Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-14

you should send him of because he's got
one leg. or red hair, or bank stock. or a
crooked nose, beats me"
Tina had to laugh, which was one point
gained, but Aunt Nabby hadn't done yet.
Moreover and mostover, you oughter
thank the Lord that he has got money II
you're going to marry him: for though
you're real pretty lookin', and good -patur-
ed enough for week days. and some smart
about book-learning. you Amt no more ht
to be poor mans wife than you be to fly.
Did you ever mend your stockings, or make
your clothes, or knead up batch OF bread.
or do anything under the light Of the moon
to help get your own livin'2 No more'n a
posy In the garden. And tell you. Tiny
Kent. poor men can't have poises to live
on: 1t takes grit to be poor mans wife,
and you haven't got enough to put in the
core Of winter pear"
T-I-perhaps / could learn" soobed
poor Tiny.
"No, you couldn't; 'taint In We. What
ain't in a aisn never'll come out o him.
We'll. I won't poster you no more to-day ;
get up and come down TO your breakfast ;
there's fresh peaches and cream. and puff
cakes, and Drilled chicken. Poor folks don't
get them for breakfast. I'd like to see you
eatin' pork and cabbsger'
Now get up. child; and the next time
Ned wylde asks We to have him. remember
your old aunty's preachment, and don't be
twice fool"
..Oh. auntv. he never. never will." And
another food Of tears drowned the dawn
ing roses on Tiny's countenauce.
well. il you're crvin' for that, It's a
the ral sign, that's certain. Mebbe he will,
won't but that amt to-day's
"a -Aistress Is to have
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ARRIVED. IL"
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child. and. though ratlfyAI raaitlkfyAREP: I. ...... ,.,.
languid than ever. did fnli Justice to her
breakfast another hopeful sign. Aunt
Nabby thought.
Ned wylde did not return. however. that
dav. nor many days thereafter, though he
did not leave Coventry; and Tina had time
enough to find out how dreary her life
would be without him. and to endorse fully
Aunt Nsbby's estimate OF her character and
conduct
And Mr.. wilde found out too that II was
not easy to take mo- for an answer, even
when that no was as decided as T'ina's ; but
a certain amount of self-respect forbade
him TO appear intrusive or mportunate.
and at last It occurred TO him to take coun-
sci with Aunt Nabby. whom he had known
"a long as his mother. and who would be
better able to explain the Cause of Tina ;
behavior than any one else; for, after all
man fashion be cherished a secret faith
that the girl was not quite indifferent To
him. | am sorry TO say that Aunt Nabby
rot only chuckled herself, but really evok-
i, ed a smile on the gentlcman's rueful cOun-
tenance during that private interview; but
being a lover. he probably viewed Clemen-
{, 4; itfrbt tror
that OF Aunt Nabby's frosty common sense.
Yet he left tha. energetic old lady with a
great amount OF Acknowledgements, and
finding Tina alone 10 the summer parlor,
put his fate to the touch again. and was
not rejected at least, though there was very
little positive acceptance In what she made
audible to the ear. But look, blush. a
smile. two dropping tears what will you
have? Because We are old, shall there be
no more lovers and kisses? Cupid forbid
The sacred rage of all and sundry young
females In Coventry when they founl that
Edward Wylde had really gone to Canter-
bury. dragged. so TO speak, at Miss kents
chariot wheels, shall not be described here.
Tina was in due time
"Wooed an married an -
aad when sentiment had had its fowery
day. when Ned Wylde was portly man OF
busin ess, and Tina delicate ailiug mother
with fair slight children. needing plenty OF
servants, Injuries of food and clothing,
winters In Florida and summer 10 the
mountains, she thought many time OF old
Aunt Nabbv now at rest from her labors
under the lapines and sand vlolets in the
sunny Coventry church-yard, and owned to
herself, with::gratitude to that departed
spinsrer. that love without money may be
good, money without love is surely detest-
able, but for her, love and money together
had made home happy aid life both possi-
bic and delightful.
There is no moral to this story Har-
per's Bdzdr.