Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-02-11

Did lie love her still? More, would he
even know her II he saw her? She had
been beautiful once; was she so now?
It was not the first night she had
thought OF these things. She thought of
them every night, when the candle in the
shop was burning low, ana the customers
were fewer and fewer as the night went
on. Tonight she wished to close earlier
ana get to her bed. and, II possible, to tor
Scttdine>S; but the wretched little shop
Dell clnked again, aud she went out to
serve customer, a sea-faring man by his
complexion, but dressed like a gentleman.
She looked straight a: him. and he looked
straight at her. A their eyes met she
thought that he was a kind looking man,
aud That was all lie. for his part, thought
that she must have been a handsome wo-
man once, and Was handsome STILL There
was no shadow Of recognition.
Il beg your pardon. madam" the man
said. There is Mrs. Durnford lives
near here, in one Of the shops right or LETT
! OF YOU. Can you tell me which il is?"
Il am Mrs. Duruford," she said. "What
did you wish with me:"
lie looked at her like a man awakening
from dream. Then he stretched ont his
arms toward her. and as he did SO light
seemed 70 grow upon his face. Then he
said, Mary"
And thcn with happy sigh, like that of
mother % her child, She looked On him
anu she knew him.
We viii close Mrs. Durnford's shop
door tor the night, and serve no more Gus
toners i WAS known among the neigh
bors next morning that a gentleman had
gone INTO her house immediately before
I hrr cIo'IuG, and had not come out again.
Y II was known late in the morning that VI
/ E-cript had gone there the first thing. and
! that Mrs. Durnlord's husband had come
back from the Indies" with vast for
; tune.
hat was by no means true g, he had ONLY
4 come nome "lth an old ship, aud had been
4 appointed ~ a new one by essat firm
I whose confidence he had gained. He
( came TO fetch his Tiic ut last, and they
sailed away with loving adicux from the
E-criot~; and Upper East omtnheId knew
I Mrs. Durntori no more.
D" E>cr.ots did, however By everT
Y possible mail came letters from the Durn-
/ i"raS about Mcer~chaum. The plan about
him was that he was to Quit the navy al
I once, aud come as mate Under his father.
/ lie might enter the l.. n, but he must sail
+ under his father To learn navigation and
take hi> proper place. He would certainly
come 70 NJ. E>cr,ot, and NJ. Escriot was
{ earnestly prayed to help him in the mat
thrv want.J ,norJ ,"9 tl,an"
sether.
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well that have followed YOU about f,r tbr
whole afternoon. afraid to speak to you a"
y II am not difficult of address, mon-
sieur; have strange connlaut>"
May be one OF them. ovou rem
em1cr boy called Meerschaum p
'fcrfcctly. DO YOU bring 10. news OF
I him.
II do"
Il hope that i i good, because, sir. be-
Y tween u.. | loved Am when wc were
I children tpgciher.so very deeply. think
/ that Il he were To corac before me now the
\ brave, patient little fellow grown mo a
man, | could love him again. lou try bv
your dress 70 conceal from the world that
/ YOU are sailor. But l sailors eyes ARE
y" trAuk lor a womau's scrutiny, You
. have seen MverschAum. Where all You
/ see him lA>tf'
DO you not see him now said the
| young man.
II was Mcerschaum, and in trying to
! remember wha, she had said 10 him before
Y the recognition she pretended to herself
4 ma, -hc hhI forgotten ID all. fAcy Joined
VI. E-riIpt and went home with him. one
I thinS only was certain II the old man, aud
\ that was that his granddaughter and the
! son uI the convict woman were in love
/ WIN one another. aud that nothing which
\ hr louli r'rr do would separate them.
ne simple fact was that he had no word
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