Ellsworth American., 1877-07-19
ELLSWORTH, ME-. THURSDAY JULY


bills, and unless something is done | am
afraid that cannot keep on.
Charlie. have told you before that you
must increase your income. We cannot
lessen our expenses, and it Is too bad OF
you TO think that the cure for the evil Is Ia
come In that way. Why do you not en-
large your businessy
That Is more easily said than done,
dear
But other men do It. How many I
have known who 20 on well, Why don I
you do as they do?"
II think do the very best | can. but
will try and add another department"
No one on the premises where bis hnsi-
ness was carried on worked harder than
Mr. leighton. Already he was doing as
much as any two men ought To have done,
bnt after this conversation with his wife,
he was determined to work harder still
day and night Il necessary, rather than
she should feel that he was denying her
aHyftHng. He found that the new efforts be
made Mere successful, aud this Induced
him 10 put forth all his powers, and by the
very force OF will and work TO accomplish
wonders. lie gained hi, end. In one year
from The time of this talk with his wife his
business had improved so much that il be-
came no longer necessary 10 trouble her
iirst-class, live ia first-claSs style and pat
rouize first-Class shops.
But one day, when Ada was admrng
some new curtains that she had just bought
a message came 70 her.
MIR. Leighton has been taken Ill IN the
office-will you come directly:
In an agony OF griet and suspense, Mrs.
Leighton ha,tened 10 the side OF her huN
band. She loved him most foudly. and
when she saw him lying before her like a
corpse. she felt a, il the world had no
brightness for her.
80 doctor, Is hc dcad5"
No; but he 4 in a very prccariou>
state"
Let us take him home, that | may nurse
hm."
"It will not be safe to move him at pres
cnt but bye-and-bye we shall see.
what il ii that !, the matter With him
"Overwork, said the doctor shortly, and
Ada's heart sank within her.
After twenty -four hours OF terrible anXI-
ETY.. they were able 10 take him home, aud
place him ii his own bed-to die.
The doctor dill not at first give up
all hope; but when a few days passed, and
the paticn, had a second seizure, he knew
wha, the end would be.
Before that came. however, there were
a lew lucid moments. vixen husband and
wife spoke 70 each other.
Are YOU better Iharlief Nal God
spare you 70 me, after all
Il think not, darling. But DO not weep
for me. shall be 30 glad 70 rest, for
am very tired. Aud you will not De quite
uuproyided for The last six months has
been very productive.-Ihn cod, for
have been able to put you ont q the reach
Of want"
II know that Il 8, hard work that hlS
robbed you OF your lite, and am sure
that You would never have -triven a r1u
have done. II had not urged YOU 70 it,
1T wa, just thi, dear he said; I'VE
wanted always % 20 tir,t-class, hut There
was only money enough % pay fnr second
class without >uperhuman excrtlous 20 -ci
mop.'
.Ics, dear. but you never cared which
class it was. 1t WAS only who wa, sd
foolish Will YOU forgive me Charlie;
Darling" 81 not blame you. lhr
spirit Of the times hal g"t into You, tlIl'
Was all"
"Bu, We should have been quite a. happy
1t we had taken a lower position. So
might have Kept each other then. au!
now
she broke down utterly ant could >ay
no more; but the stricken man managed
10 lay his hand care>,ingly on her head.
''God bless you darling, and let Us meet
again some day and finish together the III,
we have begun here
They were Charlie lcighton'- la-'
words, lie soon became unconscious
again. and remained % until tc died .-
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