Ellsworth American., 1876-11-23

served 10 turn his anger from Charley "a
another.
OF all the miserable housekeepers that
ever | hal. this Barnes woman is til,
worst he grumbled, jerking himself al
last into the dilapidated comfortless look
ing dressing-gown, and slippers trodden
down at the heel.
Not drop of warm water. or anything
to eat in the house, I'll warrant And he
strobe into the dining-room, which indeed
was cold and void of cheer.
lie went into the pantry and munched a
hard very dark -colored doaghnut savage
ly.
I'd turn her away tomorrow, she aud
her husband toe, only that the next would
only be sure 10 be worse. They are all
about OF piece. There Is nothing worse
To have In the house than a housekeeper-
..-l~s- '.'~ -trS. anu L uuHs nuvw-
Doctor Hurlburt still stood In the pantry
solemnly deliberating after the last morsel
of doughnut had disappeared. Ii was so
long since he had wife that he could not
decide whether one was worse than house
keeper or not. II was a qeestion that he
had been revolving in his mind tor years.
without coming TO any definite conclusion.
Better bear the ills we have, than fly to
Others that We know not Of the poet says
But then. a man can't bear this state of
things long; he might as well live in a cave
in the woods No order. 90 comfort none
OF the decencies of living. Some time or
other shall have To marry and | might as
well make up my mind to it at once. And
there's the widow Zilpha Thomas. (Strange
that boy can be such fool as to run after
that li'tle ade OF Rose Carter, The wild
ow Thomas is good housckeeper, | have
no doubt; house always looks as neat as
WAX. Then there's that wood lot Of hers
llsf1 mil hat lpAE fnrr
for property with a vile, but that lot
would come very handy aud the widow Is
fine woman; "a little quick tempered, lm
afraid. | never did like those swapping
black eyes; that girl. Rose Carter, j. Just
her mother over again, with her blue eyes
! and whccdiiug waYs-conlouudel little
jlh-aHd THAI boy /. fool enough To be tax
eu in by her. should like 10 see anybody
take me in! No. thank You once j.
enough. said 10 Miss Esther Wagg, the
Other day. The widow Iilpha Yhomas j.
fine woman, capital manager, isn't
4 she?'
Manager you may be sure Of that. She
managed poor lieuben Thomas into his
grave. said Miss Esther.
But then. it, OF no consequence what
! these spiteiul old maids say. Most likely
/ she Gas an eye on the situation for herself,
| And the doctor drew himself up. IN the
proud assurance that when he did take
second heipmate. he should leave every
marriageable lady OF his acquaintance In
/ cousolable.
I'm drive round and see the Widow
/ Thomas next week. ! don't think il likely
/ that she could l4na.r me-
AMI having made up hi. mind. Doctor
! llurlburt betook himself 10 his chamber.
/ But his face was not thEt OF man who is
quite satisfied with his decision; and he
| stood for long time at the window, and
| looked down To the foot of the hill. where
the widow Carters house was plainly vIsi-
! bic N the moonlight.
No. no once Is enough for man TO be
made fool Of, Aud that silly boy ,hail
never marry her daughter.ii | can help IT,
! he said at last turning away with decided
shake OF the head. From which signs an
observer would have supposed Miss Esther
| wagg to be right, and the widow Carter
an old sweetheart who had made tool of
/ him.
Rose Carter. with pale checks atd down
| east eyes. sat demure!y sewing beside her
mother the next morning. when her uncle,
TIE old Squire Carter. came in. The pale
| cheeks had been observed but not com
mented on by her mother. but the squire
| was not 80 delicate.
Bless me. what has become ofthe red
/ cheeks: Why, they are a. white as snow
balls. Too much sewing and moping, and
not enough air and exercise -Or has its
! sweetheart deserted il, poor little Rosy?
Upon which Roses checks grew scarlet.
| of course. But the squire was no. satisfied
The child looks really ill,and something
/ must be done he said 10 Mrs. Carter. as
/ he went away. She hasn't looked Ike
/ herself for months
I Aud the squire haunted by Roses pale
face betook himself directly 10 Doctor
! Hurlburts office
4 want you 10 go aud see my niece, lit
| tie Rose Carter. or prescribe something
for her. She SAYS nothing ais her. but she
/ looks pale and mOped. | suppose it is
nothing but want OF exercise; If these girls
would only do as their grandmothers did.
| But you know what will help her-it',
nerves, ii suppose. said the squire. who fan
/ ced that nerves were at the bottom OF all
feminine ailments.
All yes, I'll send her 4 prescription
said the doctor heartily. Aud thinking il
the heartness OF interest aud good-naIure,
the squire went on his way relieved.
And Doctor Hurlburt, feeling even less
! amiable than on the previous night, sat
down at his desk. aud wrote a prescription
for Miss Rose Carter.
just as he had finished it his man Barnes
I
who took care of the doctors farm on the
outskirts OF the town, near the Widow
Thomas's wood lot.
The Widow Thomas's man Jake wants
to know II you will let the widow take
Black Bess. 10 90 down to Saugus To the
quarterly conference meeting TO night.
She told him 10 say particu that she
! didn't feel very well. and thought the ride
would do her good. If you would be so
kind as TO let her take Black Bess. which
/, 80 gentle SAMUEL HoDGKINs.
The doctors face cleared as he read
Little sam Hodek kins is waiting for the
answer. il you please. sir, said Barnes
Aud the doctor wrote few words hur-
redly. in answer to Samuel Hodgkins. not
| without grumbling at the mans stupidity
| in not letting the widow have the horse
without applying to him. But no matter!
| the widow would not have to ask for Black
Bess again. With all my worldly goods
thee endow, he meant to say TO her very
soon.
| Barnes was entrusted with two notes
one tor Miss Rose Carter, and the other
tor little Sam Hodgkns to carry TO his ia
| ther.
In the meantime, Charley had come to a
new resolve. He would see Mrs. Carter
once more, and try to gain Der consent to
| his marriage with Rose. without her con-
sent, Rose would never be his wife. IL
was evidently a hopeless task to try TO ov.
ercome his fathers prejudices; but he was
determined that they should not be allow
ed to destroy his happiness, and Roses,
too, for life. Mrs. Carter liked him, il it
| were not for his fathers objections; she
| might be persuaded to, 10 spite of it,
And there was no time to lose. for
in two days he was going away to dis
tant city, to establish himself in business.
He had hoped IA carry Rose with him.
but all his pleading had been OF no avail
to induce her 10 marry him against her
mothers will. All bis hopes now lay in
influencing Mrs. Carter. So, early that
morning he took his way to the cottage
at the foot of the hill. Squire Carter had
just left. and Mrs. Csrter's mind was still
filled with the anxiety regarding Roses
health which he had aroused; so perhaps
Charley could not have found a better
time for trying to win her over to his side.