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

This particular year which we have to
chronicle. Coventry was fuller of guests
than usual. Even Ned Wylde. the squire's
only son and heir. who had been abroad
as agent for a great wholesale firm In New
York every summer for many years, and
amassed much money thereby, but never
taken 10 himself wife as yet-even this
delightful being was coming home this
year.
1T does beat ALL exclaimed Aunt Nab
by, ITO think Edward Wylde Is comiag
back. haven't set eyes on him, really,
except what you may call a peek when
he'd spend Thanksglyin' here, for several
year,
"The squire lis pleased enough" said
Grandpa Hyde; ''he's stopping all the
folks In town to tell about 1t. Seems as IL
he was good deal broke of late years.
Tn glad Eddard's coming. l wish he
couIt.. ring his mind to settle down here
while the old man stays; 'twould be such
a comfort. H's all the child there is. and
Miss wylde Isn't very rugged either
Folks amt very apt to be rugged. come
to her time of life. when they've always
been peekin' and pinin'," curtly rejoned
Aunt Nabbv. But it amt likely young
man like Eddard will settle down in old
Coventry, IL his folks do want him"
Then he can't be very good, Aunt Nab
w. -at WIN
y Of sa.desp'.s god IPan g.e who thought more
OF mones~rock fs n.ariy black auu very
For mercy = Grained and broken into
oil, Tiny? Men aiu't- .she use intended.
tern. They've got to WORK, hy geologists !
To do il. | tell yc. It's the ordeHIspensablc lc
that old folks should lie by when ti,,ertie:
useless. and young folks should go into the
heat an burden Of the day
But thought he had enough money"
"fnough money!" screamed Aunt Nab
by. with Keen derison-''enough money.
When you see a Young ieller not thirty
year old who's ready 10 say he's got enough
money, just you put him In a cage and
send him to York TO the museum. He'll
be the biggest curiosity there"
Tina turned away, disgusred with Aunt
Nabby's worldly wisdom. and went up TO
her room to bathe her rufiled plumes in
the diviuer air OF Thdiiets Of Wdsd,o-
book she had Just discovered In the old
garret. How she would have shvered to
hear Aunt Nabby chucklc as she ieft the
room.
"Ain't she high.lyer, Reuben? |
wouldn't ask no better than for her TO mar
ry Eddard Wylie. She wants money to
keep her alive as much as a new chicken
wants broodin'; but she thinks it's fine to
turn up her nos" At II. poor little ignorant
crcctur.''
But Grandpa HYDE and Aunt Nabby
both were wise enough TO say no more.
In due time Clementins met Ned Wylde
and was introduced To him. He was
tall, well-looking young fellow, with good
manners and kind heart; but Tina. from
the first. seduously wooded nun. She was
surc money had spoiled him. and that he
would lav every common civilty from a
young lady to a desire to share that money.
In ~ nj IA In thi.
for there was not another Young girl in
Coventry who was not too glad TO talk, or
dance or drive. or row with Mr.. Wylde-
not one whom he could not. have married.
Miss Nabby said. and she was partly IN
the right. Some were prettier than Tina,
many more eloquent and better bred; but,
with fhs innate perversity ot the sex. he
showed very soon a marked preference tor
Miss hcnt's society, because she offered
him new sensation that of being Stunned,
and If one NAV write the word. snubbed.
Tiny had. indeed. set her face as flint
asain.. him tfor while she was forced TO
admit the sense. the manliness, the wit,
and the consideration that would have
charmed her had he been a poor poet or q
struggling aspirsnt for political honors. she
felt all the more Obliged to turn away from
his pleasing society, lest her theories should
tremble and perhaps totter to their fall.
But nothing Is certain in this world; like
the man who awoke and found himself IA
nous one morning, poor Tina was at last
conscious that she loved Ned Wylde more
than any creature on earth. She stood At
her window one day watching him through
her closed blinds as he rode by on a thor
oneh-bred colt his father had bought for
him before he came to Coventry the crea.
ture was almost unmanageable, and II Ned
had not been a good horsemau would have
thrown him then and there. Tina was sure
he was on the brink OF death, aud every
thing grew black before her. When she
looked up again Il WAS from pillow on the
floor. and Aunt Nabby was sprinkling her
face with camphor.
{ Aiter this revelation To herself it was use
less to try 10 meet Ned Wylde with calm
ness the loveliest tea-rose tint would steal
across her pure pale cheek, and the dark
lash-s fall over her innocent eyes. Nature
betrayed her in spite of herself, and when
Ned wylde fairly asked her to love and
marry him. he was not only grieyed but as
tonished to receive q distinct and curt re.
fusal.
That night Tina cried herself TO sleep.
The consciousness of having been true 10
her lofty theories was no sort of comfort TO
her: in this desolate hour all that high
minded contempt of money did not support
her at all. She could only sob and cry, and
be entirely wretched. and wish with all her
soul Ned Wylde was as poor as poverty.
OF course she could not come down TO
breakfast in the morning. and when Aunt
Nahby discovered her with red eyes. sod
den cheeks. aud feverish lips, and demand
ed to know at once what was the matter,
Tins broke down again and cried dread
fully. Aunt Nabby was practical female;
she did not pet. or pat, or kiss her luckless
niece. but sat down beside her with cup
of hot coffee and fed her with n teaspoon
from that odorous beverage till certain
sense of warmth and comfort stole into the
girls achiny heat; FOX We are all flesh and
blood. Then. with the cunning Of a vener-
able spider. Aunt Nabby worked and work
ed herself into the silly childs confidence.
and before Clementine knew what she had
said or ansaid. arrived at the whole truth
for Aunt Nabby was one OF those inductive
people celebrated in her vernacular as
''master-bands at guessin'." She never
thought it strange TO hear that q certain
professor had fabricated the whole diDornis
from his foot tracks; she would have done
50 from the impress Of one toe, and per-
haps with equal probability. She turned on
the still sobbing Tina like witch of the
Middle Ages. And so you've given Ed
dard the mitten because he's rich!'
what makes you say thst? Oh. don't! |
never said 80. Oh, it's SO dishonorable to
tell such thing! oh. don't!"
But Aunt Nabby was not to be stayed or
gain-said when she had got her head" as
they say about horses; she went right on
with emphasis and dispatch:
"Of all the everlastin' fools ever did
see. you do beat all! Here's every other
gal 10 Coventry a-runnn' after him be-
cause he has got money. and you're run
min away for no better reason. Tiny Kent
look at me square in the face. Don't you
like Ned Wylde?'
Tiny struggled in vain in the grip OF this
incarnate destiny; the quick blood GRIM
soned all her fair face before she could bury
it in the pillow. No further answer was
needful.
Oh! you like him. and he likes you,
and wants to marry you, and there's moth.
in to hinder; but you can't have him be-
cause he's rich. well, | do say, fools ain'l