Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-01-13

/ tuls, KUN, L u>tu 10 tlilnh twas you tnal
( Tom was going to marry; now it seems
| you have changed your minds. both of
1 you"
/ The ministers and deacons got into a
/ theological discussion. The matrons slid
/ from housekeeping talk into little conf
/ Sental gossip; ;the moments dragged fear
! fully. Tom left early. he was going to
/ sail by daylight, and he had some errandS
to perform before that time, he said. He
came and shook hands with me in the
most careless manner, aud could only
say goodbye. for there was Lucy watch
ing me with such provoking triumphant
smile on her silly, little face, though
could hardly keep from crying out from
sheer agony.
| could not follow him out of doors. aud
tell him why had not worn the ring.
Lucy was hanging on his arm; :; | could not
send word to him in any way, he was GO
ing to leave so early; could only 20
home aud weep, land be the wretchedest
girl in all Plumleld. had no idea of clos
Ing my cyeSithat night: | doubted if sleep
would ever come to me again. IN the Old
pleasant way. when my last happy thought
OF Tom grew into a rosy dream and lasted
until daylight. But at last, worn out with
grief, | sank into q troubled sleep. from
which the luSty vsicc Of sam ar0used me,
saying that Seth had built the fire. and
that It was time To get up and eat break
fast.
| felt weak and dizzy, and faint, the rein
was beating against the windows, the, skv
was dull aud gray, a dolcful east wind was
crying in the dripping trees. ! was glad
to have il 80. and thought il only tha sun
would never shine again could bear my
grief much hctter.sAll happiness was over
life To me without Tom. Mr. HIbbard did
ask me 10 marry him before he LETT our
house. but told him | wasn't half good
enough for minister's wife, aud besides
that | didn't love him. thougt | felt highly
honorcd by his preference.
Mother and father were both very much
dj-'leascd with me, that | should have de-
cided in this way. and both declared that
they thought me actually insane. Ii
wasn't every day that "A girl got the chance
to marry a minister and there wasn't
another girl in town who would have stood
so IN her owl light. | was sorry / could
not crafty them. but could never marry
anyone but Iom; he m ghi marry Lucy
shelby, but should remain single all . my
lie.
summer wore drearily away aud heard
nothing from Tom. Lucy shelby was Wis
~ ''''t1' "''
I'm 10 "a! "l'ii " married li '''ier III scar
home again.
7 \ lot me o"i4 '"u-'I i"t And dreaded
hi- coming, Tor | believed thai hr wa, 81
ready engaged 10 Lucy. and 10 would b,.
tno hate Tor any explanation. had not
given up my search for the Tllg, but cN-
p,urcd the coruiicld every day or 80 until
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piriurr>opr crowd Nearly .II ,b,. ,jrI.
wore a brf,hr >ki,t ar brI.,Et ,iLLops mi,
the. .yo,Iu,, mon ,ynr,. ,y,.r. in fl,.f, nm
touioIrS Eut I,,d. no ba,r, to cni,,. II
aud was silently hu.kiuu in a corner vbrr
SOM. late cn,,,..,s .,r,,rnJ a,d ,,,o,o
them. TO INV .sreat .,irpri,r, Tom Eab.om
Iucy shelby "a, vim MIN ~ rotr..
lacking fLr very ricrrIre uf r,,n,,l,cency
II tor.ot 10 tell Won Than Tom h.d ,.t
home. un inyifed hin, m. .:IB athrr
who wa. .tttin., near me.
Tom seemed In no l,:,.f,. 10 spr.,, fn me
and certainly yyo. n, mo- la.t,. Ia '.,,..,, +,
him as long y. a. ga. v,irL rury ri.
only vacant seat. after fh,. other. of rh,
p.tly urr, ,Ii.un>ed .f h,,N.,rr b.,rt,,.t
rd tn be ncxt to ,u,. and t,. f.nE il -, -,
.nn.,rra...d ,nanu,., I,,l,,,.r' j., ~. h',
rather h.. .nvwhara ..l.. H.. ,,.t,.,,-.,.,
ra,y com,nonnIac. ,vorj. ,,,t ,b,n n,
Ieyored Lim.clftnI yyhn o.. Ill II,
other >iJ.
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vnr,. numerous and tb,. nIsa>.,r nrn.
meet M sumner gnJ dancino w,re ius
iiL.ad I'm, fro,n u..,s nor o,'i., thon hi
vmn, ,,,J Io,,l.oG "ldar .,,,d ,Ir,vrr ,h,.,
y,hnn sa,,. I'm, Ia.t ,h,o. 7-,,n'th. H..
,nro
noou gracious ihete something III
s'ue lnI, hu1h oeslue k1Ine'1 ol Jus
ieei tnat khoD' ne Sald 10 Lucy hahdiui
itr ioh2. Wen h'ed ear Ierhap' II
iiAe one "I '4e ears from 'he cofhileld
tHe iAify story "hcre lhty All cohtai
@olu.
sure enough sald sLncy' "wiii yo
give me whatever 1t l.
'ah promise said iom lauehih@Ll
anu lie ieit careluiIy inside OF The hush
ana produced the missing ring
y Tom @asped, forgetting wher
was, forgetting everything III my deilgf
AT seeing 1t once more, II lost 1t the mori
ing you gave II 10 me IN the cornheid
was niue loose Tor my finger, out d'
= not dream that II would sup on Dut nov