Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-02-08
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Losing A Lover.

What on earth has become of Lucy Tay-
lor's beau: queried Aunt Dorcas Sones
i haven't seen him ln town since that pic
mic over 10 the Long Pond
oh that match i, broken up long ago.
said the widoa Perkins. who had just drop
ped In 10 tea.
DO tell " exclaimed good Aunt Dorcas.
industriously kneadiug her bnscuits. w ell
II does beat all how the young folks are
getting 10 be-girs especially. Now |
thought he seemed 10 be real likely young
man. indeed. and Lucy Taylor is right
smart looking gin. Il seems pity.
We'll. all | know about It,, SAID the wild
ow. il that Squire Taylor's hired girl told
nay Jerushs Ann that she didn't believe
they were righrlytengaged, but he'd been
paying attention 10 Lucy while she was
away al school. and. after she went home
he came 10 spend the vacation with Fred
Taylor and see how the old folks would
be suited. While he was up there some
thing or other must have happened, for the
hired girl said sh. knew Lucy never 90;
any letters from him, aud hadn't got his
| picture because she had searched every
where for IT. May be he turned ont to be
u forger. or something dresdful; you can't
calculate on young men nowadays.
! While the Two old gossips are specializing
] 4
happened that Lucy Taylor lost her lover.
! Nobody ever said that Lucy Taylor was
beauty. and only her partial friends
| thought her uncommonly pretty; but she
! had lust such a sweet. gentle. .loveable lace
a. Won meet a dozen times 4 day upon the
1 crowded street, and there was something 80
delightfully."- fresh and charming about her.
I that she seemed 20 draw all hearts 10 her
by some magic Of her own. without be-
iug remarkable for either beauty, Wit. OF
Nisalom. she nevertheless reigned supreme
10 her own circle. aud that circle was by
I no means small. 20 when she left The
quiet little village. and vent sway 10 The
seminary Of B--.she quietly worked her
way 10 k.gh place in the regard Of both
teachers and pupis Some Of The teachers
Il i. true. wished AZ times LDcy Was a little
more prompt and thorough In hsT reeita-
tious. there were ~ many little golden
gfails dropped cut aud overlooked By her
thai. thsush she gathered up = toler4bls
! shezf ifosl the harvest fields Of know edge,
the careful studl0as tYilefs, found much
that she lost.
Lacy i.n't thorough enough. bat II
seems 20 BE- her Only fault, ard shs may i'm
pioye. THIS was the geseral testimony 4
Ler character.
Oatsiie Of seminary walls, Lucy found
many admirers; and OGe Of these-iienrl
w..tou-was generally regarded in th'
light of Lucy's lover. How Lucy hersei
lookea apon hin ~ a. not definitely known
bat one thing Was eertsin; amer making |
diligent use Of the opportunities Affordes
by seminary rules for social Intercourse
the Young man Was most epportunely 10
yited. by Luey's brother Fred. 70 come NJ
to Ardley sns help him spend his summe
vacation agreeAbiy. or course he accept
ed. for Fred Taylor, was such n capital fel
low and IL would be such q relief to &c
out ef the city few weeks.
Lucy would be at home and who ha
not known the romance and witchery o
country walks and rsmbles-moonlight-
twillght-shade. sentiment and roses:
II Lucy was charming Ia the hot glare O
city "a s-lighrs, what would she be In tn
. pure. untroubled atmosphere Of home
l Young Weston leaned back in his chair
wit Fred's notebetxeen his fingers. and
pictured that home to himself as broad
green. country place. and Lucy as tn
presiding divinity. shedding beauty sweet
ness and odor through the whole. 1t WA
very pleasant to think of, and as he con
templated the vision, the minutes slippe'
SO rapidly away that he came within . sec
ond OF being late a. bis place in the bank
a thing that had never happened before. il
all bis prompt, methodical business life
Partly from nature, aud partly from year
: | of training in a business that required tn
1 utmost thorougness and precision. Henr.
A., Westerns leading CHARACTERISTIC was
I careful attention to the smallest details o
: whatever came under his hand to do. Hi
employers trusted him entirely, knowin
that no item entrusted to his Oversight
t would be neglected, or let slip for want G
e care or prompt sttention.-lt was char
acter worth possessing. and these sagac
ious ones were not far wrong when the.
prophesed that he would take highe
place In the bank before many years. Ce'
+ tainly, he was earning promotion.
Vacation day slipped around, and MI
Henry Weston made bis arrival In Ardley
having been duly heralded week befor
by the hired girl,so that there were plent.
b. OF custous eyes regarding the great lum
: bering hack as it drew up in front OF SOUR
|. Tsylsr's house. There was the homestead
just as he pictared it-large aud breezy
with it's graceful shadowing elms; thes
. was Squire Taylor. digniiied and port
J his delicate lady-like wife. who must ~
|: been once just what Lucy was now 1eIe
= was Fred, with his rough, hearty grcunK
snd timtd. flu:tering Lacy, looking ,s'tel.
. ffesher. more enchanting than ev<' 10 4Rsi
psetty home dress 4fdS3eAte la'n' aiAF
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