Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-25

after Mr.. Windhsm was married to Salina
he was very much surprised, and asked
him II he and Miss Oliver were going to be
married before he went. Amos told him
he was never going TO marry Miss Oliver.
Mr. Windham asked him how long the en-
gagement had been broken off, and he said
Amos got angry and told him that he had
no right 20 question him. but there had
never been any engagement between Miss
Oliver and him. Said Amos, I'm not
ashamed TO say that asked her to marry
me. but she refused me-"
Mr.. Windhsm said he begged Amos to
answer just one question more, and that
was when Miss Oliver had refused him,
and Amos told him that it was the spring
beiore-in sugaring time. So then Mr..
Windham knew what an awful thing he
had DONE and he said be had never
known one moments peace nor happiness
since he found it out.
Ruth begsn to cry long before he had
finished his story; but when he bad got
all done, and lad asked her to forgive him
q did feel sorry for Mr.. Windham then
he couldn't tell her he loved her. you see
for he was married man, she stopped
crying, and looked at him and said Il
have nothing to forgive; 1t was all a mis-
take"
ne tHufl l say u worn ipF some Tune. anu
then he said he must go; Ruth spoke then ;
said She
Say good bve to me before YOU 90 this
time, Mr.. Windhas." | didn't know what
she meant, but presently she said, ''Iou
must not come again; I-I-caunot bear
it."
| went out into the kitchen then and
shut the door. In about FIVE minutes Mr.
WiDdham came out and walked straight
across the room and out OF the house; he
never seen me at alt. 1t was awful. | re-
member thinking how | should hate to be
in Selma Windham's place. | guess,
though, that he IN ade her a good husband
for they seemed to live quite happy togeth-
er for more than ten years. Mr. Windhsm
died then, and two years after that Salina
married again-some one from Ohio, and
went there 10 live but have gone on from
where | lett Ruth.
There ain't much more TO tell though,
for she never held up her head again after
the day Mr.. Windham said good bye to her,
but she fingered little over four weeks,
just as happy as could be. never see any
one so peaceful as she was. Before she
died. she asked father il he couldn't get
old Parson HoIbrook to come and preach
her funeral sermon, because he had buried
her mother. Father felt awful bad he
SAID he would try and have him come. and
he did
Ii wa, the first day of May that Ruth vas
buried. | made wreath OF pink and
white May flowers and put on her coffin,
and pnt little bunch IN her hand-my
pretty Ruth she wasn't quite nineteen
Mr Windham never saw her after the day
| vas telling YOU OF. lie brought MIS-.
WIndham Ia the house the day before the
funeral, but he didn't 90 in to see Ruth.
think. II ever a man was thankful for any
thing. he Was thankful that Parson Hol-
brook came and preached Ruth's funeral
sermon.
When | came 10 think It all over after
wards. | couldn't feel 50 sorry for Mr..
NHdham aS | did when,he was telling
abou, hj- mistake. tor what made him in
such a dreadful hurry 70 marry Selma: II
he'd waited a while he'd have found out
that Ruth wasn't never going 70 marry
Amos Fcs,cudcn II From GOd,y's Lady's
B5ok.