Aud he look, with tender eyes at my
Alice.
- the evening preceding the wedding
day, that was TO have been. comes round.
We are all IN the pArlor, pretending that
II Is not quite time 70 have our ten. We
are not exactly waitng-but hoping.
When John comes III with the evening
paper. Alice looks up from her low seat
IN the window, with a half eXpcctant face.
but Immediately droop> again, seeing thrtc
is 40 letter.
Then. a. the darkness gathers. rise TO
light the lamps. but before | have succeed
ed, the door opens slolly, and without
warning. our wanderer stand, among us.
Ben has come home again.
Ae does not speak out looks around him.
imtn' a. niue whi'e h-uFe starts "p out
OF the gloom, he runs forward, and cltchc,
it in hi, arms.
"Oh. Ben, Ben, am glad YOU nave
come home. | thought you were never
Ana AIic... Ii,,Ia ha.,I ,,n.,y J,,r., III.
her lovers hrca.t
liz. giya. Lar i gantI. .L,L.
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But NJ ki..r. h.r oycr ,,,l ,y.r
a., tj.- I'LL, II -
70 -, One hIn AuI ',i' ,,, .,,,.
he would salute III. f,,h..r If ,b,.r,. v...r..
mot 20 many cyr-wi,pc,,e. pr,.rur a.,
t. they shake hands win am ,t,c,i,,..,..
How arr. Won. ,lu,I;" ..lInmr ..,.,.,i,, .I =.
and .,aled M ca,h Other h.,,in,Ir tram,
th,.ir ,I.ti.,,,,, .t.,.'j,.,,,',. '''''
make hast. To- n..t t,, ready vl,i,..,n,
hand, rrrmb,c Win ycr, lev
Alas. the poor penpl. ,i th. earth ,yhn
have 10 >percl Of th.ir avn in Iyh,rt, ),
tell their drrn emotions, iyhn h,r. III
employ I'M. wnrd> IN fn,h.r,,,I n,,ro, ,'.r,',.
nate nue, when th,,. i.h ~ ,,>.nrn...,,s.,
bly tAeir own oyrrv.hrImiu,, in,. III .,.r-
rows
Thu, l. moyin, ran, ~. n,rI,r,,,ba
kitchen. from the kirrhau IL TIL. ,ari.r
back again. am moved IA .iu,, IN I'll. H.
such 4ppronrjatr term. M
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,nteI>Pefsed WitH variations OF wv hen the
III F4R.tF 81
Tue hour> go by.
hIie we are still lingering round the
taoIt' 'ohn comes n. aud with face in-
I'eAt''r ot awful and ablect shame. lay a
Ituet-behJamin missing lettcr-by my
PiMe'
Got m Ntdhe>dty, ma am. ne
>"5 >'>"IeihhlN. "Bul comm back found
t'al eu->ed ied steer broke loose. and
"-Iun"iH "id ~ il'r street aHd n 4 "ht~-
M nun ior-"t u.
>" the !a>t cloud III -anprartd FROM sweet
Au't lace.
A"'i we were ltit alone that m4Ai,
Houh- pen teii' ms father auI me the OBJ
JeJ. % t'N sudden J""i hcH.
II>' ne HAid> Us letter To read let
'rI cI2>tiy written IN iihc characters. and
Ni-','u 'o"n ora.
l ~ u thc udy before went away,
SHd Young BenJamin. suppose it wa,
meant I"I yo". lhthtf, ana opened i by
MISTAKE, suspected something ike thl>
ABOUT Ailce' iatLer. ana aiter thinking i
az o'tr hiade u9 my ilihd that, Tor her
sake' ought 20 20 ana see what sort OF a
man ara III what condition he was. found
ii nun y ih9 aI tie point oi ,death IN little
fiia3t VI III the southern part OF Kansas.
ne seemed - oe very grateful that came
TO hlih. and he asked a great many ques-
tiohS ABOUT Ailce and about you, nanny.
lie uieu me hISht got there.
ioor Johh coimc 10 lie and dead
again f"or Joih
ne s'Ne mr. u - young Benla-
'hili, taA1AI "a sihail leather case from his
POCKET ne declared they were genuine
diamonds when he had found in the
mountains IN Mexico. lie wore them III
oeiC ABOUT his waist .and to please him had
10 DIM. them TO Alice, though | don't be-
Ilese @ iney are worth anything. crystals.
most likely.
ooI yoiln Nas ne comfortable Did
you @eI nm everything he needed: All.
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