Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-05-03


that would peep out of the WILDER closet.
/ e. the evenings at home were dull, and
John WILDER would seek society elsewhere.
For. you see.' said his poor little wife,
John Is so fond of music. and cannot
plsy. and so Of evenings he goes around
to his uncles. where he and his cousin have
duets on the flute and piano; aud used
to go with him, but felt so out Of place
and lonely because could do nothing but
sit still; and John would think was dull
aud did not enjoy my evening, so it short
ened the visit, and when noticed it made
excuses for not going, and see he likes II
better, although know he feels badly to
leave me alone
And then Mrs. Grey felt encouraged to
make proposition. and she said, What Is
to hinder you from learning to play? will
teach you If you wish to learn
% dear Mrs. Grey !do you play? think
she added. clasping her hands. i would
be the happiest woman In the world IL
could learn.'
Il am not a proficient, certainly said
Mrs. Grey. smiling; but am tolerable
performer, and will teach you all | know
And then these two little women laid
their arttul heads together aud planned.
and the result was that one Of the pleasant
rooms up stairs was to be converted into
bed room for Mrs. Grey, and for the first
time it flashed across Mrs. Wilber's mind
that she might have had it all along. and
Mrs. Gray knew well enough to believe
her; and the next day, while John was at
the store, the piano, and ali the other relies
of Mrs. Grey's housekeeping days, were
to be brought and put in that room, and
Mrs, Wiiber was to commence taking les
sons forthwith and the crowning joy was,
To r.f N
as to be a greater surprise; aud then he
came much earlier than she looked for
him. and the conference subsidized.
And the next morning 1t was, % Mrs.
Grey. could not sleep bit last night,
for planning for to-day. and thinking how
delighted John will be when he learns
can play Aud his birthday il in Febru ary.
Do you think if try hard can play
Flow gently, sweet Atom by that time: !:
for !. Is his mothers fayoTite piece, and
have often heard him say it was SO sweet
on the piano, accompanied 6y the hute
And Mrs. Grey thought she could she
was sure she could; for it was nearly six
months or
John was never SO slow starting of to
his business as he was that momentOus
morning. but hnally that important move
was accomplished, and everything was put
other. hearty cooperation aud pleasant
| converse lightened the task for both. for
| Mrs. WILDER took AN interest in learning
| all things. and under the excellent teach
/ ing OF Mrs. Grey was becoming 4 superior
| cook and use-keeper. And 50 the piano
aud all the rest were brought. and the
room looked so home-lke 10 Mrs. Grey
/ that Il was hard to tell which was the hap
/ pier OF the two.
And thus the time went pleasantly by !;
/ and thought neither woman possessed the
| voice OF a prima donna, neither was their
| PLAYING such a. would have brought them
fortunes. yet their music was sweet and
home like, and many n tender ballard and
/ tunetul melody refused to consider its mis-
| sion accomplished. unless il forced Its way
| through the boundaries OF Mrs. Grey's
rooms. and on the wings OF q e soft Indian
summer air cheered some wayfarer on the
| street below.
The birthday was coming around. and
/ on that day the plano was fad Its way 10
/ the parlor, and the cousins were to come
! to help play the duets they had been prac-
! Using secretly, and there were jcskes 10 be
/ made aud dainties OF ALI kinds idl the par
/ lor trimmed with eyergreens. and, dear me
/ wnat happy. happy day it was to be.
I ou begin 10 think II time for a gentle
/ man 10 sep upon the scene Tor Lu .Danu
{ tor Mrs. Grey, do your Well, suppose il
/ Is, but have tried to keep him back out
( of kindness 10 Mrs. Wllber, who is fav-
/ orIte OF mine. but he would come, the
I handsome, mddIe-aged grntleman-Mr.
/ Wiloer's eldest brother. And poor Mrs.
WILDER had unwillngly laid the train with
/ her own iair hands, Tor out of the fullness
/ of her heart could she torbcar dllug all
| her letters to her friends aud relatives OF
/ the exceeding merits OF her beloved Mrs.
/ Grey! Aud did not her bachelor brother
in.law qnietly pocket all that he could lay
| hands on and ponder over them al his leis-
ures And what was the result. Why, on
John Wilber's brthday-for was not that
good excuse: as ii he needed one to
visit his brothers housewife should step
I in 10 cap the climax of the general Joy but
1 Herman Wilber!
! | will not tell you how long he stayed,
nor what he said, nor how he said it; but
| this will tell you. that, one year from
( that very evening wedding party was
assembled in the parlor of the WILDER man
sion, and the bride was little Mrs. Grey,
and the geoom was Herman Wilber; and
the good ministers wife was there, aud
| the good minister's wife's husband was
there aud tied the knot for the happy cou-
Pile, and Mrs. WILDER No. / played the
Wedding March exquisitly on her own
piano, for had not Mrs. Wilber No, whis-
pered in her delighted ear. Il wish you
would please keep the piano dear, for Her
man has given me new one for bridal
present, and you know have no use for
two?- lGodey's Ladies Book.