Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-08
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away az tuC hdli W h0kt IL DuTu Tile OulCk
er. They are not yours"
GOOD heavens you'll burn us all IN
sir! Fire-fire.' shrieked out Hannah
frightened beyond her wits. For good
ness sake, Miss Lena, keep away from the
key-hole! Here, lna'am! Ma'am! Here \
MIR. Joseph with his blankets afre."
Mrs. Todhetly ran up, and her terrified
appeal sounded through the door. Tod
threw it open. The hair had burned itse
| out.
why don't you go off for the parish en-
gine?' demanded Tod of Hannah, as the,
came smiling in. well. where's the fire +?
But, my dears, something must bt
singeing," said Mrs. Todhetley. "Whers
is it?-what is it2"
1T can't be anything but the blankets.
cried Ham ah, choking and sitting. "Mis!
Lena, then, don't tell you to keep out
side ont of harms way? Well, it /.
strongr'
Mrs. Todhetley put her hand on my arm
johnny, what is it? Where is the dan.
ger?"
There's no danger at ALL" struck in
Tod. Il suppose can burn some old fish.
ing tackle rubbish in my basin if please
horse-hair. and that. You shoul1 not
have the CRATES filled with paper, madam,
'I on might have taken it to the kitch.
en- and burned it there, Joseph" she said.
mildly. Indeed was very much alarm
ed"
Thanks to Hannah" cried Tod. You'd
have known nothing about it but for her.
1 wish you'd just order her to mind her
own business
1t was my business, Mr. joseph
smelling all that frightfull smell O. SINCE
ing! And if-Why whose boots be these |?
broke off Hannah
Opening the closet to get out the hair.
we had left F reds boots exposed. Han.
nah eyes, ranging themselves around in
search of the singeing, had espied them.
She answered her own question
ou must have brou ght them from
school in your box by mistake, Mr.. Jo-
seph. These are mems boots, there are ="
II can take them back to school again, .
said Tod, careessly.
So that passed off. "And it is the best
thing we can do with the boots, Johnny,
as think" he said to me in a low tone
when we were once more left to ourselves.
I'VE can't burn them. They'd make a
choicer scent than the hair made
Il suppose they'd not tit Mack"
Ted laughed. If he kept those other
beautiful boots'for high days and HOLIDAYS
what would he not keep these for? No.
Johnny; they are too slender for Mack S
foot"
Il wonder how poor Fred likes his
clumsy ones? How he contrives to tramp
it in them
II would give something t" know that
he was clean out of the country"
We were to dine in the middle of the
day and start for school at half-past two.
Tod boldly asked the Squire to give him a
sovereign apart from any replenishing of
his pockets that might take place at start
ing. He wanted it for particular purpose
he said
And the Pater, after holding forth bit
about thrift versus extravaganza. handed
out the sovereign. Tod betook himself to
the barn. There sat Mack on the inverted
wheelbarrow. at his dinner of cold bacon
and bread, AMI looking most disconsolate.
Found the things Mack 2"
Me found EN- Mr.. Joseph, No, sir
and baint ever likely to lind 'em, that 5
more. They are clean walked or they are
When think them there beautiful boots
aud that there best smOck-frock. | be fit tn
choke. be-
l"d was ut to choke, keeping his coun-
tenance. What vas their value, Mack p
"lhey were of untold vale sir, TO me
a not hardly ha' lost EN- for one-pound
note"
Would pound replace 'emf"
MACK. drawing his knife across the
bread and bacon, let 1t stay in the middle
and looked up. Tod spoke more plainly.
Could you buy new ones with
ponud:"
"b%ss ,,,,,, your heart, sir, and where be
"as just acalkeating how long it 'ud take
me To save money up"
Don't bother.-Look here; there's
pound" tossing the sovereign to him.
Buy your things, and think no more of
the old ones"
Mack could not believe his eyes or ears.
oh, Mr.. Joseph. Well, never? Sir. you
But, now. understand this much, Mack.
/ only give you the money on one condi-
tion-that you say nothing about it. Tel
nobody.'
We'll, | never. Mr. Joseph? A whole
golden pound! Why. sir, it'll set me up
reg'lar in
1T you don't attend to what am saying
Mack, I'll take it away again. You are not
10 tell any one that you have had it, do
you hear!
Sir, I'll never tell blessed soul. And
I'm sure L
Tod walked away, cutting the tharh'
short.
As we were turning out at the gates on
our way back to school. Tod driving Bob
and Blister (Which he much liked to do,
though it was not always the Squire trust
ed him) and Giles sitting behind us, Dun
ham was coming along on his horse. Tod
pulled up and asked what was the latest
news of Gisby.
well, strange to say. we are beginning
to have some faint hopes of him., replied
the doctor. AT midday he was a tritle
better
'rhat's good news said Tod. The man
is detestable sneak, but of course, one
does not want him to die. Save him if you
can, Mr.. Duffham-for Fred Westerbrook' s
sake. Goodbye
Good speed to you BOTH returned Duff.
ham. Take care of those horses. They are
fresh
Tod gently touched the two with the
whip, and called backed saucy word.
He particularly resented any reflection OF
his driving.
CONCLUSION NEXT WEEK.