Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-02-01
Vol. XIII. Whole No. ll47. No. 5

past. and hoping to do better in the future
Tom cried the manufacturer, starting
forward and grasping his hand, are you In
earnest? ~ ikIeSlly the old Tomr
Its &lAtV 31R of him. sir. and We'H
have <>6 v3Sta 80 strong very. soon Is
you II only set Hun at work.
Work. Aye, Tom, and bless you, too.
rhereis-sh engine to be set up anftested
to-day. Come with me.
TOMS hands were weak and unsteady,
but his brain was clear, and under hIssklll-
fui supervision the engine was set up ard
-exei; but It vas net perfect. There we're
mistakes wh,ch he had to correct, .dpd IL
was late in the evening when the workwas
How is 1t aoM, u ~Tom9' asked Mr.. Scott,
as he came into the testing house, and
found the wdeknSn ready to depart.
She's all right, sir. You may give your
warrant without fear
Cod bless you, Toni You don't know
how like sweet music the old voice sounds.
viii you take your place again"
Walt till Monday morning, sir. lf,.you
offer it to me then, will take iti'
At the little cottaga Ellen Darcy's flutter-
ing heart was sinking. That morning, aft
er Tom had gone. she had found tYo-dot-
lar note in the coffee cup. She knew that
be had lett II tor ner. She had been out,
and bought tea and sugar, and Hour and
butter, and bit of tender steak; and all,
day long a ray of light had been dancing.
and shimmering before her--a ray. Rom
the blessed light of other days. With pray
er aud hope she had set out the tea table,
and waited, but the sun went down auu no
Tom came. Eight o'cloek-and almost
nine. Oh! was ii but false glimmer, ait
er all?
Hark. The old step!-quick, strong, ca
ger tor home. Yes-it was Tom, with the
| old CRIME upon ais hands, and the odor OF
| old upon his garmentS
i have kept you waiting, Nellie"
Tom"
| j didn't mean to, but the work hung on.
tom! Tom! You've been to the old
shop"
'les-and I'm to have the old place,
| and
% Tom"
| And she threw her arms around his neck
and covered his face with kisses.
Nellie. darling, wait little while, and
you shall have the old Tom back again.
Oh, Tom, I've got him now-bless him.
| bless him, My own Tommy husband
my darling
| And then Tom Darcy realized the full
power and blessing of womans love.
| 1t was a banquet Of the gods, was that
| supper of the household gods all rest0r-
ed-with the bright angels of peace, snG
love, and JOY spreading their wings over
| the board.
| On the following Monday morning Tom
/ Darcy assumed his Old place at the head
/ OF the great machine-shop, and those who
/ thoroughly knew him had no fear of his
/ going back into the slough and the joyless-
/ ness.
/ \ few days later Tom met Peter Tindar
4 on the street.
En-, Tom, old boy, what's up?
4 am upright side up
'Yes-a-I see. But hope you haven't
/ forsakeu u, romF
Il have tor.aken only the evil you hold
isl store, ~fseter. The tact Is, | concluded
my wife ami little one, had fed on husks
about long enough, and iftherc was good
kernel lett in my heart, or in my manhood,
they should have it,
'Ah-you heatd what said to my wife
that nf-ht:'
Yes, Fer; and shall be grateful to
you for il aS long As live. Ny remem-
brance OF you wn always be relieved by
that tinge OF warmth I'd brightness.
Aud Peter Iiudar went - lne anu me"'-
tated. Somehow he did not fo"i IKE hold
/ ing up his head as he met his fellow men.
l II he had a thought that Tom Darcy might
I fall back, he was mstAhen. The hand OF
/ God had been IN that work, and one of
| Gods own chosen angels tru and low
/ ing wife-was a helper and su-tainer.-
/ Ledger