Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-01-17
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When Laurence Van Everea WAS about
to sail for the East indies, be asked Lefty
, To walk half an hour In the orchard with
him, which was wrealhed and perfum-d
with fruit blossoms.
I've a request 10 make OF you my dear
Lefty" he said '.and I'm half afraid you
may think it j. a selfish thing 10 ask in
deed. know it i. but yet, with the re-
Howned sslhshness OF man, not only ask,
beg IT,"
What on earth can It be:'' said Lefty.
smiling. do you want me to get me 10
nunnery till you return, or TO travel 10 Cal
cutta 10 LDasry you: Or 30 you want me
10 give the cold shoulder to Tom Long
worthy. and promise never to say So much
a. How do We do;' TO himT For the gos-
sip. had said their say IN Van Eyerens
ear. when he returned from his last voyage.
10 the effect tina, Longworrhy had taken
| advantage OF his absence 10 be sweet on
Lefty. aud that Lefty was BY no means
averse to sweets. supplemented by the as
sursnce. However. Tom isn't a marrying
man, and If Lefty hadn't been promised, he
would j. have paid ',omeutr'- Tom ai~ays Away,
ophy by no means satisfied Van Eyeren.
NO, Lefty, 1t is none OF these trifes,"
he answered: 1T is something much more
important 10 my happiness"
You know | will do anythlng TO please
yoa."
You willi Then promise me this thing
-solemnly promise that If anything should
happen to me- II should never return. if
should die-promise that you will remain
mine forever-that you will never. never
marry another. Can you promise this, dar
ling:'
Certainly. But you will come back
! you must. Why, should die myself If you
failed. There is no need of such promise
but give it all the same. ! promise sol
EMMY that II you die will never marry -
Thanks said Van Everen, kissing her
cheek with an air Of having conferred a
favor. Il have exactly five minutes left in
which TO say good by. There is a great
, deal called love in this world which Is only
propinQuity; but one mustn't call Il loving
30 the poet tells rs:
Unless you can love as the angels may.
With the breadth OF heaven betwixt US
And you think you can, Letty?"
II know il. Perhaps you mean 10 CON-
nit suicide in order 10 test me-
And then followed a few minutes OF ten
der nopsence aud Van E7eren tore himself
away. leaving Lefty in tears. What a long.
long time il was 10 look for ward to! How
many storms would beat along the coast
how many suns would shine. mornings
dawn. evenings gather TO their clo.e, be-
fore they met again! In the meantime
here was her trousseau to finish; and she
used to sit at it hour by hour, with her
thoughts away ION some distant reach Of
the Indian seas except when Tom Long
worthy loitered in TO help her Kill time
| One morning he brought her letter, which
| a sailor who had spoken the Flying Scud."
two months out, had intrusted TO him, and
he looked out OF the window while she read
ii, whistling The long. long weary day.
softly. Tom was really a comfort to her in
| spite of Van Eyeren's unreasonable jeal-
ousy. He would tell her all about the long
Indiaa voyages. clylones. Gains, aud trade
winds--sil about the great foreign cities to
which her lover was bound with their sun.
burned natives. their strange customs. their
| fantastic stufis and curious architecture
| till she felt As If she was there herself 1t
| was some months later that Tom Long
worthy came In with a cloud on his face.
You are MP said Lefty, regarding
| him.
Not at all, thank you; only Ill at ease"
Then you have some bad news"
Eyes, have some bad news"
Nothing about Laurencer she gasped.
II hope not"
Il hope not. For heavens sake. don't
you know! W nat Is IL! ION I tnlnk you
are sparing my feelings. You are only cru
| ely"
The Flying Scud' - -I
'Is LOST
Has foundered. Bot there's no certain
| ty With regard to Laurence; he may be
among the saved. Lefty Lefty! don't look
| n me as IL had brought il about. would
exchange places with him gladly for your
sake; would indeed - he cried.
She left her snsedIe where the id news
found it. and folded away all the wedding
garments. And month followed month Of
anxious fofeboding; and one or two old
sexmen struggled home TO their families.
battered kand destitute. after many hard.
ships, but they knew y nOthins Of Van Ever
en-; be had not taken to the same boat; !;
some had been swept away BY . wave be.
fore the ship was sbsndoned; and 30 By
sad degrees hope and Laurence Everen
we're given up. But though the object that
made existence precious has been rudely
torn from Us. yet We 20 forward with the
drama periorce; we must dine, read letters.
rxealvi Aondolencas. diDcpos cIapo and