Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-28
Vol. XIV. Whole No. 1860. No. IS.

stairs, out OF the now deserted main en-
trance, and home.
Everybody was abed. and went to my
own room. mad good crying SPELL and
comforted my half-trozen body with double
blankets. and soon fell asleep.
| All this was on Friday night. and had
no teaching to do until Monday. so | slept
late; but coming down found all the family
prepared to make a heroine Of me.
IL never knew till mother told me this
morning that 1t wasn't grandpa who sent
| the telegram to c.. BY George. Olive,
you're spunky. II you are little. / gaveup
when four of them pounced on me from
one of the upper rooms. They must have
got In through the day and hid there"
] tried to make the Knights promise not
TO tell my adventure, but could not. Be-
| fore night all Bsysville knew how Olive
Hudson had caught the burglars. was In
the office with grandpa, when over the
wires came this message:
What does Olive Hudson look like?
Everybody in Dryden is talking Of her great
exploit.
| flashed back:
| what do You suppose such woman
would look like? She is nearly six feet,
broad -shouidered aud loud-voiced, per-
feet Elephant"
WAS it really yourself. Eiephant?"
! Dear Lion. 1t really was!"
| DO you know, want TO see you. l am
going to New York to-day, but III be back
next spring"
| II he came to Baysyile he did not see me.
| I ran away in fit of shyness.
| In March = wonderful thing happened.
Nv mothers brother, who had been seven
teen years, nearly all my lifetime In Cuba.
came home to New York. found me out
| and took me into life OF ease and luxury,
making me his pet in his splendid house.
He was a bachelor over fifty years of age,
handsome and well-informed and with large
wealth. He introduced me to old friends
of his own. and my circle OF acquaintances
widened every day. | was entirely happy,
| for we loved each other well.
| One day Uncle George brought home
stranger. whom he introduced TO me as:
The son of an old friend, Olive, Mr..
Roberts"
made myself agreeable, rs In duty
bound to Mr.. Roberts 8 man OF thirty or
thereabotits. with face that was down.
| right ugly, but pleasant from the express
sion Of frank good humor and Intelligence
upon it. We talked OF everything, and
was surprised at the congenialty OF taste
we soon discovered. In an animated dis
cussion of heroines, Mr. Roberts, turning
to Uncle George, said:
| You were kindly inquiring this morning
about my fortune since father died, but
did not tell you one little episode. Before
| wa, fortunate enough to obtain my pres
en-, lucrative situation, | was for time
telegraph operator In a small place called
DRYDEN. ard there heard Of q real hero
inc, OF whom the world will probably never
hear
knew what was coming, but kept my
face perfectly composed to listen. When
-. l. rt,zx y,nf0 GO
a SLY pinch TO keep him quiet, said
What kind of looking person was this
wonderful heroine2'
II never saw her; for. although Bays
vile was the next village to Dryden, |
never went there. But she was described
to me as tall, strong and masculine"
I'm short, my dear Lion" | said grave
ly, "she was perfect Elephant ~
Such a stare as greeted me | am certain
never came on Leo Roberts's face before
or after that hour. His eyes dlated Till
thought that they wonld pop out OF As
dear, ugly face, and his mouth opened In
utter amazement. Finally, he remembered
his manners. and gasped:
Pardon me. I-was 1t really your"
Uncle George said. "will you please
introduce me properly to Mr.. Roberts? |
believe he thinks your niece must share
your name
With a flourish Uncle George arose, and
gravely Introduced
Mr. Leo. Roberts. Miss Olive Hudson
Miss Hudson. Mr. Roberts"
After that we could not certainly be
strangers, and Mr.. Roberts came many
time and off," to dine with Uncle George.
And one day there was wedding where
the bride was very small. buried in lace
and orange blossoms, and the bridegroom
was ugly and good natured; but 1t was
true love-match, fit ending for the firta-
ton commenced at Dryden and Baysvlle,
over the wires