Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-02-07

OCCASION. 'Aiirr the bAll J. 4 ltullIul
time for maiden tax, snd our three Ia.
iuIscd Themselves a never before.
1t the future speak for i'seli.
~
The next day, duly came our friends {"
make the party call, Mr.. Lyman and
Mr Hastings called together. We received
chem graciousfy. and IN the course OF tae
half hour, Nr. Lyman remarked 10 Ettlr
that he was fearful he had seemed rude the
evening previous, anl he.fclt as II an apoi-
O.y was necessary.
| prickeI up my ears and At once became
very attentive. The fact was, IN The con-
idcuces OF the night before, We had all
three confessed 10 a great partiahty Tor
thi. same gentleman.-Ette for some uu-
known attraction, for his interest In her,
aud Aice-well. our Alice said that, II
just such = man a he should ever tell her
he loved her. she should have 10 confess
that the ideal she had always had was
amazingly like him, So then | saw that
poor Percy stood on weak foundation, II
he had yentured to send out the tendrils OF
his affection In her direction. But as yet,
nobody knew anything.
But" continued Mr.. Lyman. II can
assure you. my dear Miss Dana, that had
no motive save the very vagucst; each
time my eye fell upon your face, it was as
il some dim old memory was stirred; but
even as | looked, 1t faIed, only 10 be
aroused at the next glance
please don't mention it, 'Ettic said; Il,
myself, had the same kind OF au emotion;
but let IL pass and since you are friend
of Walters here, whom | suppose | must
Mr. now," aud she looked up brightly
into his face, smiling as she held out her
hand, would have given worlds Could
have dared venture such an approachD
Il should be very happy to have mamma
see you.
The young gentleman assented, and Et-
tie went for mamma.
Ette was very like Our mother; Indeed.
l think that dear mamma's reserve and
habitual quietness had gone tar To mould
Ette's character,-true IL is, that papa said
she was the very image OF his beloved
Esther when he too her 10 his heart and
home.
The two soon came in,-Euie with 4
smile upon her lips, and mamma with the
dignity OF carriage which distinguished
her.
Walter Hastings rose TO greet her. My
dear Mrs. Dana, | am SO glad to be well
coined again by You whom remember so
well, and beg I" present to you my friend,
Mr.. Lyman. whom"
|. Elsie, was looking at mamma at that
very Instant, and iyou can imagine my dis
may. when, before he could utter another
word, | saw her 'nrH chastity pale. put one
hand Oh heart, and send the other gropiug
out, as IL to keep fron falling.
Full Of the widest alarm, we all rushed
to her side and caught her in our arms.
Darling mother!" we cried, "what Is
il? what is itT'
She recoved in a few minutes. and then
sat, gazing at Mr.. Lyman.
For the love of God" she said, in
tones so intense that they thrilled US
through and through, tell me who yOd
are, No-I beg your pardon, dear sir,
but"
My dear Madam he interrupted. Il
perceive here is some mystery. Why are
you So agitated. and why am so agitated,
aud why am | SO interested? 1t behooves
me to tell you that | am the only son OF
gentleman ia Leeds, England. | do not
remember much of my early history, but
sometimes there comes to me a dim, oh, so
dim. memory OF some face which hovered
over me, and which Miss Dana's reminded
me OF so forcibly last evening. that have
been making apology to her for my rude
ness in gazing at her so intently."
Poor mamma sat with that fearful intense
expression on her featurcs.-her hands
cid.ptu OVER utT bcdFt " stlli It's Wtiu
beating, aud cried out:
oh. tell me, can you remember 40
more? Can you think of anything else
way, way back then2-I beg your pardon
thousand times, but must knowr
We ali loOded on in speechless wonder
as this drama was being enacted, but when
we saw Mr.. Lyman kneel down by her
side and take her poor hands IN, his, we felt
that some most strange thing was coming
to pass.
Yes" said he, softly, Il remember a
lady and a garden of beautiful flowers; my
mother is dead, SO never knew her, God
bless her! but she must have been very
good, the love in my heart is so deep for
her memory. 1t seems as ii remember
string OF beads used to pull on my neck.
and-well, lost them. sOmehow,-and l
had pretty cap with a feather on one
side-and-yOu know, dear madam. that
children will often keep in their minds, for
always, snch little things. l don't know
why I remember these 80 perfectly, ex-
cept that the lady used to chide me for it,
, and-Ocar Miss Daua!" he exclaimed,