Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-08-30

! AtOhtu Tor what
"Ah, never mind. was only young
girl then, vain aud imperious, because |
found possessed most dangerous pow
er-the power OF making whom | would
love me-a precious gilt, which did not
know how TO value rightly until---. But
| never mind. | hate recalling bygones.
Life Is such a perpetual stumbling up hill
| with most Of ~, Il Is no use rctarding our
Journey by useless retrospection; so when
| am inclined 20 indulge In vain regrets
always think OF that heart stirring line Of
the poet. Act, act In the living present,
. aud therefore. Fred, please To cut me an
other slice Of bread aud butter and give me
another cup oi tea my child, and she
laughed at the application she had given TO
her words. which was commonplace enough
10 destroy all their poetry.
The way in which the boy watched and
waited on her, and the look OF quiet inter-
/ est and amusement on his face as She spoke,
showed how thoroughly she had won his
I heat. and was indeed. mother, sister,
friend. all in one. Yes; whstever might
have been the fault OF her girlhood, her
subsequent years had fully atoned for il; {;
she used her gifts rightly In the case OF her
stcpson. and his father who had died about
4 year ago. Blessing her for her unwearied
devotion and the happiness she had given
ship Of his only child,
rs soon as their meal was concluded she
went in the adjoining room, divided by fold
log doors from the one in which they had
been sitting. II bore no traces of previ-
Gus occupant like the other, save a few per
I fcctly executed pictures which hung above
tie mantlcpicce. She had her travelling
bag in her hand as she entered. aud was
1 about T. deposit il upon table, when her
eve caught sight Ct one OF tao pictures, and
the bag fell TO the foor a she started tor
ward g examine the pencil sketch.
Impossible" She cxclaimrd AMI she
gazed around the room helplcssly, 10 ste II
she could by any means ind aught therein
i that would throw a light upon the mystery
before her, but all WAS void, tables, chairs
1 wardrobe. and dressing appliances were
what met her gaze. while, like Que isscin-
I atcl, she continued to stand before the
] sketch - il -pclIbouud.
Are YOU coming soon:" inquired Fred,
Knocking, who, notwithstanding his di-in-
4 c,iEation to tree converse. could never bear
arr lon. out Of his ,lght when they were
together.
II VIII be with you in moment she
returned, recalling herself with no slight
,iurt
what {, the m,tt-rt" " exclaimed 4
soon a. she Joined him. "lou look D.
/ " bite As a ghost YOU are ovcrtired. | su--
+ poet, had you not better 40 to sleep a.
soon 4, you can:" he inquired with con
Ccrn. When he saw mat she was suffering
from an amount ut nervous exhaustion that
alarmed him.
II il nothing" she returned "thc Jour
ury was fniiguing;" and ,hrn her eye stole
r"uud tue room with suppressed interest.
n, that the pretty g.r you wanted nc
81 admire, Fred. Just uow when | WAS too
. hungry 70 obiiSc you:
Yes l. She not a picture? What should
call ',tunuer "
s'Whcn shall ever knock the >choolbpy
4 ont q vow Fred. # She cried, laughing
VI You are tong way uh from that refined
. phrA-eolo2y | am lahor.uE 10 iuCuiCAtc.
4 But yoI are right iu thI, case. IL IS beat
Z ufl! picture Of what | should call dcte,l-
] able character. She is, a. you ronurk, u
f. '>iuuurr.' There "a not the least soul ID
her face; nothing but proud scli-consciou-
ness, As II She were saying j am beauty,
aud know it, Poor thing, she j. to be
/ Pl,ied il that is II true picture, and it looks
I A. II Il We're.
How Is she 70 be pl,ied: | don't see
that Al ALL
Because you can't see yet Fred. from
your brief study OF her face. that girl ike
thar NAV learn to feel At some time or su-
other, and when sue does the lesson j. gem
orally painful one that fcw have the cour-
age 10 rise above Il. The artist who drew
| her was IA no lcuicut mood; lie could de-
tcct nothing IN her but the stern facts which
possibly made him suffer, she added In an
uudertonc. accompanied By long drawn
| sigh II wish we had A book 70 read; try
the bookcase. il may be unlocked.
III dld as She bAde him, aud shook his
head negatively rs he went iirst TO the
bookcase aud then 10 the piano.
:" The gentleman, "a our laHdladv calls
him d cautious man cyidcutiy" >Aid Mre.
. Arhugton. "Wcll, wc must not iiud fault
With him, for his amiabity toward hi,
landlady secured u nights repose. |
/ wonder If be Is the artist OF these pictures I:
am ashamed OF my curiosity but have a
wish "a know. Could you not be diplomat
ID, Fred ana lind out tor uie?"
why not ask the landlAdy straight out:"
al dislike 10 appear so iuqui-itiye, a. il
i OF 10 moment 10 Us who he is"
II don't Anow that. II he is an artist.
he would, no doubt, be much obliged TO
a. for asking. Act upon thar presumption
You admire the pictures, and you may pos
/ slb,y wish 10 order some, or 10 ,It for your
portrait"
"How magnificent yCu are, Fred! We
look likely pair--don't we-to order por-
traits 4 hundred guneas or SO are moth
ny 10 us, are they, my poor boy! Rein IN
your fancy. | am afraid OF you in this re-
,pect, when you are once fairly launched
on your own resources, as | can not al
ways be at your elbow to control your Law
i>h ideas and our means are not large
Yell. was only suggesting. you know
a ready mode of solving your difficulty
about finding out who Is the artist OF these
pictures, said the boy as he wished her
good night
As soon as he was gone, Mrs. Arlington
went cautiously orruHi the room, making a
minute survey VI every article, wiki look
Of intense interest In her face, as though
she were searching for clue she could not
| tind. Every vase on the mantle place she
K subjected To a close scrutiny, TO see if pos
' sibly card or old envelope be concealed
therein. But everything was dumb, and
refused to bear the least witness as to the
name or calling OF the previous occupant.
! Quite fOlled she sat down and fell into a
/ profound reverie, which continued until
the landlady Knocked At the door, and en-
I tered TO inquire II there was anything more
| she wanted, an d when she would like her
/ breakfast in the morning.
I Thank you; nothing more to-night; and
I breakfast at 3. By the way, have yeu any
! other dodgers IN the house?i
| by lady and gentleman for month;
leastways so they told me when they came
but the lady has got maid who is that
vexing that ] can't bear her and | would
be glad to give them notice to 60 If could
be sure OF another party for the same time;
but you see, ma am. We who live BY letting
can't afford to have our rooms empty"
You eau not let me have these rooms,
you say, beyond a couple OF daysr'
No. ma'am. Mr.. Meredith-the gem
tleman-takes them by the year on the con-
dition that they are always to be ready for
him when he writes; and only this after
noon he sent me letter to say he would
be here on Wednesday"
MIR. Meredith, did you say. was his
name? An artist, | suppose? If may
judge by the picture and the easel"
Dear. no, ma'sm. - exclaimed the land
lady, as If a discreditable imputation had
been cast upon the character Of her lodger
by the question "!le's got no call to earn