Ellsworth American., 1876-06-01
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Farmer Hills Hired Man.

jest you walk in and make yourself TO
hum whilst | call Ralph He's my nephew.
down here from college. rGstlcruting round
awhile for his uaryes. ltll DO him good
10 drive you over.
This was our first knowledge OF the eX-
isience OF such 4 person - Farmer Hllis
nephew, and here il may be well uernap>.
To break the thread of my discourse aud
explain how we came to Diake the acquain-
tauce OF Farmer Hi himself Some six
months previous, father and mother had
gone abroad for thei health. leaving Grace
aud mysel:. together with cousin Frank. 10
the care OF Arabella, our dgniiied older
sister. Arabelia was widow, silll In her
weeds, a little prim naturally. and with an
outer crust of coldDess which grief and
black robes had failed 10 soften. yet so
true-hearted aud conscientious tnat our
parents felt entirely safe in intrustlng IL
to her during their years absence. They
had talked OF taking Grace with them, but
We could not bear TO be separated. for We
were twins Grace and | you would never
guess il. though, we are so unlike, Grace
being short aud plump, with face like
ripe peach, and pallsh golden hair. and
the purring ways of Pet kitten, whlie l
am Just her opposite 10 looks and tempera-
ment. and far more of a trial. lear, 10 Ar
abella's patience. But Arabellas > greatest
trial in those days was our cousin Frank.
Dear child. she would not Tor the world
have been trial 10 any one. but II was
iu,t as impossible for her to conform 70
Arabella's strict notion OF propflety, as II
would be tor hummlns-bird To put on
the stateliness of the swan. She was hoth-
ing unless she could be herself, and Ara
bella was forever trying 10 remodel her
n .l.,, h.sf2 he
old. she had been beel. adopted BY doting
aunt, who, after doing all in her power TO
spoil the girl--fortunately not easily spoilt
died, and left her heir TO a neat little for
tune. Since then she had been with US.
and we all loved her in spite OF the fact
that wherever she was, she was the centre
of attraction.
We had been boarding all winter with
Arabella's mother-in-law, a stylish. mat
ronly woman, who. having for Arabella
sake, consented to take us into her family
felt il her duty to devote herself TO our en-
tertainment. And gay season had oeeh
the result-readings, receptions, aud par
ties following each other in so quick sue
cession that by spring We were heartily
| tired of fashionable life.
..How pleasant 1t would be if we could
90 Into the country for awhile" said Frank
| half f-burying her face in bunch or arbutus
which, bought that morning of little flow
er-yrl at the door. had been whispering tt
us all day of the far-away woods where it,
! home had been.
why not take lodge in the wilderness
and try housekeepingT' said l, with sua
den inspiration.
..wonldnt 1t be splendid?" cried Frank
catching at the idea with enthusiasm.
"Splendid,r echoed Oracle, warmly.
My dear girls, you do not know wha
you are talking about said Arabella. II
alarm.
"Indeed we do,r said Frank. Il, for one
am hungry for country air."
s.And II
And I!'' chimed Grace and myself.
But there are so many Inconvenience
attending country lite" expostulated Ara
bella. seeing that Frank at least was !
downright earnest.
kerosene oil, for instance said IN
mother-in-law, aggrayatingly.
And such swarms of mosquitoes, ad'
ed Arabela.
Il am sure we have mosquitoes enoug
in town." said Frank, quickly; aud as fe
. kerosene oil, I'll agree TO keep the lanl
+, in ORDER"